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Schreyer, Paul R. – Educational Facility Planner, 2012
Given our aging and crowded schools, today's administrators have to focus their attention on modernizing facilities. The Job Order Contracting (JOC) procurement method allows school administrators to complete a large number of high quality maintenance projects quickly with a single, competitively bid contract. The JOC process fits schools' unique…
Descriptors: Contracts, School Administration, School Maintenance, Educational Facilities Improvement
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Balek, Bill – State Education Standard, 2012
Environmentally preferable products, sustainability, "green," reducing environmental footprint--have all become part of the everyday lexicon as schools, businesses, households, and the public sector have increasingly focused on strategies and tactics designed to reduce their impact on the environment and human health. State governments…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Sanitation, School Maintenance, Conservation (Environment)
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State Education Standard, 2012
This article presents case studies from three districts implementing green cleaning. In 2008, Missouri passed legislation requiring state education officials to convene a committee of stakeholders with the purpose of developing green cleaning guidelines and specifications for schools. The guide, published by the Department of Elementary and…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Sustainable Development, School Maintenance, Sanitation
Casserly, Michael; Lachlan-Hache, Jonathon; Manish Naik – Council of the Great City Schools, 2011
The nation's major city public school districts have substantial construction, renovation, modernization, and deferred maintenance needs because of the age and size of their school buildings, shifting populations, and the need to devote substantial resources to instructional personnel to meet their core academic mission. For instance, the average…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Districts, School Maintenance, Educational Facilities
Sloan, Katherine – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2009
During the 2002-03 fiscal crisis in Massachusetts, Gov. Mitt Romney proposed sweeping changes for public colleges in the state. Among them was a proposal to privatize three highly specialized colleges, including the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt), the nation's only independent public college of art and design. The rationale was…
Descriptors: Visual Arts, School Maintenance, Public Colleges, Educational Finance
Healthy Schools Network, Inc., 2012
Sanitizers and disinfectants can play an important role in protecting public health. They are designed to kill "pests," including infectious germs and other microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Unfortunately, sanitizers and disinfectants also contain chemicals that are "pesticides." Exposure to persistent toxic…
Descriptors: Public Health, Biological Sciences, Microbiology, Child Health
Agron, Joe, Ed. – American School & University, 1998
Discusses how a recent New York State Supreme Court decision ordering the repair of all facilities within the New York City School system could have far-reaching implications for other districts. The school system's history of school building neglect that prompted the Court's decision and the decision's effect are examined as are similar…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Facilities Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools
Crampton, Faith E. – Educational Facility Planner, 1991
Insufficient resource allocation to facilities maintenance and decisions to defer maintenance are contributors to a backlog of deferred maintenance nationwide. Focuses on the infrastructure of New York schools and suggests incentives at the state level to ensure adequate attention is given to plant maintenance. (eight references) (MLF)
Descriptors: Deferred Maintenance, Elementary Secondary Education, Long Range Planning, Public Schools
Hughes, Jonathan T.; Jones, Helayne B. – School Business Affairs, 1996
A recent study developed efficiency indicators (grouped into price, personnel, productivity, and policy categories) as part of an ongoing internal benchmarking process to help six affluent New York school districts manage their facilities maintenance and operations processes. Based on data analysis, the greatest area for potential savings (from…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Building Operation, Cost Effectiveness, Efficiency
New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation, Albany. – 2000
This manual was designed to be used as part of the Workshop on Environmental Compliance and Pollution Prevention for campus-based facilities. It contains basic information on New York state and federal laws, rules, and regulations for protecting the environment. The information presented is a summary with emphasis on those items believed to be…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Conservation (Environment), Educational Facilities, Environmental Standards
New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation, Albany. – 2000
This guide is intended to help public and not-for-profit campus-based organizations in New York State to comply with local, state, and federal environmental regulations. The environmental self-audit serves as a basic diagnostic tool for campus-based organizations (centralized schools, colleges/universities, correctional facilities, mental health…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Conservation (Environment), Educational Facilities, Environmental Standards
McCall, H. Carl – 1997
This report summarizes some of the recent reports on school building needs and describes the initiatives in New York State's budget designed to address them. It also describes the environment in which school building and maintenance decisions are made, with particular attention to factors discouraging or impeding successful strategies for school…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Facility Planning, School Buildings
McCall, H. Carl – 1997
The recent defeat of New York's statewide School Facilities Bond Act did not eliminate the pressing need for additional funds for school capital needs. This report discusses ways in which the state can meet these needs, shows how "backdoor" borrowing is not an acceptable method of financing school facilities needs, and describes methods…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Finance, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
DOHERTY, LEO D.; WHEATLEY, ARTRELLE – 1960
ECONOMIES IN PLANNING AND DESIGNING BEGIN WITH THE WISE CHOICE OF AN ARCHITECT. COMPLETE INFORMATION ON BUILDING NEEDS, ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS, AND PROGRAM MUST BE AVAILABLE. INCLUSION OF MULTIPLE-USE ROOMS, MINIMAL PERIMETER WALLS, LOWERED CEILINGS, MINIMAL WASTE SPACE, MINIMAL USE OF GLASS, AND USE OF STOCK PLANS ARE CONCEPTS WHICH CAN EFFECT…
Descriptors: Building Systems, Construction Costs, Educational Facilities Design, Educational Finance
Connell, Noreen – Educational Priorities Panel, 2007
The objective of this report is to answer the big questions about whether in the foreseeable future most school overcrowding in New York City will be eliminated and all city children will have class sizes and access to school libraries, science labs, art/music rooms, and physical fitness activities that are the norm for students in the rest of the…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Buildings, Class Size, Crowding
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