May 2014
On the Cover
By Jim French, Bob Binder
Innovative E-12 campus targets early childhood development.
Features
Building Blueprints (Facilites in Focus)
By Jeffrey K. Elliott, Deborah Marai
Not your parents' lunchroom!
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
By Ellen Kollie
Experts share their preferences and decision-making processes for choosing the right flooring.
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
By Rose Mary Su, Julia McFadden
Rethinking the good, the bad, and the ugly of flexible learning spaces.
Safety & Security (Prepare and Be Aware)
By Stephen Satterly
Developing, practicing and planning protocols used to prepare and respond to natural disasters.
Technology (Enhancing + Engaging + Connecting)
By Michael Fickes
Interactive projectors, monitors and whiteboards provide new teaching and learning tools.
Maintaining Buildings Grounds
By Jerry Enderle
How do you schedule necessary maintenance projects when school facilities are being used year-round for a variety of purposes?
Maintaining Buildings Grounds
By Ellen Kollie
Germs must be dealt with in a firm and consistent manner.
Columns
Trends in Green
By Robert Kobet, AIA, LEED
Improving outcomes and changing destinies.
Emerging Technology
By Mike Raible, Andrew LaRowe
Unless your district is a one-room schoolhouse, every capital improvement brings a corresponding disparity.
Fire & Life Safety
By Mike Halligan
Battery-operated devices have different specifications.
Maintenance & Operations
By Jim Jones
Is your child's school stuck on a pest control treadmill?
A Final Thought
By Paul Abramson
Use money wisely to prevent school violence.
Editor's Note (The View From Here)
By Deborah P. Moore
How some schools are spending taxpayer's dollars.
Business Practices
By Chris Beyne
Can it improve student learning or teacher quality?
Extras
Facilities (Learning Spaces)
By Jonah Sacks
Safety & Security (Prepare and Be Aware)