Planning and Managing School Facilities, 2nd Edition

ISBN-13: 9780897897709 Publisher: ABC-CLIO, Incorporated Publication date: 11/30/2001 Edition description: REV Pages: 296 Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.69(d) Nearly half of the nation's school buildings need to be renovated or replaced. This book provides a knowledge base for administrators to plan and manage construction projects, and addresses specific planning tasks including public opinion polling, enrollment projections, financial planning, selecting architects and other professionals, and managing facilities once they are operational.Theodore Kowalski addresses the administrative procedures associated with planning and managing school facilities. As noted at the outset, practitioner interest in school facilities has been growing rapidly in recent years because decades of neglect, poor planning, and cost cutting have created a situation in which large numbers of America's school buildings are in need of major repair or replacement. At the same time, the realization th