Sometimes it seems like this recession will last forever. Month after month, consumers and businesses continue to hold their breath, “making do” with old resources and returning time and time again to find the coffers still empty. Schools feel the recession’s crunch perhaps more than other institutions. With budget decisions made far beyond their reach, school administrators have little control and much responsibility to stretch budgets, cut programs and allocate limited resources.
Non-critical programming is the first to go. Dollars are focused on the classroom, as they should be. But much like trying to teach school without a building, a secure environment is an absolute prerequisite to successful teaching and learning in the classroom.