Maintenance and Transportation

1. Maintenance and Transportation Tommy WoodsonAugust 4-5, 2009 Transportation/Maintenance

2. Preventative Maintenance • Conduct walk-abouts regularly with custodians • Identify needed repairs and hazards

3. Schedule Crisis Drill Regularly • Fire, tornado, bomb, intruder • Maps, guidelines posted

4. Accident Reports • Injured student (no matter how minor) • Complete report • Send copy of complete report to Dodie Clarkston • Attempt to contact parent • Administer first aid if required • Band-aids • Ice • Water to clean wound • 911 if severe • Don’t forget school-based health clinic

5. Work Orders • FAX, email, pony • Emergency call • Follow with a work order • Complete a separate work order for each item • Clearly describe problem • Include room numbers, directions, and description • Sometimes, drawings or sketches would clarify information • Emergency • Clear descriptions • Air Conditioners • Monitor thermostat settings • Cooling: 74 and above • Heat: 68 and below • Windows/doors should be closed when systems are on • Check filters • Change at least 3 times per year • Check night lighting • Make sure all security lights on poles are working • Energy management • Lights off in unoccupied • Use only light needed in gyms • Partial lighting reduces cost and heat • Air conditioners set at 74 degrees or above • No doors or windows open when AC is on • Classrooms and buildings

6. Transportation • Assist bus drivers with student behavior while riding the bus • Communicate morning and afternoon unloading and loading schedule to bus drivers and send copy to Dodie Clarkston • Be patient the first week or two as adjustments are being made • We need to work together and remain calm • Assist with loading students on time-especially at the beginning of school • Elementary • Junior High • High School

7. Bus Evacuation Drills • Fall and Spring • Send report to Dodie Clarkston

8. Field Trips • Expense of fuel is a serious problem • Field trips should be kept to a minimum • Limit number of buses for athletic trips • Cheerleaders and drill team need to ride together • Personal cars to transport students are not allowed

9. Who can ride bus? • Sponsors and chaperones (reasonable number) • Activity students only

10. Field Trip Plan • RPSB driver will only go to pre-identified locations • End of year field trips are difficult to manage due to spring sports-daily requirements have priority over any other request • All buses should have RPSB employee chaperone

11. Emergency Dismissal • Central Office needs assistance in notifying bus drivers • Keep working batteries in weather radio • Monitor closely during potential severe weather • If you have parent messenger—use to notify parents • RPSB puts notice on radio and televisions

12. Appreciation • Thank you for working with me to make the learning climate better for our employees and our students.