Code of Maine Rules › 05 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 071 - EDUCATION - GENERAL › Chapter 61 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION RULES FOR MAJOR CAPITAL SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS › Section 071-61-3 - RATING SYSTEM

Current through 2024-29, July 17, 2024
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.
				§4102(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.