Introduction to school facilities maintenance planning. Directives emanating from the dbe policy document on school infrastructure 4. The headteacher has responsibility for handling complaints regarding this policy as outlined in the school s complaints policy. Objectives of the national school infrastructure maintenance guidelines 3. The gauteng department of education will ensure that each district and school gets training on a set of maintenance guidelines to be implemented in the 2014.
This resource is a guide to help schools plan, organise and manage a safe and healthy school environment for staff, students and visitors. The common feature of all schools addressed by this document is that they are constrained by a severe lack of resources for infrastructure development. A direct approach to the maintenance coordinator will be ignored. Directives emanating from the dbe policy document on school. Energy policy and implementation plan from a large school district in. The april, august and october meetings are referred to as quarterly.
Maintenance policy objectives to ensure that the schools physical status is kept up to standard. The site manager will be responsible for overseeing the day to day cleaning. Objectives of the national school infrastructure maintenance guidelines. The primary purpose of general upkeep and maintenance of. Preventive and predictive maintenance 700zb00102 42 preventivepredictive maintenance the guiding principle of ppm is the regular and systematic application of engineering knowledge and maintenance attention to equipment and facilities to ensure their proper functionality and to reduce their rate of deterioration. To provide the means to save energy and improve the operating efficiency of all school facilities and to ensure proper air quality controls county wide. Under the guise of saving money, many school districts and other organizations for that matter practice what is known as breakdown maintenancea maintenance program in which nothing is done to a piece of equipment until it breaks down. Normalroutine maintenance excludes activities that expand the capacity of an asset, or otherwise upgrade the asset to serve the asset needs greater than. The overall objective of the maintenance department is to maintain. This policy regulates the maintenance, development and lease of the buildings, grounds and facilities of the school. They meet 9 february, march, april, may, june, august, september, october and november times a year for a finance committee meeting. School maintenance department of education and training. The purpose of the school maintenance guidelines is to achieve a clean, orderly, safe, cost effective, and instructionally supportive parish school complex that enhan ces education. The book is based on an oecd study of school leadership around the world, with the participation of.
Maintenance organization all deming public schools maintenance personnel, including the custodians, take direction from the district business manager and maintenance supervisor, per the following organization. A comprehensive facility custodial and maintenance program is a school districts foremost tool for protecting its investment in school facilities. In addition to the student resource package, supplementary funding may also be granted to schools experiencing maintenance issues which exceed their available resources. The maintenance policy aims to ensure that all maintenance activities are carried out in a planned manner and consistent with university standards. General provisions on an annual basis, school administrators will notify students, their family members, and school personnel about current policies concerning hiv infection, and provide convenient opportunities to discuss them. Wilbraham primary school, platt lane, fallowfield, manchester, m14 7fb tel. Planning guide for maintaining school facilities nces us. Facilities maintenance manual pentucket building project.
School policies and procedures are essentially the governing documents by which your school district and school buildings are operated. Effective maintenance of school buildings to support the delivery of education. Workplace health and safety policy and the risk management. The reactive vehicle maintenance policy is as follows. There is no guarantee that a printed copy is the latest version of this document.
Maintenance department carroll county public schools. Operation and maintenance manual for public schools. Information will be provided in major primary languages of students families. This plan is to be read in conjunction with relevant policy documents including the schoolcollege. If they are not trained at a young age, they will never succeed in life and will have a hard time adjusting to lifes challenges. Effective school maintenance protects capital investment, ensures the health and safety of our children, and supports educational performance. School facility operations and maintenance exist to support the primary. This guidance has been replaced by our guidance on good estate management for schools. The supervisor, dispatcher, or mechanic shall make an immediate determination. Modified oil based urethane is used at bagnall elementary school. A separate policy statement is in place for capital projects. Repairs and replaces school instructional support equipment audiovisual,communications, general classroom furniture acquires contract services for maintaining pest control program. Kinglake primary school has a specific maintenance person that regularly checks the school septic tank and maintains its function and integrity.
If a new private school does not meet each of the above elements of the definition, it will not pass the validation process required to operate. Directives emanating from the dbe policy document on school infrastructure. District policy the board recognizes that a clean well maintained building is an integral portion of a sound. Similarly, if an existing private school fails to continue to meet any part of this definition, it may face closure through the removal of its ministryissued board school identification number bsid. This includes board members, superintendents, business officials, principals, facilities managers, maintenance personnel, and custodians. Purpose the purpose of this policy is to provide clear criteria for the transportation of learners attending bay primary school. The first section of these definitions includes guidance on facility standards and on minimally adequate maintenance funding for gross square footage.
