Security Solutions: The Colors of Crisis - American School
Sep 1, 2001 · A building's crisis team often is composed of five to seven members. The building administrator is most often the purple-team leader. Other typical team members are a counselor, a nurse, school secretary or a custodian. In a code purple, the team usually is given the facts and is expected to help the team leader decide how to proceed.
Planning for a successful school bond referendum
Mar 1, 2021 · Insights for planning and winning a bond election. 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.
Strategies for Success: Door/Entry Systems for School Security
Jul 1, 2012 · The Los Angeles Unified District’s School Design Guide recommends these strategies for doors in education facilities: •Do not locate exterior doors in recesses or alcoves that would provide cover for an intruder trying to enter. •All exterior doors should be illuminated with security lighting. •Provide rain-protection overhangs for ...
MacMurray College is closing after 174 years - American School
Apr 7, 2020 · After years of financial struggles, MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Ill., will shut down for good at the end of the spring semester. The Springfield State Journal-Register reports that leaders of the four-year liberal arts college decided there was no viable financial path forward in light of declining enrollments, rising competitive costs, and an insufficient endowment.
Bowie State University opens $166 million Martin Luther King Jr.
Aug 28, 2024 · With a focus on visibility, connectivity and storytelling, the design of the 192,000-square-foot Martin Luther King, Jr. Center expresses the power of voice and community, the university says.
American School & University Awards
The Architectural Portfolio. The ultimate tribute to education design excellence. If selected for publication, this distinctive November issue of American School & University gives your outstanding projects national acclaim in an education design sourcebook used all year by administrators at schools and universities across the country and internationally.
Discouraging Restroom Vandalism - American School & University
Jul 1, 2001 · Discouraging Restroom Vandalism. When Bob Pickard ponders how to keep school restrooms clean, safe and working properly, he never underestimates the ingenuity — and mischievousness — of students. “We've seen just about anything you can think of,” says Pickard, director of facilities and operations for Paradise Valley School District in ...
The Color on the Wall - American School & University
Nov 1, 2013 · Adding color to interior walls helps stimulate students’ brains and can create an improved learning environment that boosts students’ academic performance, simply by being visible on the walls of the room during class time. Multiple case studies demonstrating the benefits of colored classroom walls compared with white walls have been conducted.
Choosing doors for safer classrooms and school facilities
Apr 1, 2021 · A classroom door should be lockable and unlockable from outside the classroom. Door operating hardware should be operable without tight grasping, tight pinching, or twisting of the wrist. Door hardware operable parts should be placed between 34 and 48 inches above the floor. The bottom 10 inches of the “push” side of a door surface should ...
Former college campus for sale in Vermont
Jun 19, 2019 · The 155-acre campus in Poultney, Vt., that was the home of Green Mountain College is up for sale.. The school closed its doors last month because of low enrollment and financial difficulties. Colliers International’s Capital Markets, which is seeking to sell the campus, describes its availability as a unique turn-key opportunity.