SP&M Article Archive
School Planning & Management's vast database of articles is a valuable tool for anyone who plans, designs, equips, maintains and operates pK-12 schools nationwide. Popular topics include facilities, safety & security, technology, business, finance and the learning environment. Articles are displayed in chronological order, beginning with the most recent.
Safe and Secure Schools
Make sure to check credentials, qualifications of third-party contractors, staff.
- By Mike Halligan
- September 1st, 2018
Here, the experts to tell us how to make outdoor spaces sizzle.
Safe and Secure Schools
- By Michael Dorn
- September 1st, 2018
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
Envelopes have long since evolved from a means to just keep outside out and inside in. Systems are advancing with, among other things, sophisticated air and vapor barriers, airtight interiors, increasingly efficient windows, and exceedingly insulated roofs.
- By Scott Berman
- September 1st, 2018
Editor's Note (The View From Here)
- By Jerry Enderle
- September 1st, 2018
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
With a little planning, outdoor spaces can be transformed into things of beauty that students want to use.
- By Ellen Kollie
- September 1st, 2018
Safety & Security
Beware of inaccurate information when creating your plans.
- By Michael S. Dorn
- September 1st, 2018
Maintenance & Operations
Hardening school buildings from a maintenance perspective.
- By John A. Bailey
- September 1st, 2018
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
Sports facilities in schools and universities are incorporating new design trends to drive more fans from their homes to the stadium. With rapid advances in technology, sports facility designers feel that in stadium venues, technology is reshaping fan experience.
- By Sarat Pratapchandran
- September 1st, 2018
Business Practices
- By Jay C. Toland
- July 1st, 2018
Sustainable Schools
Six ways to make your school childsafe.
- By Patti Wood
- July 1st, 2018
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
How to make healthier cleaning work in educational facilities.
- By Allen P. Rathey
- July 1st, 2018
Building Blueprints (Facilities In Focus)
Make your media center an innovation district
- By Steven Herr, Carla Remenschneider
- July 1st, 2018
Editor's Note (The View From Here)
- By Jerry Enderle
- July 1st, 2018
Hot Tips (Furniture Supplier)
- By Angela Webb
- July 1st, 2018