OVERALL CONSIDERATIONS

Planning building specifications to adequately accommodate a stated instructional program will require close cooperation of the architect and school personnel. Intensive study of the final architectural drawings should be made by a committee composed of members the original planning team. This committee and members of the superintendent' s staff should be available during construction for routine inspections. Below are particular areas that should be checked prior to accepting final plans:

     1. Provision for meeting all State safety regulations.

     2. Provision for meeting local and state fire regulations, including firestops and fire-resistant material when possible.

     3. Provision of adequate parking, minimizing traffic hazards.

     4. Provision for hard-surfacing specified areas, such as physical education, band, ROTC, vehicle parking.

     5. Provision for landscaping entree campus complex.

     6. Provision of effective drainage.

     7. Provision of adequate electrical outlets and switches. Convenience outlets should clear counter height where applicable. Conduits for later expansion of electrical load should be included.

     8. Provision for well functioning maintenance.

     9. Provision for excluding or minimizing noise where specifically requested.

     10. Provision of visual mountings (chalk boards, tackboards) at eye level of user

     11. Provision for joining, abutting, and covering all walkways, loading areas, and service areas.

     12. Provision of adequate drinking fountains at ratio of 1-60 pupils.

     13. Provision of sandtraps at entrance areas 18" deep, length of doorway, and 36" wide to intercept at least two steps of entrant.

     14. Provision for utilities enabling proper maintenance of landscaping with underground sprinkler system included.

     15. Provision of outside lighting to discourage vandalism.

     16. Provision of flagpole design and erection to be in keeping with architectural design of building.

     17. Provision for perpetual assessment to insure maximum functional qualities of building while construction is in progress and until the school Board has accepted the facility from the contractor.

     18. Provision of climate control, except those areas specifically excluded. Special attention shall give to climatic zoning to facilitate economy, safety, and program effectiveness.

     19. Provision for closed circuit television.

A container for permanent storage of final building plans and specifications shall be provided. This container shall be protected against moisture, insect (termite), and fire, with any other considerations necessary to insure permanency of these records.

The architect is to be knowledgeable of Florida State Department of Education Accreditation Standards.