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Download full textGroup of Eight (NJ1), 2012
In 2011, the Group of Eight (Go8) conducted a survey on the state of its buildings and infrastructure. The survey is the third Go8 Infrastructure survey, with previous surveys being conducted in 2007 and 2009. The current survey updated some of the information collected in the previous surveys. It also collated data related to aspects of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, School Surveys, Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Planning
Direct linkKennedy, Mike – American School & University, 2008
Schools and universities should have a thorough plan that sets priorities for the most pressing facility renovations. With remedial programs, enrichment offerings, recreational activities and extended-year schedules, many school facilities are no longer dormant in the summer months. The increased year-round use of education facilities benefits…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Planning, Scheduling
Gardner, John C. – American School and University, 1976
Those who put off their spring cleaning and summer maintenance planning until tomorrow may find themselves reacting under terms they may not like. (Author)
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Cleaning, Equipment Maintenance, Scheduling
Gardner, John C. – American School and University, 1974
Tips on planning and scheduling maintenance of school buildings and equipment to anticipate problems before they occur. (Author/MF)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Equipment Maintenance, Planning, Scheduling
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
O'Connor, Shannon – College Planning & Management, 2001
Presents advice from three university maintenance directors on what they see as the most important parts involved in keeping floors in top shape. Training, staff motivation, flexible scheduling, and proper use of supplies are addressed. (GR)
Descriptors: Cleaning, Flooring, Higher Education, Motivation
Modern Schools, 1974
Stresses the importance of a good maintenance program, with up-to-date policies and personnel, and argues that the guiding principle of a good maintenance program is scheduling. (Author)
Descriptors: Building Operation, Energy Conservation, Equipment Maintenance, Guides
Gardner, John C. – American School and University, 1973
A set of specifications illustrate the steps taken in developing one employee's work schedule. (Author)
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Labor Utilization, Performance Specifications, Scheduling
Nation's Schools, 1973
Describes how a full-scale preventive maintenance program was scheduled, incorporated into a manual, and put into motion by a control card system in Niles Township High School District. (Author)
Descriptors: Building Operation, Equipment Maintenance, High Schools, Innovation
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
Millard, George – American School and University, 1976
A basic approach is offered that is applicable to any multibuilding maintenance program. (MLF)
Descriptors: Computer Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Equipment Maintenance, Prevention
Nation's Schools, 1973
Fairfax County, Virginia, inaugurated an out-of-the-ordinary plan for boosting staff morale and making the most of consultants, and Williamsville, Virginia, instituted a multiple tracking schedule that provides for unscheduled emergencies. (MF)
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Building Operation, High Schools, Job Satisfaction
School Business Affairs, 1977
Featured in the third article of the series are management techniques for school insurance record management and for reducing the amount of time school maintenance personnel spend driving from school to school. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Administration, Elementary Secondary Education, Insurance, Methods
Doan, Theodore M., Jr. – American School and University, 1977
Pressure to reduce budgets has prompted persons responsible for school maintenance to schedule cleaning some areas on alternate days rather than daily. (MLF)
Descriptors: Cleaning, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
