Auxiliary Adviser"Providing Services That Power Education" |
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| Volume 3, Issue 1 |
September
2002
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In This Issue
Water Conservation
Safety Flash
Calendar
Toolbox Talks
Design Showcase Award
Walk to Cure Diabetes
Training
MAXIMO Tip #3
Stay Informed
Please visit www.wcpss.net/auxiliary-services for a list of 2001/2002 Auxiliary Services Division accomplishments.
Wake County Public School System Increases Water Conservation Measures
Already a good steward of its natural resources, the Wake County Public School System added several water conservation measures a couple weeks ago in light of Governor Mike Easley's Executive Order to protect North Carolina's water supply.
WCPSS has the following water conservation measures in place:
Child Nutrition Services
· CNS is eliminating dish machines from schools and is using
recycled disposables instead. Dish machines are the largest
consumers of water in the cafeteria. Only six schools of the
125 schools are currently operating dish machines. · CNS orders
the majority of its fruits and vegetables already washed and
cut.
· The majority of faucets have aerators, which put air into
the water and reduce water flow.
· When washing laundry, cafeteria managers adjust the water
level to the lowest setting and only wash one load of towels
a day.
· New schools have "front loaders," which use about half the
amount of water as "top loaders."
· (New Measure) If the amount of available laundry permits,
cafeteria managers will only wash laundry every other day.
· (New Measure) All cafeteria managers are asked to order
disposables until the drought has passed.
Athletic Fields/Irrigation
· (New Measure) WCPSS is interested in keeping its athletic
event fields alive, but is not interested in keeping them
green. In order to preserve this investment, the school system
is getting advice from a turf management specialist on how
often fields need to be watered and will share that information
with athletic directors.
· Even before the drought, WCPSS did not water plants or grass
- except at new schools. Irrigation systems at high school
football, baseball and other fields followed the watering
restrictions set by municipalities.
Bathrooms/Faucets
· Custodians are being extra vigilant in checking bathrooms
for leaks or running water.
· WCPSS installs low-flow toilets at the new schools and at
schools undergoing major renovations.
Car Washes
· (New Measure) WCPSS turned off the car wash for system vehicles
as of 8/16/2002.
· (New Measure) Eliminated car washes for school fundraisers
until drought has passed.
· A few months ago, WCPSS stopped washing school busses.
Other Conservation Measures
· Millbrook Elementary School has a cistern system to catch
water run-off as part of its new construction project.
· Middle Creek High School uses treated sewage for irrigation
purposes. Lufkin Road Middle School also has this irrigation
method available, but has not started using it yet.
Other conservation measures may be added in the future.
Noise/ Hearing Protection
Operating chainsaws and tree chippers REQUIRES the use of
Moldex disposable Pura-Fit 6800. Operating riding mowers,
tractors with mowers, blowers, string trimmers, weed eaters,
and cutting blades REQUIRES either earmuffs or earplugs.
Cotton balls, cigarette filters and radios with earphones or earpieces do not afford adequate hearing protection.
For more information on PERT safety flashes, please contact Doug Burd at 664-7776.
Vote in Primaries
Tues., Sept. 10
Annual Custodial Workshop
Mon., Sept. 16
Enloe High Auditorium
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Walk to Cure Diabetes
Sat., Sept. 21
Nortel Networks Facility
8:15 a.m. - Check-in 10:00 a.m. - Start Time
September Topics - Lifting/ Slips, Trips and Falls
1st week: #91 How to Lift
2nd week: #92 Lifting Properly
3rd week: #93 Look Before You Lift
4th week: #60 Let's Eliminate Falls
5th week: Traction and Footwear
The safety toolbox information is posted on the Internet at http://www.wcpss.net/auxiliary-services/.
2002 Education Design Showcase Award
The Carnage Middle School addition and renovation project, designed by Brown Jurkowski Architectural Collaboratives (BJAC), received School Planning and Management magazine's 2002 Education Design Showcase Award in Recognition of Outstanding Architecture and Design in Education. The project team (Leonard King, principal; Keith Giamportone, architect; Larry Sherrill, facility planner; and William Hartley, project manager) accepted the award at the Sept. 3 Board of Education meeting.
If you want Superintendent Bill McNeal to take you to lunch, you need to start collecting donations and lace up your tennis shoes. McNeal will buy lunch for the Wake County Public School System employee who raises the most money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's Walk to Cure Diabetes.
The Walk is Saturday, September 21 and will take place rain or shine in Research Triangle Park. Check-in time is 8:15 a.m. and the 5K and 10K walks both start at 10:00 a.m. at the Nortel Networks Facility near the intersection of Davis Drive and Hwy 54. To walk or sponsor a walker, contact Barbara Hatcher (856-8285) in Facilities, Marilyn Moody (856-2914) in Child Nutrition, or Wayne Mullen (856-8269) in Maintenance & Operations.
Each walker who raises $100 or more will receive a JDRF Walk T-shirt on the day of the event. Other prizes range from sweatshirts to fleece jackets to Spiegel gift cards, depending on the amount of money collected.
Please visit http://www.jdrf.org for more information.
MAXIMO Training (for school users)
Sept. 16 (3 classes available)
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Training Center, Rock Quarry Rd.
MAXIMO Training (for school users)
Sept. 18 (3 classes available)
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Training Center, Rock Quarry Rd.
MAXIMO Training (for school users)
Sept. 27 (3 classes available)
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Training Center, Rock Quarry Rd.
Understanding the Computer
Sept. 19
2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Training Center, Rock Quarry Rd.
TAO
Sept. 24
8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Training Center, Rock Quarry Rd.
TAO
Sept. 26
2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Training Center, Rock Quarry Rd.
To register for MAXIMO training, contact Kate Nikolaisen at 664-5729 or e-mail knikolaisen@wcpss.net. To register for computer classes, contact Judy Cox at 664-5728 or e-mail jscox@wcpss.net. For a complete list of training opportunities for auxiliary services employees, visit http://www2.wcpss.net/Departments/OrganizationalDevelopment/orgdev3.html.
The Staff Development Department offers workshops on topics such as Finance/Oracle, Tao, Business and Communication Skills, and Technology. To view the workshop schedule, visit http://www2.wcpss.net/Departments/StaffDevelopment/PRO_DEV_PROCESS/support_staff.htm.
Are you experiencing problems using MAXIMO? Do you have a request? Don't call - send a work request!!!
Here's the solution: From now on, whenever you have a need concerning MAXIMO, send your request to the MAXIMO Help Desk. It's simple! Just log in to MAXIMO and create a work request, detailing whatever issue you have. When you choose a Maintenance Department, click on MAXIMO. It's that simple! The MAXIMO Help Desk is checked continuously throughout the day for any WAPPR work orders.
We look forward to seeing your work requests!
Your MAXIMO Resources
Denise Boughton
Phone 919.664.5723
Email dboughton@wcpss.net
Kate E. Nikolaisen
919.664.5729
knikolaisen@wcpss.net
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, placed in each maintenance shop's box, and one is sent to the head custodian and child nutrition staff at each school.
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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 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) Support recommendations of the joint county/school system
strategies report.