Abstract

Facilities management, preventative maintenance, and capital improvements are the concern of many principals, presidents, and boards. University preparation programs for school administrators often lack serious concentration on these areas, mostly due to the increased standards for licensure, certification, and academic degrees. This article attempts to fill that void by inviting school leaders to consider preventative maintenance as an integral part of facilities management.

Highlights

  • Newman's index is void of the words preventive maintenance, two words to which further attention will be given, as they are of great significance in the life of a building

  • Preventive maintenance is a process in which the identification of minor issues in building systems and equipment result in repair, as well as the avoidance of major future catastrophic expenditures due to system failure

  • Prioritizing Preventive Maintenance (PM) Procedures School facilities consist of a multitude of areas in need of PM, but staff to perform these tasks is usually limited

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Introduction

HELPING GRADUATE LEVEL ADMINISTRATIVE COURSES SUPPORT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SCHOOL ASSET This article attempts to fill that void by inviting school leaders to consider preventive maintenance as an integral part offacilities management. Graduate programs in educational administration have long been known to suffer a void in the basic understanding of the mundane world of bricks, mortar, timber, concrete, asphalt, and how these natural components live and work together in the life of a building.

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