Let’s go! We are towards the end of three master plans (Two K-12 Districts and one County) at the moment and I always find it interesting to see how the final decision process plays out. For what feels like years to some stakeholders involved with the process, we have been collecting data from all sources and completing assessments, a demographic study and many discussions and meetings. Now we are here *deep breath* at implementation and let's go! But wait….. Sometimes the ones who are so anxious to get the ball rolling are also the ones who first put the brakes on. Wait a minute; we don’t know our exact funding stream or timeline or….yikes! The panic ensues. A master plan, when completed with transparency, involvement from all stakeholders and formed through interactive work sessions will challenge the status quo. As with all “future telling” activities, a master plan will pull on both ends of our logical thinking. On one hand, we are making plans and choosing options
Reflections on the built environment, how we interact with it and the process of planning and designing from someone who grew up with educators, goes on assessments and tours and facilitates the planning process for many schools and other organizations.