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Green Corner
Business and Operations // October 11, 2011
Green Your Back to School Routine This article was originally published on theenvironmentalblog.org With all the craze involved in getting back to school…be it elementary school, middle school, high school, or college, it never hurts to take a different approach with the new school year. Greening your back to school routine is simple and can save you some money, too. Let’s go over some tips that will help benefit the environment and your wallet:
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Reducing Student Risk With Up-To-Date Medical Records
Business and Operations // October 11, 2011
Having updated student medical records is one of the easiest ways to protect your students. Counselors, teachers, and administrators should be aware of a student's health condition in case of an emergency or sudden illness.
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Thinking Grant Writing for Foundation Support? Think Again.
Advancement // October 10, 2011
A question came up on the ISM Advancement listserv about foundation support as a source to secure funding for a school. There’s money out there that corporations and foundations just want to give away, right? Well, not so much.
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21st Century Development: It’s All About Engagement
Advancement // October 10, 2011
Steve Denning, author of The Leader’s Guide to Radical Management, writes in his blog that 20th century management focuses “achieving a finite goal of delivering goods and services, to make money.” In the 21st century, the focus of management is “the infinite goal of delighting customers” and by meeting that goal, the company will make money. Making money is not the goal, but it is the result of meeting the goal.
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Build Your Resource Library With Recommendations From Our Heads
School Heads // October 4, 2011
Plumstead Christian School (PA) Head Patrick Fitzpatrick posted on the ISM Just for Heads listserv that he was building a resource library to encourage faculty development and asked for recommendations. “In your opinion, what are must-have books that will directly benefit my faculty with an increased ‘teaching toolbox,’ ideas that will inspire, stories to encourage, etc.”
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Healthier School Lunches
Private School News // September 30, 2011
Three years ago, Jamie Oliver shocked America when his TV show Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution revealed the truth behind a typical school lunch in West Virginia.
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School Shooting Lawsuit Raises Risk Management Concerns
Private School News // September 30, 2011
Safety is a parents number one concern when researching schools for their children—that’s the main factor weighing in on their selection. They want to know how your facility is going to protect their children from bullies, risks, and harassment.
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Children Online
Private School News // September 30, 2011
Ever wonder what kids are really doing online? If you ask them, they’ll usually offer a general response something like, “Watch videos, research, play games, and chat with friends.” But, what does that mean?
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Mold Risks
Business and Operations // September 27, 2011
Here in Delaware, we’ve had one of the wettest summers in history. Most of the eastern shore can sympathize with us as we all have been saturated with one rainy day after another. The excess rain has made the perfect environment for molds and fungus to grow rampant, threatening some schools with serious health risks.
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Triaging Risk
Business and Operations // September 27, 2011
As we’ve written before, to begin managing risk, you must first identify important risk or exposure. The next critical step then is to prioritize or triage those issues. This allows you to effectively manage and focus on the most import exposures.
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