News
Taking a Closer Look at Student Enrollment Forecasting
The FLO team is attending the Washington Association of School Business Officials’ Annual Conference this week, where we’ve been hearing from school districts across the state about their need for more in-depth and easy-to-access student enrollment information. They’re asking: “How can we find out how many students to expect in the future, and what schools are…
Jennifer AxelrodManaging School District Growth: The Tools You Need
The race is on to manage growth for many school districts, as the populations of cities and towns across the Northwest continue to rise. In just the past 30 days, more than 10 school districts in Oregon and Washington have been featured in news stories about their intentions to acquire the funding needed to update boundaries and address current…
Jennifer Axelrod3 Conservation Success Stories for Earth Day
With so many different environmental issues in the news, Earth Day is an important reminder of the work we have yet to do. But it’s also a day to celebrate how far we’ve come. Since the very first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, we have made great strides in conservation and sustainability, thanks to…
Jennifer AxelrodWhat GIS Can Do for Washington Cities & Sammamish’s New eGov Tool
GIS is an integral tool for cities. It enables efficient and effective planning and implementation across all city departments. GIS tools can engage and empower citizens, improving the relationship between local government and the community. Those are just some of the reasons we’re partnering with the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) to run the GIS…
Grant Herbert