| Wednesday, May 13, 2015 |
| 6:45 am |
Transportation to Golf Tournament |
| 8:00 am – 1:00 pm |
Southwest Region Golf Tournament – Scramble |
| 1:00 – 3:00 pm |
ALEP Testing |
| 2:00 – 4:00 pm |
Educational Workshops (2)
Pilot Projects: Cost-effective means for transforming spaces incrementally to support 21st Century Learning
Presentation
Additional Information
Jennette La Quire, Harley Ellis Devereaux
Mariana Boctor, Harley Ellis Devereaux
Craig Harvey, VS America, Inc.
School districts continue to feel the squeeze of budget shortfalls and are looking for strategies to transform their facilities in a pro-active manner making use of their current funds. Instead of waiting for a bond to pass or for the first phase of a master plan to be executed, there are ways to make incremental changes that will make a huge difference in the lives of teachers and students now. The presentation will review characteristics of 21st century learning environments and the FF&E systems that are an integral part of flexible and agile learning spaces. The presentation will include a case study of pilot projects one school district executed over a summer break at four high schools as a first step to build consensus among stakeholders, engage teachers in a collaborative design process and gather feedback from students to inform the future master plan.
Panel Discussion – Connecting Planning, Design and Operations
This audience-interactive panel discussion will address how industry partners (in design, construction, and operations fields) can more effectively communicate during facility planning, design and construction phases. Panel members and the audience will together develop a listing of tools and processes they use in gathering information, coordinating work, communicating solutions and measuring results across disciplines. The overall goal of the discussion is to create a list of Best Practices on how to improve collaboration and understanding between project designers, contractors and stakeholders. Following the discussion, each audience member will sent a compilation of strategies, Best Practices, and resource links for use in their work. Additionally, the discussion and ideas generated will be further explored in a White Paper.
Moderator: MaryAnn Ulik, Trane
Panel: David Crosby, Santa Fe Public Schools
Benjamin H. Gardner, Dekker/Perich/Sabatini
Matthew Higgins, VIBRANTCY Building & Renewable Energy Analysis
Henry Mignardot, Santa Fe Community College
Matthew Mulligan, HB Construction
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| 4:00 – 5:00 pm |
Educational Sessions (3)
The Spectrum of Research on Educational Environments that Drives Funding
Presentation
Anne Taylor, Ph.D, School Zone Institute, UNM SAP retired
"This session will examine the research on the effects of the physical environment on learning and behavior of students p/k/12 + in the United States and beyond. Research findings include Acoustics, Aesthetic quality, Air Quality, Autism needs, Color, Community, Daylighting, School Size,Thermal Comfort and more. We will explore student centered educational environments and developmental rights that will change the design of future schools."
Knowing is Half the Battle
Robert Gorrell,Public School Facilities Authority
Joseph B. Muhlberger, Vigil and Associates Architectural Group
Benjamin Harrison Gardner III, Dekker/Perich/Sabatini
'Knowing is Half the Battle' is a tool to empower School District personnel in active facility management. New Mexico has been a national leader in public educational facility management in recent years and wants to share its 'lessons learned'. This presentation provides an understanding of the Association, its founders, the importance of active facility management, and the overall process to successful facility management that New Mexico has incorporated into public education facility management, which includes education, funding and facility knowledge. Successful facility management directly relates to and supports the ultimate goal of 'Student Success.' It is critical for a School District to have a clear understanding of its facilities and the process to assure that its facilities support student success. This presentation looks at the educational facility lifecycle with discussion centered around successful facility management utilizing a circular process involving data, discussion and decisions.
Improved Educational Spaces Impact District-wide Performance at 3 Rural Colorado Schools: improve learning, student achievement, school pride and community engagement in rural communities
Adele Willson, AIA, LEED AP, SLATERPAULL/Hord Coplan Macht
Kelli Thompson, Elbert School District #200
At three rural Colorado schools plagued by severely deteriorated facilities, a renewal is happening and directly impacting student performance and sense of pride. Thanks to new funding sources, long needed improvements to the learning environments at Big Sandy K-12 School in Simla, Colorado; Elbert PK-12 School in Elbert, Colorado; and, Genoa Hugo PK-12 School in Hugo, Colorado have been resolved with the help BEST grants. Hear success stories behind these three rural schools and how they were able to fund and develop 21st Century educational environments. From inadequate spaces, educational deficits, structural failures, broken systems, and dilapidated buildings, to modern high-performing schools designed to LEED standards. These three schools are exceptional examples of how state-of-the-art schools can be realized with alternative strategies and abundant collaborative and tireless efforts. Student performance is up and student pride is through the roof. Teachers and staff are more efficient and effective, and parents are happy to have their children in safe and secure buildings. Three exceptional stories for three exceptional schools.
