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Facilities & Security

School nutrition: Why some worry it’s at a “perilous juncture”

Matt Zalaznick -
A range of financial, logistical and regulatory challenges have the potential to disrupt school meal service as pandemic relief funding expires and stricter standards arrive, advocates say. 

See which districts will share $1 billion in new clean school bus funding

Matt Zalaznick -
Thousands of new clean, green and electric buses will soon be carrying kids to school thanks to a $1 billion boost in funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

How one superintendent strives to keep his rural schools relevant

Matt Zalaznick -
Bermudian Springs School District has completed one big project—a new middle school—and several more, including a new curriculum, are underway.

Funding the community’s use of school facilities: A fresh perspective

Trent Allen -
If community groups aren’t covering the entire cost of their facility use, exactly who makes up the difference? The answer is the school district.

Students wanted a seat at the table to advocate for climate change—and they got it

Micah Ward -
Three years ago, about 30 students across eight different schools throughout Denver Public Schools went to the board of education to pass a climate change policy. Now, they're receiving national attention for their efforts.

4 signs that your school needs a media center upgrade

Emily Price -
Elements like soft and flexible seating can transform a media center into a space that engages the whole school community.

CTO: To make your schools more secure and sustainable, go paperless

Matt Zalaznick -
"Paper records, stored in one location, in a non-environmentally controlled warehouse, for instance, are much more at risk than digital records secured by digital passwords," K12 technology leader Beverly Miller says.

How connecting with the community helps this district build schools

Matt Zalaznick -
Leaders at Seguin ISD have convinced voters to approve more than $200 million in construction bonds since 2019. Superintendent Matthew Gutierrez says making—and strengthening—connections with the community has been his Texas district's key to success at the ballot box in 2019, 2022 and 2023.

3 things other than quality hinder school food service. Here are the solutions

Matt Zalaznick -
Staff shortages, rising costs and family meal debt are the biggest challenges that school food service face, according to a survey that also finds the staff have confidence that healthy ingredients are being served.

Tech leadership in 2023-24: Funding and facilities are top priorities

Matt Zalaznick -
Here's one of the top messages for K12 tech leadership in 2023-24 that bears repeating: You really do have a role to play in every aspect of your district's operations. For example, the cafeteria refrigerators—and the infrastructure that surrounds them—may need your attention.

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