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 and potential replacement of any outstanding life safety and regulatory items. The plan should endeavor to address the goals of the strategic plan by supporting the concept of a safe and secure learning environment. 273
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