Please help us welcome: Niya Valentino, office assistant for the Office of Transportation. Contact info: Phone: 717-945-1440 || Internal: 81520 | nyvalentino@sdlancaster.org

  As we approach heating season the past practice of turning the boilers off when buildings get too “hot” is no longer going to continue. If there is a concern for building or room temperatures, please submit a maintenance request in FMX. Thank you for your assistance and understanding!

The Safety Committee is looking for people to join the committee. We would love to have representation from all departments including but not limited to food service rep, teacher from each level, building assistant, para educator, hall monitor, a principal from each level & health room rep. A 1-hour training per year is required (usually done during one of the… Continue Reading Safety Committee & Incident Reporting

Do you need to submit a Transportation Fieldtrip Request?  Please note that the Office of Transportation needs 30 days’ notice to secure a bus per Field Trip Guidelines. We are in the process of routing Transportation Field Trip Requests via FMX but until then, please add Lauren Reagan as a “follower” on your FMX requests in order for nursing support… Continue Reading Request for Field Trip

ID Badging and appliance inspections tags are issued between the hours of 8:00AM – 11:30AM and 1:30PM – 4:00PM during the school year.   Please be informed that the appliance fee has increased by $5.00 per appliance. See revised Appliance Use Request Form. You may bring your appliance(s) to the Office of Facilities for inspection and a tag or we… Continue Reading Reminders to Start the Year

Welcome Matt Shields, PCSBS, our new Director of Facilities and Building Operations. Matt comes with 6 years of experience from Central York School District. He may be reached via email at mlshields@sdlancaster.org, office ph. # 717-291-6106, ext. 81519 or cell # 717-925-5957.

Summer is one of the busiest times for our maintenance and custodial teams. Deferred work and summer maintenance projects are scheduled in nearly all buildings as well as summer programs in our district and we ask that staff please refrain from visiting buildings over the summer break. If you think you’re going to need something from your classroom over the… Continue Reading Access to Buildings over the summer

All food and beverages must be removed from the classrooms/offices. Clean out closets, shelves, and purge items for trash before June 10th. Remove all personal items including furniture and appliances. Any non-district furniture or appliance left behind will be discarded without notice. Common area appliances are a building responsibility. The Facilities staff does not provide appliance cleaning or maintenance. If… Continue Reading Building Staff End of School Year Checklist

As the end of the school year comes into sight it’s never too early to begin thinking about purging all that accumulated paper, outdated or unnecessary student work/projects or other unwanted items from your classrooms and offices in preparation for summer cleaning. The amount of clutter and excess furniture in these rooms has a direct impact on how well the… Continue Reading The light at the end of the tunnel

Sewers are designed to take away used dirty water from sinks and toilets.  Putting trash down the toilet causes blockages in sewers, damage to the environment, and back-ups in your toilet. Disposable does not mean flushable Disposable means “bag it and trash it, don’t flush it!” THE DO NOT FLUSH ITEMS Baby wipes      Adult wipes Paper Towels Disposable and… Continue Reading The Unflushables