Facilities Services

Ron Chomyc, Director

The Facilities Services Department consists of Facilities Planning, Maintenance, Custodial, Energy and Environmental, Project Design and Management, and Printing. Departmental responsibilities include: Interfacing with Alberta Infrastructure on all matters pertaining to Edmonton Catholic Schools facilities Maintaining ongoing communication with all District departments to ensure facility/program co-ordination

• Planning and selection of future school building/parks sites in new neighborhoods
• Reviewing, rezoning and redistricting applications for potential impact on school/park sites
• Administrating the Joint Use Agreement in partnership with Edmonton Public Schools and the City of Edmonton
• Representing the district in regard to municipal and provincial infrastructure issues
• Managing land allocation and disposition
• Establishing standards for design, construction and maintenance of school facilities
• Establishing standards for area, capacity and utilization of school facilities
• Co-ordinating rentals in school facilities by community users
• Administrating lease of surplus space in operational and non-operational schools
• Planning, scheduling, designing, estimating, contract administration, budget management, implementation, supervision, and commissioning of all new construction, major and minor modernizations, portable relocations, and the Infrastructure Maintenance Program (IMP)
• Ensuring compliance with building codes and regulations to maintain the highest possible level of safety for students, staff, and public within our school facilities
• Developing the District's Three Year Capital Plan & Ten Year Facility Plan
• Maintaining permanent records of all district facilities including changes to the physical plant
• Providing students and staff with a clean, safe, and healthy environment through effective supervision, education and establishing standards for custodial staff
• Maintaining all district buildings and grounds through preventative maintenance programs and ongoing day to day repair
• Providing utilities (power, gas, water and sewage)
• Managing energy awareness and implementation of energy management measures to reduce utilities consumption
• Recycling and effective environmental practices programs
• Facilitating school site greening projects and advising on playground development
• Operating an efficient, modern and high-quality print shop with the following capabilities: photocopying, offset printing with four-color, laminating, die-cutting and bindery

Facilities Services endeavors to improve the quality of Catholic education by providing a safe and healthy environment conducive to learning.