school health and safety program overview julie awbrey september 26, 2013
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School Health and SafetyProgram Overview
Julie AwbreySeptember 26, 2013
School Health and Safety Program
School H&S Program OverviewK-12 Public, Private and Parochial Schools
Authority under Chapter 246-366 WAC Student Focus Non-enforcement
Activities: Inspections Construction Review Complaints Consultations
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Disease & Injury PreventionGeneral Areas Addressed
Indoor air quality, lighting, hand washing facilities, chemical storage, electrical hazards, etc.
Elementary School Focus Playgrounds, arts & crafts
Secondary School Focus Science and career technical education (shops, arts & crafts,
etc.)
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Areas NOT Addressed by School Program
• Food Service• Liquid Waste
• Solid Waste• Drinking Water
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School Program Moving Forward
Longstanding ProgramModel Program for State
Launched Innovative Self-inspection Program in 1999
Effective Partnerships
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Improved School Health & Safety
Marked Improvements New Construction New Playground Equipment Effective Partnerships
Safer, Healthier Schools
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Transitioning to Next Level
Two-year Collaborative Process School Advisory Committee & School
Partners
Objectives Protect Public Health & Safety Streamline our Processes Align with SRHD BOH Fee Policy
Process Streamlining through Oct. 2012(Where We Left Off…)
• Discontinue general classroom inspections in secondary schools
• Email draft reports in spreadsheet format
• Schedule inspections via point person for SRHD and school district
• Discontinue Steve’s review of all reports
• Discontinue mailed report notifications to all school district principals
• Modify database to allow direct data entry by inspectors
• Explore workshop content and options
• Pare down self-inspection worksheets
• Develop “inspection-ready” checklists for teachers
• Develop more efficient internal time-tracking methods
School Health and Safety Program
What We’ve Worked on Since Oct. 2012…
•Continued Streamlining Efforts
•Piloted New Forms/Processes• Gathered Feedback
•Developed New Fee Structure• Endorsed by SAC and Superintendents
Process Streamlining to Date(Currently…)
• Discontinue general classroom inspections in secondary schools
• Email draft reports in spreadsheet format
• Schedule inspections via point person for SRHD and school district
• Discontinue Steve’s review of all reports
• Discontinue mailed report notifications to all school district principals
• Modify database to allow direct data entry by inspectors
• Explore workshop content and options
• Pare down self-inspection worksheets
• Develop “inspection-ready” checklists for teachers
• Develop more efficient internal time-tracking methods
School Health and Safety Program
Implementation TimetableTask Timeline
• Development/Piloting/Feedback 2012-13 School Year
• Propose/Pass New Fees Spring 2013
• Implement new fees/inspection schedule 2013-14 School Year
School Health and Safety Program
2013-2014 School Service FeesSchool Type/Enrollment Fee
Elementary 1-99 Students $250
Elementary 100+ $320
Secondary 1-350 $270
Secondary 351-1000 $390
Secondary 1000+ $570
Note: Construction fees charged at standard hourly rate (unchanged)
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Impact of New FeesNearly 60% of participating private or parochial
schools will experience a decrease (or no change) in fees when compared with their previous average costs
Increase for most remaining small schools will be minimal ($5.00 - $30.00)
Variable impact to school districts
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Notification of School PartnersApril 12, 2013 presentation
given to superintendents
May 29, 2013 email sent to small school contacts
Follow-up notification to schools significantly impacted
Dear School Self-inspection Partners:
We are ready to launch the risk-based, streamlined version of our self-inspection program in September
2013. We appreciate all the input on our forms, handouts and new process; we feel we have
successfully incorporated most of your suggestions. All new forms will be unveiled at our next school
inspection workshop, scheduled for September 26, 2013. Please save the date.
Our final task has been the development of the new flat fee schedule. We committed to reducing our
costs prior to setting new fees and we have succeeded. Based on a trial of our new risk-based
inspections and our increased efficiencies, we project a 36% decrease to our 2014 budget, which
includes a 35% reduction of FTEs in our program. These FTEs will be shifted internally to other
programs. This allows us to set the new fees at a lower cost than most anticipated:
Some important points about the fees:
There will be no additional charge for attending our annual workshop; this is included in the
service fee.
We estimate nearly 60% of the private or parochial schools participating in our self-inspection
program will actually experience a decrease (or no change) in fees when compared with their
previous average costs, which were based on hourly rates. The increase for most remaining
schools will be minimal ($5.00 - $30.00).
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Questions?