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Download full textSzuberla, Charles A., Jr. – 1998
According to New York State law, all school districts and BOCES are required to conduct annual visual structural inspections of all district owned educational facilities and in accordance to the "Guidelines for Visual Structural Inspections of Student Occupied Public School Buildings." This document presents the interim guidelines for…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Government School Relationship, Guidelines
Kinzer, Michael; Scott, Gerald P.E. – American School and University, 1981
Gerald Scott's favorable evaluation of the foamed polyurethane roofing system is based on experiences with 55 buildings at Texas A & M. Michael Kinzer, an architect at Colorado State University, disagrees and claims that the system is difficult to install and maintain, and the cost prohibitive. (MLF)
Descriptors: Construction Materials, Cost Effectiveness, Higher Education, Inspection
McIntyre, Sally; Goltsman, Susan M. – 1997
A playground safety checklist provides an up-to-date play area inspection system based on standards from the American Society for Testing and Materials' F 1487-95 and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's Handbook for Public Playground Safety (1994). Guidelines address "public" playground equipment installed in parks, schools,…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods, Facility Guidelines
Swentkofske, Carl J. – 1984
Most roofs are meant to withstand the elements for a period of 20 years; to achieve this goal, however, school officials must believe in a dedicated maintenance program and sell it to their superiors and school boards. Establishment of a school district roof maintenance program is explained. Job qualifications and training methods for an inhouse…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Facilities Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Qualifications
Office of Inspector General (ED), Washington, DC. – 1983
The United States Department of Education (ED), Office of Inspector General (OIG), describes in its semiannual report its provisions for audit, investigation, fraud detection and prevention, as well as other activities. The first section reviews management improvement and preventive activities including recommended changes to legislation and…
Descriptors: Crime Prevention, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government, Federal Legislation
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1983
The District of Columbia Public Schools system has taken action to ensure that supply items will be obtained at the most competitive prices. Because lack of storage facilities prevented bulk purchase of emergency items at competitive rates, the Division of Buildings and Grounds has remodeled a building as a warehouse to store large quantities of…
Descriptors: Building Operation, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Facilities, Efficiency
Peer reviewedBuckley, James F. – Journal of Environmental Health, 1987
Discusses the need for environmental health inspections in schools. Reports on the results of a survey of Clackamas County (Oregon) school kitchens, in relation to a high incidence of hepatitis A. Describes the variety of violations found and urges that schools no longer be exempt from state health division regulations. (TW)
Descriptors: Disease Control, Diseases, Environmental Education, Environmental Standards
Further Education Unit, London (England). – 1991
This bulletin provides descriptions of two of the most widely used business and industry quality models--the British Standards Institution system (BS5750) and Total Quality Management (TQM). The focus is on applications of the models in further education colleges. The first section clarifies what the term "quality" means, in general and…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Administration, Continuing Education, Curriculum Evaluation
