Facilities & Capital Works 

Yaluk Building:

Stage Curtains: The school has been notified that the stage curtains will be installed on 11th and 12 of June. The performing arts room will be unavailable on those days. We will provide more detail next week about time when staff  can book times to visit the gym with the stage doors open and the curtain in place.  It is suggested that staff take photos of the stage so they can use in their classrooms during rehearsals.  We anticipate that the doors to the stage will be opened on Thursday and Friday 14th and 15th June. A schedule will be made so staff can bring students to the space to find out where they will stand on stage. The wall between the gym and the PA room with be closed after 15th June until the week of performance rehearsals.

Work has begun on Room 25 booths.  Each booth has its own soft wall for display purposes. their own lights and a power point to charge any technology that may be used. Above the seats will be perforated walls (large round holes) so that staff can observer what is happening around them. The walls also reduce the level of noise around. 

Building defects are still being addressed. If you notice anything in or around the Yaluk building that is not functioning correctly please advise Denise via email so she can get the defects rectified.

Transition plan  - Update and changes

The proposal to relocate the MSS Assessment and Meeting room to the eastern side of the current room 25 has some challenges.

• No direct access to storage for tea coffee facilities 
• No direct access to kitchen due to room 25 & living skills program needing access to both kitchen, laundry and toilets 
• No access to staff toilets 

We propose (as soon as possible)

• Retaining the current Middle School Assessment and Meeting next to the therapy office as a bookable space as well as  the MSS break room for recesses and lunch times.
• Locating the science room next door to the primary/middle art room  (former room18) and  installing two teachers desks in the science room for Learning Specialists including current storage credenzas (3) and cupboard from CLH.
• Installing two teachers desks in the Eastern side of current room 25 for Learning Specialist PSC, with access to the storeroom on this side of building.
• These two new locations will provide ample storage and desk space for all 4 Learning Specialists.

In considering this proposal we continue to acknowledge that the old "esky" portables are still tagged for removal when funds become available and we will continue to support the additional cleaning through Menzies and we will continue to monitor the expenditure through the finance sub committee.

Phase 3 : 

• Transition of room 25 to new room when booths are completed. Work  on the booths  should be finished by this afternoon, the electrician should finish off later in the week. 
• Transition can begin by familiarisation visits and working times in ones and twos from Wednesday 12th June.  
• A Social Story has already been developed and will be updated with pictures as they become available. 
• Establishment of Living Skills space in Western side of current room 25.
• Middle storage cupboard in Western side of current room 25 can be used for breakfast club storage.

FACILTIES

Classroom relocations

Thank you to all staff for their assistance making the classroom transition a smooth process. Please thank your students for their help in moving process and setting up their new classrooms.

Storage and cleanup

Over the next few weeks maintenance will be moving items around the school to the allocated storage rooms.

There will be gold keys on these rooms and all storage requests will need to be approved by myself or Corinne. Please place any requests for items to be stored on the Maintenance Log for approval.

Big Bin

The big bin will be moved to the concrete pad staff carpark outside the storage room. DO NOT place items around the bin. If items do not fit in the bin take them back to your classroom and advise me and I will organise for it to be emptied. The bin is emptied every Wednesday morning before school commences.

Workplace inspections & reporting items

If you have a maintenance issue in your office or room these should be reported in the Maintenance log immediately. DO NOT wait until the end of term to report these issues as many need to be rectified as quickly as possible to avoid incidents.

Gates around the school

The gates identified in the report will be repaired or reinforced Friday 7 June and the chains and padlocks removed. Please discuss with your sub school leader if a gate is identified as needing extra security.

Air conditioners can staff please make sure AC units are turned off at the end of the day. TURN OFF the AC units in the OT room & climbing room as you leave at the end of each session.

ICT & Facilities job requests and notifications: 

Log any jobs for Maintenance on SharePoint. This will enable Jacob and I to schedule the works and ensure they are completed in a timely manner. 

Log any jobs for ICT Support on SharePoint. This will enable Loc and Luat to schedule the works and ensure they are completed in a timely manner. 

Please make sure you log the correct jobs on the correct logs.