Dave McCall has been employed with the School District for nearly 34 years. During his tenure, Dave has held roles as a General Cleaner, Custodial Assistant, and Interim Building Engineer. These various experiences have taught him how to work with many different managers and management styles, communicate effectively, utilize his organizational skills and grow professionally….
The Facilities Department will begin the process of switching mechanical plants from heating to cooling mode on Friday, April 15. Where redundancy and weather permit, the team will take boilers offline and begin the process of end-of-season maintenance. Building Engineers will also begin to prepare the central cooling plants to allow them to be operational…
As the weather warms and we enter into the spring months, landscaping will once again become a task for the Facilities Department. The landscaping management plan consists of removing weeds, cutting grass, trimming bushes, and other services performed by our onsite custodial staff, the District’s landscaping department, as well as supplemental services provided through contracted…
We are nearing the close of a very unique and challenging school year. In November of 2021, we held our summer programming opening discussion with academic leadership. The District will once again be offering summer credit recovery, Extended School Year (ESY) programs, COVID Compensatory, Summer Bridge, Newcomer programming, Summer Learning, Kindergarten, and Out of School…
As temperatures began to rise, members of the Maintenance Department are currently installing window unit air conditioners in schools that have the electrical capacity to support the addition. The remaining schools will be evaluated in order to determine if additional electrical capacity can be added, or if an entire electrical system upgrade is necessary via…
The Maintenance Department is currently installing protective covers on all exposed radiators in all schools as part of a District-wide initiative to always put safety first. These protective covers are custom-made to the exact fit of the radiator and are installed to meet the District’s safety requirements to avoid burns or injury for our staff…
Vernon Palmer joined the School District in 1997 and was recently promoted to Senior Regional Manager to serve the Southern half of Philadelphia. During his tenure, Vernon has served in many roles throughout our District. Most recently in his role as Interim Assistant Director of Operations, Vernon was tasked with the responsibility of ensuring that…
Kwame has served the School District of Philadelphia for more than 15 years and was recently promoted to Senior Regional Manager for the northern half of Philadelphia. He began his career as a Per Diem School Police Officer and transitioned to the Office of Facilities and Maintenance as a Building Engineer. Kwame was later promoted…
Prior to, and over the winter break, facilities personnel performed quarterly filter changes and ventilation equipment preventive maintenance in our buildings. Filter changes ensure that we are delivering sufficient amounts of ventilation air into our classrooms as well as improving the indoor environmental quality. Preventative maintenance consists of an inspection of the components for proper…
On Monday, January 3, custodial staff returned to work from the winter break. As this was a virtual professional development day for teaching staff, custodial staff was able to perform cleaning activities in our buildings including disinfection/sanitizing in classrooms and common areas.