The Operations and Maintenance Department for the Phoenix Central School District has countless responsibilities that help ensure our students and staff members' daily routines run smoothly. Our vision is to plan for and provide the highest quality environment for safety and wellness. We will work as a team with efficiency, professionalism and excellence, in support of the school district’s mission and the needs of our students, staff and community.

To achieve these goals, we have 32 members in the department, including the Director of Facilities and department secretary. Through the dedication of our staff members, we aim to "help our students do great things," and we have adapted that as our motto for this school year.

In addition to cleaning and taking care of the school buildings, the O&M Department maintains 110 campus acres, equaling 220 ½ acre building lots. These acres include four baseball/softball fields, five football fields, five soccer fields, two playgrounds and other various small outside activity areas.
 

Cleaning for Health Program

We are currently using the Cleaning for Health program, which involves micro-fiber cleaning clothes and dust mops, backpack vacuums, a twice-weekly disinfection of students' desks and horizontal surfaces and C3 no touch bathroom cleaning machines. These procedures and tools help prevent the spread of germs and improve our indoor air quality.
 

Lead Testing

Safe and healthy school environments can foster healthy and successful children. To protect public health, the Public Health Law and New York State Health Department (NYSDOH) regulations require that all public schools and boards of cooperative educational services (BOCES) test lead levels in water from every outlet that is being used, or could potentially be used, for drinking or cooking. If lead is found at any water outlet at levels above 15 parts per billion (ppb), which is equal to 15 micrograms per liter (µg/L), the NYSDOH requires that the school take action to reduce the exposure to lead. The most recent lead test results, issued in April 2021, are now available.