Book Description

This title is no longer available in print. However, please visit the NCES website at http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp'pubid=2003347 to view an electronic version of the text. As America's school buildings age, we face the growing challenge of maintaining the nation's education facilities at a level that enables our teachers to meet the needs of the 21st century learners. This tool has been developed to help readers better understand why and how to develop, implement, and evaluate a facilities maintenance plan. It focuses on: maintenance as a vital task in the responsible management of an education organization, the needs of an education audience, strategies and procedures for planning, implementing, and evaluating maintenance programs, a process to be followed, rather than a canned set of "one size fits all" solutions, and recommendations based on "best practices", rather than mandates. The document offers recommendations on the following important issues, which serve as chapter headings: Introduction to School Facilities Maintenance Planning Planning for School Facilities Maintenance Facilities Audits (Knowing What You Have) Providing a Safe Environment for Learning Maintaining School Facilities and Grounds Effectively Managing Staff and Contractors Evaluating Facilities Maintenance Efforts