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Cover Stories

• Investing in Our Children’s Future: How Healthy, High-Performing Schools Improve Learning

  By John Mlade and Stuart Brodsky

  Imagine an approach to educational design that optimizes the physical environment to support the biological and psychological needs of students.

• Honoring Legacy While Planning for the Future

  By Todd Cyrulik

  The transformation of Lanphier High School in Springfield SD 186 stands as a powerful example of how design, guided by community values and disciplined planning, can help districts modernize facilities while honoring the legacy that made them important in the first place.

• True to Its History: Crow Island School Remains Child-Centered

  By Rick Young

  The team from Perkins&Will managed to maintain the school’s historic legacy while responding to 21st-century academic requirements.

Regular Features

• Front Page: Learning Environments

  By Theresa Kelly Gegen

  Nostalgia, reimagining, ideas and inspiration for future learning environment projects for the students of your district.

• Communications Corner: Strategic Planning Shaped by Member Voice

  By Kara Kienzler

  The goal of the ³ÉÈ˶¶Òõ Board of Directors is to develop the Association's next strategic plan with members and member experiences and expectations will guide the Association’s direction.

• Advocacy Angle: Advocacy is So Much More

  By Jennifer Ciok

  A successful advocate can support student success, influence policy decisions, secure funding, offer input to legislators, potect local control, and build public trust and awareness.

• On Outreach & Training: Preparing for a Superintendent Transition

  By Perry Hill IV, Ph.D.

  A proactive position allows the board to maintain governance and safeguards district progress, while promoting leadership continuity with an approach that is intentional, strategic, and methodical.

• Practical PR: Sustainability as Strategy, Building Trust, Transparency, and Community Goodwill

  By Amy Melinder

  Sustainability efforts can reinforce public trust, demonstrate fiscal stewardship, and strengthen community goodwill.

• Journal Resources for March/April 2026

Commentary

• From the Boardroom to the Jobsite: Lessons in Public Construction

  By Aaron R. Smith

  How do you deliver great public spaces — on time, on budget, and with the trust of the taxpayers who fund them?