Description

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This book is envisioned as a broad-based guide for a wide array of school officials, school boards of education, school administrators, school maintenance personnel, educational consultants, students of school administration, facilities directors and school architects. The text is organized so that readers may refer to the sections that are of high interest to them. Part of this book deals with curriculum development - principles of learning applicable to the planning of school facilities that promise innovations in educational methodology. Another part concentrates on the process and activities related to the identification of educational needs for the foreseeable future. A third focus of this publication is on the actual planning of a specific type of school facility that has been recommended by the School Board. Such a recommendation by school officials may involve the construction of a new facility or the modernization of an existing school building. A fourth section deals with the strategies of getting a levy committee organized and set up to pass a school bond referendum. A new chapter (6) was added in this sixth edition on the 10 Year Long Range Facility Plan LRFP] that will assist the readers with advance planning for enhanced success on the passing of school bond/referendums. This text includes many resources for the maintenance & operation of a school building and various techniques for saving energy.

About the Author

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Richard Bauscher has served as a school superintendent for twenty-three years, assistant superintendent in Washington, a principal and athletic director in Idaho. He has fifteen years of assessing school facilities, as well as thirty years with many school construction projects including new buildings, remodels, additions, and their respective designs. Bauscher is currently associate professor in the Educational Leadership department for the University of Idaho and remains as an educational consultant.E. Michael (Mike) Poe has been an administrator for forty years in a variety of settings including middle school, high school, and university levels. He has been involved with numerous school construction projects including new buildings, remodels, and additions. Poe is currently professor emeritus in educational leadership at Northwest Nazarene University (Idaho).