This issue features an inspiring story from the Cartwright School District in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. LeAnn Aguilar-Lawlor, Cartwright’s Superintendent, took decisive action after hearing the needs of her community. Amidst a global pandemic, Dr. Aguilar-Lawlor and her leadership team developed and executed a $40 million Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPC). This project will transform their district by providing the necessary equipment to combat COVID-19 and create a long-term sustainable, healthy, and efficient environment for their students.
Following, our feature article, is a piece originally published by Chalkbeat, illustrating how the pandemic has brought attention to the dire need for better infrastructure in American school buildings. Author, Matt Barnum, portrays the perpetuating factor that has been the Achilles heel to the K-12 environment; “school districts have been spending less on their facilities since the last recession.”
