General Maintenance/Renovations & Grounds Department

Welcome to the Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) General Maintenance/Renovations & Grounds web site. The JCPS General Maintenance/Renovations and Grounds Departments are responsible for preventive and corrective maintenance of Districtwide buildings. This includes maintaining sewer and sewage treatment plants; electric, gas, and water lines; stand-by emergency power and light systems; and servicing and repairing of all fire extinguisher systems. The shops in the unit schedule and perform repairs on roofs, windows, doors, ceilings, plumbing, locks and hardware, window shades, painting and glazing, bulletin boards, chalkboards and furniture. This unit also estimates and coordinates small District renovations projects. Approximately 30,000 work orders are completed each year for schools and Central Office sites within the district.

The Grounds Shop is responsible for providing grounds services to 160 District school and office sites. This shop provides and maintains more than 1,250 acres of grass, landscaping for all locations, and turf maintenance assistance for more than 100 athletic fields; operates two wastewater treatment plants; provides fencing and pavement maintenance for approximately 150 miles of sidewalks and 160 miles of fences; provides emergency snow and ice removal; provides asphalt-pavement maintenance for more than 260 acres of asphalt; moves heavy equipment and pianos; plows gardens in support of Kentucky Harvest/school projects; assists in the development of outdoor classrooms; maintains a Legacy Tree Program throughout the District; and provides construction, maintenance, and renovation drawings and updated site and floor plans for the district.

Our commitment is to exceed customers’ expectations by providing prompt, efficient, caring, and professional service to everyone – students, parents, staff, and the community – every day in every way.

General Maintenance/Renovations and Grounds
3001Crittenden Drive/Bldg. 9
Louisville, KY. 40209-1104
(502) 485-3413

 

 

Date Modified 1/3/11