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COLLEGE OF ADVANCED STUDIES

MIDTERM EXAM IN EDMA 510

School Plant and Property Management
1st Semester 2020-2021

Masterand : KRISTINE MAE B. BUAL

Professor : DR. ALLAN S. TIEMPO

Date Submitted : DECEMBER 5, 2020

Answer the following:

1. Define School Plant/ Educational Facilities.

 Educational facilities means the Building, vehicles, and equipment that are built, installed or
established to serve educational purposes and to facilitate the delivery of educational services.
2. What are the minimum requirements of school plant operation? Explain each.
 Various minimum requirements of school campus are:

 Classrooms
The school should have sufficient number of classrooms, depending upon its strength. So, for a
classroom of 50 to 60 students, we require about 500 sq. ft. of floor.
 Staff Room
Every school building should have a staff-room. In the room, the teachers can sit in their free period.
They may do correction work or prepare their lesson.
 Headmaster’s Office
There should be headmaster’s office near the staff room and the school office. The headmaster
may sit in his office and attend to the various programs and plans etc.
 Auditorium
This is essential to organize various school functions like dramas, debates, extension lectures, etc. It
is a place to hold assembly of students for a purpose.
 Toilets
In a school, there should be separate toilets for the students and should be separate toilets for boys and
girls.
 Playgrounds
There should be spacious playgrounds so almost all the students can play there.
 Rooms
 The school should have some store-rooms to preserve school property.
 Canteen
Every school should have a good canteen which neat and tidy. It should have certain fresh and
nourishing eatables.
 Special Rooms
The school should have special rooms to be used library room, laboratory, art room, craft room,
history room, geography room etc.
 Equipment
More important than the building is the equipment schools. Class rooms should be well-equipped.
There should be enough equipment in the laboratory, etc. Sports materials should also be
sufficient.

3. Explicate each of the objectives of the school plant and development.

 1. Spatial Adequacy and Desirability. There should be enough space to accommodate the
present school enrolment and any possible increase in student population in foreseeable future.
It is desirable that learning spaces be adequate for both individual and group work. Adequacy
of space is also sought for administrative and other offices needed for rendering special
services to students and staff and for storing materials and supplies for the school.
Provision of adequate spaces for outdoor learning and recreation should also feature as one of
the objectives of school plant development.

2. Health and Safety. All buildings should be structurally adequate and enough safety features,
such as fire alarm systems, fire-fighting equipment, and emergency exits should be provided.
Learning takes place effectively in an environment in which the learner feels safe and secure.
Toilet and other sanitation facilities to meet the needs of the students and staff need to be
provided.

3. Adaptability. New subjects may be introduced requiring new methods of teaching or

equipment that may require special storage facilities; there may be unexpected increase in
school enrolments and any unforeseen development that may hasten the obsolescence of the
buildings. In order to cope with such unforeseen circumstances, it is a desirable objective of
school plant planning and construction to make the buildings adaptable.

4. Aesthetics. Attractive school environment with well-designed buildings and other structures
may not only stimulate pupils’ interest in schooling and appreciation of creative arts but it may
also engender a sense of belonging and pride for their school.

5. Durability. This is because of some inevitable changes that often occur and call for flexible
structures. Rather, it calls for the use of high quality building materials and competent
workmanship so that the completed school plant can be put into good use for a long time and
at the same time be easily adaptable as the need arises.
4. List down the importance of school plant and its impact on the implementation of the academic
programs.
 School plant helps improve students’ performance in achievement tests (WAEC,NECO,
JAMB, SAT etc).
 School plant improves attendance and reduces dropout rate.
 School pant improves student’s attitude to learning.
 School plant increase teaches retention rate.
 It boosts teaching effectiveness.
The Impact of Facilities
Improving the quality of school facilities is an expensive undertaking. However, when the positive
impacts of facility improvement on teachers and students are translated into dollar figures, the rewards of
such investments far outstrip the cost of the investments. There are five primary facets of school facilities:
acoustics/noise, air quality, lighting, temperature, and space. These are addressed below.

