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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.cfm

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

Building a Safe Environment.
http://asumag.com/mag/university_building_safe_environment/

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

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

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

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

More Security in Smaller Schools?
http://www.peterli.com/archive/spm/1546.shtm

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

 

Technology

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

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

Computer Labs in Elementary Schools?
http://www.peterli.com/archive/spm/940.shtm

Technology Needs

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

General Planning Concerns

Which Grass is Greener?
http://www.peterli.com/spm/resources/articles/archive.php?article_id=2154

Pods vs. Corridors.
http://www.peterli.com/spm/resources/articles/archive.php?article_id=1857

A Design Today with Tomorrow in Mind.
http://www.peterli.com/spm/resources/articles/archive.php?article_id=1820

Making Schools Green Inside, as Well as Out.
http://www.peterli.com/spm/resources/articles/archive.php?article_id=1769

A Chance to Change Codes.
http://www.peterli.com/spm/resources/articles/archive.php?article_id=1703

Spending Dollars for Excellence.
http://www.peterli.com/archive/spm/1656.shtm

Making a Problem an Opportunity.
http://www.peterli.com/archive/spm/1623.shtm

A Giant Half Step.
http://www.peterli.com/archive/spm/1314.shtm

Putting a Lock on Students.
http://www.peterli.com/archive/spm/1285.shtm

Learning from the Past?
http://www.peterli.com/archive/spm/1236.shtm

Penny-wise Decisions.
http://www.peterli.com/archive/spm/1168.shtm

Imminent Challenges.
http://www.peterli.com/archive/spm/1162.shtm

Giving Students Some Space.
http://www.peterli.com/archive/spm/1138.shtm

Wood Shops and Math Scores.
http://www.peterli.com/archive/spm/1127.shtm

Who's Maintaining What?
http://www.peterli.com/archive/spm/1092.shtm

A Good Resource.
http://www.peterli.com/archive/spm/1087.shtm

From Small School to Harvard.
http://www.peterli.com/archive/spm/1016.shtm

Beware the Cost Cutters.
http://www.peterli.com/archive/spm/994.shtm

Providing Space for the Future.
http://www.peterli.com/archive/spm/943.shtm

The End of Kindergarten As I Knew It?
http://www.peterli.com/archive/spm/925.shtm

Closing Up an Open School.
http://www.peterli.com/archive/spm/917.shtm

Is This Educationally Sound?
http://www.peterli.com/archive/spm/879.shtm

Alternative Funding and Community Schools.
http://www.peterli.com/archive/spm/783.shtm

A Few Common School Issues.
http://www.peterli.com/archive/spm/758.shtm

Using Schools in Summer.
http://www.peterli.com/archive/spm/717.shtm

Where is LEED Leading Us?
http://www.peterli.com/archive/spm/709.shtm

Redistribute Classrooms, Not Students.
http://www.peterli.com/archive/spm/452.shtm

 

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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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October 2, 2007October 2, 2007