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Facilities director: Healthy and Safe Schools plan updated; lead, asbestos and radon testing schedules posted online
Summary
District facilities staff told the board the Healthy and Safe Schools Plan and associated statements are updated on the district website and that the district continues scheduled lead‑in‑water, asbestos and radon monitoring; presenters said some online links were fixed during the meeting.
GRESHAM, Ore. — The Gresham‑Barlow School District presented its annual Healthy and Safe Schools Plan on Jan. 8, reporting that site‑by‑site schedules for lead‑in‑water testing, asbestos management, integrated pest management and radon monitoring have been reviewed and updated and are now live on the district website.
Sherry Taylor, the district’s director of facilities, told the board she updated the plan’s schedule and statement and corrected broken links on the web page during the meeting. “The plan is the schedule that we manage our lead testing of the water in the school, lead paint when we do our projects, radon… Integrated Pest Management,” Taylor said, describing the various environmental programs the plan covers.
Taylor said the district submits the plan to the Oregon Department of Education for authorization and follows relevant testing schedules; she added the district maintains an active asbestos management plan and listed school kitchen projects completed in the last year where asbestos work occurred. Taylor told the board the district is “one of the models in the state” for its asbestos management approach.
Board member Dr. Wiedemann asked about the lead‑in‑water testing schedule and why some schools’ next scheduled tests appeared more than six years after the last sample. Taylor said the district follows a six‑year requirement but that the vendor split the district’s schools across multiple years because of scale; she offered to clarify the published schedule to make it read more clearly.
A trustee also asked whether the plan covers sites where the district’s students attend but the district does not own the building; Taylor said the district reviews those facilities because students are present but is not responsible for their upkeep. Taylor said the district follows an “AHRI plan” for testing and works with district counsel on compliance matters.
The presentation was informational and did not include a board action; Taylor said the updated documents are available on the district website and that staff will continue testing and report back on schedules and any needed corrections.