Acoustics and Noise

Noise levels greatly affect teacher and student performance. In fact, excessive noise causes dissatisfaction
and stress in both teachers and students. Research has found that schools that have classrooms with less
external noise are positively associated with greater student engagement and achievement compared to
schools with classrooms that have noisier environments. Thus, building schools that buffer external noise
from classrooms can improve student outcomes.

Air Quality
Indoor air quality is also a concern because poor air quality is a major contributor to absenteeism for
students with asthma. Research also indicates that many schools suffer from “sick building syndrome”
which affects the absenteeism and performance of all students. Moreover, bacteria, viruses, and allergens
that contribute to childhood disease are commonly found in schools with poor ventilation systems. Indoor
pollutants are also emitted from office equipment, flooring materials, paints, adhesives, cleaning products,
pesticides, and insects. All of these environmental hazards can negatively affect children, particularly in
schools with poor ventilation systems.

Lighting
Before the advent of cheap electricity, schools often relied on natural lighting. As electric power costs
declined, the amount of artificial light used in schools increased. Research has shown that artificial
lighting has negative impacts on those in schools while natural lighting has positive impacts. In fact,
research has shown that not only does classroom lighting boost the morale of teachers and students,
appropriate amounts of natural lighting also reduces off-task behavior and improves test scores. One
study found that students with the most exposure to natural daylight progressed 20% faster in in math and
26% faster in reading than students who were taught in environments with the least amount of natural
light.

Proper Temperature and Control of Temperature

One consistent research finding across individuals of all ages is that the temperature in which a
person works affects engagement levels and overall productivity—including student achievement.
Anyone that has worked in a classroom or office that is too hot or too cold knows how difficult it can
be when trying to work when the temperature is uncomfortable. Classroom Size and Space
Overcrowded classrooms—and schools—have consistently been linked to increased levels of
aggression in students. Overcrowded classrooms are also associated with decreased levels of student
engagement and, therefore, decreased levels of learning.

5. Why should school heads pay attention to school plant and property management?
 Because school plant and property management have an impact towards the teaching-learning
process.
6. What is school maintenance culture?
School maintenance culture refers to the keeping of school site, building and equipment in as near
their original state of utility as possible (Olutola, 1981). Ajayi, (2007) Opined that school plant
maintenance are all activities embarked upon with a view to sustaining the initial use valve of
the school plant.
7. What are the reason why we need to evaluate our present programme?
 It is important to periodically assess and adapt your activities to ensure they are as effective as
they can be. Evaluation can help you identify areas for improvement and ultimately help you
realize your goals more efficiently. Additionally, when you share your results about what was
more and less effective, you help advance environmental education.
8. Explain the different type of maintenance and give example each.
  Preventive maintenance (or preventative maintenance) is maintenance that is regularly performed
on a piece of equipment to lessen the likelihood of it failing. For example: performing regular
business and equipment inspections,
 Predictive Maintenance as an extension, a more advanced approach to CBM where we use
potentially many process parameters gained from online sensors to determine if our equipment is
moving away from stable operating conditions and is heading towards failure. Some examples of
using predictive maintenance and predictive maintenance sensors include vibration analysis, oil
analysis, thermal imaging, and equipment observation.
 Corrective Maintenance strategy only restores the function of an item after it has been allowed to
fail. It is based on the assumption that the failure is acceptable (i.e. no significant impact on
safety or the environment) and preventing failure is either not economical or not possible. For
example, Emergency Repair. Urgent repairs such as a broken elevator filled with people.
9. How does school population or enrolment affects the school plant and facilities and the school
budget therefore? Give example.
 We need to gather data about the school enrolment/ population so that the administrator will
know just how many teachers will be in demand for the years to come and also the allocated
budget needed for the expansion of school plant, if necessary, due to the increasing
population.
10. Illustrate a diagram that would explain the process of procuring furnitures and fixtures or any
other goods for the school plant operation.

Note: This is to be answered in a hand written. Write your answers at the back/ you can use
another sheet if necessary. Submit your final answer/s in our google classroom on or before 2:30
this afternoon. Late papers will be deducted 50 Points.

GOOD LUCK!!!