Welcome to Solutions Central! This web-based resource is designed to help school facilities professionals navigate their way through these challenging times. This page provides resources, helps identify solutions and offers best practices and real-life examples so that you can continue providing healthy, safe, clean learning environments for New York State's school children.
School facilities professionals have come to rely on our website for the information they need to stay on top of issues, education, legislation and more. And, only a small portion of the site is member-exclusive, making these resources available to all who seek them.
Operating and maintaining today's school campuses is an enourmous task, requiring professionals to understand engineering and architecture, budget and finance, and everything in between. This section is broken down into the five key components of successfully managing school facilities. They include:
Management of Personnel
- A Guide to Disability Rights Laws
- Custodial Staffing Guidelines for Educational Facilities, second edition
- Guide to Managerial Communication: Effective Business Writing and Speaking (5th Edition), By Mary Munter
- Supervisor's Guide, Volumes 1 & 2, By Ed Feldman - Available from Ed Feldman at 404-261-1011
Technical Systems
- Facilities Performance Indicators (CD Only)
- National Electrical Code Book
- National Fire Protection Code Book
- Vacuums: New York School Districts Make Smooth Transition to Green
Principles of Facilities Management
- For Generations To Come: A Leadership Guide to Renewing Public School Buildings
- How to Save Time and Money in Facilities Maintenance Management, By Ed Feldman - Available from Ed Feldman at 404.261.1011
- Managing Housekeeping & Custodial Operations, By Ed Feldman - Available from Ed Feldman at 404.261.1011
- Planning Guide for School Maintenance
- School Building Assessment Methods
- The Ins and Outs of School Facility Management: More than Bricks and Mortar, By Tak Cheung Chan and Michael D. Richardson
- Time Wasters/Time Savers: 61 Ways to Beat the Clock, By Dr. Richard G. Neal
- Office of General Services
Codes, Standards, Administration & Legal Issues
- International Code Book
- National Electrical Code Book
- National Fire Protection Code Book
- School Law Book
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- NYS Office of Emergency Management (OEM)
Environmental & Occupational Safety & Health
- Turfgrass Management, By Al Turgeon
- Concepts of Integrated Pest Management, By Robert Norris
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Green Seal
Websites
- NYS School Facilities Association (NYSSFA) and School Facilities Management Institute (SFMI)
- SFA Job Bank
- NY State Education Department, Office of Facilities Planning
- NYS Governor's Office
- Office of General Services
- National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
- NYS Assembly
- NYS Senate
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- National Institute of Building Sciences
- American School & Hospital Facility Management
- Green Seal
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- NYS Office of Emergency Management (OEM)
Professional Organizations
- The Association for Higher Education Facilities Officers (APPA)
- The Council of Educational Facility Planners
- Healthy Schools Network
- National School Plant Managers Association (NSPMA)
- New York Association for Pupil Transportation
- New York State Association of School Business Officials
- New York State Council of School Superintendents
- New York State School Boards Association
- New York State Turfgrass Association