Creativity SEDLetter Vol. Just as the architectural design of new schools calls for creativity and flexiblity, so does the design of financial plans for construction. A suburban area, home to a well-respected school district, is flooded with new students. Growth is around 15 percent per year. This inner-city school has a mobile population.
Some parents work two to three jobs to support their families.
The property in the area generates little wealth, but has a high ratio of children in schools. The principal must depend on grants from the state to upgrade his facilities, but his school is one of many vying for a limited amount of money. This rural area has seen better economic times. Although inner city schools get media attention because of their facility woes, schools in this district are among the 30 percent of rural schools across the country in need of extensive repair and renovation. Property taxes are already high here, but the property is of low value, especially when compared to the property in a near-by resort area.