Cleveland County: A Special Report 1988.

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Administrators; Policymakers; Practitioners

Consolidated Schools; Cost Effectiveness; Declining Enrollment; Educational Facilities Improvement; Educational Facilities Planning; Elementary Secondary Education; Enrollment Projections; Facility Expansion; Facility Guidelines; Public Schools; School Buildings; School Closing; School District Reorganization; Space Utilization

The North Carolina Division of School Planning conducted an educational survey of Cleveland County Schools. An architect and an engineer evaluated and rated each facility and site. The report of findings recommends reorganizing the merged school system into a K-5, 6-8, and 9-12 configuration, to improve instructional offerings for particular groups of children. Cost efficient reorganization plans involve: (1) consolidating, renovating, and constructing elementary schools; (2) adding space for ninth graders in the two high schools with particular attention to vocational facilities, regular classrooms, art facilities, and handicapped accessibility; and (3) planning middle school programs for two current junior high schools. The report provides school building data for each school, including the results of the individual evaluations. The appendix contains definitions and standards for the building evaluations. (KS)

1989

ED303293