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Planning educational facilities : what educators need to know /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Earthman, Glen I. (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019]
Edition:Fifth edition.
Subjects:
School facilities > United States > Planning.
School facilities > United States > Design and construction.
School facilities > Finance > United States.
School buildings > United States > Design and construction.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Organization and Policy Planning
  • Planning Considerations
  • Planning in the Public Schools
  • Long-Range Planning: Educational Program Development
  • Long-Range Planning: Student Enrollment Projections
  • Long-Range Planning: Evaluation of Existing Facilities
  • Long-Range Planning: Financial Planning
  • Development of the Capital Improvement Program
  • Developing Educational Specifications
  • Site Selection and Acquisition
  • Employing the Architect
  • Monitoring the Design Phase
  • Bidding the Construction Project
  • Alternative Contracting Plans and Commissioning of Schools
  • Managing the Construction Phase
  • Orientation and Evaluation
  • Planning for Technology
  • Critical Issues in School Facility Planning: A Look to the Future
  • Green Schools
  • Planning Schools for Safety
  • Problem-Based Learning
  • Appendix A: Sample School Building Appraisal Form
  • Appendix B: States with Credit-Enhancement Programs
  • Appendix C: Checklist for Development of Educational Specifications
  • Appendix D: States with Credit-Enhancement Programs
  • Appendix E: Letters to the Architect
  • Appendix F: Letter to Request Presentation - Architect
  • Appendix G: Sample Agreement Between Owner and Architect
  • Appendix H: Position Description for Construction
  • Appendix I: Form to Evaluate Planning Process