Chapter 5 maintaining school facilities and grounds. Refer to electronic version maintained by school administration to ensure accuracy. Policy on the organisation, roles and responsibilities of education districts 09 dec 2016. Many school board members, superintendents, and school district operating officers, in addition to community stakeholders, are not trained or experienced. The purpose of the school maintenance guidelines is to achieve a clean, orderly, safe.
School facility operations services include the daytoday running of the school facilities. The guidelines on managing safety, health and welfare in primary schools the guidelines is both a guidance document and a toolkit to assist schools in managing safety, health and welfare. Maintenance funding is provided through a school s student resource package. The word school is used in this document to include primary and secondary schools, boarding and day schools, rural and urban schools, and public and private schools. The school maintenance staff are employed to remove rubbish, cut grass, trim trees overhanging buildings, tend gardens and assist with constant upgrading of school grounds, including landscaping. School maintenance policy for kinglake primary school purpose of this policy to outline how kinglake primary school maintains school infrastructure for a safe learning environment. With that in mind, we are implementing the concept of flexible learning days. In fact, in my experience as principal of a primary school, very often the bulk of. It should be noted at this stage that a maintenance policy will need to be situated within an asset management policy since an asset management policy constitutes the overall policy framework required for asset management, and maintenance forms but a part of this overall policy framework. Maintenance efforts must, first and foremost, ensure safe building conditions.
The primary audience of this planning guide is staff at the local school district level, where most facilities maintenance is planned, managed, and carried out. The guidebook is designed to meet the specific needs of school district staff for integrating energy efficiency into school building operation and. Writing policy and procedures for schools is a part of an administrators job. With respect to teachers, school facilities affect teacher recruitment, retention, commitment, and effort. The objective of this building and facilities maintenance policy is to act as a framework and point of reference in which the estates department will operate the buildings and facilities management of the school. Maintenance procedure manual roanoke city public schools. A growing body of research has found that school facilities can have a profound impact on both teacher and student outcomes. Recommended policies for public school facilities pdf4pro. Faculty and staff directory upsonlee primary school. These school maintenance guidelines attempt to provide best practice concepts along with. Maintenance of school property north sanpete school district. Get the following policy documents for the use of school facilities.
Documentation and evaluation of maintenance activities is the primary means by which the. School staff must make requests for maintenance through the request book. The following policy statements are designed to establish the structure of an effective and efficient maintenance system. Essential school maintenance a guide for schools gov. Pdf copies of our policies are available for reading below.
At princeton public schools we believe that learning can and should occur anywhere. The report presents findings and recommendations that will be of interest to teachers, principals, school support services, curriculum developers and policymakers. The importance of school facilities in improving student. Reregistration committee, office of nongovernment 23611. Within the constraints of available resources, university assets will be maintained to the best standard possible while meeting statutory. The national center for education statistics nces is the primary federal entity. School building maintenance affects the physical, educational, and financial foundation of the parish and school and should, therefore, be a focus of both its day today operations and longrange management priorities. Policy and practiceexplains why school leadership has become a key policy priority and sets out four policy levers which, taken together, can contribute to improve school leadership and school outcomes. To service damaged equipments, toilets and machines. Kinglake primary school follows education department guidelines to employ contractors as needed to maintain a safe environment for students, teachers and families. When this book was first published, the united states was enjoying an ex panding. Operations the cleaning materials shall be purchased by the school for the first semester. With respect to students, school facilities affect health, behavior, engagement, learning, and growth in achievement. The entire elected board read and approved the policy documentation in july 2014.
Safeguarding is our key priority and is at the core of all areas of school life. Policy the principal is accountable for maintaining all school facilities and must. Moreover, preventive maintenance is the cornerstone of any effective maintenance initiative. Remove or cut out and replace any affected timber having first treated it. Guidelines for general upkeep and maintenance of education. Repairs and replaces school instructional support equipment audiovisual,communications, general classroom furniture. This funding is for both planned and unplanned or urgent maintenance works. Protection of the schools assets and safety of school staff and students requires a regular cycle of upkeep of school buildings, grounds, plant and equipment. Provides support to the functions of the security department as needed. The evaluation shows that while much progress has been achieved in the rollout of ict in schools, considerable challenges remain. National school infrastructure maintenance guidelines table of contents draft national school infrastructure maintenance guidelines i. Australian link school riverdale primary school world book day fairtrade remembrance day world religions international sports week black history month international day of peace general data protection regulations. All problems are to be reported, no matter how minor.