South Carolina Education Oversight Committee Stevenson, K. R. (2001).
This research project sought to determine if a relationship exists between school academic outcomes and school facilities characteristics. To address this issue, data were gathered from a variety of sources including research literature, state data files, principal questionnaires, and focus groups.
Stevenson_The Relationship of School Facilities Condition To Selected Student Academic
Sanoff, H. (2001).
This manual presents guidance for creating a constructive dialogue between school officials and the surrounding community on the design of community schools that contribute to enhancing educational quality. The benefits of community participation are addressed as are descriptions of the principle parts of the participation process, including strategic planning, goal setting, and long term planning. Finally, the manual presents the Charrette process as a method for generating design ideas.
Minnesota Department of Health (2001).
The goal of this document is to assist the staff of Minnesota public schools in responding to problems related to indoor mold. Its focus in on practical, cost-effective methods to identify indoor mold problems and assess the causes. The main objective of any mold investigations should be to locate sites of indoor mold growth, in order to determine how to best control the underlying moisture problem and remove the contamination.
National Center for Educational Statistics (2000).
This report provides national data about the condition of public schools in 1999 based on a survey conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) using its Fast Response Survey System (FRSS). Specifically, this report provides information about the condition of school facilities and the costs to bring them into good condition; school plans for repairs, renovations, and replacements; the age of public schools; and overcrowding and practices used to address overcrowding. The results presented in this report are based on questionnaire data for 903 public elementary and secondary schools in the United States.
McGuffey, C. W. (1974).
This monograph describes the basic conceptual background, the content, and the processes for a systematized approach to the evaluation of educational facilities. The system, Model for the Evaluation of Educational Buildings (MEEB), focuses on a process that compares existing educational buildings in terms of a set of standards, and provides for an analysis in terms of the discrepancies between "what exists" and "what should be."
McGuffey_MEEB_Model for the Evaluation of Educational Buildings
McGuffey, C. W. (1973).
This monograph provides a systematic approach to the problem of planning educational facilities. It presents a conceptual framework for a general facilities planning and management system called Facilities Resource Allocation Management Evaluation System (FRAMES).
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