Author: Tanner Atha

Boy has the operations team been busy this summer.  Check out all the projects they have completed to make our schools safer, cleaner, and better to learn and play in!

Buildings:

• Over 900 ceiling tiles changed
• 810,000 sf floors waxed
• 1,125 gallons of floor wax applied
• 900,000 sf carpet extracted
• Almost 700 classrooms deep cleaned and reset
• 7,550 bulbs changed
• Over 300 light ballasts changed

Grounds

• 1,800 cubic yards of playground mulch installed

Projects

• New HVAC equipment installed
• Numerous pump, motor and system teardowns and rebuilds
• 16,000 sf of new carpet installed
• Over  a half million sf of parking lots paved or seal coated (Hoffman Trails paving, JW Reason, Avery, MMS, Darby Creek, CO = sealcoating)
• 35,000 sf of gym floors renovated and restored in all 3 High School gyms with new scoreboards
• Installed a new HVAC Chiller (giant air conditioner) and Hilliard Darby
• Renovated Hilliard Davidson visitors’ locker rooms and restrooms
• New walk in freezer at Beacon Elem
• Track resurface at Hilliard Darby

 Transportation

• 23 summer school bus routes
• 15 new busses purchased

Food service

• 1,529 lunches and 762 breakfasts served

Warehouse

• Moved over 100,000 new curriculum books
• Recycled over 80,000 pounds of old books
• Supported the Hilliard food pantry with space for the inbound and outbound deliveries of nearly 50 skids of items. Partnered with SWACO (Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio) to source almost 50 cardboard totes and nearly 350 boxes for the pantries use.

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Thanks, AEP/AEP Ohio, for the generous donation. This drone will help our students broaden their innovative learning skills and open doors to new career paths!

This DJI Inspire 2 drone will provide our students with hands-on learning with high-tech technology that’s used in the workforce today.

During the first week of EL Summer School, 2nd and 3rd-grade students in Ms. Cararo’s classroom learned all about going camping. Throughout the week, the students explored what is needed for a camping trip by listening to stories, writing about items they would pack, and having hands-on experiences. Students also experienced what it is like to gather around a bonfire, tell stories, and roast marshmallows with their friends! These 2nd and 3rd graders had a spectacular time experiencing camping in the classroom.

There are two things Ben Gettinger credits for his success today from his time at Hilliard Schools. First, being part of the lacrosse team, which he said helped him grow and mature as a human, and second, being a staff member of the school newspaper.

“Working on the school paper helped me build leadership skills and gain visibility to other people within the school,” he said. 

A 1997 graduate of Davidson High School, Gettinger earned a degree in MIS and marketing from Miami University before heading off to the Windy City. Today, he lives in Denver, Colorado, with his family, where he works in business development for Accenture, a leading global professional services company that helps businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core.  

He is thankful to have gotten his educational foundation in what he calls a “great community with a lot of caring individuals.”

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