[Busmgrs] Message for Business Officials and School Facilities Managers

[ELLIOTT Michael S - ODE]

Dear Business Managers,

Please find a message from OHA below. If you could forward to your school facilities staff as well, that would be much appreciated.

Thank you,
Michael

SUBJECT: Request for information: Oregon Health Authority school lead testing database to launch early December
Dear Superintendents, Principals and School Facilities Professionals:
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has completed and will launch a statewide database of school district lead testing results in early December. OHA has compiled these results into an accessible and transparent map tool that allows the public, media and community to access lead testing results for schools throughout the state. OHA has made great progress in compiling as many results as possible and appreciate the statewide engagement and coordination in making this tool valuable for everyone in the next two weeks. We appreciate the many districts that have submitted testing results to OHA and we look forward to increasing that number to ensure that all school districts are represented.
To ensure a successful and inclusive launch, if you have not already done so, please send your lead test results to OHA as soon as possible. Please forward all tests that you have completed since January 2016. You can help OHA's recordkeeping process by sending in the following format:
1.        Electronic file (PDF or Word) for each school--or a combined file for the school district (preferred)--emailed to Healthyschool.facilities at state.or.us<mailto:Healthyschool.facilities at state.or.us>
2.        Combined package for the school district faxed to 971-673-0979<tel:971-673-0979>.
Please note some schools are considered as public water supplies. Results of testing performed to meet Safe Water Drinking Act regulations are typically sent to the regulatory Drinking Water Services Program, and may not meet the goals for testing from the EPA 3T's for Reducing Lead in Drinking Water in Schools: Revised Technical Guidance<https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-09/documents/toolkit_leadschools_guide_3ts_leadschools.pdf>. Please ensure that you've sent available testing results using one of the two methods above, in addition to meeting regulatory requirements.
Thank you in advance for ensuring the accessibility and transparency of your test results. It is recommended that you also post your results on your own website.  Together, we are working hard to ensure that the right steps are in place for school facilities to provide a safe and healthy learning environments. Should you have additional questions, please take a moment to review the OHA-hosted Healthy School Facilities website: www.healthoregon.org/healthyschools<http://www.healthoregon.org/healthyschools> or email Healthyschool.facilities at state.or.us<mailto:Healthyschool.facilities at state.or.us>. You can also reach Curtis Cude, OHA, at curtis.g.cude at state.or.us<mailto:curtis.g.cude at state.or.us> or 971-673-0975.

Michael Elliott, J.D.
School Facilities Coordinator | Office of Finance & Administration|School Finance & School Facilities| Oregon Department of Education
Office: 503.947.5627 | Fax: 503.378.5156 | *michael.s.elliott at state.or.us

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