Spokane Public Schools

Journey to Sustained Excellence

Get to know Spokane Second largest city in the state Population: 202,000 271 miles from Seattle No, it does not rain all the time in

Spokane. We have 4 seasons. No tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes or tsunamis. We do have snow.

Home of the Gonzaga Bulldogs and the Big Red Wagon

Bloomsday-12K

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Spokane Public Schools

Second Largest School District in Washington State

34 elementary schools (Grades K thru 6) Six middle schools (Grades 7 & 8) Six high schools (Grades 9 thru 12) 1 Skill Center Four special schools 12 support buildings 4 million square feet of buildings 5,000 staff members 28,000 students 2954 Asthmatic students (documented)

IAQ HistoryIn 1978, Spokane Public Schools’ Board of Directors faced a difficult challenge: how to renovate or replace 18 elementary school sites in a short period. Many of the sites had buildings and systems that were 40-50 years old. With almost 40,000 students in the district at the time, the board needed a large-scale solution. The answer came in the form of the “Proto-typical Design”, often called “Rainbow Schools” because of the large rainbow painted on the playground wall. 

Solution

A single design (with floor plans flipped occasionally) for all 18 schools saved enormously on design and construction costs. Tilt-up concrete walls, smaller windows and fewer outside exposed surfaces provided significant savings in monthly energy costs.

ProblemBy the early 1990’s continuous IAQ problems in our facilities

created tension between administrators and school staff.This resulted in the formation of the Indoor Air Quality Joint

Committee whose purpose was to resolve IAQ issues district wide. Through this committee SPS became involved with the EPA TFS kit and sought funds to hire an IAQ Coordinator (Industrial Hygienist) to oversee the IAQ management program.

Fast-forward to 2002. The 18 “Rainbow Schools” suffered from leaky roofs, inadequate insulation, inefficient lighting, and heating and cooling systems in need of frequent repair. The 2003 bond began the process of replacing those major systems to ensure the Rainbow Schools will continue to be great places for students learn.

Solution

Support from the School Board Adopted a 25-year modernization plan to replace

or renovate the district’s 50 site inventory. Rolling plan includes School Construction Bonds

presented to the voters on a 6 year cycle 2003 Bond included over $165 million- replaced

3 elementary schools and 1 high school athletic facility. Provided major renovation to 2 high schools, and replaced 30 year old roofs, insulation and heating/cooling systems at 8 elementary schools.

2009 Bond passed with voter approval of $332 million for repairs, replacements and renovations.

Will include replacement or renovation of 4 elementary schools, 1 high school, and another 7 elementary roofing, insulation and HVAC system replacements.

Upgrades in the roofing, insulation, HVAC and lighting have returned in excess of $500,000 in rebates from our local utility company.

Cooperating Partners

Washington Association of Maintenance and Operations Administrators (WAMOA) Networking with other Maintenance and Operations Administrators, on-line support, workshops, seminars, and conferences

Spokane Regional Health District School Advisory Board Members, workshops and annual school inspections

Washington State Department of Agriculture Integrated Pest Management

Spokane Education Association SEA/Leadership IAQ Committee

Washington State Department of Labor & Industries Consultation Division

American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists American Association of School Administrators Urban/Rural Healthy Schools Coalition

On-Going Efforts

IAQ Committee with members from Safety, Maintenance, Custodial, Capital Projects, Architects/Engineers- meets 6 times/year

Microsoft Sharepoint data tracking software

SEA/Leadership Committee- meets 3 times/year

Filter crew- changes filters 6 times/year instead of 3 times/year

IAQ air monitoring cart

Future actions

Closing the graduation gap. We plan to explore all contributing factors that influence students dropping out of school.

EPA lead paint rule (renovation, repair, painting)

Design review of our new/modernized schools by the IAQ committee.

Training/workshops with SEA union.

