In accordance with Section 763.84 of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA), or the “Asbestos in Schools Rule,” Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools is notifying employees and building occupants, or their legal guardians, of activities conducted within the past school year involving the asbestos inspections, response actions, and post-response action activities, including periodic re-inspection and periodic surveillance activities, that are planned or in progress at School District facilities.

During the upcoming school year (the “2024 – 2025 School Year” – August 2024 through July 2025), Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools has planned the following activities related to asbestos-containing materials throughout the School District:

• Six Month Periodic Surveillances: Six-month periodic surveillances will be completed every six months and continue on a regular six-month schedule (next two scheduled rounds will occur in January and July of 2025).

• Three Year Re-inspections: The EPA requires that each school district re-inspect all known and assumed asbestos-containing materials once every three years. The three-year re-inspection activities for all Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools facilities were completed in July 2022. Therefore, the next three-year re-inspections are due in the summer of 2025.

• Asbestos Abatement Projects – Scheduled: As of the construction of this document, no projects have been scheduled. When necessary to support renovations of building operations, abatement will be completed by trained and accredited personnel.

• During the previous twelve months (the “2023 – 2024 School Year” – August 2023 through July 2024), Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools completed the following activities related to asbestos-containing materials throughout the School District:

• Six Month Periodic Surveillances: Six-month periodic surveillance activities were completed in October 2022 and February 2023.

• Removed approximately 1,200 sq. ft. of flooring material from Rooms 232 at The High School

• Removed approximately 832 Sq. ft. of flooring material from Rooms 100 at Randels Elementary

• Removed approximately 1,740 sq. ft. of flooring material from the Dye Elementary

AHERA Management Plans are available for review in each school building office or at the CACS Administration Building (G-3475 Court Street, Flint, Michigan).

Questions regarding the asbestos program for Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools may be addressed to Mr. Jeff Thornton, Operations Supervisor for Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools at (810) 591-3220.