1. The rating
system set forth in subsections
5 and
6 of this section and the "hold
harmless" provision shall be used to rate each Major Capital School
Construction project application when it is applicable. "Hold harmless" means
the rating points assigned to a project application that relate directly to
health, safety and energy efficiency as outlined in Priority A may not be
reduced by health and safety, and energy efficiency improvements made to
existing buildings. This "hold harmless" provision will only apply if the
project received a rating on the previous school facilities Proposed Priority
List.
2. In order to be visited and
rated by the Facilities Team, the application must be complete and for a public
school that is currently housing students or has been officially condemned
pursuant to Title 20-A M.R.S.A. §
4 102(2) within the last school
year.
3. The Facilities Team will
score each eligible project following submission of the application by the SAU
and an on-site visit by the evaluators. Once all visits have been completed, a
proposed priority list will be developed based upon the scores assigned to each
school. The assigned scores will change only if required by a review
committee's decision pursuant to Section 4, subsection
3 of this Chapter.
The SAU is responsible for notifying the Facilities Team of
any changes in local conditions prior to the release of the Department's final
recommended Priority List.
4. The rating system is based on a total of
200 points for State Board priorities as follows:
PRIORITY A: Buildings and Grounds - 90 points
total
PRIORITY B: School Population - 45 points
total
PRIORITY C: Program and Planning - 65 points
total
5.
The
Rating System: Criteria and Point Assignment
PRIORITY A: Buildings and Grounds (Total 90
Points)
Criteria - Unsafe Conditions (Total of 55
Points)
Group 1: Building (maximum 40
points)
1. Building
classification
2.
Structure
3. Combustible
4. Access and egress
5. Boiler room
6. Electrical
7. Storage
8. Stairwells
9. Environmental hazards
10. Security
Group 2: Site (maximum 15
points)
11.
Traffic/Circulation
12. Sewerage
system
13. Environmental
conditions
14. Water quality and
quantity
15. Physical education and
play areas
Criteria - Obsolete, Inefficient and/or Unsuitable
(Total 35 Points)
Group 1: Program Related Facility Deficiencies
and Inefficiencies (maximum 20 points)
16. Special areas -
non-instructional
17. Special areas
- instructional
18. Room size and
arrangement
19. Effective
program
20. Site size and
location
21. Handicapped
accessibility
Group 2: Mechanical and Building Systems
Deficiencies (maximum 15 points)
22. Building Envelope
23. Heating
24. Ventilation
25. Plumbing
26. Electrical
PRIORITY B: School Population (Total of 45
Points)
Criteria - Overcrowding (Total of 27
points)
Group 1: Instructional Areas (maximum 14
points)
27. General
classroom areas
28. Special areas
Group 2: Program Scheduling (maximum 13
points)
29.
Extended school day
30. Student
release: overcrowding
31. Classes
scheduled in unsuitable areas
32.
Scheduling in temporary facilities due to overcrowding
Criteria - Enrollment Estimates and Population Shifts
(Total of 18 points)
Group 1: Enrollment Estimates (maximum
10 points)
33.
Estimates based on enrollment projections
Group 2: Population Shifts and Other
(maximum 8 points)
34. Unusual changes
PRIORITY C: Program and Planning (Total of 65
Points)
35. Career
Preparation/Guidance
36.
English/Language Arts
37. Health
and Physical Education
38.
Mathematics
39. World
Languages
40. Science
41. Technology/Distance Learning
42. Social Studies
43. Visual and Performing Arts
44. Library/Media
45. Special Ed/Gifted &
Talented/Alternative Education
46.
Early Childhood
For both CTE Regions and Centers an individual rating will be
done based upon CTE programs offered by the Region or Center. The individual
ratings will also take account of programs the Region or Center seeks to offer
but is unable to offer because of facility restraints.
6. The following steps
shall be used by the Facilities Team to break ties that occur during the rating
process for the purpose of placing the projects on the Priority List:
A. The project with more points in Priority
A: Buildings and Grounds shall be placed first.
B. If a tie still exists, the project
benefiting the larger number of students shall be placed first.
