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Ed Facilities Planning Educational facilities planning is essential to effective facilities management. There are five types of plans that should be a regular part of every school district's repertoire. These are:
- Long range educational facility plans
- Operations & maintenance plans
- Safety and security plans
- Capital Improvement plans
- Site specific education specifications
11 minute tutorial on capital improvement planning-- National : Organization: 21st Century School Fund and National Council on School Facilities [ abstract]  A 11 minute tutorial video describing the importance and value of a capital plan in the process of setting priorities and fairly and efficiently allocating scarce capital resources.
https://youtu.be/fNkpFnfdDpo
Moderator: Joseph da Silva, Ph.D., 2017 President, National Council on School Facilities. School Construction Coordinator at the Rhode Island Department of Education. Tags & Topics: District Educational Facilities Master Planning |
7 minute tutorial on educational specifications-- National : Organization: 21st Century School Fund and National Council on School Facilities [ abstract]  A 7 minute tutorial video describing the importance and value of basing K–12 facilities design and construction on educational specifications (ed specs) developed through a well-designed process of identifying end‐user requirements and engaging stakeholders. She outlines the contents of educational specifications and how to develop them.
Tags & Topics: District Educational Facilities Master Planning |
7 minute tutorial on essential K-12 school district facilities plans-- National : Organization: 21st Century School Fund and National Council on School Facilities [ abstract]  A 7 minute tutorial video describing the five facilities plans that every district should develop and maintain on a regular basis, including: the educational facilities master plan, capital plan, maintenance plan, energy & environmental plan, and safety & emergency operations plan.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2J9NK_3lcw&t=4s&ab_channel=21stCenturySchoolFund
Moderator: Carl Thurnau, P.E., 2015 President, National Council on School Facilities and Director of Facilities Planning, New York State Education Department.
Tags & Topics: District Educational Facilities Master Planning |
7 minute tutorial on K-12 safety & emergency-operations planning-- National : Organization: 21st Century School Fund and National Council on School Facilities [ abstract]  A 7 minute tutorial video describing the importance and value of a K-12 school district safety & emergency operations plan and outlines best practices in developing a plan.
https://youtu.be/zoc0dtnjGlA
Moderator: Gary Schwartz, Ed.D., 2015 Treasurer, National Council on School Facilities. School-Facilities Consultant at the Iowa Department of Education.
Tags & Topics: District Educational Facilities Master Planning |
8 minute tutorial on Energy & Environmental Management planning-- National : Organization: 21st Century School Fund and National Council on School Facilities [ abstract]  A 8-minute tutorial video describing the importance and value of a K-12 school district energy- & environmental‐management plan in managing costs through available efficiencies and providing safe and healthy environments for students and staff.
https://youtu.be/sRIUo42vmYo
Moderator: Robert Gorrell, 2013 President, National Council on School Facilities. Director of the New Mexico Public School Facilities Authority. Tags & Topics: District Educational Facilities Master Planning |
8 minute tutorial on school facilities maintenance planning-- National : Organization: 21st Century School Fund and National Council on School Facilities [ abstract]  A 8 minute tutorial video on the importance and value of a district‐wide facilities maintenance plan and outlines best practices in developing a plan for routine and preventive maintenance.
https://youtu.be/F-kdWwAJy3Q
Moderator: Mike Rowland, 2016 President, National Council on School Facilities. Director of Facilities Services, Georgia Department of Education.
Tags & Topics: District Educational Facilities Master Planning |
9 minute tutorial on creating a educational facilities master plan-- National : Organization: 21st Century School Fund and National Council on School Facilities [ abstract]  A 9-minute tutorial video describing the importance and value of a K-12 school district facilities master plan including best practices in creating such a plan, and research and stakeholder engagement.
https://youtu.be/2nyS4RpUYdg
Moderator: Kathleen Moore, 2014 President, National Council on School Facilities. Director of the School Facilities and Transportation Services Division at the California Department of Education.
Tags & Topics: District Educational Facilities Master Planning |
Educational Facilities Master Planning-- District of Columbia : Organization: 21st Century School Fund, Washington, DC [ abstract] Educational facilities master planning is a school district’s roadmap for responsible stewardship of buildings and grounds. It maps a course from current facilities conditions to desired facilities conditions. It describes how facilities improvements are done over a defined period of time for an estimated budget.
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