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Structure, structure, structure
– yes, the physical structure of any school
building should be up to code and constructed
with students’ safety in mind. The
arrangements of rooms within the
building, as well as the security of the grounds
play major roles in the overall security and
safety of a school. Due to recent weather
disasters our focus has heightened concerning
the stability of the school structure
during this
occurrence.
Our society is also going green,
as we look at ways to improve
our school environment and make it healthy and
useable for future generations.
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“Facilities
and grounds” have always been important
topics and this continues to expand as efforts are
made to make all schools a safe haven for students.
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KY School Facilities Planning Manual
- Mar 19, 2010 ... The Division of Facilities Management
publishes the KENTUCKY SCHOOL FACILITY PLANNING
PROCESS to guide and assist school districts with
facilities planning. ...
(KY Dept. of Education) |
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National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
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NCEF Safe School Facilities Checklist
Download a customized checklist for
assessing the safety and security of your school.
School Construction Costs... |
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CPTED 101: The Fundamentals for Schools
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New NCEF publication on Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) discusses the concepts of natural
surveillance, natural access control, and
territoriality as a means to improve school
security. |
GREEN SCHOOLS
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New NCEF webpage
– “Green Schools” contains a compilation of current
news, events, recent journal articles, recommended
publications, and more on topics related to green
schools.
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Campus Safety and Security Audit Toolkit.
- by Texas School Safety Center - The October 2009
revised School District Facility Safety and Security
Audit Toolkit is now available for download. The
audit toolkit consists of two parts, an introduction
and the
audit checklists.
Together these constitute the audit toolkit. The
toolkit can be downloaded and printed and also the
checklists can be entered and stored electronically.
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EPA’s Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Tools for Schools
Program –
EPA developed the Indoor Air
Quality (IAQ) Tools for Schools Program
to
reduce exposures to indoor environmental contaminants
in schools through the voluntary adoption of sound
indoor air quality management practices. The IAQ
Tools for Schools Program is a comprehensive
resource to helps schools maintain a healthy
environment in school buildings by identifying,
correcting, and preventing IAQ problems. … |
Guidance Notes on Safer School Construction -
Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery,
Washington, DC (Jan. 2009) presents a framework of
guiding principles and general
steps to develop a plan to address the disaster
resilient construction and retrofitting of school
buildings.
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Kentucky
Center for School Safety
(KCSS), Kentucky Department of Education (KDE), and
Kentucky School Boards Association (KSBA) are
collaborating to provide safe school assessments to
any school in Kentucky. These informational,
independent assessments are not to be confused with
an audit. The voluntary assessment can enhance
the school's learning environment by examining
climate and culture. The
safe school assessment process involves many
aspects, including an examination of the school
facilities and grounds to check for safety issues
that may need to be addressed to provide the best
and safest learning environment for students.
Recommendations are made and this also provides the
school with a needs assessment that can be used in
developing a school safety component of the school’s
Comprehensive School Improvement Plan. |
Public Playground Safety Checklist
- U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission - Each
year, more than 200,000 children go to U.S. hospital
emergency rooms with injuries associated with
playground equipment. Most injuries occur when a
child falls from the equipment onto the ground. A
simple checklist
to help make sure your local community or school
playground is a safe place to play is provided.
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Public Playground Safety Handbook
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission - (2008) -
This publication can be used to
audit the safety of the
school playground.
Publication of this handbook is expected to promote greater safety
awareness among those who purchase, install, and
maintain public playground equipment. …CPSC
staff believes that the recommendations in this
handbook will contribute to greater playground
safety. Some states and local jurisdictions may
require compliance with this handbook and/or ASTM
voluntary standards. Additionally, risk managers,
insurance companies, or others may require
compliance at a particular site; check with
state/local jurisdictions and insurance companies
for specific requirements. |
More Links:
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Mass Notification for Higher Education
by Tod Schneider - National
Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
– Jan. 2010 - Things to consider when
designing a mass notification system,
and the pros and cons of current
notification devices. …
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Low-Cost Security Measures for School
Facilities
- National Clearinghouse
for Educational Facilities – Apr 2008 -
Fifty school safety and security
measures that may be implemented at
little or no cost and without the use of
complex technology. ...
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Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family
Services – School Facilities
– Apr 25, 2010
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The state
school facilities program establishes
uniform standards for schools and
includes sanitary standards for
operation, inspections, and enforcement
procedures necessary to ensure a safe
and sanitary environment. …
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