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Advertiser Index 3LCD CV2 www.3LCD.com Adaptive Curriculum 39 www.adaptivecurriculum.com Aetna, Inc. 11 www.aetnamedicare.com/ps CDW-G 7 www.CDWG.com/K12education Cisco Systems, Inc. 2-3 www.cisco.com/go/educre CTB/McGraw-Hill 33 www.AcuityForSchool.com DA Web Seminars 28 www.DistrictAdministration.com/webseminars Dave & Busters 50 www.daveandbusters.com/specialevents Walt Disney Company 1 www.districtadministration.com/display E & I Cooperative Purchasing 17 www.eandi.org eChalk 57 www.echalk.com/setda2020 eCollege 19 www.pearsontapestry.com Elmo USA Corporation 41 www.elmousa.com Epson America, Inc 27 www.epsonbrighterfutures.com/DAdminSC Follett Software Company CV4 www.follettsoftware.com LG Electronics Corporation 9 www.LGcommercial.com Lincoln Interactive 43 www.lincolninteractive.com Lutron Electronics, Inc. 31 www.GreenovationNation.com Naviance, LLC 5 www.naviance.com Nova Southeastern University 54 www.FischlerSchool.nova.edu/DistrictAdmin OnCourse Systems for Education LLC 20-21 www.oncoursesystems.com Panasonic Communication of N.A 13,15 www.Panasonic.com/whiteboards www.Panasonic.com/NCP Pearson Digital Learning 4 www.PearsonSchool.com/ClassofOne Pitsco Education 34 www.pitsco.com/gogreen Plasco, Inc. 45 www.plascotrac.com/necc QOMO HiteVision 35 www.qomo.com Real Asset Management International 6 www.realassetmgt.com Seton Hall University 40 www.shu.edu/go/execedd Sharp Electronics Corporation 23 www.sharpusa.com/education TechEra, Inc. CV3 Varitronics 51 www.variquest.com/interactive Vertex Standard 25 www.vertexstandard.com Wimba 46 www.wimba.com/K12 From the Editor Shifting from “Green” to “Sustainable” As we At DA sorteD out whAt to title this month’s special section, it was time to really understand the difference between the terms “green” and “sustainable,” two of the more popular buzzwords these days. i found the best explanation on www.maxgladwell.com, a unique blog based on social media and green living: Green is a “microconcept” measured on a scale from dirty to clean, or toxic to nontoxic. one person’s green can be another person’s not green. sustainability, on the other hand, is a macroconcept that applies to entire systems—which brings us to our focus on sustainable schools. with the high cost of energy and an increased awareness of environmental issues, district leaders across the nation have embraced greener principles and, most importantly, the application of these principles to sustainable systems. the move from green hype to schoolwide systems is what we highlight in this issue. The move from green hype to we feature districtwide trends introducing schoolwide systems is what environmentally sound programs and energy-saving technologies, healthier lunch we highlight in this issue. programs and creative hands-on curriculum efforts, all providing some 21st-century modeling for our students to live by. is there any better way to send the message home? regardless of whether this trend is driven by altruistic reasons, the need to reduce costs, governmental pressures, or student initiatives, the result is a major shift to sustainability. if you haven’t already viewed The Story of Stuff, a 20-minute video about the discrepancy of how economics is taught in traditional textbooks versus “planned obsolescence” and “the golden arrow of consumption,” which characterize real-life economics, take a look. Annie leonard, a former Greenpeace employee, created this video, which has won widespread support as a valid piece of curriculum. this month we also start an addition to our update section with the stimulus monitor, an ongoing guide to help administrators understand the nuances of the American recovery and reinvestment Act. this issue includes answers to some questions we asked administrators about the stimulus plan and their districts, as well as a report on a joint application for “race to the top” funds being planned by officials from Virginia, maryland and washington, D.C. As always, i welcome your thoughts. Judy Faust Hartnett, Editor jhartnett@districtadministration.com District Administration 8 June/July 2009 http://www.3LCD.com http://www.adaptivecurriculum.com http://www.aetnamedicare.com/ps http://www.CDWG.com/K12education http://www.cisco.com/go/educre http://www.AcuityForSchool.com http://www.DistrictAdministration.com/webseminars http://www.maxgladwell.com http://www.daveandbusters.com/specialevents http://www.districtadministration.com/display http://www.eandi.org http://www.echalk.com/setda2020 http://www.pearsontapestry.com http://www.elmousa.com http://www.epsonbrighterfutures.com/DAdminSC http://www.follettsoftware.com http://www.LGcommercial.com http://www.lincolninteractive.com http://www.GreenovationNation.com http://www.naviance.com http://www.FischlerSchool.nova.edu/DistrictAdmin http://www.oncoursesystems.com http://www.Panasonic.com/whiteboards http://www.Panasonic.com/NCP http://www.PearsonSchool.com/ClassofOne http://www.pitsco.com/gogreen http://www.plascotrac.com/necc http://www.qomo.com http://www.realassetmgt.com http://www.shu.edu/go/execedd http://www.sharpusa.com/education http://www.variquest.com/interactive http://www.vertexstandard.com http://www.wimba.com/K12

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of District Administration - June 2009

District Administration - June 2009
Contents
From the Editor
News Update
Stimulus Monitor
District Profile
Admin Profile
Crisis Response
Tech Disruptions
A Deeper Shade of Green
The New School Lunch
Business Brings Sustainable Lessons to School
A Netbook for Every Student
Vision Videos Empower Students
New Books
How Well Does This Web Site Work?
New Products
Problem Solution
Online Edge

District Administration - June 2009