Auxiliary Adviser"Providing Services That Power Education" |
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| Volume 4, Issue 12 |
July 2004
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In This Issue:
New CNS Director Named Vice President
Want A Promotion?
Power Down on Energy Waste
Congratulations
Mark Your Calendar
Maintenance Excellence
Update
Training
Schedule
Concerned?
New CNS Director Named Vice President
Marilyn Moody, director of Wake County schools' Child Nutrition Services, was named vice president of the North Carolina School Food Service Association, June 24, 2004. Moody's achievement commences a three-year progression from vice president to president-elect to president of the 3,500-member organization. Previous CNS leaders, Jane Bass and Elaine Hunt, have also served.
As vice president, Moody will chair the Resolution and By-laws Committee. She will also chair the State Conference Steering Committee, which plans the 2005 summer conference.
"My career has provided me with many opportunities to serve others in leadership positions as we work to provide nutritious meals to students," said Moody. "I will draw on all of these experiences as I represent our customers across the state and nation."
Moody officially began as CNS director, May 19, 2004, filling the position left vacant by Elaine Hunt's retirement. After serving almost three years as assistant director, Moody is excited about her new role and upcoming challenges.
"I've achieved a personal, professional goal," said Moody. "Auxiliary Services is a wonderful group to work with and I appreciate everyone's support. I certainly realize CNS can't feed children by ourselves."
Goal-oriented, she has already set two rather ambitious targets for the department. Moody wants CNS to develop more healthful initiatives and offer additional nutritious alternatives in the schools. Send her an e-mail, and the TAO automated response reflects her vision - CNS Goal: No Child Left Overweight.
Her second goal is to increase high school participation in school breakfast. "Bigger students need breakfast as much, if not more so, than little kids," she said. Since offering breakfast is a school-level decision, the goal requires the help of principals and administrators. Only two of the 17 high schools in Wake County are participating in 2004-05 (East Wake and Southeast Raleigh High).
Don Haydon, associate superintendent for Auxiliary Services, congratulated Moody. "We performed a national search of high caliber candidates, and Marilyn came out on top - that says a lot."
Moody came to Wake County from Wilson in August 2001 because of the larger program and opportunities for growth. (Wilson County has 24 schools, whereas WCPSS will have 134 this fall.)
Moody knew she wanted a career in school food services since high school. When she graduated, she was a summer feeding monitor in Wilson County, ensuring the district followed federal regulations. "I got bit by the bug," said Moody.
After earning her undergraduate degree in education and her master's degree in home economics from East Carolina University, she taught high school while waiting for a school nutrition position to open up. She would wait almost 24 years before a CNS supervisor retired from Wilson County Schools.
She lives in the Raleigh/Garner area with her husband and two sons. John graduated in December from University of North Carolina at Wilmington and Steven is a senior at UNC-Chapel Hill. When she has spare time, Moody enjoys all forms of needlework.
Want a Promotion?
Joe Desormeaux, Senior Director Maintenance & Operations
The best option for any employee who wants to advance is to improve his skills in a particular craft and apply for a job vacancy. He or she could work as a craftsman and then advance to master craftsman. An alternate route is to improve planning or leadership skills and progress to an assistant supervisor, planner or area facility manager (AFM). A combination of the two routes provides another path. In some cases, an employee has the skills but simply needs experience working in the system to prove or refine his technical and managerial abilities.
A multi-task employee (MTE) has the opportunity to be involved at a minor level in all kinds of maintenance crafts. If a MTE is better in a particular craft or enjoys one more than the others, he can try to specialize in that field. Although this effort would come from the employee, we can provide a receptive environment to support that effort.
The individual would need to receive specific training in the craft of interest; there are numerous training opportunities available through the school system and Wake Technical Community College. Companies often offer free seminars and training, as well. An interested employee should talk to his supervisor and Organizational Development to learn more about these opportunities.
Job advancement within the school system is subject to job availability and competition. A position must become vacant, we must advertise and select based on the most qualified candidate. An employee should be willing to invest in himself and look for opportunities to improve his skills. Supervisors should provide a working environment that supports and even promotes employee improvement and advancement. Discussions about career planning and related training should be a part of quarterly or annual job performance reviews.
