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School Facilities: A National Perspective An Overview of Issues Facing Public Schools as they Strive to Create, Operate and Maintain Effective School Facilities. Presenters. School Facilities: A National Perspective. Tim Dufault, AIA 2009 Chair, AIA Committee on Architecture for Education

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  1. School Facilities: A National PerspectiveAn Overview of Issues Facing Public Schools as they Strive to Create, Operate and Maintain Effective School Facilities

  2. Presenters School Facilities: A National Perspective • Tim Dufault, AIA 2009 Chair, AIA Committee on Architecture for Education • Nancy Huvendick DC Program Director, 21st Century School Fund • John Weekes, AIA 2009 Vice-Chair, AIA Committee on Architecture for Education • Marni Allen Sr. Policy Associate, 21st Century School Fund

  3. Agenda School Facilities: A National Perspective • History of Schools • Funding/Revenue • Need • Current Status • Facility Conditions/Challenges • Educational Issues • Federal Policy Opportunities/Responses

  4. The National Perspective 6,000 Number of Public High schools in 1900 300 Number of Public High schools in 1860 54.3 Million Total Number of students enrolled in K-12 schools in 2007 17,492 # of Local Education Authorities (LEA’s) 97,000 Approximate # of US School Facilities Source – National Center for Education Statistics History

  5. The National Perspective $33 Billion Annual amount spent on new schools and renovations 73% % of schools built prior to 1969 300,000 # of “Portable” classrooms in the US $8 Billion Amount spent on energy each year in schools Source – NCEF; Modular Building Institute; NCES; McGraw Hill History

  6. The National Perspective 9% Federal Funding 47% State Funding 44% Local Funding Of which 80% comes from Property Taxes 31 # of States facing litigation regarding parity in capital spending Source – U.S. Dept. of Education, National Center for Education Statistics Funding/Revenue

  7. The National Perspective “D” Grade given by ASCE to Nations School Facilities $360 Billion Estimate by the NEA to Modernize School Facilities $241 Billion Estimate by the National Center for Education Statistics needed to bring school facilities into a “good” state of repair. Source – CBO Testimony, July 10, 2008, Senate Committee on Finance; ASCE Need

  8. The National Perspective The Issue – No Reliable National Assessment of the True Need Need

  9. Facility Conditions/Challenges Schools have been forced into a reactive mode dealing only with emergency capital investments 40% Reduction Reduction in overall school construction spending over the last 6 years, after adjustments for inflation. Current State of Affairs

  10. Educational Needs The Economic Impact Technological Integration Flexibility Social Learning Parity/Equity (of Opportunity) Current State of Affairs

  11. Reform System isn’t broken, its just the wrong system Current State of Affairs

  12. We are not in this alone Current State of Affairs

  13. So, What is the role of the Federal Government?

  14. Modify Arbitrage Rules on Capital Bonds • Extend Advance Refunding • Federal Guarantee of Bonds • 2009 Stimulus Package Tax Policy

  15. Research Grant to develop national data bank on existing and future facility needs of districts in the US and the impact facilities plays on the operating capacity of school districts. • Research Grant to determine the relationship between student achievement/teacher effectiveness and facility design. Research

  16. Competitive Grants to create Model 21st Century Schools in high need communities. • Urban and Rural Model Schools

  17. Policy development to encourage School Districts to modernize their schools to be more energy efficient, thereby re-allocating operating dollars to the classroom. • Creation of a national BETSI program that allows school districts to sell to private investors the Energy Efficiency Improvements (Tax Breaks) they would have been eligible for had they been a private business. Sustainable Investment

  18. School Facilities: A National Perspective “For they have forgotten what this country has already done; what free men and women can achieve when imagination is joined to common purpose, and necessity to courage.”President Barack Obama

  19. www.aia.org/cae • www.edfacilities.org • www.21csf.org • www.cefpi.org • www.nces.ed.gov Resources

  20. Van Roekel, Dennis, Challenges for State and Local Governments: School Infrastructure, October 29, 2008, Statement of Dennis Van Roekel, NEA President before the House Committee on Ways and Means • Moore, Kathleen, Modern Public School Facilities: Investing in the Future, February 13, 2008, Testimony of Kathleen J. Moore, Director of the School Facilities Planning Division California Department of Education, House Committee on Education and Labor • Vincent, Jeffry M. and Filardo, Mary W. Linking School Construction Investments to Equity, Smart Growth, and Health Communities, A Joint Working Paper from Center for Cities & Schools (CC&S) and Building Educational Success Together (BEST), June 2008 • Filardo, Mary, Good Buildings, Better Schools An Economic Stimulus Opportunity with Long-Term Benefits, EPI Briefing Paper, April 29, 2008 Briefing Paper #216 Economic Policy Institute Relevant Articles

  21. Contact Info • Tim Dufault, AIA tdufault@cuningham.com • Nancy Huvendick nhuvendick@21csf.org • John Weekes, AIA jmw@dowa.com • Marni Allen mallen@21csf.org

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