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Air conditioning inventory and maintenance in schools
3:25:48
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Council Member Rita Joseph inquires about the Department of Education's process for assessing and maintaining air conditioning units in schools. She emphasizes the importance of conducting yearly inventories and troubleshooting non-functional units to ensure comfortable learning environments for students.
- Deputy Chancellor Emma Vadehra agrees with the importance of proactive maintenance
- The DOE is working on preparing for summer by contacting schools earlier in the year
- Council Member Joseph mentions she will be flagging a specific school for attention
Rita Joseph
3:25:48
Thank you.
3:25:49
I have a quick question around ACs.
3:25:51
Is there yearly assessments that's taken?
3:25:54
Do you do an inventory check and see what's working, what's not working, and how do you troubleshoot that?
3:26:00
Because I went to a summarizing last year in Brooklyn and as the council member said, them kids were sweating bullets and they had to move them to one area, they had to create, if I'm going to summarizing and I have to be sitting in the auditorium because the classroom is hot, I will stay home.
3:26:16
And so I think there should be a yearly inventory that's taken on ACs and then figure out what's not working, what's working, and troubleshoot them.
3:26:26
I know that's going to be a long conversation I'm having with SCA, but I just wanted to put it out there just on your radar so we're being proactive.
Emma Vadehra
3:26:35
Totally agree with that.
3:26:36
Again, make sure you're bringing issues to us, and that is partly what we were trying to do by getting in touch with Skrills earlier this year and saying, remember summer's coming.
3:26:44
Remember it takes us some time to work through this process and support these projects.
3:26:47
So as we get to spring and summer, we're more prepared well ahead of time.