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 ...continue reading "A visioning process for designing responsive schools"
Earthman, D.I., & Lemasters, L. (1996). The most persistent question in the field of school facility planning relates to that of the relationship between the built environment and the performance and behavior of users, particularly students. Ways in which the built environment affects two student variables--student achievement and student behavior--are explored. The first variable is ...continue reading "Review of research on the relationship between school buildings, student achievement, and student behavior."
AASA, The School Superintendents Association, founded in 1865, is the professional organization for more than 10,000 educational leaders in the United States and throughout the world. AASA advocates for the highest quality public education for all students, and develops and supports school system leaders. Contact: Web: www.aasa.org Established in 1921, Council of Educational ...continue reading "Partnerships"
Anisa Baldwin Metzger , Assoc. AIA, LEED AP BD+C O+M, is School District Sustainability Manager for the Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council. Anisa oversees the Green Schools Fellowship program and regularly convenes the nation's largest community of sustainability professionals in K-12 school systems. She provides resources, tools, research, and in-person ...continue reading "Advisers"
Welcome to the EFC! The Education Facilities Clearinghouse (EFC) is a federally-funded program awarded to the George Washington University by the U. S. Department of Education in 2013. The EFC offers education stakeholders an online library of facility research and provides public schools and universities access to training and facility experts through our technical assistance process. ...continue reading "About Us"
Voters in Newtown, Conn., overwhelmingly approved a new $71.3 million school budget with a new $500,000-security plan, the News-Times reported. The plan includes funding for 18 guards – half of them armed, retired police officers – for seven schools. http://asumag.com/crisis-disaster-planningmanagement/newtown-school-budget-includes-funding-armed-guards
An analysis of two Oklahoma schools that were leveled by an EF5 tornado last spring has revealed significant construction errors and code violations. http://asumag.com./crisis-amp-disaster-planningmanagement/report-oklahoma-schools-destroyed-tornado-were-poorly-constru
The Dodge Momentum Index slipped 2.6% in February compared to the previous month, according to McGraw Hill Construction, a division of McGraw Hill Financial. The Momentum Index is a monthly measure of the first (or initial) report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by ...continue reading "Dodge Momentum Index Slips in February"
Joint use of public school facilities is a complex but manageable approach to efficiently enhancing the services and programs available to students and supporting the community use of public schools. Building upon on our 2010 paper titled Joint Use of Public Schools: A Framework for a New Social Contract, this paper identifies the policy framework ...continue reading "Report On Enabling and Supporting Community Use of K-12 Public School Facilities Released"
The George Washington University’s Graduate School of Education and Human Development (GSEHD) received funding from the U.S. Department of Education to support the development and implementation of the Education Facilities Clearinghouse. The Clearinghouse will provide training to public preschools, K-12 schools and higher education institutions on educational facility planning, as well as develop resources to ...continue reading "US Department of Education Awards the Education Facilities Clearinghouse"