Air monitoring station

Courtesy of Washington State

Dept. of Health

Equipment

Fluke 975IAQ

Carbon Monoxide Carbon Dioxide Temperature Relative Humidity

Also does: Dew Point Wet Bulb

Fluke 983

Particle Counter 0.3 microgram 0.5 1.0 2.0 5.0 10.0

Room InformationToday’s Date ___/____/____ School/Location: _____________Room Number: ________________Floor___________ Name: ___________________________Type of ventilation? __________Type of flooring? __________Windows can be opened? __________ Were they open the day of the testing? __________

How often is the classroom door open? % of the day__________

Is the door kept closed during class time? __________

What time is lunch? __________What is your prep hour? __________Average number of students in this classroom? __________Are there any after school activities in this room? __________

If so, what days and for how long? __________

How long have you worked in this room? __________

Do you have any specific concerns? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thank you.Lynda Martin, Industrial HygienistSafety Services, 354-4634

Start Time 3/13/2009 7:56:22 AM

Stop Time 3/13/2009 2:31:22 PM IAQElapsed Time 6:35:00

Interval 0:05:00

Total readings 80

Max Time Max Average Min Min Time

Temperature 3/13/2009 9:56:22 AM 78.8 °F 73.4 °F 69.8 °F 3/13/2009 8:01:22 AM

%RH 3/13/2009 10:01:22 AM 31.5 % 26.2 % 22.0 % 3/13/2009 7:56:22 AM

CO 3/13/2009 7:56:22 AM 0 ppm 0 ppm 0 ppm 3/13/2009 7:56:22 AM

CO2 3/13/2009 10:01:22 AM 3026 ppm 1647 ppm 741 ppm 3/13/2009 7:56:22 AM

IAQ Data

Room sampled

Sample Date Average Temperature (°F)

AverageCarbon Dioxide (ppm)

MaximumCarbon Dioxide (ppm)

Maximum Time

F211 12/09/08 69.6 1684 2409 10:04 am

F2112nd test

3/5/09 69.8 1044 1588 11:03 am

F213 12/10/08 73.8 2053 3024 12:30 pm

F213 2nd test

3/4/09 72.2 1439 1947 12:27 pm

F223 2/20/09 73.2 1536 1808 11:36 am

F2232nd test

3/12/09 71.4 1747 2424 12:29 pm

F223 3rd test

3/13/09 73.4 1647 3026 10:01 am

F223 4th test

4/17/09 71.4 918 1239 10:08 am

Start Time 4/15/2009 4:33:16 PM

Stop Time 4/16/2009 5:44:52 PM Particulate

Counts

Elapsed Time 25:11:36

Interval 0:03:33

Total readings 427

Max Time Max Average Min Min Time

0.3 - 0.49µm 4/16/2009 6:59:04 AM 396068 265267 190563 4/16/2009 5:09:04 AM

0.5 - 0.99µm 4/16/2009 6:59:04 AM 23698 12503 8268 4/16/2009 5:05:31 AM

1.0 - 1.99µm 4/16/2009 1:08:06 PM 5417 1669 661 4/16/2009 4:58:25 AM

2.0 - 4.99µm 4/15/2009 5:51:20 PM 14807 1962 341 4/16/2009 4:54:52 AM

5.0 - 9.99µm 4/15/2009 5:51:20 PM 13874 366 1 4/16/2009 3:43:54 AM

>10.0µm 4/15/2009 5:51:20 PM 9509 116 0 4/15/2009 9:56:10 PM

Particulate Data

Room sampledDate

SampledType of Flooring

Particle Size

0.3-0.490.5-0.99 1.0-1.99 2.0-4.99 5.0-9.99 >10

F211 12/8/08 Vinyl tile 101,269 9,307 1,959 3,727 1,128 115

F2112nd test

3/4/09 Vinyl tile 23,589 3,779 1,290 2,110 373 29

F213 12/9/08 Vinyl tile 77,596 8,278 1,650 1,978 331 33

F213 2nd test

3/3/09 Vinyl tile 47,172 7,013 1,875 3,071 826 97

F223 2/19/08 Vinyl tile 250,363 26,772 3,575 4,383 779 80

F2232nd test

4/16/09 Vinyl tile 271,847 14,383 2,256 2,713 444 141

Wet Insulation found using a Thermal Imaging Camera