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Download full textAssociated General Contractors of America, Washington, DC. – 1996
A report statistically examines the problem of deferred maintenance in U.S. public schools, including the repair funding required to comply with federal mandates in the next 3 years; federal, state, and local contributions by state in 1991-92; the estimated percentage of schools needing repairs listed by state; and the changes in apportionment of…
Descriptors: Bond Issues, Budgets, Deferred Maintenance, Educational Environment
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. – 1998
A Congressional hearing was held to discuss the readiness of the District of Columbia public schools for the 1998-99 school year. In the 1997-98 school year, the District's public schools had not been able to open on time because of repair work that was not completed. After opening remarks by Congress members Thomas M. Davis and Constance Morella,…
Descriptors: Budgets, Court Litigation, Educational Administration, Educational Facilities
Nation's Schools, 1972
School maintenance tips on repair costs, painting, cleaning, and carpeting. Suggests a twice yearly meeting with other plant managers and gives tips on keeping electric bills down. (DN)
Descriptors: Carpeting, Cleaning, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Finance
Posner, Gary J. – Journal of the College and University Personnel Association, 1981
The 1981 unionization of service and maintenance employees at Cornell University marked a growing trend. The university's policy and procedure throughout the process is chronicled and discussed from the perspective of maintaining good personnel relations. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, Collective Bargaining, Employee Attitudes
Tharpe, Don I. – School Business Affairs, 1997
School business officials from 10 large urban school districts express their concerns about school size, deteriorating buildings, lack of parental involvement and parenting skills, obsolete business systems, loss of public support, retrofitting for technology, privatization, and low-bid construction results. Violent behavior and criminal incidents…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Problems, Parent Participation
Cordes, Colleen – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1989
A law enacted last year created a new National Science Foundation program to modernize research facilities, but the program is expected to receive little or no money. The lack of funds has intensified debate over colleges' efforts to win direct appropriations from Congress for their campuses. (MLW)
Descriptors: College Buildings, Deferred Maintenance, Educational Facilities Improvement, Federal Aid
Wilby, Bruce R. – School Business Affairs, 1989
Questions and answers to help school business officials weed through the promotional material in order to determine the roofing system right for their buildings. (MLF)
Descriptors: Construction Materials, Educational Facilities Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedLaCost, Barbara Y.; Grady, Marilyn L. – Journal of School Leadership, 1994
Summarizes study comparing superintendents' and principals' expectations concerning principals' involvement in making budget decisions at school site. Respondents differed significantly regarding degree of principal involvement in salary decisions about noncertificated staff, purchase of texts and library books, and decisions affecting building…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Budgeting, Decision Making
Peer reviewedNewman, Jay B. – ERS Spectrum, 1992
A Michigan high school abandoned its coercive school management practices for a system actively involving students in decision making. To help students feel they could make a difference, the Reaching Success through Involvement format was used to identify six workable student-involvement areas: extracurricular activities, school governance,…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Curriculum, Extracurricular Activities, Governance
Decker, Alexander H.; And Others – American School Board Journal, 1992
A North Carolina school district has faced severe budget constraints; however, the school food service, transportation, and facilities departments have effectively cut costs and improved efficiency. Includes a list of 40 ways to save school dollars, updated from a 1978 publication of this journal. (MLF)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Computer Uses in Education, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education
Adams, Matthew C. – Facilities Manager, 1998
Discusses the financial and operational difficulties inherent in community college facilities management. It explains why the primary source of plant operation cost and waste starts with satisfying the scheduling and changing educational needs of its students. Problems in planning and executing major maintenance activities are also addressed. (GR)
Descriptors: Building Operation, Community Colleges, Educational Facilities, Facilities Management
New York State Office of the Comptroller, Albany. – 1995
The New York City Board of Education's Division of School Facilities (DSF) is responsible for the repairs and maintenance of all public schools and other board facilities. This report contains findings of an audit conducted by the Office of the State Comptroller of the DSF's Repair and Maintenance Program. The audit focused on the DSF's efforts to…
Descriptors: Asbestos, Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Improvement, Efficiency
Kaiser, Harvey H. – 1993
The problems of deferred maintenance and decaying campus infrastructure have troubled higher education for the past two decades. This book, designed to be a tool for facilities managers, describes a process for inspecting and reporting conditions of buildings and infrastructure. The audit process is meant to be a routine part of maintenance…
Descriptors: Building Operation, College Buildings, Educational Facilities Improvement, Educational Facilities Planning
New York State Office of the Comptroller, Albany. – 1992
A profile of the economy and efficiency of the White Plains City School District is offered in this report. Specifically, a financial audit was conducted to answer the following question: Has the district acquired, protected, and used its resources economically and efficiently? Selected district practices were audited by the New York Office of the…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Budgets, Construction Costs, Cost Effectiveness
Blackmer, Larry A. – 1993
In a rural school district in northern Michigan, video is used as an administrative tool to communicate with board of education members, staff, and students. The great distances between schools makes board visits to areas of interest impractical. The district superintendent uses videos to take the board on tours of facilities so that they can get…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership, Participative Decision Making
