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SPACE TYPES & REQUIREMENTS

Administration Area School Type: Functional Area Descriptions T h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n a r e a w i l l p r o v i d e t h e organizational and instructional leadership needed to create an atmosphere that is conducive for teaching and learning. The administration area will assist in coordinating overall instruction and interaction with parents and community. The administration area will house facilities for several different student services including: reception/waiting area, clerical work area, principal's office, assistant principal’s office, school management support specialist (SMSS), registrar’s office, student records room, conference room, work/copy room and mail room. Locate staff toilets near administrative offices. Noisy equipment, such as the copy machine, shall be located in a separate area. Keep the entrance to this suite separate from the guidance counseling center. 1 Reception/Waiting Area Place the reception/waiting area where visitors and students can access it easily. The use of two doors from this area, one from the entry vestibule and one from the lobby, can create a passive security layer to the facility. This arrangement passively directs visitors to pass through the office during the off-peak times when students are not arriving or leaving.

Adjacency Diagram

Student Support Areas

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Planning RequirementsArea Description SF M2 Notes

Administration Area1 Reception/Waiting Area 200 19

2 Clerical Work Area 300 28 Minimum area, add 100 sf (9 m2) per assigned position >3

3 Principal's Office 200 19

4 Assistant Principal's Office 175 16 Area per assigned Assistant Principal

5 SMSS Office 100 9 When assigned

6 Conference Room 200 19

7 Student Records Room 75 7

8 Work/Copy Room 100 9

9 Mail Room 100 9 Total 1,450 135

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2 Clerical Work Area Separate the reception/waiting area from the clerical work area with a counter. At the elementary schools, a portion of this counter should be at the age appropriate height for grades one through three. The clerical work area houses clerical staff, intercom system, clock and bell system, public address system, and telephone switchboard. Place this area adjacent to the work/copy room. The clerical staff should also have visibility of the security monitors. The registrar and supply tech positions are included in the clerical staff total. A separate office can be provided for the registrar, but it may not be greater than 100 sf and that area must be deducted from the clerical work area. The registrar should have convenient access to the student records room. 3 Principal’s Office The principal's office should have direct access to the clerical work area. The office windows should command views of the main entrance and bus loading area. Provide space for a small conference table in the office. Include a second exit of the principal’s suite. 4 Assistant Principal’s Office The assistant principal’s office should have direct access to the confidential student records area. The office should include space for up to three people to meet with the assistant principal. Provide one office for each assistant principal assigned to the school. 5 School Management Support Specialist (SMSS) Office When assigned, the SMSS position supports the


Clerical Work Area , Open Office: Steelcase “University,” Steelcase, Grand Rapids, MI

principal and assistant principal in the execution of administrative duties. This office should have easy access to the principal and assistant principal. 6 Conference Room Furnish to accommodate meetings of up to 10 people. Visitors as well as the principal should be able to access this room easily. 7 Student Records Room Provide a separate, secure, fire resistant area for storage of confidential records. This room shall be 1-hour fire rated and lockable. 8 Work/Copy Room The work/copy room contains space for a copy machine, refrigerator, and counter areas to accommodate a sink, microwave, coffee pot, fax machine, and other tabletop equipment. Maximize storage cabinets and shelves in this area. Separate from the clerical work area in a manner that contains the noise and clutter associated with this space. 9 Mail Room The mail room will provide mail slots for distribution of correspondence to school staff. This is not a space for receiving, screening or sorting bulk mail—that occurs at another location on the military installation prior to delivery to the school. Provide access to the mail room from the administration offices and from the corridor.

Waiting Area: Hudson Alpha Institute for Biotechnology, Cooper-Carry Architects, Huntsville, AL

NOTE: Images shown are intended to provide real-world examples and spark design creativity.

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Guidance Counseling Center

School Type:

Func&onal Area Descrip&ons

The guidance counseling center shares a strong

func�onal rela�onship with the administra�ve office

but they should not share the same area. The guidance

counseling center provides space for counselors and/

or psychologists to work with, counsel, and test

students. The design should consider the confiden�al

nature of the telephone calls and mee�ngs that take

place. Student enrollment will determine the number

of spaces needed. Though not required, a loca�on

near the administra�on is desirable.

1 Recep&on/Wai&ng Area

There should be a dedicated recep�on/wai�ng area for

the guidance counseling center.

2 Counselor/Psychologist Office

Each school will have one private office for the school

psychologist. The number of private offices for

counselors is determined by the size of each school.

While all private offices should open onto the

recep�on area or common corridor, they should also

provide privacy. In very small schools with only one

posi�on assigned to the school, provide a single 200 sf

(19 m2) office.


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Planning Requirements

Area Description SF M2 Notes

Guidance Counseling Center

1 Reception/Waiting Area 100 9

2 Psychologist Office 100 9 One per school

2 Counselor Office 100 9 Per assigned position

3 Storage 50 5

4 Career Information/Exploration Center 100 9 Only at middle and high schools

Total 450 42

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3 Storage

The lockable storage area provides space for student

records and shared materials used in tes�ng and

counseling.

4 Career Informa&on/Explora&on Center

At middle and high schools this room is to be used by

students to research career opportuni�es.


� Conference Room: Todd Beamer High School,

Concordia Architects, Sea�le, WA

� Conference Room: Hudson Alpha Ins�tute for Bio-

technology, Cooper-Carry Architects, Huntsville, AL

NOTE: Images shown are intended to provide real-

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Health Services School Type: Functional Area Descriptions The health services area provides space for the health & wellness treatment of students during school hours. Schools assigned a full time nurse should include a nurse’s office within the suite. Schools without a full time nurse should include a visual and physical connection to the administration area to allow a receptionist or other staff person to continuously monitor ill students.

