Parking lots are often the first and last experience that a patron has with a building complex.
Art should be an essential element in education, in learning, in developing, in maturing. Children, just like the cavemen from whom we are all descended, need to participate in and appreciate art.
Whether you call it carpet tile, modular tile or modular carpet, the facts show that it's a must-have in your district.
Public schools score big with modern athletic facilities.
Terrorism is a very serious, real, and difficult issue for schools, but with the help of public safety officials and local experts, educators can do their part to reduce the impact of terrorism on our nation.
Threats to school safety come from nature, from within and without. How well are we tackling thistriple threat”?
With the right tools, network security can enhance the overall benefits of Internet access at schools while providing a safe environment for students to learn and grow.
When 800 school-aged children are killed and 152,000 are nonfatally injured traveling back and forth to school each year, can we afford to blame it on lack of funds?
K-12 schools turn to piggybacking, local, regional and national coops, and any other strategy that can produce volume price cuts, lower administrative costs and faster
turnaround.
Practical Information on Crisis Planning – A Guide For Schools and Communities
Now there are clearer accessible school design standards that balance accessibility with aesthetics and present design challenges with unique solutions.
During the past several months, I've frequently heard two themes expressed; two themes that, it seems to me, might be combined into one significant solution.
Everyone wants to attend a school with curb appeal, but how do you achieve that well-groomed look?
Today's schools must be prepared to manage a wide range of threatening situations, from traditional emergencies, such as fires, hurricanes and accidents, to ‘targeted' attacks, such as school shootings and terrorist activities.
Dave Friedberg is the director of Safety and Security for Hillsborough County (Florida) Schools. He quickly set about the business of building a variety of new safety programs in the district.
Today's school official must be prepared to deal with the threat of bullying and aggressive behavior on a day-to-day basis, all the way to a potential school shooting or act of terrorism on the other end of improbable, but possible, scenarios.
Whether considering the threat of terrorism, tornadoes or trespassers, be sure to use available resources wisely by focusing on what you can protect most effectively.
In the large assortment of education-related acronyms, there's one that every school district needs to take into account. That's the IEQ of your buildings — their indoor environmental quality.