October 28-30, 2026 |
Kansas City, MO

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Chris Daniels

Chris Daniels

Educational Engagement LeaderHollis + Miller Architects

Dr. Chris Daniels is an Educational Engagement Leader for Hollis + Miller Architects bringing 27 years in education experience in several roles. From teaching elementary school to becoming National Distinguished Principal of the Year in 2011, Chris spent 15 years working in low-income title one schools. During the last 12 years of his career, he went on to become the Director of Special Services in the Park Hill School District where he stayed until shifting to Hollis + Miller. Chris has a passion for helping architects and designers create schools which are accessible for all students and that elevate the learning experience for the end user.

Thu Oct 29•2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Designing Calm, Connected Learning: A Post-Occupancy Exploration

Thoughtful design transformed daily learning for students with significant emotional and behavioral needs at Russell Jones Education Center (RJC). A d

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Thoughtful design transformed daily learning for students with significant emotional and behavioral needs at Russell Jones Education Center (RJC). A day-treatment program in the Park Hill School District, RJC’s intentionally designed spaces can diffe

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Thoughtful design transformed daily learning for students with significant emotional and behavioral needs at Russell Jones Education Center (RJC). A day-treatment program in the Park Hill School District, RJC’s intentionally designed spaces can differentiate between chaos and connection. Discover how the district and design team honored the complex user needs during a recent addition/renovation. Investigate post-occupancy data ranging from staff

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Thoughtful design transformed daily learning for students with significant emotional and behavioral needs at Russell Jones Education Center (RJC). A day-treatment program in the Park Hill School District, RJC’s intentionally designed spaces can differentiate between chaos and connection. Discover how the district and design team honored the complex user needs during a recent addition/renovation. Investigate post-occupancy data ranging from staff workflows and student engagement to acoustics, illumination, circulation, and safety–all grounded in direct feedback from teachers, staff, and students.  

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EDsession (60 minutes in classrooms)Session TypeTRACK 2: Designing for the Human Experience — Wellbeing, inclusion, safety, and human performanceSession Track
Chris Daniels
Chris DanielsEducational Engagement Leader, Hollis + Miller Architects
Tara Kalis
Tara KalisPrincipal, Park Hill School District
Tags:Group D
Allow Registration:No
Capacity Unlimited:No
Indicate how the topic is applicable to Health, Safety, Welfare (HSW) Design credits.:N/A
Learner Engagement:Panel with Q&A session (initial starter questions ranging from staff involvement in the design experience, designing the space vs. living in the space post-occupancy, as well as asking audience participants for trends which they are seeing in their individual districts.)
Learning Objective 1:Understand the unique design needs of day-treatment settings. Participants will identify key factors shaping classroom and overall school layout in a specialized program. Factors could include student age range, behavioral and emotional needs, supervision requirements, safety considerations, acoustics, circulation, and access to administration.