Schools
Alberta Infrastructure is committed to ensuring that the children of Alberta go to school in buildings that are safe and healthy. Alberta Infrastructure and Alberta Education jointly manage the administration, determine policies and regulations for and oversee capital programs and property management associated with nearly 1500 school facilities throughout the province.
School Building Projects
In partnership with Alberta Education, we consult with school boards to develop, plan and implement approved local capital plans and projects. Alberta Education oversees the prioritization, planning and approval for programs and projects, whereas Alberta Infrastructure focuses primarily upon providing technical and costing support to ensure that projects are within scope and on budget. Once Alberta Education has determined to approve and introduce a project into its Capital Plan, Infrastructure becomes involved through leading the implementation of such projects.
Final decisions on all new schools and major school building projects costing more than $2.5 million are made jointly by the Ministers of Alberta Infrastructure and Alberta Education.
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School Project Funding Planning
The School Capital Manual (previously School Infrastructure Manual) includes policies, procedures, guidelines, and references for funding and planning projects. It is updated on an ongoing basis as required.
School Project Technical Requirements
Alberta Infrastructure's technical standards and guidelines for design, construction and upgrades to school facilities are in the Technical Resource Centre, Supported Infrastructure.
Standard Core School DesignsDesigns for standard Kindergarten to Grade 6, Kindergarten to Grade 9, and Grade 5 to 9 core schools have been developed and adopted to support one of government's key priorities: providing school infrastructure to meet the needs of a growing economy and population. These designs will assist in the delivery of educational facilities in a timely, cost-effective, efficient and environmentally sustainable manner.
Summary of Standard Core School Designs (pdf 305K)
Standard Core Schools K-6 - 300 Capacity (pdf 5210K)
Standard Core Schools K-6 - 450 Capacity (pdf 2552K)
Standard Core Schools K-6 - 600 Capacity (pdf 15590K)
Standard Core Schools K-9 - 600 Capacity (pdf 1882K)
Standard Core Schools K-9 - 900 Capacity (pdf 2310K)
Standard Core Schools 5-9 - 600 Capacity (pdf 5MB)
Standard Core Schools 5-9 - 900 Capacity (pdf 11MB)
School Building Audits
The School Facilities Evaluation Project is an audit of all schools owned by Alberta school boards, and includes projects ranging from general modernization to window and roof replacements.
Other Links
Please look to these other services for more on how Alberta school buildings are built and maintained.
New School Projects Announcement - May 2011
B2L Partnership (ASAP II P3 partner)
Best Practices Guide for School Facility Managers (Natural Resources Canada)
High Performance Classrooms - A New Approach (Powerpoint 3.5MB)
High Performance Classrooms - A New Generation of Re-Locatable Classrooms (pdf 1.0MB)
