El Dorado County Grand Jury • 2001-2002

Public School Buildings and Grounds Committees Inspections of Public Schools Reason for the Report The 200l/2002 El

Published: July 01, 2002 4 pages
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Findings and Recommendations 13 findings

F2
Concerns addressed in the 1999/2000 and 2000/2001 Grand Jury’s Reports, as they related to the schools visited by the 2001/2002 Grand Jury, have been addressed and corrected.
No recommendations for this finding
F3
Construction dates of the schools, as reflected in the attached exhibit, do not necessarily reflect their present condition, because of intervening additions and modernization.
No recommendations for this finding
F4
Many of the schools visited by the Grand Jury members have either finished or are in the process of modernization.
No recommendations for this finding
F5
Local school districts have difficulties obtaining funding for modernization. Although schools can apply for modernization projects, funding frequently is not available even when a school qualifies for state grants.
No recommendations for this finding
F6
Additionally, local school districts are often unable to generate matching funds which are required for state grants.
No recommendations for this finding
F7
Edwin Markham School has the following structural problems: · Laminated beams have sustained significant damage from years of exposure to the elements. · Runoff from the slope of the roofing at the intersection of the main roof and the covered walkways creates pooling of water, resulting in substantial damage. · The parking lot has numerous cracks and potholes, creating a dangerous condition which could give rise to potential liability. · The blacktop basketball play area is used for play during school hours and as a traffic egress in the mornings and afternoons. Such use for egress is potentially dangerous because there are no lanes indicated for cars and there are no designated areas for students to wait for pick up. · The maintenance shed is being utilized for storage of equipment leaving maintenance personnel without an inside work area.
Related Recommendations (4)
R2
The roof at Edwin Markham School should be repaired and/or redesigned to eliminate pooling of water.
R3
The parking lot at Edwin Markham School should be repaired and resurfaced.
R5
The basketball play area at Edwin Markham School should be repaired and resurfaced.
R6
A storage shed for maintenance equipment and general storage, with an inside work area for maintenance personnel, should be added at Edwin Markham School. Responses Required For Findings
F8
Edwin Markham School has an outstanding computer science lab that could be a model for other schools.
No recommendations for this finding
F9
The Principal of William Brooks School recognized and corrected a significant traffic problem, improving the traffic flow for the dropping off and picking up of students.
No recommendations for this finding
F10
Camino School personnel have corrected problems noted by the 1999/2000 Grand Jury in a timely manner.
No recommendations for this finding
F11
The Principal of El Dorado High School, through diligent efforts, secured a grant for the replacement of all the school’s computers. The school’s new computer lab is now equipped with more than fifty stations with Internet capabilities.
No recommendations for this finding
F12
The Principal of Charles Brown School, in an effort to preserve aesthetics and save trees, is redesigning and using materials other than concrete in some areas to decrease damage done by tree roots.
No recommendations for this finding
F13
The playground equipment area at Indian Creek School has been completely reorganized. Unsafe equipment has been removed, old equipment has been updated and new equipment has been added. Surface materials in the play equipment area have been changed to make it safer for the children.
No recommendations for this finding
F14
The Pinewood School bus barn has been converted to a maintenance/storage unit. This has eliminated the hazard of having the busses in the schoolyard.
No recommendations for this finding

Additional Recommendations 2

These recommendations are not explicitly linked to specific findings.

No Responses Found 1

Government entities assigned to respond to this report. No response documents have been linked in our database.

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