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OCPS maintenance leaders highlight new work-order system, staffing gaps as top operational issues
Summary
Orange County Public Schools staff told the school board at a May 13 work session that a new Facilitron-based work-order system improved transparency and response, but persistent technician vacancies—especially in HVAC and plumbing—remain the district's largest operational challenge.
At a May 13 Orange County School Board work session, Jonathan Earls, maintenance director for Orange County Public Schools, told trustees the district has modernized facilities operations with a new work-order platform but still struggles to fill technical maintenance positions.
The update matters because the district maintains roughly 34,000,000 square feet across about 250 locations and handles roughly 80,000 facility work orders each year; staffing shortfalls and aging systems affect how quickly problems are fixed and how reliably buildings operate.
"We have roughly 1,100 school-based users in…
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