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How Safe is Your Gym?
Safety is a primary concern in schools today. Spalding, one of the leading gym equipment manufacturers, recently introduced a program called the GYM DOCTOR to address this concern. The GYM DOCTOR is a gym equipment safety evaluation tool designed to help keep students, athletes, coaches and spectators as safe as possible.
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CPSC Bleacher Guidelines
We all use bleachers to view sporting events, graduations, parades and many other activities. Unfortunately, each year thousands of people, many of them young children, are seriously injured in falls from bleachers. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has established guidelines to identify and help eliminate features that present a safety hazard.
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Cheerleading Injuries On The Rise
The increasing emphasis on daring gymnastics and high-flying acrobatics has made cheerleading much more athletically demanding and risky in recent years. Many cheerleaders are practicing in places that are not adequately equipped with landing mats and other safety gear. In fact, a study has established that 16,000 cheerleaders get injured every year doing stunts and tumbles. While there has been a recent call on schools to mandate a safety and certification program for all cheerleading activities, this concern for safety has been left to the discretion of each individual school.
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Albany Divided on Calculation of School Aid:
For years, school aid in New York has been calculated with dozens of formulas that make the Human Genome Project look downright intelligible by comparison. But year after year, no matter which districts gained or lost students, or what data was plugged into the formulas, New York City always received close to 39 percent of new spending and Long Island received between 12 and 13 percent.
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ServiceMaster to be bought out by private equity firm.
ServiceMaster, after years of declining financial results, has agreed to be bought by a private equity firm. The future plan includes accelerating growth in each business unit while maintaining a strong emphasis on the values that have been the core of the company.
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Fairness For All:
The Long Island Association and the Long Island Education Coalition issued a statement last month urging the State to deal with the CFE decision fairly and then increase education funding statewide in a manner that would equalize the locally paid share of education costs.
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Shared Maintenance (or Equipment) - A Small District Solution?
Paul Abramson of Stanton Leggett & Associates in Harrison, NY writes an article about a facilities manager at a board meeting stating that he needs additional maintenance people to keep up a new building. The Board is not happy about the news. So after the meeting, Paul spoke to the Facilities Manager and the Superintendent about a possible solution to their need for maintenance staff.
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Stage Rigging - Danger Zone - Is your backstage safe?
Did you know that there are thousands of pounds of equipment moving overhead on most stages? And in most cases, this potentially dangerous equipment is often operated by untrained students. The good news? There are ways you can minimize your exposure.
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My chair glides wreck my floors!
VCT Flooring is the new standard for schools, but all classroom furniture has been manufactured using glides that were designed to work on hard, asbestos containing floor tiles. Because of this, current glides constantly scratch and mar the VCT floor. The Capitol Express non-marring VCT floor glide is the solution you have been looking for!
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No more graffiti on bathroom partition!
Solid Color Reinforced Composite (SCRC) by Bobrick is the new generation of bathroom partitions. Combining the best of 2 worlds, Solid Plastic and Solid Phenolic Core, it offers superior graffiti resistance and scratch resistance to any other material currently on the market.
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Initial Cost vs. Life Cycle Cost
Don't get caught in the trap of saving now to pay more, a lot more later.
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How Safe is Your Gym? Safety is a primary concern in schools today. Spalding, one of the leading gym equipment manufacturers, recently introduced a program called the GYM DOCTOR to address this concern. The GYM DOCTOR is a gym equipment safety evaluation tool designed to help keep students, athletes, coaches and spectators as safe as possible. Read More CPSC Bleacher Guidelines We all use bleachers to view sporting events, graduations, parades and many other activities. Unfortunately, each year thousands of people, many of them young children, are seriously injured in falls from bleachers. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has established guidelines to identify and help eliminate features that present a safety hazard. Read More Cheerleading Injuries On The Rise The increasing emphasis on daring gymnastics and high-flying acrobatics has made cheerleading much more athletically demanding and risky in recent years. Many cheerleaders are practicing in places that are not adequately equipped with landing mats and other safety gear. In fact, a study has established that 16,000 cheerleaders get injured every year doing stunts and tumbles. While there has been a recent call on schools to mandate a safety and certification program for all cheerleading activities, this concern for safety has been left to the discretion of each individual school. Read More Albany Divided on Calculation of School Aid: For years, school aid in New York has been calculated with dozens of formulas that make the Human Genome Project look downright intelligible by comparison. But year after year, no matter which districts gained or lost students, or what data was plugged into the formulas, New York City always received close to 39 percent of new spending and Long Island received between 12 and 13 percent. Read More ServiceMaster to be bought out by private equity firm. ServiceMaster, after years of declining financial results, has agreed to be bought by a private equity firm. The future plan includes accelerating growth in each business unit while maintaining a strong emphasis on the values that have been the core of the company. Read More Fairness For All: The Long Island Association and the Long Island Education Coalition issued a statement last month urging the State to deal with the CFE decision fairly and then increase education funding statewide in a manner that would equalize the locally paid share of education costs. Read More Shared Maintenance (or Equipment) - A Small District Solution? Paul Abramson of Stanton Leggett & Associates in Harrison, NY writes an article about a facilities manager at a board meeting stating that he needs additional maintenance people to keep up a new building. The Board is not happy about the news. So after the meeting, Paul spoke to the Facilities Manager and the Superintendent about a possible solution to their need for maintenance staff. Read More Stage Rigging - Danger Zone - Is your backstage safe? Did you know that there are thousands of pounds of equipment moving overhead on most stages? And in most cases, this potentially dangerous equipment is often operated by untrained students. The good news? There are ways you can minimize your exposure. Read More My chair glides wreck my floors! VCT Flooring is the new standard for schools, but all classroom furniture has been manufactured using glides that were designed to work on hard, asbestos containing floor tiles. Because of this, current glides constantly scratch and mar the VCT floor. The Capitol Express non-marring VCT floor glide is the solution you have been looking for! Read More No more graffiti on bathroom partition! Solid Color Reinforced Composite (SCRC) by Bobrick is the new generation of bathroom partitions. Combining the best of 2 worlds, Solid Plastic and Solid Phenolic Core, it offers superior graffiti resistance and scratch resistance to any other material currently on the market. Read More Initial Cost vs. Life Cycle Cost Don't get caught in the trap of saving now to pay more, a lot more later. Read More		How Safe is Your Gym? CPSC Bleacher Guidelines Cheerleading Injuries On The Rise Albany Divided on Calculation of School Aid ServiceMaster to be bought out by private equity firm Fairness For All Shared Maintenance (or Equipment) - A Small District Solution? Stage Rigging - Danger Zone - Is your backstage safe? My chair glides wreck my floors! No more graffiti on bathroom partition! Initial Cost vs. Life Cycle Cost
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