2002 Arizona School Building Day

School Building Day was established by the Council of Educational Facility Planners International to celebrate learning environments and raise community awareness about the importance of school facilities. Our children spend the majority of their waking hours in a school. Where our children learn takes on a higher significance when we understand how well designed school buildings positively affect student achievement and success. School Building Day is designed to demonstrate the link between safe, healthy, high performing schools and student achievement and well-being.

This year the School Facilities Board celebrated Arizona School Building Day at Isaac Elementary School District’s new Students FIRST school, Lela Alston Elementary. This 40,500-square-foot facility was the first design-build project funded under Students FIRST and was built in just seven months. The design is modular based, has energy-efficient features, and cost approximately $3.6 million. It opened in July of 2001.