The Department of Education and Early Development has a draft to the Preventive Maintenance and Facility Management Handbook under development.  The publication will provide guidance regarding school district preventive maintenance programs required by statute. If you are interested in participating during more in-depth discussions regarding the development of sections of this publication, please see attached cover memo.

Major elements being addressed in the update include: expansion to cover all five areas of facility management outlined in statute and regulation; a three-part structure comprised of developing, implementing, and sustaining with a goal of encouraging better integration practices and use of data; and additional tools and industry standards for district consideration and use.

The draft publication, in both a "tracked changes" format and regular text format, is an attachment to this notice.  The original 1999 edition is available for reference at:  https://education.alaska.gov/facilities/publications/PreventiveMaintenance.pdf.

Comments may be emailed to Tim.Mearig@alaska.gov not later than Thursday, April 26, 2018.