The Barnes Foundation
Assessment for Future Opportunities

H. John Heinz III School of Public
Policy and Management
Carnegie Mellon University

Systems Synthesis Project
Submitted May 2003

Tweleve graduate students at the Heinz School, Carnegie Mellon University, devoted the 2002/2003 academic year to a consulting project with The Barnes Foundation in Merion, PA. The links below provide Adobe Acrobat files of the final documentation produced by the students. Charts and maps not able to be flowed into the text of the final document are provided as inserted materials. Reference to each of these files is indicated in the proper sections of the final document. The guidebook for the board of trustees is included as a separate document.

Final Documentation
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: New Job Description and Guidebook for the Board of Trustees
Section 3: Mission, Vision, and Values
Section 4: Evaluation of the Education Program
Section 5: Geographic Information System
Section 6: Appendices

Inserted Materials
Map 1: Population Breakdown
Map 2: Population Breakdown of Montgomery County
Map 3: Family Population
Map 4: Caucasian Population
Map 5: African American Population
Map 6: Hispanic Population
Map 7: Montgomery Schools
Map 8: Points of Interest
Map 9: Schools in Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties
Map 10: Careeer Points of Life
Map 11: Possible Locations of the Barnes
Map 12: Phlash Bus Route and Corresponding Stops
Insert: Analytical Hierarchy Process Spreadsheet
Appendix I: Pre and Post Test Surveys, Self-Guided Tour
Appendix I: Pre and Post Test Surveys, Barnes' Philosophy
Appendix I: Pre and Post Test Surveys, Guided Tour
Appendix L: Barnes Timeline

Guidebook
Trustee Brochure