| THURSDAY December 1, 2016 |
| 9:00 – 4:00 pm |
Vendor Show |
| 9:00 – 10:00 am |
Planning for Change: Utilization of Existing Facilities & Creative/Flexible Design Solutions
In the current environment of economic uncertainty, school districts are often faced with tough decisions in their attempts to provide students with adequate facilities. To accommodate enrollment fluctuations as well as aging facilities and limited capital budgets, it is increasingly important to get the most from current facilities. Attendees will learn key components of school utilization and efficiency and will compare various strategies for evaluating and enhancing the utilization of school facilities thru creative/flexible design solutions. Parameters such as capacity, operations, room adjacencies and configurations, generic learning spaces, security, life safety issues, and building systems will be addressed.
Alaska design professionals will present real-life case studies and best practices to illustrate each point. Through these examples, attendees will see how some districts throughout the state are planning for change. Truly creative and flexible design allows school districts to adapt to current needs while still utilizing existing facilities. Ideas will be presented and discussed so that challenges experienced by the audience can also be addressed.
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| 10:30 – 11:30 am |
Embracing Impact – Folding Construction into Lesson Plans
During the course of the renovation at Anchorage's Rabbit Creek Elementary, one teacher took the opportunity to include construction into her lesson plans. Karen Rakos' 2nd graders were already showing interest in the activity happening outside their relocatable classroom so she looked for ways to bring that activity into her classroom. She invited guest speakers, they did construction tours, and created projects related to the construction activity throughout the course of the year. During the presentation Karen and the ASD Project Manager Charlie Peters will present on their experiences and play a documentary film that was created.
Attendees to this presentation will learn how to assist school staff in embracing the impact to the school and learning environment that can surround renovations of occupied buildings. |
| 12:00 – 1:30 pm |
Lunch
Tim Mearig – State of the State (20-30 min.)
Len Mackler Award Submittal Presentations (45-60 min.) |
| 1:30 – 2:30 pm |
CTE in the Schools – How Kids Transition into the Work Force?
Presentation of current trends in Career Technology Education by Anchorage School District Director of CTE & School Counseling, Diane Maples. Discussion will focus on how today's students are able to explore multiple career options in CTE and opportunities for transition into the work force. Session will examine classroom innovations including use of simulators and computers as applied to technical fields and how school facilities are changing to adapt to these new CTE trends.
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| 3:00 – 4:00 pm |
Teaching the Creative Process: Designing the Built Environment to Support Creativity
Creative thinking is in demand for students and workers alike. Creativity isn’t just the ability to generate ideas. It’s about collaboration and activity that leads to solutions for real problems. Creativity begins with thinking and is explored through making. Dave Bublitz, with Steelcase Education, will present insights into teaching creativity, along with design principles to support each phase of the creative process.
Attendees will be able to learn about different ways to approach interior learning spaces with furniture selections and arrangements. The presentation will be a direct tie-in to the mini Maker Space that will be on display at the conference reception at Capital Office. |
| 5:00 – 8:00 pm |
Conference Reception; Hors d'oeuvres, refreshments. Capital Office 1120 E 35th Ave, Anchorage AK (Capital Office will have a mini Maker Space on display)
Alaska Chapter Board Meeting
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| FRIDAY December 2, 2016 |
| 9:00 – 10:00 am |
Alaska-Made Building Products
The State of Alaska Division of Economic Development will lead this session about Alaska-made building products, including a presentation about the Made in Alaska Home. Participants will learn about using the Alaska Product Preference Program and the Alaska Forest Product Preference Program for more competitive bids and hear from a panel of manufacturers who will share information about their products and the benefits of buying local. |
| 9:00 – 10:00 am |
Capital Improvement Master Planning and Assessment – 30 Year NSBSD Case Study
Jeff Cook, the Director of Maintenance & Operations for the North Slope Borough School District |
| 10:15 –11:45 am |
O&M Workshop
This workshop will be a collaborative session where the audience moves around the room to multiple stations and provides best-practice input on topics related to reducing maintenance and operational costs in educational facilities while improving indoor conditions for the users. The facilitators for each topic will provide a brief presentation at the end of the workshop summarizing the ideas that were brought forth for their topic.
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| 12:00 – 1:30 pm |
Lunch
ASD Mentorship Program Intro
Len Mackler Award Announcement
Chapter Business Meeting |
| 1:30 – 5:00 pm |
Bus Tour
Airport Heights / Turnagain / Rabbit Creek Elementary Schools
The conference tours will consist of visiting three Anchorage School District facilities that are in various states of construction.
Understand the application of education facility assessment categories from Renewal to replacement on a series of recent capital improvement projects undertaken by the Anchorage School District.
Categories include:
Building Life Extension
The goals of this level renovation are to extend the useful life of the facility for a minimum of 10 additional years, address critical code and life safety concerns, improve energy efficiency, and the security at the school main entry. This option does not necessarily address educational program deficiencies.
Intermediate Renewal
The goals of this Intermediate Renewal are to improve the facility to serve adequately for the next 20 years and addresses fundamental program delivery deficiencies without adding or significantly minimizing the addition of area to the building. Improvements extend beyond Building Life Extension by addressing program within the confines of the building envelope and either repurposes or reorganizes existing program space.
Expanded Renewal
The goals of this level renewal are to improve the facility to service for a minimum of another 30 years. It addresses critical code and safety concerns, improves energy efficiency and improves building security. This option makes major upgrades to existing spaces and provides additional square footage to address program delivery requirements and more closely align the school with an appropriate Supplementary Ed Spec.
Building Replacement
This level results in the demolition and full replacement of the existing school, including site improvements.
Intermediate Renewal
After completing a full assessment and project analysis report of the existing 60+ year old Turnagain Elementary School, it was determined that the Anchorage School District wanted to complete a renewal project that would include extending the life of the building and provide an intermediate level of education/security programmatic upgrades. The district has titled these levels of renewals as; Building Life Extension (BLE) and Intermediate Renewal (IR). Due to budget constraints and being fiscally responsible, this project did not include what the district calls an Expanded Renewal (ER), which would be a fully extensive remodel/renovation.
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