National Center for the 21st Century Schoolhouse
FACT SHEET

Media Contact: Jack Beresford, (619) 594-5204, jack.beresford@sdsu.edu

 

Overview:

The National Center for the 21st Century Schoolhouse will serve as a clearinghouse of ideas on school design and educational programming for educators, policymakers and design professionals. A public-private partnership, the center will facilitate a focused discussion of the interrelationship between educational programming and school design.

 

School Construction Facts:

* The National Education Association (NEA) reports that an estimated $322 billion is needed to repair and modernize America's school buildings

* Altogether, education institutions operate and maintain 264,467 separate buildings in the United States. About 75 percent of these buildings were built before 1971 (U.S. Department of Education and American School & University).

* To accommodate student growth projections, which is approximated to be 48 million students by 2008, the U.S. Department of Education estimates that 6,000 new schools need to be constructed by 2006 - a cost of $73 billion.

* Total expenditures for public school districts in 1998-99 were $324 billion. Approximately 15 percent, or $48.6 billion, were for facilities (U.S. Department of Education and American School & University).

Budget: $1,341,750 over three years

Center Initiatives:

* Maintaining a national database of accurate planning, construction and regulatory data

* Conducting research on the types of facilities needed in relation to the curriculumNational Center for the 21st Century Schoolhouse - Fact Sheet

* Training educators and facility architects and planners on use of the research in their long-term strategic planning

* Promoting productive interrelationships

* Coordinating highly visible national forums on critical educational programs/school facility issues

Center location/Contact person:

San Diego State University, College of Education
Lionel R. ("Skip") Meno, Dean
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182-1154
(619) 594-6091

Center Partners:

San Diego State University College of Education

BRPH Companies

California State University

Schmidt Associates

The Thomas Group

BJSS Duarte Bryant

Legat Architects

PBK Architects, Inc.

Kingscott Associates, Inc.

American Schoolhouse Council: Dr. Duane Hutton, Executive Director

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