The State of Alaska has issued preventive maintenance guidelines for educational facilities designed to prevent premature failure, or to maximize or extend the useful life of a facility and its components, including roofing inspections, repainting, and door hardware adjustments. The handbook examines preventive maintenance state legislation, and…

Describes development of the "M-Quality" program at the University of Michigan: a continuous quality-improvement approach tailored to the school's plant operations. Discusses the program's planning stages and the problems encountered and lessons learned from the process. (GR)

This book examines each phase in the process of planning capital projects and those individuals in the schools who make decisions about the buildings students will use. It uses the long range planning process of the school system as the vehicle for providing the proper housing for students and programs. Program development, student enrollment…

Examines the comprehensive planning process done prior to renovating or constructing new buildings at educational facilities in order to prevent errors. Planning steps are highlighted as is one city's experience in making more space available at its schools to meet rising enrollment needs. (GR)

This report presents guidelines for developing an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach for educational facilities, and discusses the unique opportunities an IPM program can provide in the school science curriculum. This includes the hands-on experience IPM affords to students in the areas of biology, ecology, and least-toxic management of…

Guidelines are provided for those just beginning, or planning to improve, an educational facility's Integrated Pesticide Management (IPM) program. The manual's first chapter discusses what an IPM is and why it should be implemented. The second chapter provides the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation program contacts and…

Discusses how a detailed plan can help schools set the right priorities for modernization projects. Examines planning elements such as identifying needs, prioritizing capital outlay funds, establishing budgets, identifying funding sources, and creating schedules. (GR)

The guide was written for use by Texas schools in planning media programs responsive to the school's educational goals and objectives as well as user needs and interests. Guidelines are offered for the full spectrum of learning resource center staff. A planning guide gives quantitative statements for four levels with the recommendation that…

The purpose of this manual is to provide guidance to interested Maine communities, school officials, parents, students and health care providers in the development of School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs). The manual outlines the mission and goals of an SBHC and makes detailed suggestions on the structure of a community-based advisory council to…

Modular Technology Education (MTE) uses a combination of multi-media and hands-on activities to teach important concepts that increase the student's interest level as well as provide students with career choices that best fit their individual interests. This booklet provides 15 key planning steps for developing an MTE program and avoiding…

This publication reports the results of the design and development of a planning programming budgeting system for the Milford, New Hampshire, school system. The authors attempted to develop a program oriented budget rather than a line item or input oriented budget, and a model adaptable for general applications. The order of priority budgeting…

Due to a lack of funding, New York City's public school buildings fall significantly short of providing adequate classroom space and technology support. Some policy changes that could promote more intensive use of school buildings and thus provide a comprehensive and affordable solution to this problem are described. It is suggested that…

This revision of the 1975 publication contains guidelines and criteria for school and system-level media programs based on a broad concept of services intended to provide students and teachers with media services and resources essential for quality education. These recommendations cover specific skills, services, personnel, budgeting guidelines,…

This statewide survey of public school kindergartens in New York examines a representative sample of 76 local school districts. Its purposes were: (1) to prepare a status report of current goals, program development and general operational procedures and (2) to secure and analyze information which would help the state education department plan…

Some of the tasks undertaken by the Pittsburgh Public Schools over the past 10 years in the continuing effort to make desegregation work include the construction of new buildings and the renovation of old, restructuring of school attendance patterns, development of innovative programs, utilization of community resources and support, and the…