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| 5:00 – 6:00 pm |
Southwest Regional Board Meeting |
| 6:30 – 7:30 pm |
Registration Opens |
| 7:00 – 8:30 pm |
Expo Reception / Networking – 1 drink ticket provided / appetizers |
| Thursday, May 14, 2015 |
| 7:00 – 7:30 am |
Registration / Tradeshow Open – Breakfast |
| 7:30 am |
Board Buses for Tours
Sponsored by Beck Total Office Interiors
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| 8:00 am – 9:30 am |
Tour CMM Westside: 90 min |
| 10:00 – 11:30 am |
Tour V. Sue Cleveland HS: 90 min
Lunch at V. Sue Cleveland
Sponsored by Van H. Gilbert Architects |
| 1:00 – 2:00 pm |
Tour Desert Willow Family School: 60 min
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| 2:00 – 3:30 pm
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Tour nexGen Academy: 90 min
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| 3:45 – 5:15 pm
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Tour UNM CTLB: 90 min
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| 5:15 – 5:30 pm |
Buses depart for Embassy Suites
Sponsored by Becktoi and Frontrow |
| 5:30 – 7:30 pm
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Pre-dinner reception at Embassy Suites – 1 drink ticket provided / appetizers
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| 7:30 pm |
Dinner on your own |
| Friday, May 15, 2015 |
| 7:30 am |
Registration / Tradeshow Open – Breakfast |
| 8:00 – 10:00 am |
Opening General Session – Keynote Speaker / Awards Ceremony / Regional Recognition
KEYNOTE: David Stubbs, Cultural Shift 
Brought to you by VS America
President of Cultural-Shift, an award winning educational consulting firm, David has over 20 years experience in educational design, construction and management. David assists educational institutions and design professionals supporting programming and professional development needs delivering detailed, systematic conversations surrounding the disruptive innovation approach to design. Resulting environments demonstrate examples of 100% engagement and wonder, sustainability and improved IAQ. He has created physical solutions designing and constructing a vision of the school “facility&rdquordquo; of the future incorporating integration of technology and instructional concepts in design of facilities, systems and components that embrace concepts of project based, collaborative and technological advancements in education. Designs are fully built on principals of flexibility, mobility and integration and include very unique examples of furniture he has personally created. David has provided numerous articles relating to innovative 21st century design conversations. His many presentations worldwide discuss the “next” vision in educational environmental design and planning.
Click here for more information on David and Cultural Shift
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| 10:15 – 11:15 am |
Educational Sessions (3)
Implementation Strategies to plan + design + fund + construct + operate our schools
Presentation
Derek Labrecque, JK Architecture Partnership
Brett Mitchell, San Juan USD
Ted Foor, Clark/Sullivan Construction
Our communities and schools have limited resources yet we need to continue to maintain + improve + transform + operate our aging facilities. Can we keep up if we continue to approach things through the same perspective or do we need to find new ways to tackle the growing challenges? San Juan USD is the 9th largest District in California with a capital improvement need of $2.4B. With limited resources and a need to rethink the way facilities are improved they are in the midst of defining their implementation strategies. This engaging session will identify the best practices, lessons learned and new trends through the perspectives of an owner, architect and builder to better plan + design + fund + construct + operate our schools. Come listen, engage and share your thoughts on how to tackle this challenge.
No Front of the Room – Changes in the Student Experience
Presentation
Daniel Kemme, Dekker/Perich/Sabatini
Dr. Jeff Saul, University of New Mexico
Audriana Stark, University of New Mexico
Drawing from their recent experimentation with active-learning classrooms, the University of New Mexico created the Collaborative Teaching and Learning Building (CTLB) to enable interactive, hands-on learning among students. The new multidisciplinary classroom building showcases high-tech, active-learning studios and features a 126-seat Learning Studio that uses the SCALE-UP model. In this environment, lectures are infrequent, the instructor engages with small groups throughout the room, and student work is done through team-generated assignments. For this session, members of the project team will explore examples of the spaces created, specifically the Learning Studio, and how they support education focused on collaboration between students and instructors rather than lecture-based lessons. Examples from student surveys and assessments will show the success of these learning environments and how the University is evaluating their effectiveness.
