• Maintenance supports school safety by preventing and repairing facility issues that affect people inside of the buildings and facilities.

• The Maintenance HVAC team provides students and staff optimum air quality. This improves their ability to perform, and reduces adverse health issues that are associated with poor air quality.

• Building Maintenance teams, through consistent proper cleaning, help protect students and staff from spreading viruses, bacteria, and communicable diseases. They also facilitate a top-notch physical environment to maximize the educational learning processes.

• Maintenance Grounds teams provide safe and secure facilities for all extracurricular activities. From the football field, soccer pitch, tennis court, baseball/softball fields, track, cross country, cheer to the band. They ensure students have clean and safe surfaces for all their needs, as well as maintain the areas for all stakeholders and spectators to participate and watch school activities and events.

USD 265 - Goddard Public Schools facilities incorporate 505 acres; grassy areas account for 270 acres, and approximately 90 acres are parking lots and roads. There are 10 grass football / soccer fields, with the potential for 14 grass baseball / softball fields. Additionally, there are 22 tennis courts. Currently there are 10 artificial turf areas between football, soccer, baseball, softball, and playgrounds. Each elementary-level building also has at least one playground, for a total of 12 playgrounds across the district. At least 14 of the facilities have their own special gardens or trees.

The total footprints of all district buildings comes to 1,560,150 square feet, almost 36 acres under a roof. This number doesn’t include the eight athletic facilities concessions and restrooms. The HVAC department is monitoring and adjusting 31,889 different points; controlling, but not limited to, 478 chillers, boilers, RTUs, VRFs, VAVs, thermostats, pumps, freezers, refrigerators, and lighting units. Plumbing, electrical, and locksmith are other services we have staff members for, with thousands of bathroom fixtures, light fixtures, doors and locks in inventory.