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Rainwater, B. & Hartke, J. (2011).

Local Leaders in Sustainability: A Special Report from Sundance outlines a national action plan that mayors and local leaders can use as a framework to develop and implement green schools initiatives. The report also provides a comprehensive review of the benefits of green schools; a summary of local, state and federal policy solutions; leadership profiles of green school advocates; and case studies from both large cities and small communities. Together, these resources serve as a roadmap on the journey to green schools.

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Illinois Smart Energy Design Assistance Center (2011).

These energy smart tips for schools are to assist school leaders in making the best decisions for construction new schools or renovating old buildings. No and low cost strategies are important for school leaders to be aware of. Improving HVAC systems, lighting systems, and having an energy management plan are important strategic moves schools need to consider to be energy smart.

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McGraw-Hill Construction (2011).

This report takes a look at prefabrication and modularization and their impact on a major initiative within our industry -- improving productivity. The report is based on an internet survey of AEC professionals which gathered data on the impact of prefabrication and modularization on key industry productivity metrics including project schedules, costs, safety, quality, eliminating waste and creating green buildings.

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Tanner, C. K., & West, D. (2011). 2 (1)

Does the size of a school’s student population influence academic achievement levels among its students? Evolving from the “smaller is better” discussions and emergent theory on educational outcomes and school size, this question guided a study of 303 Georgia high schools to determine if the total high school population or school size influenced students’ outcomes defined in terms of test scores and graduation rates. Based upon the findings of this study, school size played no significant importance in students’ academic achievement. Therefore, regarding Georgia high schools, the size of the student population (school size) has little to no impact on academic achievement or graduation rates. This conclusion, however, may complement the arguments and developing theory that there is a point of maximum benefit or achievement levels in curvilinear measures of school size as compared to student outcomes and economy of scale.

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Gibson, H. J. (2011). 1 (1)

This study begins by examining the relationship between public K-12 school facility age and student access to modern classroom technological resources, driven by questioning “newer equals better” assumptions. The method of analysis employed is multivariate cross-sectional regression. The unit of analysis is the individual school, by school type (elementary, middle, high). Academic school year 2004/05 data are used. The study geography is the Orlando, Florida area (Orange and Seminole Counties). The findings indicate that classroom technology measures, while positively associated with newer school facilities, have no statistically significant relationship with school facility age. Instead, however, having more participants involved in the school technology planning process is found to be the most statistically significant variable included in the model, in relation to greater measures of technology in the school classroom. These findings are intended relevant for educational facility discourse on school facility age and classroom technology.

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Chan, T.C., & Dishman, M. (2011). 1 (1)

President Obama’s Education Blueprint of March, 2010 pinpointed safety and health conditions of school facilities as essential elements to improve school learning environment. The Blueprint concluded with increased flexibility and use of data to target health and safety needs of schools. This paper explored the current literature about school safety and health environment issues and discussed how safe and healthy school environment could be created. In addition to budget constraints, poor design, poor construction, poor supervision, poor maintenance, high abuse, high vandalism, high maintenance, and high risks are identified as challenges to school safety and health conditions. Implementation of flexibility and use of data to achieve a safe and healthy school environment for learning was also discussed.

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Sheets, M. E. (2011). 1 (1)

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between the condition of rural public high school facilities in Texas and the educational outcomes of student achievement, student attendance, and teacher turnover, while considering the effects of the demographic variables of student wealth level (percentage of economically disadvantage students), school district wealth level (property value per student), and percentage of minority students. The measures for the condition of facilities variables used in this study were obtained from the 2006 Texas Comptroller’s Facility Survey of the 1,037 public school districts in Texas.

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(2011). Webinar, ACEF: The American Clearinghouse on Educational Facilities.

In this online learning opportunity, content and resources will be shared to support a strategic approach to assessing matters of safety and security in school settings. Current research will be cited and you will be directed to a broad scope of resources to support your learning in this area. A variety of tools will be discussed to support implementation at the local level. Outcomes from this session will allow you to activate and mobilize a call to action. [PowerPoint Presentation of Live Webinar]

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