“All too often, historic schools and options for renovation are routinely dismissed,” the Trust writes in one of its Road Map fact sheets. “What’s a community to do? Many parents feel powerless to intervene.”

Inflated renovation estimates and entrenched ideas are some of the problems parents face when making the case to save their schools. The Trust’s website provides a powerhouse of case studies, research, and campaign advice to assist beleaguered communities.

The Trust recommends parents conduct pro-school campaigns that maintain a civil tone and draw on trustworthy expertise. Often school officials think they are doing the right thing by closing schools, the Trust states, because they haven’t conducted adequate research into alternatives.

Several older schools have won awards as outstanding schools after successful campaigns to save them, and communities have reaped benefits, the Trust notes. “A cycle of community reinvestment was triggered by the renovation of the Portland Middle School,” the Trust states in one of the case studies presented.

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The National Trust’s Historic Schools Website  

The National Trust’s Historic Schools Website  

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