Divisions must make an active effort to use existing resources to the fullest while simultaneously expanding the life and usefulness of these resources. Funding through local efforts will not usually be enough. Divisions must aggressively seek additional funds through public and private grants and awards. To adapt to these societal changes, school divisions and communities must strategically plan to modify existing systems based on the best research available to match the twenty-first century work force. Any planning must include an on-going evaluation component, in accordance with local feedback, where plans may be modified and adjusted to keep up with the rapid change which is inherent in technological development.
Training is a necessary tool to prepare for the new learning and working community.
It is vital that members of the community become flexible students and lifelong learners. These megaskills include the following skills taken from job evaluation forms across the country. Students must actively participate in ongoing training beyond the traditional educational settings. This training must include basic legal and ethical considerations for use of the new lightways in the same way a driver is expected to know the rules of the traditional highway. These considerations include aspects of private property rights, copyright infringement, information access and theft, limits of information use, etc.