A Journey to the Green Side
Presentation
Al Sena, Facilities Department, Rio Rancho Public Schools
This discussion will demonstrate how Rio Rancho Public Schools has taken a simple idea of being responsible for its resources and the environment by taking deliberate steps to perform and change a culture within the district. The district created a plan in 2007 to Green the District. RRPS has developed and deployed a program with purposeful design, construction, maintenance, custodial, and educational programs to do so. The Journey has been fruitful and challenging, however RRPS is now recognized as having a compelling program that has made an impact on the community and the state. See how the district became the largest Public School user of Solar Power in the country and how integration of planning and action has drawn the attention of many organizations like Los Alamos National Labs to try and partner with the district that will further the understanding of sustainability.
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| 11:15 – 12:30 pm |
Lunch Served – Presentation by winning SW Region SchoolsNEXT Team
Sponsored by Vanir Construction Management |
| 12:45 – 1:45 pm |
Educational Sessions (3)
Harnessing Data for Better Decision Making
Presentation
Evelyn Lee, MKThink
Nate Goore, MKThink
Allan Donnelly, MKThink
What if you could use quantifiable data to remove emotion from the decision making process, allowing you to better focus on the mission, vision, and culture that makes each of school district so unique? This session will outline four case studies that make big data “smart,” and goes well beyond traditional environmental modeling to assist in making informed and actionable decisions related to quality, quantity, and operational change at all scales (individual buildings to entire school districts) of facilities planning: Arlington Public Schools: examining Utilization and Occupancy data to determine total capacity and ability for growth within existing facilities Hawaii Department of Education: evaluate existing environmental conditions in order to implement cost efficient solutions that make classrooms more comfortable on a system-wide scale. Oakland Unified School District: development of an capital asset management plan to optimize all of its physical assets San Francisco Unified School District: operationalizing a comprehensively reform school food experience.
Ten Bad Decisions You're Making From Energy Analysis
Presentation
Mandy Redfield, PE, LEED AP BD+C, M.E. GROUP
Miles Dake, EIT, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP BD+C, M.E. GROUP
Building energy analysis has a proven impact on building design, and can be invaluable to owners and designers who are trying to reduce energy use, energy costs and construction costs. Additionally, the right type of analysis for schools and educational facilities can lead to higher attendance rates, higher test scores and more satisfied students and staff. However, if not applied correctly, analysis results can sometimes lead to design decisions that have an unfavorable effect on energy use, cost or even the building occupants! In this session, we want to share our experience by identifying ten detrimental strategies building owners and designers may encounter when relying on energy analysis to make building design decisions. We will also show you how these strategies can be identified using project-specific analysis results, and the questions you can ask the energy analysis team to make sure you are avoiding these common mistakes. Ultimately, we want your building to reach its potential, and ensure that the occupants you’re designing for are comfortable and happy.
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| 1:45 – 2:00 pm |
Refreshment Break/Tradeshow |
| 2:10 – 3:10 pm |
Educational Sessions (3)
"California Dreamin': funding and building the Golden State's K-12 educational facilities"
Presentation
William Savidge, State Allocation Board Assist. Exec. Officer
In the last 15 years California has invested over $115 billion to build, modernize and maintain its K-12 educational facilities. How did we do? What did we build? How much did it cost? Did we provide for equitable facilities across the state? How does what we've accomplished compare with other states? Using statewide data collected from school districts we'll first look at where California has been. Of course, the great recession changed everything and our collective debt-hangover has meant a reconsideration of the role of the state in support of K-12 facilities funding. It has also meant a changing landscape of local funding as declining property values have impacted local district ability to access facilities funding. So, where are we now? What is the need for school facilities funding in California? Finally, where is California heading? There are significant changes being proposed to the state's school facilities funding program which will impact our ability to provide quality educational spaces. We'll look at the potential impacts of a new state program and at the ability of local districts to continue funding their school facilities needs. Can local California districts respond to a changing facilities funding world, a changing educational world, and a changing landscape of needs to provide world class educational facilities?
