BOARD POLICY  7010

 

Facilities Development Goals

 

                Facilities shall accommodate the enrollment and the philosophy of education of the Board.

 

                The Board believes that any educational program is influenced significantly by the environment within which it functions.  The development of a quality educational program and school facilities which help to implement it must be complementary.  The Ironton City School District facilities shall be of a quality and quantity to support pupil learning.

 

                It is this Board’s goal to provide the kind of facilities which will best support and accommodate the educational program and to develop a long-range planning and evaluation program.

 

                The Board recognizes that capital outlay funds are limited and that it must establish priorities in order to make the best use of the school building funds.  Whenever possible, the cultural as well as educational needs of the community will be considered in planning facility expansions. 

 

                Architects employed by the Board will be expected to plan for, simplicity of design; sound economics (including low, long-range maintenance costs); efficiency in energy consumption, low insurance rates; high educational utility and flexibility.

 

 

Rev. 7-1-96

 

Legal Reference:  ORC  3318.01

                               OAC  3301-35-03