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- What is the current condition of our facilities and what is our capital improvement plan?
- Are adequate resources being provided to ensure safe, well maintained and attractive buildings and grounds?
- What is our long range plan for ensuring facilities meet or exceed all requirements, accommodate future enrollment needs, and support student learning?
- What is our policy on the use of school facilities by the community?
See Spotlight 13.
- What options exist for facilities maintenance? E.g. permanent staff, contracted services, etc.
- Are we effectively and efficiently using our current facilities?
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- Does each school have a comprehensive facility review completed? What are the results?
- Does each school have a maintenance plan in place?
- Are there sufficient resources to support building maintenance?
- Is there a professional development plan to train building maintenance staff?
- Are building maintenance initiatives coordinated among schools in the supervisory union?
- Do schools meet federal and state safety codes?
- Are playgrounds assessed for safety?
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- What is the current condition of the building?
- Is there a plan (long and short-term) that describes the maintenance of buildings and grounds?
- Is there a capital improvement plan for buildings and grounds?
- Who is responsible for maintenance of buildings and grounds?
- Who supervises/evaluates the staff responsible for buildings and grounds?
- Is the staff skilled and trained appropriately to support building maintenance initiatives?
- How are requests for facilities use handled?
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- Review policies. Ensure that policy for community use of facilities is in place.
- Review/adopt long-range facilities and financing plan, and review its potential impact on the budgeting process.
- Check for proper insurance coverage.
- Review the report on the current status of facilities as well as critical facility needs (safety, security, immediate needs).
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- Ensure that facility reviews are completed and coordinated.
- Develop building maintenance plans.
- Review budgets and recommend to boards the necessary allocation of resources to support building maintenance plans.
- Review staff skills and certifications. Engage in professional development initiatives as needed.
- Ask supervisors to meet regularly to review and coordinate building maintenance initiatives.
- Review Vermont School Boards Insurance Trust (VSBIT) School Management Resource Center at www.vsbit.org.
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- Meet with the superintendent to understand the buildings and grounds responsibilities and roles.
- Complete report on facility condition and needs.
- Review required maintenance plans with staff.
- Clarify roles and responsibilities for facilities use and management with the district.
- Clarify system for responding to emergency facilities issues.
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