Building Problems / Other Issues
Power Outages
If you lose power during the school day or lose partial power please contact Central Office and Buildings and Grounds immediately. We will dispatch an electrician to your facility and contact DTE to report the outage. We will also determine if it is a building problem or an area outage. If it is a complete blackout we will provide a small generator to power the phone system. We will also provide you with temporary lanterns or lights for restrooms if needed. The emergency lighting in the hallways, the fire panel in security panels all have a two hour back up before they start to fail.
Partial power
There are three legs of power that enter the building. Sometimes a fuse will drop out and only one or two legs will come into the building, causing you to have partial power. For instance the hallway lights may work but the classroom lights will be out. We call this a brownout. Should you experience this at your facility please contact Buildings and Grounds immediately. This type of outage generates more damage to the equipment than a complete blackout.
Natural Gas
If you smell natural gas in the building pull the fire alarm and evacuate the building, then contact Buildings and Grounds. If you receive complaints of natural gas smells on the outside of the building but you do not smell it inside of the building contact buildings and grounds so that we may investigate and we will contact consumers to perform a sniff test.
Water Main Break
How to spot a water main break
If you notice water bubbling up from your parking lot or yards you may have a water main break. If you have slow flowing water from the faucet or sand in the toilets, most likely there is a break in the area. If the break occurs on school property we are responsible to repair it. If it happens on the easement or the street it is the city’s responsibility to make the repairs. Water main breaks frequently occur during cold weather months or when the frost is leaving or coming out of the ground. Should you experience any of these things please contact Buildings and Grounds immediately and we will dispatch a plumber to your facility. We will determine what the problems are and set a course of action.Disaster Response and Restoration
Emergency situations due to fire, flooding, foul weather, major vandalism etc. will be conducted by third party vendor approved by our insurance carrier.Building access Policy
Welcome to Our School, For the Safety of our Children! To enter the building you must:
Buzz Doorbell & turn towards the camera Wait for the office staff to respond- Provide your name and ID
- State your reason for entering the building
- Upon entering, report directly to the office
Security of the building
During the day
Exterior doors will be kept locked to prevent someone from entering the building without being noticed or authorized. – Boiler rooms should be locked at all times. Access should be limited to authorized personnel. – Custodial closets and chemical storage areas should be locked at all times to prevent children from accessing hazardous chemicals. – Classroom doors may be open when occupied but they should be locked at all times. – The doors to unoccupied rooms should be closed and locked at all times.Afternoon and Midnights
The afternoon custodian must physically check to ensure all exterior doors are secured at the end of the school day. – All interior doors should be closed and locked nightly. – All windows are to be physically checked to ensure that they are fully closed and locked. – Open and close doors as you move from room to room. Do not leave unoccupied rooms open. – All hallway gates, where present, should be closed on a nightly basis. This will limit the areas of the building the burglar will be able to access. – The security alarm must be set each night by using your ID/access card.Care of School Property
The buildings and grounds as well as the equipment and furnishings are under your care. You should take an interest in the building, or complex, as a whole. It is important that all employees learn how the various building systems operate. DO NOT loan keys or access badges to anyone. The building must remain locked at all times. Lost keys or ID/Access Control cards must be reported to the Maintenance & Operations Department immediately.Resources
Emergency Drill Protocols
