Fundamentals of Facility Management (Foundational) 2024-2025
Recorded On: 08/30/2024
Date: 08/29-30/2024
Location: OASBO Conference Center | 98 Commerce Park Drive | Westerville, OH 43082 | OR Online via Zoom
Fee: $200 (Member) / $400 (Non-Member)
Are you a school facilities manager trying to stay ahead of the game? Our Fundamentals of Facility Management curriculum offers modules that provide an in-depth look at creating master plans, budgeting for new construction projects, understanding procurement laws and bidding requirements, risk management for school safety, facility security assessments, and more.
With this foundational course, we will cover creating a master facility plan, creating a construction budget, capital budget planning, procurement laws, bidding requirements, training and evaluating staff, and evaluating your facility maintenance program.
If you are also interested in college credit for this course, click here to register with Ashland and notify Katie Johnson at katie@oasbo-ohio.org that you are pursuing Ashland credit. You must register with OASBO and Ashland to receive credit from both.
Day 1
8:30 a.m.
Module 1: Creating your Master Facility Plan & OFCC Involvement
Brad Lovell, Director of Business Operations, Sycamore Community City Schools
Jack Haag, Business Manager, West Carrollton City Schools
Lance Perry, Director of Business Operations, Fairfield City Schools
10:00 a.m.
Break
10:15 a.m.
Module 1: Site Selection, Property Acquisition and Property Disposal
Brad Lovell, Director of Business Operations, Sycamore Community City Schools
Jack Haag, Business Manager, West Carrollton City Schools
Lance Perry, Director of Business Operations, Fairfield City Schools
11:45 a.m.
Lunch
12:30 p.m.
Module 1: Construction Procurement Methods & Bidding Process
Brad Lovell, Director of Business Operations, Sycamore Community City Schools
Jack Haag, Business Manager, West Carrollton City Schools
Lance Perry, Director of Business Operations, Fairfield City Schools
2:00 p.m.
Break
2:15 p.m.
Module 1: Creating a Construction Budget
Brad Lovell, Director of Business Operations, Sycamore Community City Schools
Jack Haag, Business Manager, West Carrollton City Schools
Lance Perry, Director of Business Operations, Fairfield City Schools
3:15 p.m.
Break
3:30 p.m.
Module 1: Capital Budget Planning
Brad Lovell, Director of Business Operations, Sycamore Community City Schools
Jack Haag, Business Manager, West Carrollton City Schools
Lance Perry, Director of Business Operations, Fairfield City Schools
4:30 p.m.
Adjournment
Day 2
8:30 a.m.
Module 2: Creating an Operations Budget & Utility Management
Jack Haag, Business Manager, West Carrollton City Schools
Lance Perry, Director of Business Operations, Fairfield City Schools
10:00 a.m.
Break
10:15 a.m.
Module 2: Procurement Laws, Bidding Requirements and Cooperative Purchasing
Chad Welker, Director of Business Services, Ohio Schools Council
Tom Dreiling, Assistant Superintendent, Independence Local Schools
Jennifer Sudhoff, Fiscal Operations Coordinator, Shared Services Alliance (SSA)
11:45 a.m.
Lunch
12:30 p.m.
Module 6: Facilities Department Organizational Structure & Hiring and Retaining Staff
Chad Welker, Director of Business Services, Ohio Schools Council
Tom Dreiling, Assistant Superintendent, Independence Local Schools
Jennifer Sudhoff, Fiscal Operations Coordinator, Shared Services Alliance (SSA)
1:30 p.m.
Break
1:45 p.m.
Module 6: Training & Evaluating Staff and Managing Contactors
Chad Welker, Director of Business Services, Ohio Schools Council
Tom Dreiling, Assistant Superintendent, Independence Local Schools
Jennifer Sudhoff, Fiscal Operations Coordinator, Shared Services Alliance (SSA)
2:45 p.m.
Break
3:00 p.m.
Module 6: Facility Manager Role in Collective Bargaining
Chad Welker, Director of Business Services, Ohio Schools Council
Tom Dreiling, Assistant Superintendent, Independence Local Schools
Jennifer Sudhoff, Fiscal Operations Coordinator, Shared Services Alliance (SSA)
3:45 p.m.
Module 8: Evaluating Your Facility Maintenance Program
Jack Haag, Business Manager, West Carrollton City School
4:30 p.m.
Adjourn
Brad Lovell
Director of Business Operations, Sycamore Community City Schools
Brad Lovell joined Sycamore Community Schools in July 2021 as the Director of Business Operations, overseeing the Transportation, Child Nutrition, and Maintenance and Facilities departments. Mr. Lovell is in charge of managing the district's $127.5 million Master Facility Plan. He also oversees Student Operations, including attendance, discipline, and enrollment.
Lovell has been an education consultant for Hamilton County Education Service Center since 2018, facilitating strategic planning at eight districts across the region. Lovell was previously a principal at both Lakota Local Schools and Milford Exempted Village Schools and the Director of Global and Local Partnerships for Crossroads. He has also served as a Board of Education member for Lakota Local Schools since 2017.
Lance Perry
Director of Business Operations, Fairfield City Schools
Lance has been working in Ohio school districts for the past 22 years. He began as a sub-custodian and worked his way up to the position of Business Manager eight years ago. Lance is currently the Business Manager at Fairfield City School District and has been for the past two years.
Jack Haag
Business Manager, West Carrollton City SD
Chad Welker
Director of Business Services, Ohio Schools Council
Chad Welker has almost two decades of experience working with schools for business services. In addition to his work as business manager, he has held several leadership positions with Ohio Association of School Business Officials, including his most recent appointment to their board of directors.
Tom Dreiling
Assistant Superintendent, Independence Local Schools
Tom Dreiling has overseen the business and operations of Independence Local Schools since 2017. District operations include maintenance, facility management, special projects, transportation, food services, and security. He also handles the Human Resources operations for classified employees.
Tom previously served as middle school principal in the North Olmsted City Schools. He has an extensive background and a successful track record in facilities planning, instructional programming, and district operations. Tom earned his yellow belt in Lean Six Sigma in 2015. He received his Bachelor of Arts, Elementary Education and Teaching from Ohio Northern University and his Masters of Educational Administration from the University of Akron. In addition to working for North Olmsted City Schools, he was a principal at Woodford Elementary in Barberton, an assistant principal in Twinsburg, and began his career as a 3rd and 6th grade teacher. Tom is also part of a team that provides leadership training throughout the country for teachers who are implementing grade transition programs.
Tom lives in Hinckley, Ohio with his wife (Jodi) and two daughters (Camden-Freshman and Peyton-7th Grade).
Jennifer Sudhoff
Fiscal Operations Coordinator, Shared Services Alliance (SSA)
Jennifer is a Fiscal Operations Coordinator with Shared Services Alliance (SSA) where she provides fiscal support to school districts and governmental agencies across Ohio. Jennifer also serves as the CFO for Spencerville Local Schools. Prior, she was the Treasurer/CFO of Benjamin Logan. Before public service, she worked in the financial industry for 10 years. Jennifer also currently serves on the OASBO Board as the At Large Director of Transportation.
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