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Smaller, Safer, Saner, Successful Schools
Joe Nathan and Sheena Thao

[National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities and the Center for School Change. Revised edition, 2007]

Provides a summary of research on small schools and shared facilities showing that, on average, smaller schools provide a safer and more challenging school environment that leads to higher academic achievement and graduation rates, fewer disciplinary problems, and greater satisfaction for families, students, and teachers. Also includes 22 case studies of public schools in 11 states, representing urban, suburban, and rural communities; district-run and charter public schools; and co-housing of almost 50 schools and social service agencies. [#NCEF 50/68 pages/2007]

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Report from the National Summit on School Design: A Resource for Educators and Designers

Presents the results of the 2005 National Summit on School Design, convened by the American Architectural Foundation and KnowledgeWorks Foundation. The report details eight recommendations made by Summit participants on a range of school design topics. Plans for advancing a national school design agenda are highlighted, and the results of a team exercise in solving the problems of five hypothetical school districts are included. [#NCEF46/72 pages/2006]

For Generations To Come: A Leadership Guide to Renewing Public School Buildings

This guide by the 21st Century School Fund provides a framework for community involvement in the complex process of modernizing or building new public school buildings. The process is broken down into the five steps of assessment, envisioning, planning, development, and implementation of the project. The chapters for each step are preceded by an overview of how facilities affect the quality of education and community, and how to initiate the process of improving a school building. Published by the 21st Century School Fund. [#NCEF45/60 pages/2004]

Schools as Centers of Community: A Citizens' Guide For Planning and Design. Second edition.

Bingler, Steven; Quinn, Linda; Sullivan, Kevin

(National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities, KnowledgeWorks Foundation, Council of Educational Facility Planners, Building Educational Success Together, Coalition for Community Schools , Dec 2003)

This book outlines a process intended to engage all educational stakeholders in planning schools that more adequately address the needs of the whole learning community. It explores six design principles for creating effective learning environments, provides 13 case studies that illustrate various aspects of the six design principles, and examines the facilities master planning process for getting started and organized, including developing and implementing a master plan. It provides references, sources for additional information, photographs and plans. [#NCEF41/76 pages/2004]

A Visioning Process for Designing Responsive Schools

A guide by Henry Sanoff for helping students, teachers, parents, administrators, and community members lay the groundwork for designing and building responsive, effective community school facilities. Explains the benefits of community participation and tells how to go about the process of strategic planning, goal setting, visioning, design generation, and strategy selection. [#NCEF03/24 pages/2001]

School Building Assessment Methods

A guide by Henry Sanoff for communities considering designing a new school or expanding an existing one. The author, nationally known for his publications and teaching on school design, presents a collection of survey and discussion tools to help school administrators, teachers, students, and parents discover and reflect upon the physical features of school buildings and correctly identify what works and what doesn't. [#NCEF02/52 pages/2001]

Designing Smarter Schools, Video

See how school buildings can be improved from heat reflective roofing to state-of-the-art lighting by viewing a 30-minute award winning video, Designing Smarter Schools, that includes Larry Schoff of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Rebuild America program and John B. Lyons of the U.S. Department of Education. VHS #NCEF05V

Primer to Design Safe Schools Projects in Case of Terrorist Attacks (Federal Emergency Management Agency)

This primer provides guidance to protect students, faculty, staff, and their school buildings from terrorist attacks. It also provides guidance to the building science community of architects and engineers working for local institutions on school projects. This document is intended for use by schools who feel that they are at risk to terrorist attacks. It provides necessary guidance to those who desire to increase the performance of their school and related infrastructure. Chapters include: 1) Asset Value, Threat/Hazard, Vulnerability, and Risk; 2) Site and Layout Design Guidance; 3) Building Design Guidance and Safety Plans; 4) Explosive Blast; 5) Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Measures; and 6) Safe Rooms Within Schools. FEMA 428 | 305 pages/2003

Design Guide for Improving School Safety in Earthquakes, Floods, and High Winds (Federal Emergency Management Administration)

Provides design guidance for the protection of school buildings and their occupants against natural hazards, concentrating on K-12 facilities. The focus is on the design of new schools, but the repair, renovation and extension of existing schools, as well as the economic losses and social disruption caused by damage from these three hazards is also addressed. Two core concepts emphasized are multihazard design, where the characteristics of hazards and how they interract are considered together with all other design demands, and performance-based design, where the specific concerns of building owners and occupants a considered over and above what is covered in the building code. Chapters 1-3 present issues common to all hazards. Chapters 4-6 cover risk management specific to earthquakes, floods, and high winds. FEMA 424 | 361 pages/2004

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