School Safety and Facility Management Bureau

2018 Hinsdale Elementary School Addition
(Photo credit: Hinsdale School Board)

Provides leadership, technical assistance and resources to school boards, building committees, school administrators, school business officials, architects and the general public with regard to planning and financing of school facilities. This bureau collects, processes and approves sufficient information on educational specifications, plans, technical specifications, costs, site considerations and financing methodologies to evaluate proposed school constructions projects in order to determine approval for State Building Aid under RSA 198:15 and to maintain records of same.

Trainings/Workshops/Meetings

• Energy Efficiency for Commercial Building Managers - 1-Day intensive training at locations around New Hampshire (2/1, 2/13, 3/1, or 3/14)
• School Building Authority
• School Facilities Certification Program

Hot Topics

• 2018 School Safety Report
• Fire Treated Lumber potential roof truss failure

Grants/Funding

• Public Building Aid Distributions FY19-FY41
• Public School Infrastructure Fund
• Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust Funds (school buses)
• Federal School Safety Grants

Rules/Regulatory

• RSA 198:15 – School Building Aid
• Ed 321 – School Building Construction
• State Fire Marshal’s Office – plan review for educational occupancies
• Letter to schools requiring water testing under new lead bill - July 9, 2018

Forms/Applications

• Facility Maintenance Plan Template

Checklists

• School Facility Self-Assessment Checklist
• School Dormitory Self Inspection Checklist
• Playground Safety Self Inspection Checklist
• Playground Safety Handbook (see Appendix A for Maintenance Checklist)

Resources

• Summer Tips EPA New England Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools
• End of the Year Classroom Cleanout Checklist
• Tips for Setting Up Your Classroom
• Maximum Allowable Costs for School Construction -2015
• School Building Aid Rates FY20
• Manual for Planning and Construction of School Buildings 2006
• Lead in Drinking Water
• NH Lead Data and Program Report
• PFOA
• Indoor Air Quality Survey Due June 30, 2018

Related Programs

• Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program
• Collaborative for High Performance Schools (CHPs)
• Green Ribbon
• NH QZAB
• NH EnergySmart Schools Program
• Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnership

FAQs

• Frequently Asked Questions

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