Power Down on Energy Waste
Christina Larkins, Special Projects Coordinator, Organizational
Development
The EnergySavers® program has pledged to take a leading role in energy conservation for the Wake County Public School System. We have put a number of methods in place to save energy in our facilities, but now we want to work directly with you, the consumer, on this crucial issue.
As consumers, what can you do? Plenty. There are a variety
of ways you can save energy around your facility without significantly
changing your lifestyle. Start by having an EnergySavers®
staff member conduct an energy audit of your facility. Other
simple changes are listed below.
· Attend one of the monthly HVAC/Energy Management workshops.
· Turn off the lights when you leave a room, and turn off
the computer monitor, TV, radio and other appliances when
you're not actually using them.
· Keep the sun out on hot days by closing blinds.
· Ensure vents, thermostats and sensors are not blocked by
drapes, furniture or paper.
· Report temperature problems to your administration immediately.
· Most importantly, keep exterior doors and windows closed
when the HVAC system is operating.
If your school is launching the program this year or needs "re-energizing," please call Christina Larkins at 856-3715 or Judy Cox at 664-5728.
Congratulations and good luck to Ben Lloyd, area facility manager for the Athens Drive High School Cluster, in retirement. Lloyd was an AFM for approximately seven years after serving in the Plumbing and Preventive Maintenance shops for more than 10 years.
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Maintenance Excellence
Update
Patrick Jean, Planner/Scheduler
The Maintenance and Operations Department named Trophimus Fondren and Patrick Jean planner/schedulers for the Eastern and Southern regions, respectively, April 1. Fondren and Jean, our first two planners, have been attending the Preventive Maintenance, Standard Operating Procedures, Material Management, Custodial and Customer Service focus teams in a support role, and already attended a weeklong training session designed just for planners/schedulers.
As we become a proactive maintenance organization, Fondren and Jean are working with area facility managers and running tests in selected schools to develop the most efficient processes. The Preventive Maintenance Focus Team set up preventive maintenance plans in MAXIMO for the Eastern Region, and will begin assigning PM plans for the Southern Region in July.
Most of us are proactive in our personal lives: We take our automobiles to the shop on a regular basis to have the oil changed, tires rotated, belts replaced or just to have the car tuned up. We go to the dentist at regular intervals to have our teeth cleaned and visit the doctor for annual physicals. Why not be proactive in maintaining our schools?
To be proactive means identifying and fixing (or eliminating) problems before they occur. For our equipment and facilities to operate at their highest level of efficiency, preventive maintenance needs to be a priority. As we do more and more preventive maintenance work, we will see corrective and emergency calls and energy consumption decrease, and the life of our equipment prolonged. It will take some time, but eventually we should run the equipment on our schedule rather than it running us.
If we can plan work (gather tools and receive parts and supplies in advance), then we will be able to do more work in a day, and operate at our highest level of efficiency. We hope all of you will join us and support our efforts as we strive to become proactive in our approach and efficient in our work.
If you have any Maintenance & Operations questions or concerns that you don't feel comfortable asking your supervisor, please contact one of the Internal Communications Focus Team members listed below. He or she will submit your question to Kristin Wood (anonymously if you wish), who will find the answer and include it in this newsletter when appropriate.
Team members include:
Kristin Wood, Communications specialist, 856.8036
Buddy McCarty, Environmental Health & Safety supervisor, 856.8031
Sylvia Surcy, processing technician, 856.8119
Mike Weisbeck, Heat Shop craftsman, 427.5172
Ron Wood, AFM, Knightdale Cluster, 266.8401
Darren Grogg, Carpentry craftsman, 868.1976
Stay Informed
The Auxiliary Adviser is e-mailed to subscribers in the school system; and posted on the intranet, Internet and Auxiliary Services Tao bulletin board. A hard copy of the Adviser is also posted on bulletin boards in the Maintenance and Facilities Buildings, and one is sent to the head custodian and child nutrition staff at each school.
To have the newsletter e-mailed to you directly, simply send an e-mail with "subscribe" in the subject line, to kwood@wcpss.net.
Auxiliary Services Division
Vision
Providing Services That Power Education
Mission Statement
Provide quality facilities and support services to ensure
safe, healthy, inviting and optimal learning environments.
Goals
1) Recruit, develop and retain a qualified and high quality
workforce.
2) Provide and maintain quality facilities and support services
that result in a safe and healthy learning environment.
3) Effectively communicate successes, challenges and needs.