[Vision2020] Fwd: [Facilities] engineers grade school facilities
Tom Trail
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Thu, 4 Sep 2003 10:10:12 -0800
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Visionaires--I thought this report from the American Society of Civil Engineers
concerning it's grading for the infrastructure of U.S school facilities would
be of interest.
Rep. Tom Trail
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>The American Society of Civil Engineers has just released its grade
>for infrastructure in the United States and school facilities again
>make poor marks, though ASCE gave schools a D+ for 2003. This is a
>bit unclear, however, as the arrow suggests no change.
>
>
> 2001 Grade 2003 Trends Schools D-
>
>Due to either aging, outdated facilities, severe overcrowding, or
>new mandated class sizes, 75% of our nation's school buildings
>remain inadequate to meet the needs of school children. The average
>cost of capital investment needed is $3,800 per student, more than
>half the average cost to educate a student for one year. Population
>growth is outpacing investment in our schools. While school
>construction spending has increased, the cost to remedy the
>situation remains more than $127 billion.
>
>Many school districts are mandating a lower student to teacher ratio
>in an effort to improve test scores. In Florida, there is now a
>statewide constitutional amendment limiting class sizes causing the
>Hillsborough County school district to put a freeze on moving
>dilapidated portable classrooms from school property.
>
>There has been no new comprehensive needs assessment since the last
>report card. The increased attention on K-12, along with increased
>funding, has highlighted the issue, but the underlying problems
>remain.
>
>FEDERAL ACTION NEEDED: Funding for schools is a state and local
>function. However, federal educational standards and mandates on
>classroom size do have costs. The federal government should do more
>to assist local school districts in maintaining their facilities.
>One way would be to enact the America's Better Classroom Act of 2003
>(H.R. 930 & S. 856), which would help states and localities by using
>tax credits to pay the interest on school modernization bonds. It is
>a sensible, cost-effective and efficient measure that creates no new
>bureaucracy
>
><http://www.asce.org/reportcard/index.cfm?reaction=full&page=6#schools>http://www.asce.org/reportcard/index.cfm?reaction=full&page=6#schools
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International Trails
1375 Mt. View Rd.
Moscow, Id. 83843
Tel: (208) 882-6077
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<div>Visionaires--I thought this report from the American Society of
Civil Engineers</div>
<div>concerning it's grading for the infrastructure of U.S school
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<div>be of interest.</div>
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<div>Rep. Tom Trail</div>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1">The American
Society of Civil Engineers has just released its grade for
infrastructure in the United States and school facilities again make
poor marks, though ASCE gave schools a D+ for 2003. This is a
bit unclear, however, as the arrow suggests no
change.</font></blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite> </blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite> <u> 2001 Grade
2003 Trends</u><b> Schools D-<img
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><br>
Due to either aging, outdated facilities, severe overcrowding, or new
mandated class sizes, 75% of our nation's school buildings remain
inadequate to meet the needs of school children. The average cost of
capital investment needed is $3,800 per student, more than half the
average cost to educate a student for one year. Population growth is
outpacing investment in our schools. While school construction
spending has increased, the cost to remedy the situation remains more
than $127 billion.<br>
<br>
Many school districts are mandating a lower student to teacher ratio
in an effort to improve test scores. In Florida, there is now a
statewide constitutional amendment limiting class sizes causing the
Hillsborough County school district to put a freeze on moving
dilapidated portable classrooms from school property.<br>
<br>
There has been no new comprehensive needs assessment since the last
report card. The increased attention on K-12, along with increased
funding, has highlighted the issue, but the underlying problems
remain.<br>
<br>
<b>FEDERAL ACTION NEEDED:</b> Funding for schools is a state and local
function. However, federal educational standards and mandates on
classroom size do have costs. The federal government should do more to
assist local school districts in maintaining their facilities. One way
would be to enact the America's Better Classroom Act of 2003 (H.R. 930
& S. 856), which would help states and localities by using tax
credits to pay the interest on school modernization bonds. It is a
sensible, cost-effective and efficient measure that creates no new
bureaucracy<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><a
href=
"http://www.asce.org/reportcard/index.cfm?reaction=full&page=6#schools"
><font face="Arial"
size="-1"
>http://www.asce.org/reportcard/index.cfm?reaction=full&page=6#sc<span
></span>hools</font></a></blockquote>
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<div>-- <br>
Dr. Tom Trail<br>
International Trails<br>
1375 Mt. View Rd.<br>
Moscow, Id. 83843<br>
Tel: (208) 882-6077<br>
Fax: (208) 882-0896<br>
e mail ttrail@moscow.com</div>
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