Resources

Resources

• Leadership Insider, March-May 2004 [PDF 572,290kb]
  In this issue: School construction, renovation, and financing; financing, board oversight, and pitfalls.
  
• Defense Considerations in Mold Litigation: Investigation, Causation, Mitigation & Remediation [PDF 117,861kb]
  By: Dale O. Thornsjo and Shamus P. O’Meara
  Johnson & Condon, P.A. Reprinted with permission of Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association.
  
• Defense Considerations in Mold Litigation: Investigation, Causation, Mitigation & Remediation II [PDF 127,951kb]
  By: Dale O. Thornsjo and Shamus P. O’Meara
  Johnson & Condon, P.A. Reprinted with permission of Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association.
  
• Recent Developments Affecting Nontraditional Revenue Sources for Schools [PPT 1,444,864kb]
  This powerpoint discusses legal issues surrounding exclusive vending contracts. It also discusses national trends in vending contracts, protests to these arrangements by parents and the community and other revenue sources for schools such as naming rights and endorsements.
  
• From the Ground Up: Legal Issue in School Construction
  This publication by NSBA’s Council of School Attorneys includes chapters on site selection, selecting and contracting with architects, general contractors, and construction managers, risk management, bidding issues, environmental concerns, and the design-build method. It can be ordered from NSBA’s online Bookstore.
  
• The National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
  The Clearinghouse was created by the U.S. Department of Education and provides information and extensive resources on planning, designing, funding, building, improving, and maintaining schools.
  
• Learning By Design
  This award-winning resource is published each spring by the American School Board Journal and showcases exemplary school design projects, with descriptions, photos, data, and contact information for each entry. The site includes links users to regularly updated news and information, practical articles, and Internet sites.
  
• The 21st Century School Fund
  The mission of the 21st Century School Fund is to build the public will and capacity to improve urban public school facilities. The organization has done much work in the District of Columbia, publishes numerous resources on school facilities issues, and leads the Building Educational Success Together (BEST), a national collaborative of organizations that have developed a joint research, constituency building and communications agenda to improve urban school facilities.
  
• The National Trust for Historic Preservation
  This organization is dedicated to saving historic places and revitalizing America's communities. The Trust has launched a Historic Neighborhood Schools Initiative aimed at leveling the playing filed for school renovation. This website page on historic schools includes reports, presentations, roadmaps and presentations on saving historic schools, success stories, and studies of state school facilities policies.