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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%.
9 min read
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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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A well-managed long-term unoccupancy can save schools significant resources.
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Strategies
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Contract
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Employment
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Facilities
Cost alone should not drive decisions to keep services in-house or not — consider a more complete value proposition.
4 min read
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Culture
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Environmental Sustainability
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Facilities
Independent schools have moved wellness out of the gym and into spaces where everyone can benefit.
10 min read
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Facilities
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Pandemic
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Planning
School leaders will need to rethink everything from physical space to agreements to funding sources.
17 min read
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Facilities
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Leadership
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Technology
Involving tech leaders early in capital construction projects could save schools 10% on lost costs.
5 min read
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Cash Management
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Cybersecurity
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Risk Management
No school is immune from the rising threat of financial cybercrime. Accounting, tech and legal insights help keep everyone on their toes.
12 min read
Safety & Security
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Risk Management
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Safety and Security
Regular exercises can make safety policies and procedures stick and help your school fully prepare for an emergency.
6 min read
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Crisis Management
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Pandemic
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Technology
A Beijing independent school has grappled with centralizing communications, testing technological requirements and keeping up morale since moving learning online.
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