The Office of Buildings and Grounds department employs 70 custodians, a custodial supervisor, 9 maintenance personnel, five office support staff, a maintenance foreman and a director. This department currently maintains 16 school-owned buildings comprising 1,655,076 square feet of building space and 265 acres of grounds, including athletic playing fields, paved driveways, walkways, parking lots and wooded areas.

The department objectives are as follows:

1.         Adhere to safety and health standards
2.         Provide cleaning and maintenance inside and outside of building
            structures
3.         Ensure security of buildings
4.         Plan for and monitor efficient use of buildings
5.         Provide year-round maintenance of grounds

In addition to routine maintenance and cleaning of all buildings, the Office of Buildings and Grounds oversees and coordinates the following:

1.         All applicable federal, state, local and district inspections 
            A.     City of Framingham building inspections
            B.     Fire alarm inspections
            C.     Elevator inspections, which are performed annually: