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"LOWERING THE OVERHEAD WHILE RAISING THE ROOF, AND OTHER RURAL TRUSTSTRATEGIES TO REDUCE THE COSTS OF YOUR SMALL SCHOOL."

This paper, byBarbara Kent Lawrence for the Rural School and Community Trust, focuses onmaking small schools cost effective. It offers 13 strategies on how toreduce the costs of maintaining, renovating and building small schools,including: dealing with donated land, sharing the facility with thecommunity, and multiple-use facilities. It also offers examples of schoolsthat are operating in non-traditional facilities, such as malls, museums,and zoos. The paper also lists further resources for these strategies. Thepublication costs $10 and can be ordered through the Rural School andCommunity Trust. Ordering information is athttp://www.ruraledu.org/keep_learning.cfm?record_no=574.

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"GREEN SCHOOLS: USING ENERGY EFFICIENCY TO STRENGTHEN SCHOOLS."

http://www.ase.org/greenschools discount hotels in Malmo. The Alliance to Save Energy developedGreen Schools, a comprehensive program designed for K-12 schools thatcreates energy awareness, enhances experiential learning, and saves schoolsmoney on energy costs. This website has information on determining theenergy efficiency of buildings, saving money in school construction andoperations by being energy efficient, and finding partners to work withschools and fund energy efficiency programs. Green Schools also publishes amonthly newsletter, has lists of specific technologies to consider, andshowcases various schools that have successfully implemented these programsand technologies.

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