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Environmental Sustainability
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Facilities
Successful efforts at sustainability are embedded in programming and measurable.
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Extensive facilities monitoring has helped Friends Seminary not only limit the spread of COVID-19 but inspire new ideas about tracking wellness indicators far beyond the pandemic.
8 min read
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Change Management
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Pandemic
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Technology
Moving to cloud-based processes — and the holy grail of systems integration — is not a matter of if but when. “We’re no longer moving incrementally.”
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Safety & Security
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Risk Management
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Safety and Security
Options-based active-shooter response training programs have resulted in more casualties than other methods. So why are many schools still using them?
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Strategies
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Human Resources
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RFP
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Technology
How to make the RFP process work for your school and implement the new system smoothly.
7 min read
As the COVID-19 pandemic promises to dissipate somewhat but not yet disappear, this summer will be yet another novel experience for independent schools, different from all the summers before. Consider these best practice
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Culture
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Pandemic
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Technology
As Western Academy of Beijing has returned to mostly normal on-campus learning, everyone in the community has a renewed appreciation for both the core mission and special add-ons that make independent education exception
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Strategies
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Change Management
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Risk Management
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Technology
An incremental approach to systems upgrades helped this school meet evolving technological needs while maintaining a secure and reliable network.
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Communication
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Technology
Clearly communicating your school’s value proposition, which should be consistent whether learning happens in-person or online, will be key to weathering the challenges of the COVID-19 economy.
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Prioritizing the wellness of occupants in facilities management standards can help schools understand long-term sustainability goals more clearly and reduce energy consumption by 30%.
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Facilities
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Maintenance
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Technology
Tapping the Internet of Things can reduce energy consumption and identify problem areas in facilities management.
11 min read
Safety & Security
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Pandemic
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Safety and Security
After a long stretch of relative isolation, returning students may be ill at ease.
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Leadership
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Pandemic
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Technology
As schools address new needs in technology budgeting and privacy, the business officer-technology leadership partnership is more critical than ever. An interview with Christina Lewellen, executive director of ATLIS.
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Pandemic
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Risk Management
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Technology
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and rapid school closures this past spring, new educational technologies provided a lifeline to schools, but some of these pose new privacy concerns.
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Facilities
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Pandemic
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Planning
This smaller scale intervention may help schools move forward on planned projects that would otherwise be shelved at this time.
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Safety & Security
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Risk Management
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Safety and Security
When families’ expectations around school security have changed, a comprehensive assessment and redesign of school safety approaches may pay dividends.
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As you reconfigure campus space, now is the perfect time to consider longer-term implications of campus space management.
7 min read
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Facilities
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Maintenance
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Pandemic
Adjusting strategies for diluting and filtering air can help mitigate the risk of spreading COVID-19, while careful scheduling can save the school money.
7 min read
From reopening campus to scenario planning to managing employee leave and more, these resources should ease your summer workload.
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Maintaining not only curb appeal but also sufficient maintenance reserves will ensure our schools’ missions endure for generations to come.
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