Webcasts
Roger Young, Executive Director of Facility Masters / K12Masters.com, in conjunction with SchoolDude.com, conducts a monthly Webcast Series focusing on best practices for excellence in educational operations, with emphasis on facilities maintenance, preventive maintenance, energy management and more. The typical webcast is a 75-minute presentation featuring an industry expert and an educational operations professional who are experts on the topic. Participants view the presentation via the Internet and listen to the presentation online or via a toll free phone line. Each presentation is recorded and made available here for free.
UPCOMING WEBCAST
 | Effective Integrated Pest Management for Bed Bugs and Lice in the Educational Environment
February 22 @ 12:00pm EST
Hosted by Roger Young, featuring Dr. Thomas Green (IPM Institute) and Wayne Walker (University of Florida)
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PREVIOUS WEBCAST ARCHIVE
Previous webcasts are available below for free download, including recorded versions of the entire webinar, the related presentation and additional resources related to the topic.
 | Security and Safety Best Practices for Managing Visitor Access to Educational Facilities(January 2012) Hosted by Roger Young, featuring Paul Timm (RETA Security, Inc.) and Steven Young (Indianapolis Public Schools, IN) | |
 | Rooftop Units: Capital Planning and PM Practices that Reduce Costs and Improve Educational Quality (December 2011) Hosted by Roger Young, featuring David Tate (Fayetteville Public Schools, AR) and David King (Lennox Industries) | |
 | Green Ribbon Schools Program: Making the Energy Efficiency and Environmental Grade (November 2011)
Hosted by Roger Young, featuring Dr. James Elder (Campaign for Environmental Literacy), Anisa Baldwin-Metzger and Nathaniel Allen (US Green Building Council), and Britney Thompson (Fayette County Schools, KY) | |
 | Managing Community Use of Educational Facilities for Efficiency and Savings (October 2011) Hosted by Roger Young, featuring Devon Rauenzahn (Spokane Public Schools, WA) | |
 | Bleacher Safety: Inspections, Maintenance and Risk Management (September 2011) Hosted by Roger Young, featuring Mark Beaulieu (Hussey Seating Company) and David Tate (Fayetteville Public Schools, AR) | |
| Effective Integrated Pest Management for Safeguarding Kitchens, Cafeterias and Classrooms (August 2011) Hosted by Roger Young, featuring Janet Hurley (Texas AgriLife Extension Service), C.G. Cezeaux and Dave Henderson (Spring ISD, TX) | |
 | Beat the Budget Crunch: Best Practices to Accomplish More While also Saving Money (July 2011) Hosted by Roger Young, featuring Kahlene Stotts (Monroe School District, MI) and Fran Foster (Virginia Beach City Public Schools, VA) | |
 | Floor Care, Protection and Maintenance: Best Practices that also Protect your Capital Investment (June 2011) Hosted by Roger Young, featuring Greg Lookabaugh (L&S Associates), Mike Vidra and Jeff Guritza (Shiffler) | |
 | Safely Managing Chemical Spills and Disposal in the Educational Environment (May 2011)
Hosted by Roger Young, featuring Dave Waddell (North American Hazardous Materials Management Association), Dr. Irene Cesa (Flinn Scientific Incorporated) and Russ Phifer (WC Environmental) | |
| Chemical Inventory Control and Storage Essentials for a Safe Educational Environment (April 2011) Hosted by Roger Young, featuring Dave Waddell (North American Hazardous Materials Management Association) and Dr. Irene Cesa (Flinn Scientific Incorporated) | |
| Saving Energy Dollars while Providing an Optimal Learning Environment (March 2011)
Hosted by Roger Young, featuring Ronald Willhite (Kentucky School Boards Association), Jim McClanahan (Scott County Schools, KY), Cheryl Semmel (United School Administrators of Kansas), Dave Hill (Blue Valley School District, KS), Darin Headrick (Kiowa County School District, KS), and Sue Pierce (Washington Elementary School District, AZ) | |
| Protecting the Capital Investment in Schools: Finding Savings through Preventive Maintenance (March 2011) Hosted by Roger Young, featuring Kathleen Anderson (Coupeville School District, WA), Tom Kuehn (Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction), Dan Modrall (Evergreen Public Schools, WA), and Stephen Story (Bethel School District, WA) | |