1 Treatment Area The treatment area should provide an area for ill students to lie down. The room should have enough space for a sink, a work counter, a refrigerator, a physician’s scale, and a lockable medicine cabinet. Include cots with small bedside tables and ceiling hung curtains to provide privacy for each cot. If a full time nurse is assigned, this space should be directly adjacent to the nurse’s office. Otherwise, the treatment area should open into the clerical work area or the administration offices. 2 Restroom Provide a single restroom with easy access from the treatment area. The room should have a lavatory, water closet and a shower stall. This room shall be handicap accessible.

Adjacency Diagram


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3 Storage Provide a room to store supplies, a wheelchair, and other miscellaneous equipment. 4 Waiting Area (with full time nurse only) A small area where students and parents can wait for the nurse to see them should be located in the vicinity of the nurse’s office. 5 Nurse’s Office (with full time nurse only) Locate next to the treatment area. The office provides a private space for a nurse to have a desk, lockable records storage, and side chairs. 6 Large School Allowance Additional space may be added to the treatment and waiting areas in schools with more than 1,000 students.

Treatment Area: Mason Early Childhood Center, VSWC Architects, Mason, OH



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Miscellaneous Support Spaces

School Type: Functional Area Descriptions These spaces support administrative functions, but are distinct from the administration/welcome center due to their specialized needs. Specific requirements and adjacencies are described below. 1 Itinerant Office The itinerant office is a workspace for educators or other personnel visiting or working at the school on a short-term or irregular basis. Provide a small, one-person office area with space for small group meetings. Generally, one itinerant office shall be provided at each school. In special circumstances, districts are spread over large geographical areas, additional itinerant offices may be authorized by the district superintendent. This room has no special adjacency needs. 2 Schools Officer Office The schools officer is employed by the military installation’s commander and functions as a liaison between the school and community. This officer deals with school discipline from the perspective of the military installation and is not responsible for controlling access and emergencies for the school. The schools officer office should be located near the administration/welcome center.

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Area Description SF M2

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2 100 9

3 100 9

4 200 19

5 200 19

6 200 19

7 100 9

Total 1,000 93


Miscellaneous Support Spaces

Secondary Workroom

Central Workroom

Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor

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Schools Officer

Itinerant Office

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Only at middle and high schools

Shared Conference Room

Parents' Center

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3 Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor (ASAC) Office The office provides space for counseling students at risk of abuse problems. The room should pro-vide a quiet, private space for a counselor to speak one-on-one with a student. The room should also accommodate small group sessions. This space should be located away from adminis-trative and guidance offices, but be readily acces-sible to students. Provide furniture that is easily movable for students to arrange for a comfortable relationship with the counselor. 4 Parents’ Center The parents’ center serves as a central parent vol-unteer office. Provide shelving and space for a file cabinet for volunteer materials and files. Provide a table and chairs for four to six people; a desk is not required. The room should be located near the administration/welcome center for easy access for parents and volunteers. Note that parents will use space provided within the neighborhoods for their volunteer activities. 5 Shared Conference Room The shared conference room will primarily be used by the Guidance staff and the Special Education/CSC staff and should be conveniently located to both groups. This space does not need to be ac-cessed directly from the Guidance or Special Ed Suites. Access from the main circulation will facili-tate use by various groups needing conference space.

6 Central Workroom The workroom spaces shall be centrally located with easy access from the neighborhoods, and should be distinct and separate spaces that do not need to have direct access to students. The central workroom provides space for large reproduction equipment and items such as a die-cut machine, laminator or other specialized equip-ment that cannot be distributed to the neighbor-hoods. Provide layout space convenient to the reproduction equipment. Provide casework as re-quired for specialized items such as the die-cut machine and templates. This noisy area should be acoustically separated from any adjacent areas as needed. Typically, a fairly square room with a central work table and built-in cabinets on one wall works well. This leaves open floor space for large copiers and printers. 7 Secondary Workroom In multi-story buildings, this workroom should be located where it can be conveniently accessed from the upper level(s)

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� Workroom: Northwest Middle School, VCBO Architecture, Salt Lake City, UT

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Special Educa"on Office

School Type:

Func"onal Area Descrip"ons

The typical special educa�on office suite shall include

the technician/wai�ng area, Case Study Commi�ee

(CSC) office, and at least one assessment room.

Addi�onal assessment rooms may be authorized by

the district superintendent ‘s office (DSO).

1 Technician/Wai"ng Area

The technician/wai�ng area should open onto the

corridor to provide easy access for both students and

visitors. This area provides space for a part-�me

technician, if provided, and a visitor wai�ng area.

2 CSC Office

The CSC provides cri�cal screening services for

students to determine if special needs programs are

appropriate. This office provides a room for the CSC

chairperson. This office must be lockable for secure

storage of special educa�on files. Design the space to

permit one-on-one conferences between the specialist

and student or parent. Locate for accessibility to both

the assessor technician area and the conference room.

3 Assessment Area

All assessment areas should open toward the assessor

technician area while providing privacy and quiet. One-

on-one tes�ng is conducted between an assessor and a

student in this room.

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Area Description SF M2

Special Education Office

1 Technician Waiting Area 100 9

2 CSC Office 100 9

3 Assessment Area 100 9

4 Storage Closet 20 2

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4 Storage Closet

Provide storage area, preferably accessible from the

technician/wai�ng area or the internal hallway within

the suite. Provide shelving for storage of tes�ng

materials and supplies.


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