Annual Report 2006-2007 - Farmington Public Schools

OperationalOperational Services• The District continues to monitorand ensure that programs generatingrevenue remain cost effective.• The transportation departmentcontinues to cost effectively maintainbuses for Mercy and Catholic CentralHigh Schools. Farmington PublicSchools, Mercy and Catholic Centralbuses all passed State inspectionwithout any red or yellow tags.• Science kits were prepared by theDistrict’s science department and thepurchasing department ensured timelydelivery to Troy generating revenue forthe District.• Completion of the Secondary OutdoorFacilities Plan, funded by the 2004bond issue, occurred on-time andunder budget.• The District’s energy manager, aconsultant from Energy Education, Inc.and District staff worked to reduceconsumption of electricity, natural gasand water throughout the District. It isestimated savings could average 23percent over the next three years.• The Kilowatt Kids, a club of the 5thgraders at William Grace ElementarySchool, monitored electrical use andhelped with conservation efforts intheir school.• The District actively participated inthe Oakland Countywide TransportationStudy Committee. The recommendationsof the Committee revolve aroundcooperative efforts and cost saving recommendationsfor center-based specialeducation/in-district special educationtransportation, and Oakland SchoolsTechnical Campus transportation.• The District Wellness Committeedeveloped a Wellness Procedure incompliance with State requirements.Included are procedures for nutritioneducation, nutrition standards andphysical education opportunities.• A coordinated School Health Team ofPower Middle School, NutritionServices and Botsford Hospital wasformed to examine all aspects ofschool health in the building andprovide recommendations to improvethe learning environment and studentachievement through healthier initiativesat Power Middle School.• A federal grant to provide a fruit andvegetable snack to students atFlanders Elementary School wasimplemented with the assistance of theNutrition Services Department.• A Transportation Services BudgetStudy Committee reviewed the cost ofthe following services: High schooltransportation, noon kindergarten, latestarts, early releases, half-days, nonpublicschools, special education andfield trips.Services• More than 90 custodial cleaningschedules for all buildings werereworked resulting in a reduction of8.5 custodial positions.• The installation of 1,200 newreplacement computers and rearrangementof existing computers wascompleted so that the high schoolshave the newest technology, themiddle schools the next newest andthe elementaries the next, none ofwhich are older than two years.Computers at each school level arenow identical by model and age.Page 12