SPS Policy Manual - Saginaw Public Schools

Section 4000 – Business Management/Facilities Management
4800 Educational Specifications 4800
The Superintendent shall assume the responsibility of working with staff to determine
educational specifications for all new or renovated construction. These specifications shall be
approved by the Board and then discussed in conferences with the architect.
1. Information concerning the plan of the school organization and estimated enrollment in the
proposed building,
2. A description of the proposed curriculum and the teaching methods and techniques to be
employed,
3. A schedule of space requirements, including the indications of relative locations of various
spaces,
4. A desired layout of special areas and the equipment needed for such areas,
5. An outline of mechanical features and special finishes desired,
6. A description of standard codes and regulations (school District, city, county, and state)
affecting the particular planning, and
7. Any other details, which may be needed or recommended relative to the specific project.
Approved:
4890 Supervision of Construction (Cf. 4770) 4890
Supervision of construction projects shall be primarily the responsibility of the architect
and the Superintendent, or designee assigned by the Superintendent as project manager, who shall
be responsible to follow closely the progress of the construction project.
Change Orders
After a contract is accepted, all change orders shall be brought to the Buildings and
Grounds Committee and the Board for approval, except that the Superintendent is authorized to
approve minor changes of an emergency nature of $10,000.00 or 10% of the contract or less when
“on the spot” decisions must be made.
Change orders shall be accompanied by justification by the architect and/or the
Superintendent when being presented to the Buildings and Grounds Committee.
Approved:
4900 Fair Employment Clause 4900
Any contract to which the Board or District is a party shall contain a covenant by the
contractor, and the subcontractors of the contractor, not to discriminate against an employee or
applicant for employment with respect to hire, tenure, terms, conditions, or privileges of
employment, or a matter directly or indirectly related to employment, because of race, color,
religion, national origin, age, sex, height, weight, marital status, or handicap/disability. A breach
of this covenant may be regarded as a material breach of the contract in the discretion of the
Board.
Approved:
LEGAL REF: MCL 37.1101-1606 (Person’s with Disabilities Civil Rights Act); 37.2101-2804
(Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act)
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF SAGINAW