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Howard, David R.; Mears, Joe N. – American School and University, 1981
The preventive maintenance program for Oakland (California) public schools has full-time traveling teams of carpenters, painters, and a plumber, augmented by electricians and glaziers. Scheduled visits are made to every site twice a year. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Prevention, Scheduling
Dwyer, Michael Jr. – American School and University, 1981
Planning maintenance operations for the seasons ahead results in financial benefits. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Long Range Planning, Scheduling
Harroun, Jack T. – American School and University, 1979
The productive college/university cleaning operation is based on a general division of responsibility that divides the work in general terms among the operating units, and a detailed operational level division of responsibility that spells out services and their frequencies. Examples are given. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Cleaning, Higher Education, Organizational Effectiveness, Responsibility
Morris, John M. – American School and University, 1981
The second of two articles outlines how to develop frequency, scheduling, and implementation of a preventive maintenance program. The first article appeared in the August 1981 issue. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Equipment Maintenance, Prevention, Program Implementation, Recordkeeping
Dwyer, Michael J., Jr. – American School and University, 1980
Outlines how a good preventive maintenance program can be scheduled and followed up to insure that the inspections have been performed. Both manually operated and computerized preventive maintenance programs are discussed. (MLF)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment Maintenance, Facility Inventory
Waldron, Larry W. – School Business Affairs, 1988
Roofing is one of the major expense items in school district maintenance budgets. Outlines steps to take in project planning, developing budget estimates and specifications, and completing a roofing project on time. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Bids, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Facilities Improvement
Durayappah, William – American School and University, 1983
The custodial staffing allocation form contains 40 basic custodial tasks grouped into 23 main tasks that can be used to measure all custodial work load requirements. Savings derived from objective standards for cleaning jobs are estimated to be in excess of 30 percent. (MLF)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Custodian Training, Efficiency, Elementary Secondary Education
Feldman, Edwin B. – American School and University, 1981
The second installment in a series of articles discusses the organization, scheduling, authority, and responsibility of an effective school maintenance program. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Job Analysis, Occupational Information
Crothall, Graeme A. – School Business Affairs, 1989
Some school districts have found that maintenance and custodial services can be contracted out with cost-saving results. Contains specific questions to ask potential contractors in order to evaluate contracting for maintenance and custodial services. (MLF)
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Performance Contracts, Scheduling
Biwer-Al-Yacoubi, Connie – 1985
The operation and maintenance (O&M) of public school buildings and equipment has become more complex over the years, requiring increased training of personnel, more responsible management, and greater expenditure of school resources. This monograph provides basic guidelines for establishing a program to respond to these administrative…
Descriptors: Building Operation, Cleaning, Custodian Training, Operating Expenses
