Past Events
Region Webinar – Part 2
Thursday, July 16, 2020
12 PM Eastern Time
Preparing your Schools for Reopening: Cleaning, Custodians, and Communication
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THIS WEBINAR IS FREE, BUT YOU MUST REGISTER!!!
The link for joining the webinar will be sent to the registrants on the day of the event.
As schools prepare to reopen in some form in a matter of weeks, administrators need practical, actionable advice for creating safer environments for students, teachers, and staff. This panel discussion will provide strategies for building trust within your community through transparency and communication, working with custodians to implement facilities cleaning plans, minimizing high-touch areas, and addressing budget impacts of these changes.
Experts include Chuck Saylors Trustee of Greenville County Schools, Bain Stewart of Greenville County Schools, Paul Boney and Taylor Morris of LS3P, and Al Ciarochi of Prince William County Public School.
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Region Webinar – Part 1
Thursday, July 9, 2020
12 PM Eastern Time
Preparing for Reopening: Building Inspections, Indoor Air Quality, and HVAC Systems
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THIS WEBINAR IS FREE, BUT YOU MUST REGISTER!!!
The link for joining the webinar will be sent to the registrants on the day of the event.
As schools prepare to reopen regionally, school officials are faced with decisions on how to prepare given the current conditions. Hear from a team of professional engineers as they provide a top-down summary of the challenges, constraints, and current recommendations from national organizations such as the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE).
During a virtual panel discussion, Al Ciarochi and Julius Williams of Prince William County Schools will provide an overview and details of proposed system changes and the facts surrounding these changes such as implementation costs, restrictions, and lessons learned.
About the Panelists:
Al Ciarochi serves as an Associate Superintendent for Prince William County Public Schools, located in the Northern Virginia region, with over 91,000. He is responsible for New Construction, Land Acquisition, Planning, Maintenance, Pupil Transportation, and School Nutrition.
Julius Williams serves as Administrative Coordinator of Environmental Services with Prince William County Schools. He has more than 25 years of experience in environmental health and safety and facilities management in university/higher education, K-12, government, and commercial settings. Julius is a leader and key collaborator with division leadership and stakeholders such as maintenance staff, school administrators, risk management, community residents and local, State and Federal regulatory officials.
James Currie, PE, LEED AP BD+C serves as a Senior Mechanical Engineer for CMTA. He has dedicated his talents for 20 years in the design of HVAC, plumbing and fire protection systems facilities for critical facilities, research laboratories, universities, science + technology, K-12 education, cultural arts, municipal, convention centers and corporate organizations. James is an active leader and member of ASHRAE, ASME, ASPE, and USGBC.
Tony Hans, PE, LEED AP, RCDD serves as the National Director of Sustainable Projects for CMTA. He has been involved with over 4 million square foot of Zero Energy Projects, many of those being educational projects.
Zachary Schneider serves as a Lead Electrical Engineer for CMTA. Zac has over 15 years of professional experience working on educational projects. Utilizing his MEP and lighting expertise, Zac ensures electrical and energy-efficient designs are seamlessly and optimally executed by coordinating closely with owners and the design team to surpass project expectations and ensure sustainable design principles are incorporated.
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Region Webinar
Thursday, June 25, 2020
12 PM Eastern Time
Six Feet Apart, Together: Strategies to Maximize your Educational Environments in the COVID Era
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THIS WEBINAR IS FREE, BUT YOU MUST REGISTER!!!
The link for joining the webinar will be sent to the registrants on the day of the event.
Is there a way that your school could safely open in the fall at 50% capacity? What about 75% capacity? Are you looking at all of your spaces and options? How could you maximize your dining spaces?
As our school systems continue to respond to the COVID-19 crisis, we know that every district is facing both challenges and opportunities when it comes to reopening. Social distancing, face coverings, and innovative thinking will be common threads, and each school will need to develop its own tailored plan to meet the needs of its students, teachers, staff, and families.
Please join us for a panel discussion exploring design considerations and actionable strategies viewed through the lens of building owners, program experts, review agencies, and architects. These experts can help you visualize creative solutions for using existing facilities to accommodate a variety of social distancing scenarios within your school to inform your plans for safer space use. Panelists include moderator Al Ciarochi, Prince William County Public Schools; Eddie Anderson, of New Hanover County Schools; David Waggoner, CBRE; Nathan Maune, NC DPI; and Paul Boney and Taylor Morris of LS3P.
About the Panelists:
Al Ciarochi serves as an Associate Superintendent for Prince William County Public Schools, located in the Northern Virginia region, with over 91,000. He's responsible for New Construction, Land Acquisition, Planning, Maintenance, Pupil Transportation, and School Nutrition.
Eddie Anderson serves as Assistant Superintendent of Operations for New Hanover County Schools. He oversees the School District’s planning and day-to day operations.
David Waggoner, AIA, LEED AP BD&C, ALEP, LE Fellow, serves as Managing Director of Program Management and National K-12 Market Leader for CBRE Heery. David has managed K-12 projects and programs for over 30 years throughout the United States. He is a long-time member of A4LE.
Nathan Maune serves as School Planning Section Chief for North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Assisting public schools, architects, and design teams in the planning and design of high quality school facilities that enhance education and provide lasting value to the children and citizens of North Carolina.
Paul Davis Boney, FAIA, serves as K-12 Practice Leader and Senior Vice President with LS3P and is a current member of the LS3P Board of Directors. Paul is a third-generation architect with diverse experience in K-12, higher education, state, civic, and private projects. He is a current President-Elect of the Association for Learning Environments (A4LE) Southeast Region and served as 2018 President of North Carolina A4LE.
Taylor Morris works with LS3P’s K-12 teams across eight offices providing on-going research to advance K-12 educational design. The world of educational architecture blends Taylor’s passions of creativity and people together. Her work focuses on how K-12 environments can positively impact children and teachers alike.