The 2009 MId-Year Seminar

Each year VEFP hosts a FREE seminar for CEFPI members and a limited number of non-members. On September 29, 2009, the CEFPI Virginia Chapter hosted its membership as well as CEFPI members and guests attending this year’s national conference.  Browse pictures from the seminar below, or download two of the seminar presentations.

Manassas Park City School Presentation (3 MB)

Victoria Bergsagel Presentation (13 MB)

 

INVOLVING THE COMMUNITY IN, “IT’S ABOUT THE STUDENTS.”

Presentations Included:
Dr. Thomas DeBolt - Mrs. Stacey Mamon - Dr. Ritchie Carroll
Three educational leaders from Manassas Park shared, “The Manassas Park Schools’ Story – Meeting Past, Present, and Future Challenges.”  This inspiring story highlighted the transformation of the community over the last 33 years, describing the eleven key components  that comprise the heart of the Manassas Park City Schools’ Story.
Ms. Victoria Bergsagel
The founder and director of Architects of Achievement presented her analysis of the synergy between learning environments, building design, and community involvement.

 

Highlights from Previous Years

November 2008: Successful Technology Implementation in Schools Drive-In Seminar
Grassfield High School in Chesapeake, Virginia

Grassfield High school opened in September 2007 and is a wireless facility with all major systems, including the PA system, telephones, bells, security cameras, access control, and media distribution, running over the network.  School and District Staff, along with A&E Consultants, will share the lessons learned for successfully implementing a broad range of technologies in an integrated package.

Following a Facility Tour focusing on technology, Break-out Sessions, and complimentary lunch, our Panel Discussion will cover topics such as conceptual design and implementation, teacher training, technical support, SOL testing and the use of laptops in a wireless network, and retrofitting older buildings.  A question and answer period will end our time together.

Seminar Panelists

  • Mrs. Carolyn Bernard, Principal
  • Mr. Grant Stanley, Assistant Principal
  • Mrs. Kathleen R. Pitchford, Director of Information Technology
  • Mrs. Elizabeth Everett, Technology Instructional Specialist
  • Mr. Alan McCrary, Technology Support Specialist
  • Mr. Glenn Meeks, Meeks Educational Technologies
  • Mr. William W. Schwegler, R.A., Principal, Waller, Todd & Sadler Architects
  • Mr. John Maddux, President, RRMM Architects

 

 


John Hill addressing 2007 seminar attendees.

October 2007: Examining the Costs and Benefits of Sustainable Technologies in K12 Design

The US Green Building Council recently launched LEED for Schools for educational facilities seeking certification. And while certification is not mandatory, several states are legislating it and the University of Virginia and Virginia Tech are endorsing it. But what about the cost? And are the benefits of LEED certification, in particular, and sustainable technologies, in general, worth additional expense? What are the benefits? And does research substantiates the claims?

Attendees toured Sidwell Friends Middle School in Washington, DC and participated in a panel discussion featuring:

  • Rachel Gutter, USGBC’s LEED Sector Manager for Educational Facilities;
  • Kathleen Langan, Senior Vice President of Hess Construction;
  • Anja Caldwell, Montgomery County (MD) Public Schools’ Green Building Program Manager;
  • Michael Saxenian, Assistant Head of School and Chief Financial Officer for Sidwell Friends; and
  • Robert Winstead, Vice President, SHW Group. 

Sidwell Friends is a LEED Platinum certified school. The tour included stormwater management on a restricted site, rainwater harvesting, on site recycling of gray water, photovoltaics, and vegetated roofs to name just a few. The panel discussion will include an intro to LEED for Schools, a case study comparing costs of two prototype schools (one that pursued LEED and one that did not), first-costs vs life-cycle costs, O&M, decision making, and a review of research on sustainable technologies and teaching/learning.


Touring the site at Sidwell Friends School in Washington, DC.