Wisconsin law requires school compliance with the eye safety code. Administrators or coordinators should hold monthly inspections, as well as annual meetings to explain the program and assign responsibilities. Safety coordinators should analyze activity hazards, and faculty should communicate the information to students. Eye equipment must meet…

As part of the evaluation of the High School Improvement Project (HSIP), a survey was conducted to measure staff perceptions of school and instructional effectiveness behaviors and activities at Northwestern High School in Detroit, Michigan. The questionnaire used was an abbreviated version of the School Effectiveness Questionnaire developed by…

This pamphlet offers suggestions for improving laboratory safety. It is based on the notion that having an understanding of inherent hazards and learning how to be safe should be an integral and important part of science education. It is organized into "steps requiring minimal expense" and "steps requiring moderate expense." Included in these…

This document provides the text of House Joint Resolution 153 and the remarks made in the hearing held before a subcommittee of the United States House of Representatives. This joint resolution was written to provide for insurance grants and loans by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act (ASHAA)…

Nineteen addresses given at the 1982 Oklahoma School Plant Manager's Workshop are presented in this document. Following a welcoming speech, an overview of the issues currently facing school plant managers in Oklahoma, and a general address by a representative of the Arkansas Department of Education, the speakers focused on a number of specific…

This chapter discusses legal ramifications of administrative decisions in schools involving bombs and bomb threats, false fire alarms, searches and seizure, and police investigations in the schools. In the case of bomb threats, the principal and not the police must take the legal responsibility for making the decision of whether or not to evacuate…

Safety education information is provided in this guide designed for Pennsylvania industrial arts teachers. Twelve sections and section topics include the following: introduction (policy statement on safety); responsibility (school board and superintendent, principal and/or department head, the teacher); emergency action (primary concerns,…

THIS REPORT REPRESENTS A GENERALIZED ANALYSIS OF FACTORS RELATED TO PLANNING AND BUILDING STATE SCHOOLS. THE FIRST SURVEY PHASE IS USED FOR DETERMINATION OF EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND PROGRAMS. THE RELATIONSHIPS OF THE SCHOOL BOARD TO THE ARCHITECT AS WELL AS PUBLIC SUPPORT AND FINANCE CRITERIA ARE EXPLAINED IN THIS CHAPTER. SITE SELECTION AND…

This guide, intended for participants in the fifth course of the National School Resource Network Core Curriculum, contains an activity/content summary for each module of the course, worksheets, and background materials. Designed to address the full range of preventive measures utilized to improve the security of the school both during and after…

This guide is intended to help administrators at schools having vocational education programs assess their occupational safety and health needs and establish a program to ensure a safer and more healthful work environment. It consists of three sections: (1) administrative guidelines, (2) technical-regulatory guidelines, and (3) a self-evaluation…

This handbook establishes procedures and requirements as prescribed by the state department of education and the state building commission for all relocatable-type classroom units in the state of Alabama. It is intended for the use of all superintendents of education, architects, and engineers. (Author/MLF)

A DESIRABLE SCHOOL PLANT IS ONE WHICH PROVIDES A PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT WHERE THE LEARNING AND TEACHING PROCESSES CAN PROCEED AT THE MAXIMUM RATE. THE OBJECTIVES OF MAJOR CONCERN IN SCHOOL PLANT PLANNING ARE--(1) SPATIAL ADEQUACY, (2) QUALITY, (3) SAFETY, (4) AESTHETICS, (5) ADAPTABILITY, AND (6) EFFICIENCY AND ECONOMY. CERTAIN SEQUENTIAL STEPS NEED…

Laboratory facilities should be designed with the most effective arrangement for maximum instructional efficiency and safety. Periodic evaluation and analysis should be used for improving instruction, abating safety hazards, and presenting an efficient learning environment. Attention should be focused on--(1) instructional program, (2) students,…

This booklet describes the materials, objectives, and procedures of a parent workshop on home and toy safety. The workshop was designed to encourage parents to use common sense, apply what they already know about safety, be prepared to handle emergency situations effectvely, and be alert to the potential dangers of toys. Contained in the booklet…

To assist school administrators in meeting state and federal requirements for safety and health programs and procedures related to school district personnel (particularly those requirements resulting from the enactment by the 1973 Oregon Legislative Assembly of laws found in the ORS 654.000 to 654.295, and 654.991), these guidelines were drawn…