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Board moves multiple procurement items to May 20 meeting; new custodial vendor AGS introduces onboarding plan and pledges to hire locally
Summary
The board moved a suite of personnel and procurement resolutions to the regular May 20 meeting (including food service, benches, custodial and custodial/maintenance contracts); AGS Facilities introduced itself as the new custodial contractor and said it will interview existing staff and hire locally, deploying teams to campus within the week to start onboarding.
During the finance and operations portion of the Committee of the Whole, Superintendent Jones asked the board to move several action items to the regular May 20 meeting for adoption, including personnel recommendations, renewal of the food service management contract, purchase authorizations and approval to enter into a custodial and general maintenance contract. The motions to move those items were carried by roll call votes (multiple motions recorded as passing, typically 6 yes and 1 absent).
The board then heard an introduction from AGS Facilities, the vendor selected to replace the district’s prior custodial contractor. Nicole Cleaver, area vice president for AGS, and engineer Anthony (Tony) Massenburg introduced themselves and outlined an immediate onboarding plan. Cleaver said AGS will interview existing custodial staff to retain institutional knowledge, hold town‑hall meetings for staff, bring working equipment, and deploy a team to begin onboarding within the week.
"Our team is actually gonna be deployed here within the week, in order to meet with existing employees," Cleaver said. Massenburg added the company will review work‑order systems, tour buildings and prioritize hiring locally when additional staff are needed.
Trustees asked for follow‑up and reporting; one trustee requested that the new contractor come back to present on measurable cost savings and onboarding progress. The board also moved other procurement items—authorization to renew food service management and to move vendor proposals (including Weinstein Electric and purchase of benches and receptacles)—to the regular board meeting by roll call votes recorded in the meeting.
Next steps: The moved items will be considered for adoption at the regular board meeting; AGS staff will meet district facilities staff and principals as part of onboarding and the board requested regular updates on performance and staffing.
