b'Note from the MSPMA PresidentBy Casey Housman, President, Missouri School Plant Managers AssociationA s this issue reaches you inprotection are planned correctly. resources will determine whether your March, we are planning one ofEvaluating inventory and placingteam stays ahead of the work or spends the most important and oftenorders early to avoid delays andthe summer reacting to it.underestimated windows ofshortages. When we end up the year. This is the time whenCleaning upreacting, the impact outcomes for summer and fall are stillCMMS dataThis is the time to beis felt first by our being decided, even though the busiestso assets, PMpeople. Thats why work is still ahead. schedules, andintentional. Take an honestprotecting your staff Spring is the runway. Capital projectswork ordersbecomes critical. are being finalized, summer school plansreflect reality,look at system conditions,Teams need time to are taking shape, orders are being placed,not habit. deferred maintenance, PMcomplete tasks, set up staffing schedules are being discussed,At the centerrooms, and transition and maintenance priorities are being set.of all of this is acompliance, and staffingbuildings from The clarity or lack of it, right now willstrong preventivesummer mode to determine whether summer is productivemaintenancecapacity. Early clarityschool ready. At the or chaotic, and whether the fall opensprogram. PM isallows you to managesame time, many of smoothly or reactively. not optional. It isus will see an increase This is the time to be intentional. Walkthe foundation ofexpectations, controlin last-minute and your buildings. Start identifying whatreliable facilities.unrealistic work truly needs to happen this summer versusYou should knowtimelines, and answerorder requests. Those what can wait. Take an honest look atwhat needs to bequestions confidently asrequests need to be system conditions, deferred maintenance,done, when it needsvetted and prioritized PM compliance, and staffing capacity.to be done, and whyplans begin to solidify. before they ever Early clarity allows you to manageit matters. If youreach your crews. A expectations, control timelines, andcant clearly explaincontrolled work order answer questions confidently as plansyour PM programprocess protects staff, begin to solidify. today, now is the time to tighten it upprevents burnout, and keeps effort focused Much of what deserves attention rightbefore summer pressure compresseswhere it belongs.now is familiar: schedules and limits flexibility. Planning well also means intentionally Finalizing summer project lists whileAs spring turns into early summer,accounting for vacation time. Summer is instruction is still in session. planning quickly becomes execution.when many of our employees and their Confirming construction timelinesSchedules fill up, priorities compete,families have the best opportunity to and contractor availability. and the margin for error gets smaller.recharge. That includes you. As leaders, Reviewing gym floor schedules toDecisions made now about sequencing ensure refinishing, cure times, andwork, setting expectations, and allocatingcontinued page 6MSPMA School Plant Manager COLIBRI NorthwestPUBLISHERADVERTISING SALES is published by PO Box 13130Peter PhilipsKatie HigginsCOLIBRI Northwest Des Moines, WA 981981003 206-779-2746206-914-4248 for MSPMA. peter@colibrinw.com katie@colibrinw.com4|SCHOOL PLANT MANAGER MAGAZINE|SPRING 2026'