Facility Management

1. Using ASBO Skill Assessment Tool
2. Professional Self-Assessments - Mapping Skills, Charting a Course for Growth
3. ASBO Professional Self Assessment

Planning and Construction

Massachusetts School Building Authority

National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities - Resources

Maintenance and Operations

Professional Development and Other Resources

1. Creating Healthy Schools in Massachusetts
2. Massachusetts Facilities Administrator s Association
3. National School Plant Management Administrators
4. COBRA- The Association of Cogeneration, Boiler and Refrigeration Professionals
5. PASBO Electronic Resource Center
   

Publications

• Planning Guide for Maintaining School Facilities (No Longer in Print download link) From the National Center for Education Statistics Published August 2003; 184 pages ASBO International, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), and the National Forum for Education Statistics offer the Planning Guide for Maintaining School Facilities, designed to help staff better understand how to develop, implement, and evaluate a facilities maintenance plan. ISBN #1-57886-044-X • $24.95 paperback
  • Printable Source: National Forum for Education Statistics

Focuses on:

• Maintenance as a vital task
• Strategies and procedures for planning, implementing, and evaluating maintenance programs
• Recommendations based on "best practices", rather than mandates.
• Topics also include facilities audits, maintaining school grounds, effectively managing staff and contractors, and evaluating maintenance efforts.

• Construction Law Review . The Construction Law Review provides the latest court issues and rulings from around the country as they apply to construction.
• Housekeeping Handbook for Institutions, Business & Industry by Edwin B. Feldman
• American Schools and Universities . American Schools and Universities is a "must see" site as it is loaded with information that school business officials, facilities directors, and other school and municipal officials will find helpful. Links are categorized into research, the industry, the magazine, awards and competitions, shows and events, advertising information, and links. Information provided includes industry news, buyer's guide, news groups, new products, article archives, an official education construction report, maintenance and operation cost study, and architectural portfolio.
• School Construction News (Free Publication: www.schoolconstructionnews.com )
• R.S. Means Construction Page . The book is now available online. You will find useful construction information resources, construction related interest sites, 16 free software demos with demo source, astounding tips, and more.
• Construction News Services . Construction News Services for the latest and up-to-date construction news.
• Cleaning Publisher ( www.cleaningpublisher.com search on custodial)