Long Range Planning Proficiency

“The amount of stakeholder engagement is outstanding. The effective use of key data to drive important long-range decisions is extremely valuable. The flexibility and adaptability of their planning model provides the ability to keep up-to-date information at your fingertips.”

/ Dr. Jay Harris, Platte COunty R-III School District /

A4LE - Association for Learning Environments

A4LE certified professionals serve districts by building healthy, safe and resilient 21st century learning environments. A4LE membership is made up of nearly every discipline involved in school planning, construction, and maintenance.

iDS A4LE Professionals

Brian Foxworthy, Aaron Harte, Patrick Smith, Duane Cash

ALEP - Accredited Learning Environment Planner

ALEP is designed to elevate professional standards, enhance individual performance, and identify those in the educational environment industry who demonstrate the core competencies essential to the practice of planning, designing, equipping and maintaining educational environments.

iDS ALEP Certified Professional

Aaron Harte is one of only four ALEP professionals in the state of Missouri.

iDS Engagement in ALEP

incite Design Studio’s Director of Educational Planning, Aaron Harte completed his ALEP certification in July of 2021, after ten months of classes and a rigorous interview process.

Aaron achieved over 360 hours of continuing education in ten months. To put that into perspective, licensed architects must receive 30 hours of continuing education per year to maintain licensure.

“iDS does an exceptional job of including the district in decisions and garnering consensus across multiple stakeholder groups. That unique skill set they bring to combine architectural services with sustainable long range planning is significantly advanced compared to other long range planners. The platform used to house the district long range plan includes a significant amount of detail providing clear-cut understanding of where the district can apply bond proceeds. This allows for the district to use concrete quantitative data and build support with internal and external stakeholders.

iDS has such a strategic focus on serving K-12 public schools that they have hired staff with the expert knowledge necessary to not only understand the complex nature of K-12 districts but also how to connect, relate, and support staff through the planning and building process.”