Cienega High School, 12775 E. Mary Ann Cleveland Way

In September

History: Cienega High School has consistently received inspection ratings of excellent since 2003. However, on Sept. 1, the school received a needs improvement rating, followed by two failed follow-up inspections.

What the inspector saw: Three violations were found, earning the school a needs improvement rating. The most significant of the violations, the incorrect plumbing of a three-compartment sink, caused the school to fail two of the follow-up inspections. The school was given 10 days to fix the problem, which they failed to do.

Follow-up: After the inspection on Sept. 1, the school was inspected 10 days later to determine if the plumbing had been fixed ,  but it had not . Ten days later the inspector found that the repair conducted by the school was not an approved fix, resulting in another fail. A follow-up had not been conducted at press time.

Response: Darcy Mentone, spokeswoman for Vail School District said, “For projects over $500, you have to get three quotes, and go through a whole requisition process, so nothing is ever done fast. That issue has since been resolved.”