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Designing Safe Facilities raising the first floor of schools, with the two bottom floors used as parking lots, says Schneider. As detailed in CPTED, landscaping also plays an important role in crime deterrence. Prickly plants outside building windows can discourage entry, and strategic placement of bushes and trees can prevent kids from climbing onto roofs. Locking cabinets, protecting school computers with alarms, and using surveillance cameras have also become standard practice in new school design, says Marks. Smart cards can be programmed to allow only certain staff members access to science or computer labs and only during certain hours. And high-tech doors with built-in wiring for entry control are often cheaper than trying to upgrade older doors, say Marks and Schneider. When performing inspections of Eugene schools a few years back for a grant-funded security upgrade, Schneider says he advocated for air-lock entry vestibules that require visitors to buzz in to exterior and interior doors. ROI Elusive Schneider, Marks and Borland say hard Additional resources Aiphone, www.aiphone.com/is.htm Brivo, www.brivo.com/products Canon, www.usa.canon.com/cusa/professional/products/security_video_solutions Honeywell Security www.honeywell.com/security IDenticard www.identicard.com/products/index.htm Samsung www.samsung-security.com/products.aspx Vicon, www.vicon-security.com Video Insight, www.video-insight.com/ Products/ProductSuite.aspx evidence of a return on investment in safety upgrades for schools remains elusive. But Ellis in Fairfax County cites an elementary school that burned in 2000 after hours due to no smoke or heat detectors. “Replacing an elementary school costs in the range of $13 to $15 million,” he says. “Now all 23 of our schools have automated systems.” “The Columbine shootings, Virginia Tech and the September 11, 2001attacks have spurred a great deal of thought about how to make school buildings more secure,” says Marks. “The kind of innovative design we’re seeing today, with better lighting, signage, entryway protection, landscaping ... is a result of the best thinking in the education, security and architectural industries.” DA Susan McLester is a contributing writer to District Administration. Appeal to your students with a proven brand and healthy choices No franchise fee for schools!* ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Very affordable start up cost Flexible floor plans Healthy meal choices Par WITH tner SU Simple operation In Y BWAY CAFE OUR TERI Breakfast options A! available Interested in having a SUBWAY ® restaurant in your school? Contact Chuck deNicolo 800.888.4848 x1732 DeNicolo_C@subway.com www.subway.com SUBWAY® is a registered trademark of Doctor’s Associates Inc.©2011 Doctor’s Associates Inc. All rights reserved. *The SUBWAY® franchise was ranked the number-one franchise in category in the 2011 Franchise 500® issue of Entrepreneur® magazine *Franchise Fee currently waived for K-12 locations 78 September 2011 District Administration http://www.aiphone.com/is.htm http://www.brivo.com/products http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/professional/products/security_video_solutions http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/professional/products/security_video_solutions http://www.honeywell.com/security http://www.identicard.com/products/index.htm http://www.samsung-security.com/products.aspx http://www.vicon-security.com http://www.video-insight.com/Products/ProductSuite.aspx http://www.video-insight.com/Products/ProductSuite.aspx http://www.subway.com http://www.subway.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of District Administration - September 2011

District Administration - September 2011
Contents
From the Editor
Letters
News Update
Tech Update
District Profile
Administrator Profile
Conversations
They Work Hard for the Money
The Road to Rigor
District-Charter Collaborations on the Rise
Designing Safe Facilities
Tony Smith Tackles Oakland
Product Focus
New Products
Research Center
Crisis Response
Going Mobile
Professional Opinion
Student Counsel

District Administration - September 2011