Facilities Operations Program: Essentials of Grounds Operations - (1/15/2020)

Facilities Management has changed dramatically over the years to include a wide range of responsibilities – from custodial, maintenance and grounds to legal issues, long-range planning, emergency management and much more.

The Facilities Operations Program provides a new, consistent standard for the development of high quality school facilities professionals. The knowledge base lays the groundwork of what a facility professional needs to know to succeed in their chosen field.

To learn more about the Facilities Operations Program, please click here.

Essentials of Grounds Operations
Effective grounds management requires organization, balancing demands, overcoming obstacles and encouraging growth within your team. Get insights into these challenges, then learn about key topics including tree and shrub care, building and maintaining a lawn and caring for bituminous paving.

*All courses require the purchase of Good School Maintenance as a prerequisite for participation. For those of you that don't already have it, the manual is available for purchase during registration or from the IASB Book Store. 

PD Clock Hours: 6.0
Designation Points: 6.0

Schedule:
7:30am - 8:00am: Registration & Refreshments
8:00am - 3:00pm: Program 
11:30am- 12:30pm: Lunch (provided)

Due to changes in the Illinois State Board of Education professional development requirements, please be advised that you will be required to sign and out or scan in and out to all professional development opportunities in which credits are offered. Each attendee will also be required to fill out an evaluation summary in order to receive credits. 

Please contact Lindsay Plath at lplath@iasbo.org or 815-753-9350 with questions.