Just as technology has changed the way teachers teach and students learn, so too has technology transformed the way our industry manages school construction programs. Gone are the days when a school construction project had to be planned around the limitations of the contractor rather than the needs of students. Also different are the ways schools buy construction services. Successful school construction projects are accomplished by contractors who understand how to work with, and sometimes around, academic calendars. For instance, spring and winter breaks, holidays and weekends leave school buildings empty--a perfect time for construction to proceed unencumbered. The experienced contractor is also sensitive to student and faculty life and knows how to adjust the schedule so that work is completed first in areas where athletic activities, dances and other important events will take place. Only experience teaches a contractor how to construct a school without disrupting the learning environment.