Authors:
Christina Lighthall, REFP, Senior Director, Long Range Planning, Wake County Public School System
William (Bill) Carruthers, Ph.D., Senior Director, Grants Administration and Compliance Reporting, Wake County Public School System
Rebecca A. Zulli, Ph.D., Director of Research and Evaluation, North Carolina Alliance to Create Opportunity through Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) in North Carolina completed a 2006 CEFPI grant-funded research project that examined the impact of large-scale renovations of school buildings on facilities, student achievement, attendance, and suspension rates, as well as the impact on stakeholder satisfaction. The study compared pre-renovation trends to post-renovation trends at 18 of the Wake County schools that had undergone a major renovation between 1997 and 2003, ranging from $4.5M to $11.5M. The study took into account square footage, capacity, mobile classrooms, membership, demographics, health and safety, and utility costs during the period of time under study. Data were collected and analyzed from End-of-Grade and End-of-Course exams, SAT scores, average daily attendance, out-of-school suspensions, and parent satisfactions surveys. Interviews were also conducted with school staff regarding their satisfaction during and following renovations. The study found evidence that renovations contribute to improvements in staff, student and parent outcomes.

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