1. Questions From these four questions yielded the following cards… 1)Thinking of Facilities….What’s needed to create a “comfortable” learning environment? 2) Thinking of Facilities….What’s needed to create a “effective” learning environment? 3) Thinking of Facilities….What’s needed to create a “efficient” learning environment? 4) Thinking of Facilities….What’s needed to create a “safe” learning environment?

2. ACOUSTICS (EF) WALL STRUCTURE FOR SOUNDPROOFI NG (EFF) NOISE ABATEMENT (C) SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS EQUIPMENT (C) PROPERLY EQUIPPED WITH TEACHER RESOURCES (COPIERS, ACCESS TO LIBRARIES) ADEQUATE LEARNING TOOLS (TEXTBOOKS & OTHER MATERIALS (EFF) CLEAN, SANITARY, ENVIRONMENT – CONTAMINENT FREE (ASBESTOS, MOLD, RADON) (C) PROPER HEALTH CARE AREA (S) ADEQUATE RESTROOM FACILITY (S) ADEQUATE SPACE (C) FLOOR PLAN (EF) STORAGE (EF) SPACE TO STUDENT RATIO (S) ADEQUATE SPACE (C) ELIMINATE BASEMENT CLASSROOMS (C) ACCESSIBILITY TO CLASSROOMS (EFF) ROOFS (C) ROOF CONDITIONS (EFF) ROOFING (EF) DRUG FREE (S)ELECTRICAL SERVICE (EF) ADEQUATE FOOD SRVICE (C) SEPARATE LUNCH AREA (EF) ELECTRICAL SYSTEM UPDATE (S) CONFERENCIN G ABILITY (EF) MULTIPLE LEARNING SYSTEMS (EFF) BUILDING COMMUNICATIO N SYSTEMS (EFF) CURRENT (FOR THE TIME) TECHNOLOGY (EFF) CURRENT TECHNOLOGY (C) TECHNOLOGY (EF) MEANS OF COMMUNICATIO N (S) ADEQUATE & UP TO DATE ELECTRICAL WIRING (C) BANDWITH (EF) ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE (S) ADEQUATE POWER (EFF) Emergency Alert System (S) Legend: S – safe; EF – efficient; EFF – effective; C – comforable

3. CONSTANT ACCESS REVIEW & REPLACEMENT (EF) COLOR SCHEME OF INTERIOR (EFF) HANDICAP ACCESSIBILITY (S) ERGONOMIC FURNITURE © COMFORTABLE UPDATED FURNITURE (EFF) ADJUSTABLE SPACES (EF) FURNISHINGS (EF) ADEQUATE FOOD SRVICE (C) STORAGE (S) ARTWORK BOTH STUDENT AND PROFESSIONAL (C) AESTHETICS – WARM COLORS ENTERIOR/INTE RIOR – LANDSCAPTING (C) & (EFF) WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT (C) ASBESTOS REMOVAL (S) BEING GREEN (EF) ENVIRONMENT ALLY FRIENDLY(C) SUSTAINABLE DESIGN (EF) CLEAN FACILITIES (S) UV RAYS AIR QUALITY (EF) WINDOWS & DOORS (EF) UPGRADED WINDOWS (C) ENERGY (EF) ACOUSTICS (S) CARPET (C)SEPARATION OF GRADE LEVELS (EFF) ADEQUATE SPACE (EFF) ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL (EF) ADEQUATE FOOD SRVICE (EFF) UPGRADE SIDEWALKS (S) ADEQUATE FOOD SRVICE (C) ATHLETIC RECREATIONAL & CULTURAL SPACE (EFF) FENCING (S) SAFE LARGE ASSEMBLY AREAS (S) SAFE & ACCESSIBLE PLAY EQUIPMENT (C) SAFE PLAYGROUND SPACES & EQUIPMENT (S) LOADING & UNLOADING BUS ZONES (S) PROPERLY LOCATED INGRESS & EGRESS ADEQUATE & PROPERLY LOCATED PARKING & TRAFFIC FLOW (EF) SAFE PARKING (C)

4. EMS (EF) GEOTHERMAL (EF) UPDATED EFFICIENT HVAC (EF) HEATING (EF) HVAC (C) COOLING (EF) SOLAR (EF) CLIMATE CONTROLS (S) CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS (S) AIR QUALITY (S) SECURITY (EFF) ADEQUATE FOOD SRVICE (EF) TRAFFIC CONTROL (S) FIRE SAFETY (S) SECURITY SYSTEMS (S) HAZ MAT AREA (S) DOORS (S) SENSE OF SECURITY (C) DOORS IN PODS THAT HAVE ABILTIY TO BE SECURED (C) STRUCTURALL Y SOUND (S) NATURAL LIGHTING (EFF) LIGHTING (EF) INTERIOR/ EXTERIOR LIGHTING (S) NATURAL LIGHTING (C) LIGHTING – CONSISTENT TYPE ILLUMINATION (C)