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What's News
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Gunman's rampage leaves
more than 30 dead on Virginia Tech campus
Virginia Tech in Blacksburg is mourning the loss of
more than 30 people after a gunman went on a shooting rampage on campus
and killed more than 30 people in
what is believed to be the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history,
The Roanoke Times reports. To read more, click
here.
The new computer software system in the Clark County (Nev.)
School District will cost $13 million more than what the board
originally had approved, The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.
To read more,
click here.
Philadelphia School District chief executive officer Paul
Vallas, who has led the 174,000-student system for five years, says he
will leave the job soon and take his family home to Chicago, The
Philadelphia Inquirer reports. To read more, click
here.
After rejecting plans last month by Green Dot Public Schools to
reform one of worst high schools in Los Angeles, a divided school
board has reversed itself and given the company permission to open
charter schools near Locke High in the fall of 2008, The Los Angeles
Times reports. To read more, click
here.
Louisiana has received about $2.75 million from the Federal
Emergency Management Agency as reimbursement for Hurricane
Katrina-related repairs at two New Orleans universities, The
New Orleans Times-Picayune reports. To read more, click
here.
For a
daily dose of education headlines, click here.
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Feedback
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Carding the
parents
Last week, we asked whether schools should require parents to
show photo identification to enter the school. Here is some of your
feedback:
- "I believe that even in small communities where people think that
'It won't happen here,' we have seen that it might," says an
administrator from Illinois. "We have been struggling to make the
building safer all the time, and the safety of all students should
supersede ease of access for a few parents."
Click here to see
more reader feedback
This week, Some Dallas school district officials want to prohibit
former employees from being vendors or consultants in the school system
until they have been gone from the district for 18 months. Do you
think this would be a good policy?
A. Yes. Regularly giving district
business to former district employees could create a conflict of
interest and is unfair to independent vendors.
B. No. Excluding former employees from
district business relationships for 18 months could deprive the district
of valuable expertise and service.
C. Other.
What do you think?
E-mail your answer and any other comments HERE
and we'll publish them in next week's Schoolhouse Beat.
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Silent Knight Fire Alarm Systems
Through its Farenhyt program, Silent Knight offers fire alarm systems
with integrated voice evacuation capabilities. With enough capacity to
handle a one-room structure all the way to a large, campus-like
application, the IFP Series should be used for your next project! Receive more information
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From the Magazine
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Now online from
American School & University:
School leaders like to have good news they can tell parents,
students, staff and the community. Making a commitment to a
green-cleaning program is truly something to boast about. But many
constituents might not understand green cleaning and the impact it can
have inside and outside a school. Green cleaning programs are about much
more than switching to environmentally friendly cleaning chemicals.
Green cleaning is a process that engages everyone....
Click Here to read the
entire article, "In the News."
ALSO:
The new Jordan Hall of Science at the University of Notre Dame, Ind.,
is the largest academic building on campus and has a design that is
consistent with the university's Gothic architecture. The exterior
blends with the fenestration and details of neighboring buildings
constructed more than a century and a half ago....
Click
Here to read the entire article, "Construction Zone: Science/Research
Facilities."
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Tired of Cookie-Cutter Schools?
A new Web site from the American Institute of Architects provides an
insider's look into how New Jersey City University and their AIA
architects reclaimed an abandoned commercial laundry turning it into a
vibrant new Charter High School. Watch how they worked at howdesignworks.aia.org.
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Construction Corner
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New Mississippi high school
to help Katrina recovery
The Jackson County (Miss.) School is moving forward with
plans to build a new St. Martin High School, The Biloxi
Sun-Herald says. To
read more, click here.
The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va., is
planning a new building to house The Mason School of Business. To read more, click
here.
The York (Pa.) city school district is planning to build a
new Ferguson Elementary School for 750 students, The York Daily
Record says. To
read more, click here.
To view the web's most extensive portfolio
of outstanding education construction projects, visit the new and
improved SchoolDesigns.com.
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Now Accepting Entries
Architectural Portfolio 2007
American School & University is now accepting entries for the
25th Anniversary Architectural Portfolio. Entry deadline for this
competition celebrating the best in school design is June 4.
Portfolios are due July 2. Make sure your best projects are part of this
commemorative anniversary issue.
- Feature your best projects in the November 2007 Architectural
Portfolio Issue.
- Enjoy free benefits. Free copies of the Architectural
Portfolio issue, free promotional mailings, free plaque, public
relations support and more.
- Free Web exposure on the newly remodeled SchoolDesigns.com
site.
- National recognition for the project, the architect and the
client.
- New entry category, layout and PDF options and more.
For a complete Call For Entries packet and complimentary copy of last
year's Architectural Portfolio issue, contact Molly Roudebush at mroudebush@asumag.com or (913)
967-1959. Or visit SchoolDesigns.com/Architectural_Portfolio.htm.
for entry forms and more information about Architectural Portfolio 2007.
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Bonds & Levies
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South Dakota bonds
fail
Voters in the Meade (S.D.) district have rejected an $8
million bond issue that would have helped pay for new and expanded
school facilities, The Rapid City Journal says. Also in South
Dakota, the Belle Fourche district failed to win approval of a
$4.65 million bond request. To read more, click
here.
The Madison (S.D.) Central School District has failed to win
approval of a $5.83 million bond proposal for a new gymnasium, The
Madison Daily Leader says. To read more, click
here.
Batavia, Ill., voters will decide today on a $75 million bond
proposal that would pay for the expansion and renovation of schools,
The Chicago Tribune says. To read more, click
here.
The Smithville (Mo.) school district has won approval of a
$9.84 million bond package that will pay for building additions and
athletic facility upgrades, The Smithville Herald says. To read more click
here.
For more news on school bonds and referendums,
visit American School & University's Daily News Headlines.
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Stats Corner
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Getting small in
Florida?
- 14: Number of Florida school districts with student
enrollment
greater than 45,000. (Lawmakers have introduced a bill that would enable
school systems with more than 45,000 students to break up into smaller
districts. Click here
to read more.)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics
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Calendar
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Upcoming
events:
May 3-5: American Institute of
Architects, national convention and design exposition, San
Antonio
May 13-17: International
Reading Association, 52nd annual convention, Toronto
May 20-24: National
School Plant Management Association, 12th annual national
conference, Minneapolis
June 3-7: National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) World
Safety Conference & Exposition, Boston
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