Fundamentals of Facility Management (Foundational) 2025-2026
Includes Multiple Live Events. The next is on 09/23/2025 at 9:00 AM (EDT)
Date: 09/23-24/2025
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.
Agenda - Day 1
9:00 a.m.
Module 1: Creating your Master Facility Plan & OFCC Involvement
Brad Lovell, Sycamore Community City Schools
Jack Haag, West Carrollton City Schools
Lance Perry, Fairfield City Schools
10:00 a.m.
Break
10:10 a.m.
Module 1: Site Selection, Property Acquisition and Property Disposal
Brad Lovell, Sycamore Community City Schools
Jack Haag, West Carrollton City Schools
Lance Perry, Fairfield City Schools
11:10 a.m.
Break
11:20 a.m.
Module 1: Construction Procurement Methods & Bidding Process
Brad Lovell, Sycamore Community City Schools
Jack Haag, West Carrollton City Schools
Lance Perry, Fairfield City Schools
12:20 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m.
Module 1: Creating a Construction Budget
Brad Lovell, Sycamore Community City Schools
Jack Haag, West Carrollton City Schools
Lance Perry, Fairfield City Schools
2:00 p.m.
Break
2:10 p.m.
Module 1: Capital Budget Planning
Brad Lovell, Sycamore Community City Schools
Jack Haag, West Carrollton City Schools
Lance Perry, Fairfield City Schools
3:10 p.m.
Break
3:20 p.m.
Module 2: Creating an Operations Budget & Utility Management
Brad Lovell, Sycamore Community City Schools
Jack Haag, West Carrollton City Schools
Lance Perry, Fairfield City Schools
4:20 p.m.
Adjournment
Day 2
9:00 a.m.
Day 1 Recap/Discussion
9:30 a.m.
Break
9:40 a.m.
Module 2: Procurement Laws, Bidding Requirements and Cooperative Purchasing
Chad Welker, Ohio Schools Council
Tom Dreiling, Ohio Schools Council
Jennifer Sudhoff, Shared Services Alliance (SSA)
10:40 a.m.
Break
10:50 a.m.
Module 6: Facilities Department Organizational Structure & Hiring and Retaining Staff
Chad Welker, Ohio Schools Council
Tom Dreiling, Ohio Schools Council
Jennifer Sudhoff, Shared Services Alliance (SSA)
11:50 p.m.
Lunch
12:30 p.m.
Module 6: Training & Evaluating Staff and Managing Contactors
Chad Welker, Ohio Schools Council
Tom Dreiling, Ohio Schools Council
Jennifer Sudhoff, Shared Services Alliance (SSA)
1:30 p.m.
Break
1:40 p.m.
Module 6: Facility Manager Role in Collective Bargaining
Chad Welker, Ohio Schools Council
Tom Dreiling, Ohio Schools Council
Jennifer Sudhoff, Shared Services Alliance (SSA)
2:40 p.m.
Break
2:50 p.m.
Module 8: Evaluating Your Facility Maintenance Program
Chad Welker, Ohio Schools Council
Tom Dreiling, Ohio Schools Council
Jennifer Sudhoff, Shared Services Alliance (SSA)
3:10 p.m.
Adjourn
Brad Lovell
Assistant Superintendent of 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.
Jack Haag
Business Manager, West Carrollton City SD
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.
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
Ohio Schools Council
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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