Can I build a school? I think I want to build one.?

Question

I want to build a school some day. What should I do? I am going to build the school somewhere in Ohio or P.A.

Answer 1

Setting up a school is a tough job, neverthe less a very satisfying one. You could start by reading up on local / state laws for setting up a school. You should get help from local department of Education office and / or county service office.

Further get in touch with like minded people and raise some funds and locate a place. Then rest as you go on, team up with local businesses for awareness or fundraising, setup a body to manage all the activities. Contact highprofile donors, organise charity events and take it forward!

Your task is easier said then done - but you will do well - believe in yourself.

Answer 2

you'll need an absurd amount of money. You'll have to decide what kind. Most private schools are campuses not just one building. Lay out your design plans, layout, programs of what you'd like to teach. Make a buisiness plan. Once you have a tenth of the money you can start looking at investers, bank loans and donations. Depending on what you want to teach and how good your plan is some may just give you money cause it's a school. Also the govt may help. It's an interesting idea. I think it would take too long to get a return on investment though.

Answer 3

Of course you can build a school -- but you do have to take certain steps to ensure that it is accredited -- that is, that your students' achievements will be on a par with other schools, so they can transfer to another school or go on to college or university. There are a number of 'theme' schools, such as the Montessori, and various alternate learning systems.
As far as physically building a school, you'll have to check zoning regulations in your target community. Is this to be a private school or are you building one to donate to the public school system, in which case they look after staffing, curriculum etc.
Good luck with your project.

Answer 4

Build a school or start a school? Starting a private school is easier than most people think (Ever heard of Marva Collins? They even made her story into a movie!) but building a school is hard work! Hire a contractor for that.

Answer 5

That is great! Of course you can build one! Obviously it involves a lot of planning.... but building it is just the tip of the iceberg! Once your school opens, you have to maintain it year after year... keeping the school and your students safe, keeping your standards high, and abiding by the rules imposed by the government...

Surely you can do it! Good luck!

Answer 6

If you do, just make sure you follow through. Building a school is easy. Keeping it open for students and getting money from the government is harder in the long-run.

Answer 7

First, and most importantly, hopefully you've went to some sort of college for higher education. You can email me and I'll give you the email of a Christian Missionary by the name of Judi whose opened a school in Africa. First, she got her degree in teaching, and then began spreading the word. You can start with something small, such as a daycare of after school program for children and see how you do with that. Seriously, email me:
[e-mail]. (I can give you some very useful suggestions)

Answer 8

Yes its a nice job to have a school. I too want to build a school in my country (not in usa). I am planing one to open and for this purpose i a searching the web and gathering neccesary materials e.g. logo.course details available and somthing like that.

Answer 9

OK, here's some words of wisdom. You're going to have to write yourself some plans for the school first. I started two businesses in one year and both of them failed the next, primarily because I had not enough income to spend on the advertising and I was practically doing all the work on my own. (Tree in a Forest web design and E.A.S.E.L. Endeavoring Artists' Support & Empowerment League).

I'd suggest these things in particular, though I don't know if I'd stop with these things, there may be more.

1.) Estimate the cost and weigh against your budget. This will take estimating of the cost of the land, the building of the school structures, the legal paperwork to make it legit, the taxes, and the ongoing cost of keeping it running which will include the grounds maintenance, the teachers salaries + benefits, the precautions in security (if it's for kids this is doubly so with people to watch them when they are playing on the grounds), the continuing cost of land if that's still involved, plus a cushion for any accidents, natural disasters, or legal suits. Then after you've weighed whether you can handle it, weigh how much you may want to ask from benefactors, institutions, loans, friends and family, and if it's a private school how much you think people in the area will be able to and be willing to pay. Consider the demographics, I think microsoft has a program out that you may want to invest in that has mapping of almost any demographic you can imagine, that would aid greatly in prospecting the right place and the probability of success.

2.) Brainstorm how you can make it earn money back, and weigh each option against how much you need to make it back to keep it in business. It's better to be safe than to lose the whole business of the school. If you want the government to run your school and for it to be public then that's not really your school but theirs, but you would still have a lot of responsibility in making it work. After you brainstorm you should think of each option on your list and see which ones look like the highest success rate, results:(to):effort ratio. Then decide which ones you can and will do. Again it's better to have a cushion of doing as much as you can, and if you can't do all the things you want to focus on the ones that you then have tried and that seem to be working. Don't be afraid to change your mind, there's only so much time before you run out of options when you end up having to abandon the business or go down with it. I abandonned mine but am trying to think of where I went wrong in case I have money to try again (looking for work in web design, computers, office stuff, or in print-publishing or publication editing).

3.) Plan how you want the school to look. Go to schools that you think are prosperous as well as the ones you idealize or like. Find out what makes them tick. Research in print libraries and online. Then hire a contractor because the construction is going to need to be professional. My dad did an added room to his house twenty years ago with some friends, but this is something that is a big project and better to be safe.

4.) Plan what your focus of the school will be. If it's a technology school you're going to have to weigh in the cost of the technology equipment. (For example it's rare to find Microscopy courses anywhere and because of that the Community College in my local area has prosperred because that's a high paying job and people want to learn it). If it's for kids you're going to be liable for a lot of safety issues. If it's a college then it's going to need to have a formal atmosphere unless it's got a certain theme for arts, creativity, etc. Think of what you want and form a picture in your head, then write it out and see how it looks. Sleep on it to let your subconscious work some of its hidden issues out. And don't forget to ask your friends, your professionals, and a variety of specialists till you feel that you're 100% sure that this is what you can and will succeed at doing.

PS: let me know how it turns out if you do do it.

Answer 10

That's a very good thought. However, I think you must first get an experience in running a school (if you don't have it already).