THE Journal: Facing Down Catastrophe: Disaster Planning for Schools

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4/9/2013

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Facing Down Catastrophe: Disaster Planning for Schools
Joe Annibale, superintendent of Union Beach School District, remembers getting the call one Monday night last October. The custodians reported to him that the lone school in the district was taking on water. And not just water: Hurricane Sandy had engulfed this community of 6,245 people with a slushy cocktail of street runoff, sewage, and salt water, like a scene "out of the Titanic."
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National Math and Science Initiative Offers Free Common Core Resources, Open-Source LMS to Teachers
Teachers will now have free access to implementation-related Common Core State Standards (CCSS) resources and materials, along with an open-source learning management system, via a partnership between the National Math and Science Initiative and the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers.
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Kentucky Moves 173 School Districts to Cloud-Based ERP
School districts in Kentucky have migrated from an on-premise enterprise resource planning system to a hosted solution.
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PostgreSQL Update Targets 'High-Exposure Security Vulnerability'
PostgreSQL's developers are strongly urging users of version 9.x to upgrade their software "immediately."
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New Mexico Preps for Common Core Adoption with New Professional Development Service
As part of the New Mexico Public Education Department's four-year plan to adopt Common Core State Standards across all its districts and schools, the organization has chosen a service provider for Common Core-specific professional development for its educators.
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ASCI Connect Launches Cloud-Based Network Monitoring
ASCI Connect has launched a new cloud-based network monitoring and reporting service, Network Monitoring Centre, which is designed to provide visibility into network traffic from a single dashboard interface.
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Destiny 11.0 Adds Support for RDA Records
Follett has released Destiny 11.0, the newest version of its library management platform, with upgrades designed to help create digital learning environments and improve library efficiency.
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Colorado School District Launches Human Resources Application To Evaluate and Retain Teachers
Denver Public Schools has implemented a system designed specifically to streamline the human resources process for hiring and evaluating the district's K-12 teachers.
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