2  |  TSPMA MAGAZINE  |  FALL 2026
Fall 2026
Note from the Executive Director .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 3
What Every Superintendent Needs  
from a Great Facilities Leader .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  4
Thank You For Your Advocacy—Message from TSBA .  .  .  .  . 7
Procurement, Simplified .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 8
Collaborative Partnership Brings Digital Scoreboard  
to Hawkins County Schools . .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 10
Tennessee School Plant Manager of the Year Award . .  .  .  .  . 11
Liberty Creek Campus: A New Model  
for K-12 School Design .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 12
TVA's School Uplift Program Brings Healthier,  
More Efficient Classrooms to the Tennessee Valley . .  .  .  .  .  . 16
Reducing Custodial Turnover and Improved  
Program Performance  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 18
Building Better Schools, Together: How Partnerships  
Are Transforming Tennessee’s K–12 Facilities .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 20
Dobyns-Bennett High School  
Buck Van Huss Dome Renovation .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 24
TSPMA Upcoming Events . .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 28
2026 Scholarship Winners .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  29
Ask the Experts: Balancing Cutoff, Playability,  
and Innovation in Sports Lighting . .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 30
BUILDING SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 6
CIS INDUSTRIES .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 11, 17
COLIBRI NORTHWEST .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 21
CORTELCO .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 3
CORYELL ROOFING .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 15
CUMBERLAND FURNISHINGS . .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 18
EPHESUS SPORTS LIGHTING . .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . IBC
MAXXON .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 19
OPERATIONS HERO . .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 22
QUALITY EXTERIORS .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  OBC
SITELOGIQ .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 16
SKILLED SERVICES .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 9
SPARTAN CHEMICAL .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 4
TIPS .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  29
WOODALL ROOFING AND EXTERIORS .  .  .  .  .  .  . 23
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