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• OneSchool’s involvement would ensure assistance in obtaining good savings for the project and to cre-
ate a design that uses the space wisely.

FACILITIES QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Q: What do typical multi-purpose rooms/spaces involve?

A: Multi-purpose spaces are very campus specific. Some campuses create a space that doubles as a gym and
a hall with a stage. Other campuses combine canteen and home economics spaces. It is good to create sepa-
rate learning environments that can possibly be used for community events.

Q: Where do we get our cue from for facility upgrade requests (from staff) and how do we keep it in
line with the look and feel of OneSchool facilities?

A: The process for a new project is as follows: Contact David Heaney. Explain what you want, why you want
to do it, and when you want it by. Then this is put into a project portfolio. A report is created with all the
details. This helps us track the project. The project starts with the project lead completing a Concept on a
Page (COAP). The COAP then goes through several reviews by the ePMO team, the Board, the Finance team,
and finally by The Treasury Team.

Q: How does a local CA team know if facilities are inadequate on a global scale? Is there an audit pro-
cess to ensure each campus is in keeping with recognized standard so no campus is inferior? How do
we go about working with OneSchool in designing and obtaining approval for a new modern Learning
Centre? / How do we get OneSchool assessment and advice on facilities upgrade and design to bring
our campus up to OneSchool standard?
A: This happens naturally. The RPs are going to campuses and can identify when a campus doesn’t have the
right look and feel. Generally, it is obvious whether the school is up to standard with other schools in way of
design. OneSchool our schools to all have the same look and feel. We want our students to all have the same
experience. Make contact with David Heaney to talk about design and he will assess whether or not your
school has the “OneSchool look and feel”.

Q: How can we get a facility review and 5-year plan happening for the school? / How do we put together
a Campus Masterplan that takes in future developments and OSG direction?

A: A lot of the value we add is getting the size right. Bigger is not always better and it just costs way more
than it needs to. A lot of cases where we are looking at a masterplan we need to take a step back and ask
ourselves: What is our head count? What are we trying to achieve here? A masterplan can help us assess
whether it is worth building. Often there is a need, in these situations, to plan at least 2 years ahead for
grants. In the planning for grants, there is a lot of detail such as financials including our ability to borrow
needed funds. Future student numbers are calculated, and plans are made accordingly. Reasons for change,
such as SDL, also need to be considered.

Q: What involvement should staff have in facility requests?

A: The new design team that OneSchool has engaged want to talk with the staff and students. Every campus

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