| Floor Care Essentials for a Clean and Healthy Learning Environment (February 2011) Hosted by Roger Young, featuring Steve Stalker (Stalker Flooring) and Greg Lookabaugh (L&S Associates) | |
| Identify and Control Chemical Safety Risks in the Educational Environment (January 2011) Hosted by Roger Young, featuring Dave Waddell (North American Hazardous Materials Management Association), Joanie Arrott (TASB) and Dale Zabel (School District of Kettle Moraine, WI) | |
| Utilizing Technology for Affordable and Effective Capital Planning (December 2010) Hosted by Roger Young, featuring John Garcia (Alpha Facilities Solutions) and Wayne Blazek (Douglas County School District, CO) | |
| Making Sense of Data to Save School Operations Dollars (November 2010) Hosted by Roger Young, featuring Tom Canby (TASBO eFACTS+ Program), Larry Williams & Michele Lucas (Lewisville ISD, TX) | |
| Finding Energy Savings in Education (October 2010) Hosted by Roger Young, featuring Ronald Willhite (Kentucky School Boards Association), John Clemons (Jessamine County Schools, KY) and Andrea Rock (Bullitt County Schools, KY) | |
 | Effective IPM Programs: Inspection is the Cornerstone (September 2010) Hosted by Roger Young, featuring Janet Hurley (Texas AgriLife Extension Service) and Wesley Roach (Russellville School District, AR) | |
 | Improving Indoor Air Quality and Academic Achievement – Facility Maintenance is the Cornerstone (August 2010) Hosted by Roger Young, featuring Frank Di Nella and LePaula Smith (Keller ISD, TX), Michele Curreri (US EPA) and Yasmin Bowers (AASA) | |
| Community Use of School Facilities: Managing the Risks July 22 @ 12:00pm EST Hosted by Roger Young, featuring Beth Kerr of Clarkston Community Schools, MI and Lee Gaby of the Public School Risk Institute | |
| Inventory Management Essentials for Success and Savings Hosted by Roger Young, featuring Scott Enos of Bridgewater State College, MA and Mike Brooks of the Texas Association of School Boards | |
| US Dept. of Energy Webcast: Online Tools for EnergySmart Schools Hosted by Margo Appel of the US Dept. of Energy, featuring Roger Young and Kristyn Ivey of Booz Allen Hamilton | |
| Tackling Summer Maintenance and Capital Projects Roger Young and your peer Mike Kramer from Washington ESD share best practices for developing and implementing a plan to efficiently prepare for summer projects and complete them on schedule. | |
 | Bleacher Safety & Maintenance hosted by Roger Young and featuring Mark Beaulieu of the Hussey Seating Company and Mike Garrity of Regional School Unit #23, Saco, Dayton and Old Orchard Beach Schools, ME | |
| Energy Cost Cutting Strategies in K-12 Operations and Maintenance hosted by Roger Young and featuring the US Department of Energy, Doug Heurich, Northbrook School District 27 (IL) and Joe Piantedosi, Town of Andover (MA) | |
 | Fundamentals of Air Conditioning Maintenance hosted by Roger Young with Ed Springer (HSB) and Fred Hayward, Kent ISD (MI) | |
| Effectively Presenting to Decision Makers hosted by Roger Young with Ed Hamer of the Madeira School (VA) | |
 | Best Practices in Playground Safety and Maintenance hosted by Roger Young with David Parker and Beth Wickline of the NRPA | |
 | Roof Preventive Maintenance hosted by Roger Young with Dave Adams (Tremco) | |
| Start an Effective Energy Conservation Program hosted by Matt Buchanan and Paul Fletcher with Paul Brenner of Kenai Peninsula Borough SD (AK) | |
 | Fundamentals of Boiler Maintenance hosted by Roger Young with Ed Springer (HSB) and Joe Piantedosi, Town of Andover (MA) | |
| Energy Management and Cost Control hosted by Roger Young with Larry Schoff (Energy Efficient Solutions), Bob Berry, SAU 21 (NH) and Keith Gourlay, Sparta (NJ) | |
 | Preventive Maintenance: The Importance and the Practices hosted by Roger Young with Kenneth Wertz, Sharon PS (MA) and Scott Little (MSBO) | |
| Finding Relief: Facility Scheduling and Cost Recovery for Community Use of Schools hosted by David Kornegay and Michael Glines of SchoolDude with Ron Patterson, St. Johns Public Schools (MI) | |
