GENERAL PLANNING GUIDELINES 7.2 1. Community Input: • Utilize a community inclusive approach to develop and update the Educational Facilities Master Plan (EFMP). 2. School Attendance Area balancing: • Annually assess school space utilization issues and consider implementing small annual adjustments to specific school attendance areas to re-balance enrollment and capacity. • Consider a more comprehensive realignment approximately every 5 years to balance any major disparities in enrollments and/or capacities which have developed. 3. School Site Circulation: • Continue re-developing existing school sites to improve vehicular and pedestrian circulation patterns. 4. Security: • Continue to improve and enhance the security aspects at all schools. Include improvements and upgrades for lighting, surveillance, alarms and monitoring. Increase the use of or provide more controlled/secure access points. 5. Increased Student Capacity: • Expand existing facilities to increase capacity where possible as part of any modernization and/or renovation program. • Consider student attendance boundary adjustments as an acceptable approach to balancing enrollments with capacity. 6. Special Accommodations: • Consider designing flexible spaces for various program uses when designing new and/or renovated schools. • Consider designing all new elementary schools to accommodate Title One program requirements. • Plan for and provide appropriate Special Education facility accommodations along with the necessary support space as part of the educational specifications for any new and/or renovated full-service school. 7. Energy Use: • Continue efforts to upgrade and improve the energy/building automation management systems in the schools where practical. • Continue to use best-practices in design and construction to address energy efficiency. • Explore performance-based contracting as a viable way to implement. 8. Code Compliance: • Integrate within the scope of any renovation, modernization or systemic replacement project a review of any outstanding life safety, regulatory, and included as part of the project. The plan should endeavor to address the goals of the strategic plan by supporting the concept of a safe and secure learning environment. 277
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