From security to football, how one school district funded its wishlist
Create comfortable classrooms, improve campus security and boost athletic environments: these are common desires for today’s educators. But how can cash-strapped school districts ever hope to fund these priorities when faced with long-overdue deferred maintenance projects? Is it possible to accomplish it all? That’s exactly what Marshall County Schools in Alabama did when it partnered with Schneider Electric on an innovative solution that addressed long-needed facility improvements while significantly upgrading the learning environment, addressing security and boosting district athletics. A holistic approach to capital planning and infrastructure improvements allowed the district to meet all its goals and uncover new funding streams. In fact, this project will reduce annual utility costs by 27% . . . that’s a savings of more than $500,000 a year. These savings are being reinvested to fund wishlist items that are making transformational changes across the district 1. Safety and Secu...