Educational Facilities: Planning, Modernization, and Management

This book is a comprehensive guide for school officials, boards, administrators, maintenance personnel, and architects. It covers curriculum development, educational needs identification, facility planning, levy committee organization, and the 10 Year Long Range Facility Plan. It provides valuable resources for maintaining and operating school buildings and techniques for saving energy.

Format: Hardback
Length: 298 pages
Publication date: 12 June 2023
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

This comprehensive guide is designed to serve as a valuable resource for a diverse range of school officials, school boards of education, school administrators, maintenance personnel, educational consultants, students of school administration, facilities directors, and school architects. The text is structured in a way that allows readers to easily access the sections that are most relevant to their interests.

Part of this book explores the principles of curriculum development and their application in planning school facilities that aim to bring about innovative educational methodologies. Another section focuses on the process and activities involved in identifying educational needs for the foreseeable future. A third section delves into the actual planning of a specific type of school facility, which may involve constructing a new facility or modernizing an existing school building. A fourth section addresses the strategies for organizing and establishing a levy committee to successfully pass a school bond referendum.

In the sixth edition, a new chapter (6) has been added on the 10 Year Long Range Facility Plan (LRFP), providing valuable guidance for advanced planning to increase the chances of passing school bond/referendums. This text offers a wealth of resources for maintaining and operating school buildings, as well as various techniques for energy savings.

By utilizing the insights and practical strategies presented in this book, school officials, boards of education, administrators, maintenance personnel, educational consultants, students, facilities directors, and architects can enhance their understanding and effectiveness in managing and improving school facilities.

Weight: 862g
Dimension: 263 x 183 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781475869248
Edition number: 6th Edition