Sentences with phrase «also existing school buildings»

Not only are there insufficient schools to host the number of refugees, but also existing school buildings are inadequate to cope with increased demand.

Not exact matches

Often, these attributes can be added to existing schools, with the cost varying not just from project to project but also in relation to the age and health of the buildings.

The Budget will also announce a further # 216m that will be used to refurbish existing school buildings.

«The other buildings at the school are very traditional in their appearance; we wanted to be sensitive to these existing structures but also make sure the new sixth form centre stood out from the crowd.

It will also build on plans to make a longer school day by providing new facilities or improving existing ones to make it easier for a range of extra-curricular activities to be provided.

Understanding the existing buildings should be the starting point for all projects involving historic school buildings — both in terms of what makes them significant from a heritage perspective, but also how they have been used and what has worked well in an educational sense.

Retaining existing buildings can also help preserve long standing identity and the sense of educational purpose of the school in question.

With rapid changes in the way money is distributed for schools» construction and building maintenance, there are also new opportunities for schools to think differently about the providers they use to carry out maintenance of existing sites and new construction projects.

Martin Hier, Director at Surveyors to Education said, «The school wants this to be a statement building which will also blend in well with existing facilities.

The DOE also has a Five - Year (2015 - 2019) Capital Plan Budget that includes $ 15.5 billion to cover costs associated with building new schools, renovating existing buildings, and investing in other new assets within school buildings.

The program will build on Harvard's existing leadership programs, including the Public Education Leadership Program (PELP)(a joint initiative of Harvard Business School and the Harvard Graduate School of Education), and the Superintendent Leadership Program at the Kennedy School, in which the Graduate School of Education also participates.

ASCD Activate is also designed to help school leaders strengthen existing professional learning communities or build new ones while providing opportunities to connect teams to other educators committed to growing their practices.

Also important consideration for maintenance of existing school buildings and the disposal of assets are the information documents for asbestos management in schools (external link) and disposal of assets by foundation and voluntary schools (external link).

The project also will incorporate improvements to the existing school building, including the replacement of doorknobs with ADA - compliant door latches; ADA - related relocations and renovations of bathrooms; upgrades to an exercise room, a guidance suite, auditorium and four classrooms; and the installation of an inclined chair lift to provide accessibility to the lower area of the existing building's third floor.

(We also guess that free schools in buildings that already existed — such as converted offices — will also count).

FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler also explained how the FCC plans to devote an additional $ 2 billion in E-rate funding to help some 15,000 schools build higher - speed Internet connections using existing funds.

He also played a key role negotiating and authoring the $ 9 billion Proposition 1A bond measure in 1998 — which has led to public votes supporting over $ 36 billion to build new schools and improve existing school buildings.

The bill would also make several changes to the existing School Facility Program by requiring, among other things, that as a condition of receiving funding school districts commit to upkeep of their buildings by developing long - range facilities master plans and that they conduct an inventory of existing facilSchool Facility Program by requiring, among other things, that as a condition of receiving funding school districts commit to upkeep of their buildings by developing long - range facilities master plans and that they conduct an inventory of existing facilschool districts commit to upkeep of their buildings by developing long - range facilities master plans and that they conduct an inventory of existing facilities.