PLANNING PHASE   l   PROGRAM DESIGN PHASE   l   CONSTRUCTION/IMPLEMENTATION PHASE

The voice of the people is critical to a successful build/renovate project. Through effective consensus building, end users contribute support and creative ideas. In a community of 50.000, 80+ forums for gathering data over a four-month period are reasonable.

Audiences:
Community members, students/teachers, PTA’s, labor unions, minority groups,
editorial boards

Issues Considered:
Site options; financing; timing; tax impact; effects on students, adjoining businesses,
property values, infrastructures

School Quality Councils (SQC), made up of staff/students, analyze Context, Content, Learning, and Teaching. The members research the best teaching practices; effective program concepts; quality student/staff services, and school/home connections.

Core Teams, composed of end-users from principals to maintenance crews, meet weekly with the General Program Manager and project professionals, to keep the project schedule and costs in order. The Principles
of Effectiveness guide the team’s process and goals.