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*SEPT 2010, Regular Meeting
(In the meantime, have a
terrific summer, and may you have all the resources and time to complete
your summer projects...
Don't forget to call or email
if you need anything or know of something that would benefit the group!)
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Time: 10:30- 12:00 pm |
Location:
Weslaco Best Western Palm Aire Hotel, VIP Conference Room |
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Sponsored by:
STASMO
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Topic- TBD |
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Meeting Agenda |
RSVP Online Form
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Best Western Palm Aire
Hotel:
415 S International Blvd,
Weslaco, TX 78596,
(956) 969-2411,
Get directions
8March
2010
meeting, Sign In Roster
8March
2010
meeting,
Treasurer's Report
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-Meeting Agendas,
Sign In records, Minutes as well as most Vendor Presentations are posted in
Archives.
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7/24/09,
Did you know that the TCEQ has information about
computer recycling? Click
here to learn more...
-Looking for a listing of
Charter Schools?
Click
here for link to the
Region One list of contact info for
charters
-5/15/10,
Looking for School Safety & Security information? Have you
tried the Texas Schools
Safety Center? A central location for safety and security
information pertaining to all independent school districts and
junior college districts in the state of Texas.
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All kinds of maintenance articles here...Click
on the icon
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Another site packed with maintenance info...Click on the icon
-National
Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities (NCEF), great
resource list of links, books, and journal
articles citing national and regional maintenance and operations
costs,...
- Texas
Assoc of School Business Officials, "The trusted resource for school
business & operations." Click here for
affiliate listing, (list includes contact info for each
affiliate).
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8IPM
Training, Day & 1/2 in
Brownsville, 6/22, Free ...
Agenda & registration info
8Rabies
& Bats Seminar,
Jun 24th, in Harlingen by Texas A&M Extension
Services,
Agenda &
Registration form.
8Click
here to see article in STC News about STASMO scholarship
recipients...Thanks Rick for sending it in!
8The
2nd annual statewide symposium for IPM Coordinators ,held at
Embassy Suites– San Marcus Convention Center, Nov
17- 18, 2010
This meeting is designed to
bring all Texas IPM Coordinators together to share information,
www.tipmaps.org to learn how to
become a member today or contact Paul Duerre at Killeen ISD at (254)
501-0071 or CG Cezeaux (832) 764-4427
8See
AEP's
Restoring Power Video (give a few seconds to
download)...Click
here to go to their "Outages/Problems" page (added 5/28/10)
8Hurricane
planning, need info, click
here for links to reference sites like, FEMA, Cameron County
Emergency,,,(added 5/28/10)
8Work
Loading/Cleaning Times,
(posted 1/24/10), found on
Cleanlink.com, video from
ISSA . ISSA also
launches updtd version of its popular
Cleaning Times guide, provides actual times for specific cleaning
tasks. Or for a free one based on ISSA 2005 (according to NAPER)
standard click
here...
8 Ongoing
(posted 1/24/10),
During the back to school
season, EPA is challenging school administrators and building
managers to improve energy efficiency throughout their
facilities...Click
here for more info.
8School
Chemical Mgt (posted
1/24/10) video from
EPA click
here
8Portable
Classroom construction
(posted 1/24/10), new
rules click
here for more info
RECENT ARTICLES/DOCUMENTS
8Insects
in the City, Austin Update, April 2010- read now for
possible changes coming down...Other related links see IPM & Energy page.
8School
Pest News newsletter,
Spring 2010 (April) just out !
Great information and links to helpful resources...Click
here
8Click
here
for link to site with 2009 School Performance reviews of various Texas
schools (areas of Facilities & Management). Site has links to other
related information such as Best Practices....Provided by Fidela Hinojosa of
Region One ESC, March 2010.
8By
Scott Naab of Trane,
"High Performance Energy Management"-
High
performance schools, with properly designed and maintained heating,
ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) and control systems, can improve
the learning environment
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8Meetings
are typically
held on the last Tuesday of each month at various locations throughout the Valley.
Any vendor interested in sponsoring a meeting fill out a request
form and email to dcantu@ideapublicschools.org
or fax to 866-749-1862.
8Membership Registration
8Request to Sponsor
a Meeting
8Link
to TASBO (Texas Assoc of School
Business Officials)
8Link
to ASBO (Assoc of
School Business Officials International)
8STASMO
Bylaws (amended Feb 2008)
8Need a copy of the
Dues letter,
W-9 or
Receipt Form. Click on the preceding highlighted links..
8MSDS Search:
imv.complyplus.com/grainger/
8Texas
Admin Code for School Facilities Design
8Looking
for school finance info, get the TEA
Financial Accountability Resource
...
OTHER Texas M&O Associations
8"Brothers" in the
Gulf Coast region,
"Gulf Coast Maintenance &
Operations"...have a great site with links to some great
resources, President, Christine Derryberry
8"Brothers"
in the Coastal Bend region, (Corpus-Christi) "Coastal Bend M & O",
President, Larry Curlis of
Gregory-Portland ISD.
8"Brothers" in the
Hill Country region, "Hill
Country M & O",
President,
Donald Mays of Kerrville ISD
8"Brothers" in the
North Texas region, "North
Texas M & O Association",
President, Jeff White
8"Brothers"
in the Capitol Area region, "Capitol Area M & O", President,
Jerry Blizzard of Lake Travis
ISD
8"Brothers"
in the San Antonio area, "Alamo Area School M & O & Construction
Assoc", President, Jim Selby of
East Central ISD
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SCHOLARSHIPS
84/03/10
Texas Assoc of School Business Officials (TASBO) has a scholarship
program. Click
here for
more info. Deadline to apply is May 28th...
89/02/09
Magic Valley Electric Co-0p offers a scholarship program for
graduating seniors...more
81/22/10
Home Depot has a scholarship program for anyone going into a trades
program...more,
program
flyer
86/05/10
For other scholarship opportunities click
here to visit a page I created
for this...
86/03/10, For
the 2010-11 school year we have awarded two $1,000 scholarships so far to employee/ family members!
We are pending the recommendations from STC/TSTC trade program coordinators to
award two each scholarships for their programs (they match our award $$).
For more info on our
Scholarship Program
click on the link...
8Looking
for demographic info on different campuses,
visit
TEA....
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8TASBO
has several classes that you may be interested in. Click here
to visit their sites, "Training" page...
8R22
Refrigerant is being phased out and buying replacements units with R22
could become very expensive down the road...Click
here for article
8Meeting Agendas,
Sign In records, Minutes as well as Survey Results and Vendor Presentations are posted in
Archives.
JOB VACANCY or SEEKING
Have a vacancy or looking for a school maintenance
position, email details to
dcantu79@sbcglobal.net and I
will post. For more info call Dan Cantu at 956-373-2022
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