Recent influxes of baby boomers coupled with state reforms reducing student-teacher ratios are stretching the limits on available school facilities across the country. Several aspects of the school facilities issue are covered in question-and-answer format; (1) What is the current status of aging school buildings? (2) What are the financial implications of restoring school facilities? (3) What role should states play? (4) What methods are school districts using to improve the solution? (5) What is a capital improvement plan? and (6) What are some elements to consider when repairing or renovating school facilities? Appended are 10 references. (SI)
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- ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, Eugene, OR.
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- ['ERIC Publications', 'ERIC Digests in Full Text']
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- United States of America
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- Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC.
Table of Contents
- WHAT IS THE CURRENT STATUS OF AGING SCHOOL 1
- WHAT ARE THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF RESTORING 1
- WHAT METHODS ARE SCHOOL DISTRICTS USING TO IMPROVE 1
- WHAT IS A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN WHAT ARE SOME ELEMENTS TO CONSIDER WHEN REPAIRING 1
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- Source ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management Eugene OR. 1
- WHAT IS THE CURRENT STATUS OF AGING 2
- WHAT ARE THE FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF 2
- WHAT ROLE SHOULD STATES PLAY 3
- WHAT IS A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN 3
- WHAT ARE SOME ELEMENTS TO CONSIDER WHEN REPAIRING OR 4
- RENOVATING SCHOOL FACILITIESAs Tom Smith 1984 points out Facilities should further the academic standards of the school if they are inadequate or 4
- Both Public Law 94-142 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 require that school facilities be made accessible for handicapped children. Renovation should also 4
- Contemporary school design includes features such as movable walls builtin computer wiring and ventilation systems that can be altered when rooms are rearranged. 4
- Carroll Charles W. Adaptive Reuse Alternative to Vacant Schools. Cincinnati The 4
- Clark Ted. Monitoring and Conserving Energy Usage in Existing Educational 5
- Council of Great City Schools. OVERALL EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVE 5
- Ducote Kenneth J. Capital Improvements Programming A Proposal for a Revised Revised. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for 5
- Schwinden Ted. What Are Schools For PHI DELTA KAPPAN 68 4 November 5
- Smith Tom E.C. Opening Doors. AMERICAN SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY 56 6 5
- Stephens Gail. Local Tradespeople Bailed Us out of a Facilities Debacle. THE 5
- Werner Thomas. Things Fall Apart. AMERICAN SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY 56 6 5
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