>Understanding the Minneapolis Public Schools: Current Condition, Future Prospect< >>>>> Chapter Thirty-Two (Part One, Facts) >>>>> Divisions, Departments and Office of the Minneapolis Public Schools >>>>> Capital Planning, Construction & Maintenance

Capital Planning, Construction & Maintenance is one of the many units within the Operations Division that comes under the supervision of Chief Operations Officer Karen Devet.

 

The website for Capital Planning, Construction & Maintenance offers the following

commentary and information:

 

To help ensure students are in safe and welcoming learning environments,

Capital Planning, Construction & Maintenance oversees 71 buildings

(68 schools and 3 administrative sites) and more than 8 million gross

square feet of area.

These facilities-- another name for buildings and land--must also go through

periodic renovations to ensure modernization keeps pace with the evolving

learning needs of students.

When looking at how best to improve its facilities with limited resources,

MPS considers a school community’s educational needs, health, safety,

operations, environment, and the maintenance of existing assets that support

student development.

Facility improvement projects fall under two broad categories:

 

1.  Capital Improvements: Include significant renovations and remodeling to

buildings and ground, or upgrades to key systems such as adding new security

equipment or HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning).

 

2. Maintenance: Ongoing work to repair and maintain facilities to keep them

running efficiently and in acceptable condition:  replacing, for example, a

school’s roof or boiler.

 

Deferred maintenance refers to maintenance work that must be postponed

until funds are identified to complete the work.

 

The following MPS staff members comprise Capital construction and Maintenance:  

 

Karen DeVet Chief Operations Officer Katee Brown Project Coordinator, Operations Andrew Tinklenberg Safety Specialist, EH&S Andy Lesch Project Manager, CPCM Bill Wood Environmental Health and Safety Specialist Chad Carr Coordinator, FF&E Clyde Kane Group Manager, CPCM Curt Hartog Executive Director, CPCM Dave Sanchez Quality Assurance/Quality Control David Richards District Master Planner, CPCM Diane Daun Supervisor, Plant Operations Diane Thorpe Office Specialist, CPCM Diedra Geye Project Manager, CPCM Don Bielinski, Jr. Project Manager, CPCM Doug Hill Manager, Plant Operations Galiena Boyajian Security Systems Specialist Grant Lindberg Manager, Plant Maintenance Jason Karpe Safety Specialist, EH&S Jeanette Michael Data Analyst, Plant Maintenance Jeff Helstrom Project Manager, CPCM Jibriil Yusuf Group Manager, CPCM Jim Tschida Supervisor, Plant Operations Joy Warner Business Finance Service Specialist Kevin Kloiber Quality Assurance/Quality Control Kyle Uecker Senior Construction Coordinator, Plant Maintenance Laurie McGinley Project Manager, CPCM Lee Setter Manager, Enviromental Health & Safety Steve Kidrowski Quality Assurance/Quality Control Terri Gorzycki Project Coordinator, Plant Operations Terry Johnson Supervisor, Plant Operations