After the School Doors Close.

The article reports on the use of closed school buildings in the U.S. Topics include a report from the National Center for Education Statistics showing the number of and closure of K-12 schools in 2001-02 and 2009-10, the role of facility managers in the closure of schools and their viability for future use. Other topics include the Four Stages of school closure from the decision to close it, the actual closure to maintaining the shuttered facility and its disposition or reuse.