Facilities Management is responsible for managing resources that are organized to provide a variety of facility and project management related services in the areas of building operations and maintenance, environmental, safety inspections, code compliance, contract administration, project management, work order management and emergency management and response. Through the management of in-house staff and out-sourced contracted services Facilities Management will effectively and efficiently manage the delivery of services associated with the Comprehensive Maintenance Program.

• Building and Grounds Maintenance
• Environmental Services
• HVAC and Building Automated Systems Maintenance
• Mechanical Systems Maintenance
• Resource Conservation

A comprehensive maintenance plan is established to develop, maintain, and/or improve the maintenance program of the public school system to support the delivery of educational programs and services and to provide a safe and healthy environment as effectively and efficiently as possible.

Comprehensive Maintenance Plan  

Objectives:

• Conserve energy
• Maintain buildings to eliminate or reduce safety hazards
• Protect public property
• Provide a fiscally responsible maintenance program
• Provide buildings which function at top efficiecy
• Provide continuous use of facilities without disruption to the educational program

Maintenance Disciplines:

• Automated Building Systems
• Boiler Maintenance
• Carpentry
• Electrical
• Environmental
• Grounds
• HVAC
• Painting
• Plumbing
• Preventive Maintenance
• Resource Conservation/Energy Management
• Roofing
• Utilities

Staff within Facilities Management strive to achieve the goals and objectives of the Board as they relate to energy conservation and environmental stewardship; to facilitate responsible conservation practices; to emphasize environmental education curriculum; to allow Harford County Public Schools to comply with current and future regulations relating to energy management and conservation; to establish practices that will be applied to all aspects of HCPS operation to include but not limited to Operations and Facilities Management, Transportation, Planning and Construction, Purchasing, and school-based decisions.

It is the policy of the Board that HCPS shall conduct its business and operations to the extent reasonable and practical, so as to:

• Explore and implement energy conservation programs
• Explore the use of renewable energy sources
• Partner with other government institutions in energy and environmental stewardship programs.
• Utilize alternative funding approaches to leverage implementation of renewable energy, conservation, recycling projects through partnerships with pricate organziations and other creative funding streategies.
• Utilize and implement energy usage
• Utilize the minimum amount of energy

Facilities Management receives, from schools and offices, approximately 14,500 formal work requests and generates approximately 950 preventive maintenance work orders each year. Minor repairs and replacements can sometimes be handled by the school’s custodial staff.

To provide an orderly means of communication between Facilities Management and the local school community all physical building and grounds maintenance problems should be reported to the school administration for the affected school. A complete list of school administrators and contact information can be found in the attached Schools Directory  .

If, after consulting with the school administration, additional information or action is required, please contact use through the HCPS email contact site, HCPS Contact Form. When prompted for a message subject please select “Reporting a Facilities Problem.” The information below should be provided when reporting the problem. Appropriate central office personnel will be in contact with you within two working days.

• Date of your original call
• Description and exact nature of problem
• Location of problem
• Name of the administrator with whom you have spoken

Name	Title	Phone	Email	Fax
Jan Abbott	Administrative Coordinator	410-638-4088	Jan.Abbott@hcps.org	410-638-4205
Patti Jo Beard	Executive Director	410-638-4088	PattiJo.Beard@hcps.org	410-638-4205
Justin Evans	Assistant Supervisor for Energy and Automated Building Systems	410-638-4088	Justin.Evans@hcps.org	410-638-4205
Richard Hanzevack	Assistant Supervisor for Environmental Services	410-638-4088	Richard.Hanzevack@hcps.org	410-638-4205
Brian McNutt	Assistant Supervisor for Mechanical	410-638-4088	Brian.McNutt@hcps.org	410-638-4205
Chris Morton	Supervisor	410-638-4303	Chris.Morton@hcps.org	410-638-3165
Tiffany Sawyer	Work Order Coordinator	410-638-4088	Tiffany.Sawyer@hcps.org	410-638-4205