Descriptor
Source
| American School and University | 2 |
| CEFP Journal | 2 |
| American School Board Journal | 1 |
| School Business Affairs | 1 |
Author
| Baxter, Cheryl | 1 |
| Brubaker, C. William | 1 |
| Bussard, Ellen | 1 |
| Hess, Dale E. | 1 |
| Hill, Frederick W. | 1 |
| Lewis, David | 1 |
| Rosenzweig, Pat | 1 |
| Starr, Richard | 1 |
Publication Type
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 9 |
| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Opinion Papers | 2 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Practitioners | 7 |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedCEFP Journal, 1979
The advantages and disadvantages of five alternative ways of using surplus space available to school systems. (Author)
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Declining Enrollment, Elementary Secondary Education, School Buildings
Rosenzweig, Pat – School Business Affairs, 1979
A survey of approximately 80 closed schools revealed the cause of closing the school, the new users' form of ownership, and the type of reuse. School districts should recognize the steps required to define a market in an attractive and financially feasible form. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Declining Enrollment, Elementary Secondary Education, Marketing
Hill, Frederick W. – American School and University, 1983
By the time today's surplus schools are needed for students, the buildings will be 40 or 50 years old. The surplus school should be disposed of now and new facilities built when the need arises. (MLF)
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Building Conversion, Declining Enrollment, Elementary Secondary Education
Brubaker, C. William – American School and University, 1980
The growing interest in historic preservation has sparked interest in recycling existing school buildings. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Community Schools, Declining Enrollment, Educational Facilities Improvement
Peer reviewedLewis, David – CEFP Journal, 1979
Brief notes on design processes in general, and the way they may be applied to the problem of under-used school buildings. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Change Strategies, Citizen Participation, Declining Enrollment
Download full textBussard, Ellen – 1981
At the same time that schools are closing in many communities because of declining enrollments, the arts are expanding at the community level. The problem of surplus school space can be the solution to the needs of many artists and arts groups. Mutual to the arts groups and the communities are the benefits of flexible arrangements and the presence…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Artists, Arts Centers, Building Conversion
Baxter, Cheryl; Starr, Richard – American School Board Journal, 1982
Guidelines are offered for profitably disposing of surplus school property. Included are instructions for conducting building and site analyses and market studies. (MLF)
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Declining Enrollment, Educational Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Hess, Dale E. – 1981
In many communities new arrangements of surplus school space have been made that facilitate use of the space by the people of the districts, encourage government agencies to anticipate and support social transitions where they are necessary, and allow school districts to improve the quality of their programs. This paper is a survey of some of…
Descriptors: Building Conversion, Community Centers, Community Resources, Community Schools
PDF pending restorationEducational Facilities Labs., Inc., New York, NY. – 1979
This booklet is the fifth in a series that examines community school centers. Because of the decline in school enrollments, many school districts must now cope with staff reductions, fiscal constraints, and an excess of unused space in school buildings. Although the school population is declining, the overall population in most communities is not.…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Agency Cooperation, Board of Education Policy, Building Conversion
