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Maintenance and custodial director highlights emergency repairs, routine work and SCAP condition scores
Summary
District maintenance staff reviewed recent repairs and projects, emergency responses (water and storm events), routine custodial and grounds work, and annual SCAP/APP building-condition scores for Dry Creek and Jefferson schools.
The Port Angeles School District maintenance director delivered a broad operations report at the Feb. 13, 2025 board meeting covering maintenance, custodial and grounds work, emergency responses and the district’s facility condition (SCAP/APP) ratings.
The director described routine and emergency work across the district: sinkhole repairs that required hauling 15 yards of fill, replacing an aging water heater by cutting an on-site unit into pieces, major water-line breaks that required flood-cutting and rapid recovery so schools could open the next day, and storm damage responses that led to roofing repairs funded in part through FEMA after an eligible wind event. He also described athletic-field and court repairs, replacement of an old dust-collection blower moved from another school, and gym floor sanding and refinishing performed on an annual cycle.
Staffing and scope numbers provided during the report: the maintenance group includes six staff who cover nine campuses plus a central facility; custodial staff total 21 and clean about 611,346 square feet across the district (the presenter calculated an average of about 29,000 square feet per custodian per day); grounds staff maintain fields, playgrounds and irrigation systems and serve as certified playground inspectors.
The director gave several operational examples of how quick response reduced service disruption: a large water main break in a school was isolated and cleaned so the building reopened the next day; another early-morning roof/storm-drain clog that poured water into the student center was cleaned up by a multi-person team before school began. He highlighted the maintenance crew’s ability to reuse equipment from other buildings (for example, a dust-collection system moved to a different site) to reduce replacement cost.
The presentation also included the district’s annual SCAP/APP facility condition update. The director said Dry Creek’s most recent building condition score was 72.91 (up from prior reports) and Jefferson’s score was 71.4. He explained the state’s APP requirement that buildings constructed after 1994 have a 30‑year building-condition score of at least 62; falling below that threshold affects future SCAP funding eligibility. The director said the district tracks repairs and prioritizes work to protect SCAP eligibility.
Why it matters: routine maintenance and emergency response keep schools open and safe; condition scores influence future state funding for capital repairs and replacements.
Ending: Board members thanked maintenance and custodial staff for rapid emergency responses and daily facility upkeep; the district will continue to present SCAP scores annually and prioritize roof, drainage and exterior work to protect facility condition ratings.
