Is Executive Summary by Epstein Uhen the Work of Vollmer & Associates?

This morning—as I normally  do—I read Janet Evans’ FranklinNOW blog, Board's Eye View.   This morning I found an article she wrote about the looming prospect of building new school facilities in the Franklin School District.

In her piece Janet links and points her readers to the Executive Summary produced for the District by Epstein Uhen Architects.   After reading it I “Goggled” the following line from this report: “America’s public schools can be traced back to 1640 when founders assumed…”

What I found was a paper written in 2001 by Jamie Vollmer of Vollmer and Associates.Vollmer and Associates paper is strikingly similar to the Executive Summary “written by Epstein Uhen.”

Links to both are below:

• Epstein Uhen Executive Summary
• Schools Cannot do This  Alone by Jamie Vollmer  2001 Vollmer and Associates

Epstein Uhen’s report begins:

This report is to provide an objective analysis of the present condition and capabilities at the Franklin High School and Forest Park Middle School for the Franklin Public Schools. The information presented in this report was gathered through on-site inspections of the sites and buildings, interviews with the building Administration, Teachers, Aides and Maintenance staff during November and December 2011. Eppstein Uhen Architects utilized Muermann Engineering for review of the plumbing and electrical systems while Fredericksen Engineering provided a review of the Mechanical (HVAC) system…

Are Franklin taxpayers expected to pay Epstein Uhen for Vollmer and Associates work?

Does Epstein Uhen pay Vollmer and Associates a royalty for using its work?