Building utilization calculations provide an effective management tool for scheduling rooms, teachers, and class groups. Additionally, utilization data help justify need for modernization or replacement of outmoded facilities. A method is presented to help principals provide such figures in a usable and understanding fashion. (Author/MLF)

The tables in this report address the issue of surplus school space in Ontario by showing, for each school board, the number of schools and the corresponding enrollment by percent occupancy for three levels of "loading," 100 percent, 90 percent, and 80 percent. The rated capacity of a school is determined by the Ministry of Education by…

This report purports to delineate the process used in studying the facilities of the District of Columbia Public Schools, present analyses of all available data pertinent to the approved board of education criteria for studying schools, present the recommendations of nine study groups, and make recommendations on phasings and closings based on…

Analyzes the responses from 1,554 Carnegie public libraries that responded to a survey designed to determine the present status of their buildings. Data by state show buildings still being used as libraries and those used for other purposes, and the preservation of at least one original Carnegie building is recommended. (LRW)

This material demonstrates the usefulness of an accurate space utilization analysis drawing inference from utilization statistics. (Author)

This is a report of the enrollment, capacity, and utilization of New York City Board of Education school buildings for the 1976-1977 school year. The report is divided into three sections: utilization of elementary schools, utilization of junior high schools (by district), and utilization of high schools (by borough). For each school the following…

This is a report of the enrollment, capacity, and utilization of New York City Board of Education school buildings for the 1977-1978 school year. The report is divided into three sections: utilization of elementary schools, utilization of junior high schools (by district), and utilization of high schools (by borough). For each school the following…

This is a report of the enrollment, capacity, and utilization of New York City Board of Education school buildings for the 1978-1979 school year. The report is divided into three sections: utilization of elementary schools, utilization of junior high schools (by district), and utilization of high schools (by borough). For each school the following…

A study examined the feasibility of developing a cost effective sampling technique which would estimate the mean number of patrons using the Purdue University General Library during one semester. The technique employed, called random sampling without replacement, meant that, from the total population of days in the Fall Semester, particular days…

Data describing campus facility use for instructional and related purposes for one week of activity in Fall 1978 were collected and evaluated at Kalamazoo Valley Community College. Four measures of space utilization were used: (1) percent of available time used; (2) percent of available space used; (3) percent of scheduled space utilized; and (4)…

While schools have measured student performance in various environments, rarely have they evaluated the specific environments as they relate to non-cognitive aspects of schools. A study of this type was done at Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Illinois to evaluate the effects of a change in utilization of physical school facilities based on…

Thirty-eight tables and some commentary summarize data in accordance with such factors as: type of room, days and/or hours used, student capacity, floor space, and comparisons with other institutions. (NI)