I have been an Assistant Principal for the past 30 years in Palm Beach County. Of those 30 years I have worked with the Zone Teams for 25. The reason I am telling you this is so you can see the broad perspective of time I have been able to observe and work with the many different teams over the years. I feel this zone team with Steve Jernigan as the leader is the best I have ever had the pleasure of working with. Steve and every one of the team members go above and beyond the call of duty, each and every time they work at Spanish River. The team completes the work orders in an expeditious manner and their quality of workmanship is always excellent. I as well as the entire faculty at Spanish River wish
to commend these gentlemen for their service to our School and to Palm Beach County as a whole. Please recognize them for the outstanding work that they do.

Douglas Markwardt
Assistant Principal
Spanish River High School

Zone Team 5 crew members:
Brisson, Jacques Task Leader
Chischilly, Angelo Painter
Esparza, Hector Plumber
Fritz, Mark Electrician
Galvez, Danilo Trades Helper
Gomez, Axel Carpenter
Gomez-Montiel, Lino Carpenter
McGehe, Bobby Foreperson
Urbaniak, Dean Carpenter

Grounds Dept. crew members listed below also contributed in the efforts:
Blackshear, Greg Landscaping Foreperson
Bobo, Joseph Equipment Operator
Florestal, Smith Equipment Operator
Hedges, Barry Carpenter
Kendrick, Emmett (Ben) Task Leader
Lucas, Tom Landscaping Foreperson
McCrary, Darren Grounds Assist
Upthegrove, Russell Irrigation
White, Dana Fencing
Wicker, Jimmy Equipment Operator

James:

I wanted to tell you and your folks what an excellent job they do on the news letter. I know how much work, effort,
and research goes into putting it together. Your entire team should be proud of the job they have done!!

Karl Schluter

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone on the team who provided their assistance, above and beyond the call of duty,
to solve our bee situation in the auditorium. I know that the workers involved came here in great haste to make sure we were properly
taken care of. The evening program on Saturday night was enjoyed without interruption!
Thank you again for all you do !
Let me know if I can ever “bee” of assistance to you!

Sincerely,

Brett Packard
Assistant Principal
Lake Worth High School
Adult and Community Ed

Dear Mr. Sanches,

It is with great pleasure that I write to you today to commend the work of Mr. Tom McKinnon, who I have had the pleasure of working with as Academic Construction Liaison
during the last five years and two separate major construction and renovation projects.

Our latest project has now been completed, and it was very successful; not just in the outcome of a very effective product, but also throughout the planning and actual work phases.
Having had previous and recent experience as principal of an elementary school experiencing such a project, I know of many of the intricacies and details which must be addressed.
lowe much gratitude to Tom McKinnon for helping me to prepare for the ongoing implications of the project as they relate to the multitude of school needs; and for assisting me to
maintain the focus of the school upon the academic requirements of the students and staff..

Most importantly, allow me to thank you and your staff for maintaining a high level of standards throughout our project from the earliest planning stages right to the laying of the last
piece of sod. Without Tom's help this would not have been possible. His assistance provided me and my staff a sense of consistency and confidence in knowing that when we needed
to make a telephone call, we knew who would be answering the phone. In every such case Mr. McKinnon replied quickly, efficiently, and professionally. He took care and pride in the work
he supervised, and we, therefore had few issues to address.
Again, I cannot think of any way to better describe my admiration for the work which Tom McKinnon performed for us. I appreciate all of his efforts.

Wellington Elementary School
Michael P. Borowski
Principal

My principal was so glad to see the tall plastic containers come in this morning and John was very helpful. It is amazing what can be generated when a whole school works together to recycle. Our problem is definitely growing . We are filling four of the large blue 96 gal a week !!! and sometimes don’t have any empty ones.

We are considering placing two additional one by the new building which houses the 7th graders. Can we get two additional ones?
We have six at this point and they are on “rotation” . They pick three full ones , we only have three empty ones. We can get a four–four
rotation. ( They only pick up on Mondays too )

Christina, please let me know if getting two additional large 96 gal. bins is possible.
THANK YOU THANK YOU

Beatrice Flaig
8th grade science
Professional Development Facilitator

Have a great week.

