Facilities, Health & SafetyAccountability Programs : Minnesota Department of Education

Facilities, Health & Safety

Facilities, Health & Safety

School districts build, maintain, and renovate facilities to provide surroundings conducive to the education process. In the past 50 years, education has changed and school facilities have also changed to provide for new technology requirements, additional space for early childhood and other community-based partnership programs, and state-of-the-art science laboratories. School districts may reorganize in several manners to provide the best educational services to students in a way that maximizes state, local and federal district revenues and use of district facilities.

Below you will find information on Health and Safety.  Districts may view the current Health and Safety annual letter, which contains additional information and describes categories of work which are eligible for funding under the Health and Safety Program.

Also, below you can find the Review and Comments that provide information which districts must provide to the Commissioner of Education prior to the initiation of building projects over $500,000 in cost.

2006 Facility/Bonding/Capital Project Levy Elections  30Kb (1/5/07)
     Updated January 5, 2007
2007 Facility/Bonding/Capital Project Levy Elections  33Kb (1/4/08)
     January 3, 2008
2008 Facility/Bonding/Capital Project Levy Elections  29Kb (6/5/08)
     June 5, 2008
Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) and Pandemic Preparation  115Kb (11/20/07)  72Kb (11/20/07)
     March 30, 2006 Memo from Commissioner Seagren to Superintendents
Disaster Relief Facilities Grant: Submission Deadline Jan. 11, 2008  274Kb (11/20/07)  310Kb (11/20/07)
     Application and instructions for Grant funds to match and supplement federal disaster assistance for property damage caused by the floods of August 2007.

Health & Safety

2008 Health and Safety Letter PDF Version 392Kb (6/20/08)
     Capital Expenditure: Health & Safety Revenue Application per M.S. 123B.57 - June 20, 2008
Indoor Air Quality PDF Version 31Kb (8/2/05)
     An Issue for Parents, Employees, and Building Occupants
Instructions for Using the New Minnesota Health and Safety (H&S) Web Page PDF Version 20Kb (11/7/05)
     November 7, 2004
Modifications to the 2006 Health and Safety Application Memo PDF Version 42Kb (7/20/06)
     July 20, 2006
School Fire Drill Instructions and Record PDF Version 40Kb (6/27/06)
     This form must be posted in the office of every school site. June 2006

Review and Comments

2002 Review and Comments PDF Version 74Kb (8/2/05)
     For proposed construction projects of Minnesota Public School Districts.
2003 Review and Comments PDF Version 67Kb (8/2/05)
     For proposed construction projects of Minnesota Public School Districts.
2004-2005 Review and Comments PDF Version 27Kb (8/2/05)
     For proposed construction projects of Minnesota Public School Districts.
2005-2006 Review and Comments Native Version 1Mb (8/31/06)
     For proposed construction projects of Minnesota Public School Districts. June 26, 2006
FY 2007 Review and Comments PDF Version 111Kb (4/5/07) Native Version 1Mb (4/5/07)
     For proposed construction projects of Minnesota Public School Districts. April 4, 2007
FY 2008 Review and Comments PDF Version 125Kb (4/29/08) Native Version 2Mb (4/29/08)
     For proposed construction projects of Minnesota Public School Districts. April 28, 2008
Review and Comment Checklist PDF Version 16Kb (2/14/06)
     For proposed construction projects of Minnesota Public School Districts. December 1, 2005