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Kaiser, Harvey H. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 2012
This publication is part of an Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) series devoted to strengthening the role of key standing committees of governing boards. While there is no optimum committee system for institutions of higher education, certain principles, practices, and procedures prevail. The best practices…
Descriptors: Governing Boards, Higher Education, Committees, Decision Making
Erickson, Paul W. – American School & University, 2011
The United States is full of schools built in the 1950s and 60s that supported the boomer school-age enrollment increase. These schools, once beacons of the neighborhood, are 50 to 60 years old and susceptible to becoming the community "eyesore." Budgeting for maintenance was fairly systematic for school districts for the first 10 to 20…
Descriptors: School Maintenance, Costs, School Community Relationship, Life Cycle Costing
Healthy Schools Network, Inc., 2012
Air pollution is air pollution, indoors or out. Good indoor air quality (IAQ) contributes to a favorable learning environment for students, protects health, and supports the productivity of school personnel. In schools in poor repair, leaky roofs and crumbling walls have caused additional indoor air quality problems, including contamination with…
Descriptors: Pollution, School Personnel, School Maintenance, Parent Materials
Simoneau, Mike – American School & University, 2012
Many school and college campuses are like small cities--they offer a little bit of everything. Although academic buildings and residence halls account for a sizable percentage of the facilities on a campus, the academic community on a school campus can include other buildings with specialized design and performance needs: laboratories,…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Sustainable Development, Building Design, School Buildings
Kobet, Robert J. – Educational Facility Planner, 2011
Recognize we still have a massive job of educating all the critical stakeholders, especially those with administrative decision-making and fiscal responsibility. Understand the potential for LEED and CHPS to enrich the educational delivery process. Ultimately, the goal is to provide the best learning environment possible. Work to optimize the…
Descriptors: School Buildings, Educational Facilities Design, Sustainability, Educational Environment
Whitefield, Joe – Facilities Manager, 2010
For facilities managers, deferred capital renewal (DCR) is the issue that, in many ways, can play the role of spoiler for other programs and initiatives are that important to their campuses. In particular, operations and maintenance programs, campus growth strategies, and even sustainability programs can suffer setbacks caused by the unplanned…
Descriptors: School Maintenance, Campuses, Higher Education, Sustainability
Kirshstein, Rita J.; Kadamus, James A. – Delta Cost Project at American Institutes for Research, 2012
High-end amenities like rock climbing walls on college campuses have become an easy target for those attempting to explain rising tuitions. This Delta Perspective looks beyond the media attention surrounding these "frills" to examine more serious questions about spending on campus facilities, college spending in general, and the real drivers of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Finance, Campuses, Student Experience
Gerba, Charles P. – American School & University, 2009
Every school year, parents, teachers and administrators must deal with overwhelming numbers of sick children. In fact, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the average child catches at least eight colds in a year, and kids in the United States miss as many as 189 million school days each year because of colds.…
Descriptors: Sanitation, Hygiene, Disease Control, Communicable Diseases
Kennedy, Mike – American School & University, 2010
The influx of technology has brought significant improvements to school facilities. Many of those advancements can be found in classrooms, but when students head down the hall to use the washrooms, they are likely to find a host of technological innovations that have improved conditions in that part of the building. This article describes modern…
Descriptors: School Maintenance, Educational Facilities Design, Technology Integration, Hygiene
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Xaba, M. I. – South African Journal of Education, 2012
I analysed school facilities maintenance, a school governance function in South Africa. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 13 principals and three deputy principals as coordinators of this function at their schools. The interviews were purposively and conveniently selected to gather data regarding school facilities maintenance and gain…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research, Facilities Management, School Buildings
Group 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
Wiley, Frank N. – American School & University, 2009
Teachers have the "germiest" jobs in America. Only one professional can do anything about getting rid of germs once they have infected buildings: the school custodian. Custodians should be the first line of defense against pathogens in schools. Unfortunately, most are not trained or equipped to deal with this invisible world. Facility maintenance…
Descriptors: Sanitation, School Maintenance, Measurement, Standards
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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
Stanfield, Kenneth – Educational Facility Planner, 2010
From its conception, Richardsville Elementary was designed to be an affordable net zero facility. The design team explored numerous energy saving strategies to dramatically reduce energy consumption. By reducing energy use to 19.31 kBtus annually, the net zero goal could be realized through the implementation of a solar array capable of producing…
Descriptors: Energy Conservation, Costs, Educational Facilities Design, Sustainable Development
Kennedy, Mike – American School & University, 2010
The ailing economy has spared few schools and universities. Faced with funding cutbacks, most education administrators have had to make difficult choices about where to allocate dwindling resources. Even in the best of financial times, educating students is the first priority. When money is tight, school maintenance and operations (M&O)…
Descriptors: Management Systems, School Maintenance, Efficiency, Educational Finance
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