The goal of the Jackson Public School District's Facilities Operations Department is to ensure safe schools and protect the health and safety of all students through upgrading schools and improving school facilities. Facilities and Operations inspects and maintains facilities, provides an on-going maintenance program to upgrade schools, and improves facilities maintenance.

The Facilities Operations department is composed of Architectural Services, Construction, Carpentry, Climate Control, Custodial Services, Electrical, Electronics, Environmental, Preventive Maintenance, Plumbing, and Site Care. There are more than 300 employees making up the department’s staff. 

Facilities Operations Facts

• Provides supporting role to all departments for the education of all students
• Maintains approximately 5 million square feet of floor space, approximately 1,800 acres, 110 buildings, and 247 portable classrooms
• Communicates with schools and administrative facilities for service through Job Ticket system
• Processes approximately 23,000 Job Ticket requests per year
• Manages building improvements through capital improvement projects and renovations/additions completed by in-house staff
• Serves as project inspectors and managers for all building projects until completed
• Administers use of facilities and fields
• Assists in design of new facilities
• Works with state and federal agencies to ensure compliance with all environmental regulations
• Maintains and updates a five-year plan of facilities' needs by site
• Prepares plans and specifications for in-house projects

Facilities Operations Services

Areas of responsibility include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Architectural Service
  Maintains blueprints for all facilities and building components and provides in-house specifications, drawings for in-house projects, and portable relocation.
• Carpentry
  Repairs glass, roofs, walls, floor covering, plaster, painting, blinds, locks, doors, ceilings, and renovates and constructs new offices.
• Climate Control
  Maintains energy management system. Installs, maintains, and repairs air conditioners, heating systems, air compressors, and boilers.
• Custodial Services
  Maintains cleanliness of facilities, performs small maintenance such as changing lighting lamps and ceiling tile, moves boxes and furniture and refinishes stage floors.
• Construction
  Coordinates the design of new facilities and addition to facilities, and major renovations.
• Electrical
  Repairs equipment, stage and auditorium lighting, gymnasium and athletic field lighting, scoreboards, security lighting and custodial equipment.
• Electronics
  Installs maintains, and repairs master clocks, bell systems, fire alarms, intercoms, public address systems, computers, televisions, VCRs, cassette players, projectors, phones, and cable wiring.
• Environmental
  Coordinates the removal of chemicals in facilities, oversees asbestos and indoor air quality program and provides safety/environmental staff development.
• Plumbing
  Installs, maintains, and repairs welding, water pipes, sewage system and grease traps.
• Preventive Maintenance
  Installs, maintains and repairs fire extinguishers. Changes filters for heating and cooling equipment. Repairs generators, refrigeration, water coolers, ice machines, and kitchen equipment.
• Site Care
  Cuts grass, shrubs, trees, fences. Installs and moves playground equipment. Repairs asphalt. Maintains athletic fields, signage, erosion control, and parking lot striping.