CEFPI Supports Research - Council Funded Projects CEFPI periodically funds research projects investigating the relationship between school facilities and student performance and behavior. For 2004, three projects were selected for funding. Learn about current projects View Research RFP for 2006 EFP Journal The Educational Facility Planner (EFP) Journal is a practitioner-based journal with articles on topics relating to school facility planning, design, construction and maintenance. The journal is a quarterly publication of The Council of Educational Facility Planners International. Featured Articles from Journal 39, Issue 3: Carl R. Franceschi, Community Schools Soften Tough Neighborhoods Jake Buehler, Planning and Designing an Urban High School: The New Lewis Cass Technical High School Don Gillmore and Andrea McLean, Successful School Design for Small Urban Sites Matt Pritchard, Rural Schools: Irreplaceable, Unique, Endangered Steven Gertel, Paul J. McCarty, and Lorenz Schoff, High Performance Schools Equals High Performing Students Journal 39, Issue 3: The Air Children Breathe: Schools and Good Indoor Air Quality. The volume is devoted to the serious work of our partners and the resources available in the field of indoor air quality. It was developed in partnership with the US EPA, Indoor Environments Division under a cooperative agreement. Search Abstracts Editorial Calendar and Guidelines Subscription Information CEFPI Publications and Resources CEFPI offers a variety of publications to answer your school facility questions and needs. View CEFPI IssueTraks (full-text) CEFPI Publication Information

State Educational Facility Guideline Information Acreage Requirements/Guidelines by State - Updated as of 4/2003 State School Facility Departments / Agencies State School Capital Funding Profiles (prepared by the Tennessee Office of Education Accountability) School Planning and Management's Information on Funding, Facilities and Technology Standards in Your State (2002) Education Week's Building a New Role: States and School Facilities (2001) AS&U Magazine's State of Support (2002) Educational Facilities Research Bibliography View or search through a detailed (300+ source) bibliography of research documenting the impact of educational facilities on students and teachers. Search Bibliography Abstracts View all references included in Bibliography Other Publications Schools as Centers of Community Guide Download the full-text publication from the US Department of Education on how to design your school as a community resource CEFPI & Education Week Partnership Two of the most trusted names in education have teamed to provide a national venue to examine policies, highlight resources, present case studies and link educational achievement with the learning environment. The Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI), currently marking its 85th year, has joined with Education Week, now in its 24th year to present this groundbreaking resource, The Construction Resource Guide. Both organizations are viewed as Definitive Resources in their specialized topics within the educational community. What better way to get sound information and solid ideas into the hands of our nation's school district policy makers, school administrators and community leaders than a collaboration of the two authorities on the very important issue of school construction? For more information click here. Green Building Perceptions CEFPI partners with Building Design & Construction Magazine, ASBO and NSBA to study Green Building Perceptions.

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