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Self-Inspection Program. Participant Worksheets and Teacher Checklists By Steve Main School Program Technical Advisor Spokane Regional Health District. Original Self-Inspection Worksheets. Checklist for a K-8 or K-12 school was 33 pages
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Self-Inspection Program Participant Worksheets and Teacher Checklists By Steve Main School Program Technical Advisor Spokane Regional Health District
OriginalSelf-Inspection Worksheets • Checklist for a K-8 or K-12 school was 33 pages • Every inspection and plan review related item in the 91 page K-12 Health and Safety Guide was included • Some additional playground items were also included from the CPSC and ASTM standards • Duplication in several sections of the checklist • Some of the verbiage used in the checklist was confusing or not consistent with the K-12 Guide.
UpdatedSelf-Inspection Worksheets • Format changed to focus on risk based priority issues • Length of K-8 and K-12 worksheets reduced to 19 pages • The descriptions used on the worksheets have been clarified and reviewed for consistency with the K-12 Guide • Self-Inspection participants expected to focus on priority areas using the new worksheets and take action to address those issues
New ClassroomSelf-Inspection Worksheet • The original two page checklist significantly reduced • Focus on general health and safety priorities in classrooms • Technical references to electrical, lighting and plumbing requirements have been removed
New PlaygroundSelf-Inspection Worksheet • Eight page worksheet reduced to two pages • Focus is on playground issues that are more easily verified • Self inspector will refer to the prior routine and re-inspection for the more complex playground safety related issues (e.g., entrapments, entanglements, protrusions) and provide SRHD the status for correction
New Laboratory/ScienceSelf-Inspection Worksheet • Item descriptions written to help the self inspector better understand the expectation • Item descriptions written specifically for the laboratory and science environment • Checklist layout designed to follow the normal progression of an inspection
New Career & Technical EducationSelf-Inspection Worksheet • Performing Arts items are now included at the end of the CTE checklist to eliminate repetition • Some technical references were simplified for ease of use (e.g., sound, lighting, electrical) • Items that cannot be reasonably inspected by self inspector were removed from the worksheet • Items grouped for ease of use
Group Discussion Group A Classrooms/Library Group B Playgrounds Group C Career & Technical Education/Performing Arts Group D Laboratory/Science Room
Checklist Revision Comments • What do you like about the new worksheets? • Format • Item descriptions • Clarity • Other • What improvements would you like to see in the new worksheets? • Format • Item Descriptions • Clarity • Other • Are the expectations for use of the worksheets clear?
Comments? Spokane Regional Health District 324-1560 ext. 4