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Environmental Management

The Branch of Environmental Management provides technical assistance and review of environmental compliance requirements for schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Education locations, including Tribally Controlled Schools, Bureau Operated School and residential boarding facilities. These activities include:

  • Technical Support: Provide technical guidance and support related to environmental management, including developing scope of work and estimates for projects. Providing support to school facility staff to address environmental compliance and remediation efforts, emergency for facilities.
  • Environmental Management System: The Indian Affairs uses the Environmental Management System (EMS) to manage environmental compliance and projects. The BIE BEM will manage and assist school in entries to the EMS.
  • Training: Provide training on environmental issues and maintain compliance, including  training require for certification. Subject of trainings include the EMS, Water Quality, Air Quality, Hazardous Waste, etc.
  • Coordination with other stakeholders: Provide coordination and facilitation with other stakeholders like USEPA, DFMC, BIA and schools on environmental issue such as compliance violation, remediation projects, etc.

Point of Contact:

Harold Clymo 
Supervisory Environmental Specialist  
Branch of Environmental Management 
Harold.Clymo@bie.edu

Facilities Management

The Branch of Facility Management provides technical services, related to facility management for all of Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) locations, including Bureau Operated Schools (BOS), and Tribally Controlled Schools (TCS). The BFM team provides support and guidance to ensure a safe and reliable infrastructure, including school buildings, athletic playgrounds, utility systems, administration offices. The BFM provides technical assistance and guidance on the following:

  • Facility System Management: Staff assist with Minor Improvement & Repair, Facility Improvement & Repair, Deferred Maintenance, Quarters Improvement & Repair, Abatement Plans with Schools to address deficiencies, Maximo to process work orders in timely manner.
  • Technical Support: Provide technical guidance and support related to facilities, including developing scope of work and estimates. Providing support to school facility staff to address maintenance and operation of school facilities,  including emergency repairs for facilities.
  • Training: Provide training on facilities issues, including maintenance and operations, safety awareness, etc.
  • Coordination with other stakeholders: Provide coordination and facilitation with other stakeholders like the Division of Facilities Management and Construction (DFMC), BIA and schools on facilities issue such as space expansion request, design, and construction.

Point of Contact:

Vacant 
Supervisory Facility Operations Specialist 
Branch of Facilities Management

Property Management

The Branch of Property Management serves to assure the appropriate use of federal personal and real property. BPM provide oversight, recommendations, and overall delegated responsibly of asset management and capital investments through the use of life cycle management of federal property. Branch goal is to maximizing asset preparation planning, accountability, and disposal for all locations with the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), including Bureau Operated Schools, and Tribally Operated Schools.

The BPM coordinates Bureau-wide implementation of Federal policy and regulations for acquisition consideration, sustainability, and reallocation of resources within assigned area of responsibility. BPM collaborates with other stakeholders such as Tribal Entities, Inter-government Federal and state agencies, and schools to address logistical deficiencies or coordination on inventory process. The BPM is responsible for providing guidance and technical assistance to BIE programs/schools to ensure compliance with the following activities/functions:

Technical Support: Provides technical guidance and support related to property management, including guidance on property classification, internal/external processes, and improvement projects. Providing support to school facility staff on personal and real property annual inventory reporting and certification. Direct support provided routine property actions such as: Hand receipt (DI-105), transfer (DI-104), excess Personal Property (DI-103), and assisting with Reports of Survey (DI-103a) processes.

Property Management System: Digital asset data management from planning, requisition review, receiving, encoding, maintenance, and disposal/retirement within FBMS database.

Motor Vehicle Fleet Management: Provides technical support in oversight of both GSA leased and Agency Owned Fleet asset required reporting, maintenance, vehicles recall, Fleet Credit card A/OPC, and utilization entry completion, serves as subject matter expert in supporting local Utilization Clerk (UC) training and letter of designation. Assists customers in planning for vehicle replacements and other acquisition documentation data.

Training: Provides training on property management and related issues, including Coordination with other stakeholders like BIA and schools to address deficiencies or coordination on inventory process.

Capital Planning for Personal Property Assets.

Real Property Management: Assists sister DFMS Branches technical support in Assets Under Construction (CIP-005), building/structure numbers, and building accountability.

Point of Contact:

Tabitha Hayes 
Chief Property Officer 
tabitha.hayes@bie.edu 
Cell Phone: 505-934-8313 
Desk Phone: (505) 563-5283 

Sarah Murphy, Program Support Assistant 
Cell Phone: (505) 362-2469

Regional Accountable Property Officers

Shawna Ramone 
Lead Property Management Specialist 
Cell phone: (505) 362-7373


Michael Soman 
Property Management Specialist 
Cell phone:505-934-3954


Darcyll Joe 
Property Management Specialist 
Cell phone: 505-377-5494


Loren Morgan 
Property Management Specialist 
Cell phone: 505-382-9876 
 

Safety and Occupational Health

The Branch of Safety and Occupational Health (SOH) provides technical services, related to the safety and health for all Bureau of Indian Education locations, including Tribally Controlled Schools (TCS) and Bureau Operated School (BOS). This includes the responsibility for Employee Safety, Visitor Safety, and most importantly the safety of the Students entrusted into our care.  The functions of the SOH Branch include:

  • Hazard identification: This is achieved through onsite inspections, accident investigations, national trend analysis, and working relationships with key leaders at all levels within BIE.
  • Training: Safety awareness is the corner stone of achieving participation in safety program management.  Through training, SOH intends to emphasis the personal worth of safety to every individual throughout BIE.
  • Technical Support:  SOH responds to requests from the field regarding predictable and unpredictable safety events.  SOH helps to identify best practices and participate in development of local safety programs.
  • Accident/Incident prevention:  SOH works with schools to ensure that they are aware of protective measures to avoid accident and incidents in the workplace.  SOH identifies sources for materials to improve prevention measures at BIE locations.  SOH also provides recommendations on emerging technology in the Safety field.

Please take a moment to complete our Safety and Occupational Health Customer Satisfaction Survey. Your feedback is important! Thank you!
You can also report safety concerns at any BIE facility by emailing reportsafety@bie.edu. 

Point of Contact:

Donald Dryer 
Supervisory Safety Manager 
Branch of Safety and Occupational Health 
Donald.Dryer@bie.edu

 

Program Documents

BIE Safety Office Org Chart and Contacts

IA - O&M Certificate of Occupancy Guidance

Safety and Occupational Health Trainings Schedule - FY 2024

Memo-Commitment to BIE Schools-Healthy and Safe Environments(5/3/2018)

Memo to School Administrators re Safety Bulletin Board(5/3/2018), attachments listed below:

School Inspections

2023

Fourth Quarter

Third Quarter

2020

Fourth Quarter

Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) School Inspections for Fiscal Year 2019

These reports respond to the following language in the H. Rept. 115-765 - Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, Appropriations Bill, 2019 which states:

Executive Direction and Administrative Services. The recommendation includes $224,880,000 for Executive Direction and Administrative Services. The following programs are funded at the requested levels: Assistant Secretary Support; Executive Direction, (Central); Executive Direction (Regional); Administrative Services (Central); Administrative Services (Regional); and Rentals. Indian Affairs is directed to complete annual health and safety inspections of all BIE system facilities, and to publish quarterly updates on the status of such inspections.

2019

Helpful Links:

EPA Healthy Schools  
https://www.epa.gov/schools

FEMA Multihazard Emergency Planning for Schools Toolkit  
https://training.fema.gov/programs/emischool/el361toolkit/start.htm  

 

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