{"product_id":"school-bond-success-9781475839265","title":"School Bond Success","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany school buildings across America are falling apart due to age or lack of maintenance. Others are outmoded and do not meet the needs of modern educational programs and curricula. Unfortunately, school administrators and boards of education have found it increasingly difficult to obtain the funding necessary to correct facility problems in their districts. However help is at hand in the fourth edition of a popular title originally published in 1999. Holt updates the status of school facilities in the U.S. and provides new information on the gap between federal, state, and local funding. New to this edition is a discussion of the importance of senior voter contributions for the success of election campaigns. The nuts and bolts of securing the funding for facility construction, a component of the building process usually overlooked in training administrators, are clearly outlined in chapters that begin with a look at the problem of aging schools and follow through the planning and proj\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr. Carleton Holt has revised his well-written book on school bond referenda with updated sections and new research-based material. This text has long been a staple source of information of educators and a required text in finance courses.  The text is easily read and covers the entire scope of actions necessary for a successful bond referendum.A new section of the book deals with the financial gap between local and state\/federal help on school facilities. This gap has long been a source of some confusion to educational administrators.  Dr. Carleton has shed more light on the subject. In the last chapter, there is a new section addressing the senior voter.  The senior voter is a critical element in every bond referendum, often times being the voting block that determines success or failure of the referendum.  Dr. Holt has addressed this issue with recent research findings that will help the reader better understand and deal with these phenomena. The Fourth Edition of School Bond Success: A Strategy for Building America’s Schools is a must read for every educational administrator who will be faced with trying to get a bond referendum passed successfully. -- Glen I. Earthman\u003cbr\u003eThis book serves as a timely and relevant resource for school leaders at all levels to understand the importance of tactical planning for success when considering facility needs. I have personally served on a team who used this resource and the practical information shared within to design our needs, create a plan, communicate with stakeholders, engaging in campaign activities, and ultimately pass a bond issue with over 50% voter turnout and 76% voter approval.\tThe result for that district was to replace nearly 75% of the academic space for the district with new or renovated facilities to serve students well for their future. I am thankful for the strategies and action steps I gained by being a student of “School Bond Success,” as students in that district are now learning in safe and educationally appropriate school facilities.  -- Paul Gausman, PhD, Superintendent of Schools, Sioux City Community School District, Iowa\u003cbr\u003eSchool Bond Success is a must-read for superintendents, school board members, finance and facilities managers, and aspiring district community leaders. The new edition provides state of the art research on the changing demographics and voting patterns impacting today's school finance and bond elections. How should district leaders attract the support and vote of senior citizens? The authors offer pragmatic tools to ensure senior citizens serve as bridge builders, not barriers, to school bond success. It is an imperative resource for everyone involved in school finance and school facilities planning and design for twenty-first century schools. -- Steve Jenkins, PhD, Retired Educational Leadership Professor, School Administrator and Consultant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword Chapter 1: America's Aging Schools Chapter 2: The Preplanning Phase Chapter 3: The Project Development Phase: Selecting Consultants Chapter 4: The Project Development Phase: Chapter 5: Beginning the Campaign: Developing a Marketing Chapter 6: Campaign Activities Chapter 7: Bond Election Day Chapter 8: Developing Special Skills Chapter 9: Case Study Introduction Chapter 10: Case Study #1 Chapter 11: Case Study #2 Chapter 12: Case Study #3 Chapter 13: Senior Voters","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040256000343,"sku":"9781475839265","price":71.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781475839265.jpg?v=1750946176","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/school-bond-success-9781475839265","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}