When designing a shared school space, taking the time to collect different stakeholders’ perspectives in unbiased ways pays dividends.
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Collaborative processes can help ensure new campus facilities align with a school’s mission.
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Risk Management
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Transportation
Managing the infinite scenarios of transportation risk — from owning or outsourcing vehicles to corralling volunteer drivers — requires time, expertise and financial resources to keep everyone safe.
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From the archives: How can online learning simultaneously mitigate the financial pressures facing our schools and reinforce our ability to personalize the learning experience?
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Stuart Country Day School’s campus-as-lab program, led by the school’s facilities director, enables students to solve real-world problems — while helping administrators collect campus data.
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Building plans? Don’t wait until groundbreaking to engage with the neighbors.
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Extended Day
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Leadership
Innovative, student-driven programs add value, enrich students, further school mission and attract new families.
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Safety & Security
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Culture
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Safety and Security
Spending alone won’t make your school more secure. The most effective security strategies prioritize school culture.
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Cybersecurity
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Risk Management
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Technology
A school’s online safety requires vigilance from every department.
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Budget
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Facilities
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Key Facilities
School facilities are notorious for hiding their true costs. A total cost of ownership approach can help you avoid surprises and make decisions that pay off years down the line.
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With an affordable in-house audit, both your facilities team and your service providers will become more familiar with your campus and more invested in it too.
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Crisis Management
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Safety and Security
Teachers and students should be at the center of school security training, and empowered (not intimidated) for the most effective results.
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Safety & Security
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Extended Day
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Key Auxiliary
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Risk Management
The unique challenges associated with after-school, evening and weekend activities merit additional considerations.
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Facility Rental
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Financing
Look closer. Could there be untapped income opportunities in your facilities, your programs, your operating cash and reserves?
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From bridge financing to a unique co-location partnership, schools’ construction financing strategies reveal new levels of creativity, resourcefulness and fiscal prudence.
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Are summer camps exempt from FLSA requirements? A closer look at the recreational establishment exemption.
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After-school programming can and should be much more than an afterthought. This school’s robust and thoughtful program is a powerful differentiator that fosters enrollment growth.
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Dismissal is the riskiest time of day. A few best practices can help schools more safely direct students in a multitude of directions.
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Traditional lockdown drills demoralized students and staff. New protocols built confidence and capabilities.
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Mission & Motivation
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Environmental Sustainability
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Investments
The Northwest School’s long-held commitment to sustainability comes full circle in its purchasing policy, dining, facilities, transportation and, most recently, its investment policy.
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