District Operations
District Operations includes Central Services (Warehouses), Child Nutrition Services, Custodial Services, Energy Management, Environmental Management, Maintenance, Safety and Security and Transportation Services. District Operations supports student achievement by providing transportation, proper nutrition and assistance in creating a positive learning environment through upgraded facilities and grounds and procedures and equipment that endorse safety and security.
Child Nutrition Services provides breakfast and lunch in all schools and snacks for schools with after-school programs. Healthy food choices are offered in coordination with the Texas State Public Schools Nutrition Policy, which regulates nutrients in food items (reducing fat, sugar and salt content).
Central Services provides warehouse space, stocks general supplies and equipment and transports furniture and other items to and from schools and administrative offices. Central Services also coordinates with an outside company to conduct on-line auctions for disposable items and equipment.
Custodial Services launched a Campus Beautification Program in 2008 that will be continued in the 2008-09 school year. The program includes a competition between all school campuses.
Maintenance, Custodial Services, Energy Management and Environmental Management work collaboratively to identify specific needs. In addition to the regular maintenance of facilities and grounds, projects include painting of interiors and exteriors, re-paving parking lots, installing and repairing equipment and overseeing renovations and special assignments.
Safety and Security works closely with the Fort Worth and Benbrook Police Departments to ensure a safe and secure environment for students and teachers. Safety and security measures are designed to create and sustain a positive learning environment, as well as to protect property. Training and drills to enhance emergency preparedness are also executed, including staff instruction, evacuation drills and the use of defibrillators.
Transportation Services (student bus transportation) implemented a new routing system last year and will utilize new field trip software in the current school year. Other updates include digital video systems in new buses and installation of the systems in many current buses. In addition, 239 closed crankcase filtration systems were purchased and installed in school buses to reduce particulate matter emissions inside buses. Bus Radio, which delivers age-appropriate music, entertainment and educational programs to students as they travel to and from school each day, will be launched later this year.