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Fulfill Educational Specifications

Accessibility

ADA and ABA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities:

http://www.access-board.gov/ada-aba/final.htm

Language of School Design

Defining a new vocabulary of school design:

http://www.designshare.com/index.php/language-school-design

Report from the National Summit on School Design:

http://edfacilities.org/pubs/nationalsummit.pdf

New Facilities

The Physical Environment--Essential Aspects of Designing a School:

http://www.coe.uga.edu/sdpl/research/principlesofdesign.html

Multi-use space

Multipurpose Spaces:
http://www.edfacilities.org/pubs/

Multipurpose Spaces. http://www.edfacilities.org/pubs/multipurp.pdf

Planning for Flexibility, Not Obsolescence:

http://www.designshare.com/Research/EEK/Ehrenkrantz1.htm

Universal Design for Learning:

http://www.cast.org/research/index.html

Safe Schools

Practical Information on Crisis Planning: A Guide for Schools and Communities: http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/crisisplanning.doc

Health and Safety Guide for K-12 Schools in Washington: http://www.k12.wa.us/SchFacilities/HealthSafetyGuide.aspx

2002 School Resource Officer Survey. Final Report on the 2nd Annual National Survey of School-Based Police Officers: http://www.nasro.org/2002NASROsurvey.pdf

NetDay Cyber Security Kit for Schools: http://www.netday.org/cyber_security_kit.htm

Threat Assessment in Schools: A Guide to Managing Threatening Situations and to Creating Safe School Climates. (Word document): http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/threatassessmentguide.doc

Safer Schools through Environmental Design. ERIC Digest:

http://eric.uoregon.edu/publications/digests/digest144.html

Resources on Emergency Evacuation and Disaster Preparedness for People With Disabilities:

http://www.access-board.gov/evac.htm

Space Requirements

Space Requirements:

http://www.edfacilities.org/rl/space_requirements.cfm

Classroom Spaces that Work:

http://www.responsiveclassroom.org/newsletter/13_2NL_1.asp

School Site Size: How Many Acres are Necessary? CEFPI IssueTrak:

http://www.cefpi.org/pdf/state_guidelines.pdf

Technology

Technology Planning Guide for Minnesota School Districts, Schools and Public Libraries: http://cfl.state.mn.us/techplan.pdf

Security/safety services

Newer Technologies for School Security. ERIC Digest:

http://eric.uoregon.edu/publications/digests/digest145.html

Technology Needs

Technology Planning Guide for Minnesota School Districts, Schools and Public Libraries:

http://cfl.state.mn.us/techplan.pdf

Education Through Technology Integration: A Template for School Design:

http://www.designshare.com/Research/Nair/nj2000/titlepage.htm

Wired vs. Wireless:

http://www.designshare.com/Research/Wired/Wired1.htm

Technology in the classroom

Education Through Technology Integration: A Template for School Design http://www.designshare.com/Research/Nair/nj2000/titlepage.htm

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Engage Community/ Work Publicly / Analyze Existing Conditions / Learner-centered Design / Focus: Teaching and Learning / Educational Specifications / Budget, Construction, Completion / Assess Throughout /

 

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