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Security Solutions: The Colors of Crisis - American School
Sep 1, 2001 · It is important for each building's crisis team to have numerous opportunities to practice or drill together in advance of emergencies.
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Joe Agron Editor-in-Chief and Associate Publisher Phone: 941-200-4778 [email protected] Joe Agron is the editor-in-chief/associate publisher of American School & University.For more than 80 years, AS&U has been the leading education facilities/business publication for school and university administrators. Joe has overseen AS&U's editorial direction for …
Grounds Maintenance & Landscaping | American School
Jan 22, 2018 · Providing attractive, functional campus exteriors and grounds. Incorporating integrated pest management into the construction process can help ensure an energy-efficient and virtually pest-free school for years.
Planning for a successful school bond referendum
Mar 1, 2021 · School bond referendums provide the dollars that districts need to build facilities that support their educational objectives. Whether the goal is to build state-of-the-art learning environments or update aging facilities, bond elections are critical to the success of many K-12 school systems.
Former Urbana University campus in Urbana, Ohio, slated to …
May 5, 2022 · The former campus of Urbana University in Urbana, Ohio, will house a program focused on developing athletes. The Braxton Miller Foundation is buying the 115-acre campus and will create the Pro Development Institute, reports The Dayton Daily News.Miller played football at Ohio State University and in the NFL. The foundation says the institute “will become the first-ever dual collegiate and ...
Commencement marks the end of Ashford University's only …
May 9, 2016 · Ashford announced last July that the Clinton campus would close because it had been unable to attract enough students to make up for a "significant and ongoing enrollment shortfall.". Mount St. Clare College began as a two-year community college; in 1979, it began offering baccalaureate degrees. In 2002, the school was renamed The Franciscan University.
Choosing doors for safer classrooms and school facilities
Apr 2, 2021 · Before countless violent episodes forced schools and universities to view visitors as potentially dangerous intruders, building security was not a constant concern, and doors were considered a means of ingress and egress, not necessarily a first line of protection from threats.
36th Annual Maintenance & Operations Cost Study for Schools
Apr 1, 2007 · Spending by school districts on maintenance and operations increased in 2006-07, reversing years of historic low expenditures. According to American School & University's 36th annual Maintenance and Operations Cost Study, the median school district spends 9.19 percent of total district expenditures (TDE) on M&O, up from 7.58 percent the year before.
Clean and Safe Washroom School Maintenance
Mar 1, 2012 · Washroom maintenance is an important component of overall school health. ... Having clean, safe, well-maintained washrooms may not enhance a school’s reputation—the good maintenance practices may not provide any clues about the quality of the teachers or how well students are performing.