5. Websites of Interest
Renovate or Replace?The case for restoring and reusing older school buildings
http://www.saveourlandsaveourtowns.org/neighborhoodschools.html
How Much Is a Neighborhood School Worth
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WMG-45CWX6G-1D/2/226bfb436cc1632e354a0e5593b1ea27
Dollars & Sense The Cost Effectiveness of Small Schools
http://www.earlycolleges.org/Downloads/reslib79.pdf
Resource List
http://www.preservationnation.org/issues/smart-growth/smarth-growth-publications.html
Resource Listing
http://www.lssmallschools.org/Resources.asp
Smaller, Safer, Saner Successful Schools
http://www.ncef.org/pubs/saneschools.pdf
Travel & Environmental Implications of School Siting
http://www.epa.gov/dced/pdf/school_travel.pdf
“Why Johnny Can’t Walk to School”
http://www.preservationnation.org/search.jsp?query=Why+Johnny+Can%27t+Walk+to+School
CT community renovating all 10 elementary school buildings
http://www.courant.com/community/news/ec/hc-manref0618.artjun18,0,2596415.story
Northfield, IL community involvement in building proposal & Board of Education REPORT to community!
http://www.newtrier.k12.il.us/information/pub/boardreport.pdf
Educational Trends Shaping School Planning and Design: 2007
www.edfacilities.org
City of Valparaiso 2005 Strategic Plan
http://www.ci.valparaiso.in.us/mayor/strategicplan/documents/StrategicPlanFINAL2005.pdf
City of Valparaiso Reoprt – chapter 2 Housing http://www.ci.valparaiso.in.us/planning/ComprehensivePlan/CompPlan/ChapterII.pdf
New University of Minnesota report on the instructional and fiscal benefits of smaller schools
http://www1.umn.edu/umnnews/Feature_Stories2/Smaller_schools_and_shared_facilities.html