VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL FACILITIES PROJECT. PROGRESS REPORT

IN THE FIRST PHASE OF A PROJECT FOR DEVELOPING PLANNING GUIDES FOR VOCATIONAL FACILITIES, THE OVERALL DIRECTION OF A SERIES OF PLANNING GUIDES IS BEING DETERMINED. IN THE SECOND PHASE AT LEAST ONE PLANNING MANUAL WILL BE DEVELOPED TO SERVE AS A MODEL FOR THE FULL SERIES. A LOCAL WORKING GROUP COMPOSED OF THREE SPECIALISTS FROM THE CENTER FOR VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, THREE PLANT PLANNERS FROM THE EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND FACILITIES UNIT, THREE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THREE LOCAL SCHOOL OFFICIALS, AND THREE ARCHITECTS MET REGULARLY THROUGHOUT THE PLANNING PHASE. CONSULTANTS MET WITH THE LOCAL WORKING GROUP IN SIX PRELIMINARY MEETINGS AND PRESENTED PAPERS--(1) "FUTURE TRENDS IN VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL EDUCATION" BY M.L. BARLOW, (2) "THE NEED AND VALUE OF EDUCATIONAL PLANNING" BY W.F. CLAPP, (3) "VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL CURRICULUMS AND THEIR TRANSLATION INTO FACILITIES" BY J. NERDEN, (4) "FORM AND CONTENT OF EDUCATIONAL SPECIFICATIONS WHICH WILL BEST MEET NEEDS OF THE ARCHITECT" BY J.L. REID, (5) "THE RELATIVE ADVANTAGES OF CORE VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL FACILITIES" BY J.F. STANDRIDGE, AND (6) "THE CONTINUOUS PROGRESS SCHOOL BUILDING" BY D.W. ALLEN. THE PROCEEDINGS OF A 2-DAY INTERACTION SEMINAR WITH 33 PARTICIPANTS, VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL FACILITY NEEDS PROJECTIONS, AND A CHECKLIST OF TENTATIVE CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING A FACILITY PLANNING GUIDE ARE INCLUDED. (MM)