CTE Planning: Connecting The Spectrum of Client, Students & Community Through Design
Presentation
Sue Gray, DLR Group
Gregory Donovan, West-MEC
MaryAnn Ulik, Trane
More than any other school type, Career-Technical Education facilities have the potential to reach deep into a community encouraging unique partnerships both in education and industry. And while the outcome can be a positive stimulation of a local economy, these unique partnerships are changing the way we design, build and even use a CTE School. This workshop and panel discussion will explore these unique partnerships and how they impact the facility design process to achieve successful outcomes.
Standards-Based Grading for Buildings – A Case Study in Maximizing the Educational Efficacy of K-12 Schools
Adams 12 Five Star Schools serves 40,000 students in the northern suburbs of Denver, Colorado. In 2013, the Superintendent challenged his staff to commit to significantly improving the district’s ability to provide students with outstanding educational opportunities. In response to this challenge, the Facilities Department developed a strategy to maximize the “educational efficacy” of the district’s school buildings. Adams 12 had participated in independent improvement programs such as Energy Star Portfolio Manager for years and made good progress toward creating healthy learning environments. The Facilities staff recognized, however, that a step-change in school building efficacy would require a more holistic approach. The framework chosen to launch this effort was the Operations Report Card™ (ORC) process developed by the Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPS). The ORC framework, evaluates six metrics related to a school’s current state of health; indoor air quality, energy efficiency, visual quality, acoustics, thermal comfort and waste reduction. In 2014, Adams 12 mobilized its plan conducting ORC audits at nine schools. The audit results have been compelling. By observing several “school health” indicators simultaneously, the Facilities staff has been able to identify previously overlooked trouble spots as well as several “role model” schools that others should be modeled after. The audit results are being used to re-prioritize the district’s Capital and Preventive Maintenance plans to focus on improving conditions at the buildings with the greatest need. During 2015-2016 Adams 12 will audit the remaining 41 school buildings. This session will be presented as a case study starting with strategy development and continuing through organizational readiness and planning, execution of the first nine building audits and how the results are being used to re-prioritize capital and maintenance planning and deployment.
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| 3:15 – 4:45 pm |
Educational Workshops (2)
21st Century Learning Environments ... Are There Reasons to be Skeptical?
Margaret (Peggy) Ann Kinsey, Nonehshe Architecture LLC
Gerhard J. Petri, SLATERPAULL/Hord Coplan Macht
21st Century Learning Environments . . . after 25 years of overuse, what does this mean? Despite "Smart Boards" and WiFi, the egg crate school configuration dominates. Have student brains and learning really changed? What do we want to achieve? Who decides? This contrarian presentation initiates candid conversation regarding realities and myths of learning environments. The organizers exchange information, ideas, and questions essential to probe this vital topic. A "fishbowl" presentation technique will encourage critical analysis of presumptions commonly accepted to define 21st Century Learning Environments. Current research will support the debate about education spaces along with presentation slides to advance the discussion. When this was presented at the 2014 USGBC Green School Summit in Denver, the response from the audience of almost 100 people was they wanted more! It exhibits the power of an interactive participatory format that encourages lively and passionate debate.
Public-Private Partnerships: A Growing Trend toward Creating Public Infrastructure, Including School Facilities
Andre A. Larroque, AIA, CSI, NCARB, ALEP, Facility Insight, LLC
A significant number of states are pursuing public-private-partnerships (P3 or PPP) as a solution towards bringing public infrastructure projects to fruition in a more rapid and cost-effective manner. While P3 is often applied in horizontal infrastructure projects such as road construction and repair, more complex vertical infrastructure projects, including school facilities, are also potential candidates for its use. Public owners such as school districts must understand the full range of potential costs and responsibilities as compared to the benefits before embarking on a P3 project. Architects should be cognizant of the P3 contractual landscape when being approached to provide services by a private developer and the potential for serving as professional adviser to a public owner. In addition, everyone must recognize the essential need for effective oversight in this different approach towards the expenditure of public capital monies. The recent push in New Mexico to formalize P3 in statute is in line with a nationwide trend. Included will be an overview and general critique of P3 developments reported in other states.
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Dinner on your own |