Karen Riddle
Principal
Sunset Palms Elementary

The zone team and Wilbert did a great job with the temp. installation of our new goal post.
Thank you so much for making it all happen we really appreciate it.

Doug Markwardt

Joan Guerin
Cafeteria Manager
Palm Beach Gardens Elementary #0111

My name is Melanie Clesi and I am from Eagles Landing Middle School #2461. I am the one who submits work orders and communicates
with the Zone Team. I just have to tell you that Steve Jernigan and his crew are the absolutely best. Everytime they come to our school they
are so pleasant, friendly, and helpful. It makes my job of doing work orders so much easier. It is truly a pleasure to work with these gentlemen.

Sincerely,
Melanie Clesi
Secretary 8th Grade Office
Eagles Landing Middle School #2461

Daniel Hughes LEED AP
Facility Coordinator

Kesta,
I too agree, they did a great job.
I am glad that spring break gave us a window with no students/adults on campus.
Thank you to all who helped move the process forward.

Walter A. Cornnell, Principal

Karl Schluter

Good Afternoon Dave,

I wanted to first thank you for giving me the best of the best here at Coral Sunset to help me settle in. I have worked at Boca El, Del Prado
and now Coral Sunset and the South Area Zone team from painters to electricians, and Scott Whalen. They are an awesome group of people
to work with. They always know what to do and how to do it. They work well together and always get the job done quick and painlessly for us
at the school level. Our schools could not and would not look or function the way they do without your team.

Please give them a round of applause for all their hard work and efforts. It is well deserved and long overdue.

Thanks for making feel welcome as a new principal in the South Area.

PS: My office looks spectacular!!! ?

Danielle Garcia
Principal
Coral Sunset Elementary School

Dr. Don Hoffman
Principal
KEC/Canal Point Elementary School

Amaya, Horacio
Baker, James
Brisson, Yvon
Gunderman, Michael
Jenkins, James
Johns, Charles
Jones, Tim
Pedone, Anthony
Peeples, Rick

We completed the final walk-through at Hagen Rd ES with Elliot this morning. The final result of NO (0) citations according to
Elliot is the 1st perfect school this year. We "Git-r-Done". :)

Rick

I would like to personally thank our fantastic Painting Crew for a job well done! Throughout the year, when I am in need of painting,
Ray, our Foreperson, always makes it happen for us! Please help me recognize Ray Cruz and his team Rick Hubert, Robert Gutierrez,
and Angelo Chischilly for a job well done. While visiting our school, the team is always extremely friendly, professional and courteous.
Again, thank you!

Valerie Z. Haines
Principal
Freedom Shores Elementary

Jim,
Happy New Year! I hope you and your family had a wonderful vacation. As the McKesson Shelving project comes to an end,
I would like to express my appreciation for everything you have done to make this small miracle happen. It has created a safer
and cleaner working environment for all involved. Not only will the Departments at the McKesson Building benefit from this project,
but I believe the school district will also benefit from the remodeling project with the increase in storage capacity. Ron Myers should
be commended for his efforts in the project. After all, he had to put up with me for a few months! I should also mention that the contractor,
as well as, TC Architects, Inc did a superb job accommodating our needs as they worked to complete the job.
Asante Sana, Bill

Fred & Terry,
Thank you for your assistance during Retrofit. Our teachers and students very much appreciate the technology improvements.
On Tuesday Terry requested an update.
Update:
5-110 No Audio Enhancement…..This was not on the list of missing items (discussed in April). The team that reviewed this room saw the speakers
on the wall and assumed it was Audio Enhancement. We did not discover until recently that Audio Enhancement was not there. This is an error on
the part of our school. We are hopeful this can still be added to our Retrofit. Terry…please consider adding this to our project. Thank you.
5-110-LCD Adjustment
1-134 Audio Enhancement not working
2-151 Coax to VCR
6-104 No screen or DVD Player

Have a nice weekend,

Patricia Evelyn
Technology Coordinator
Wellington High School

I would like to take this opportunity to commend Mr. Powell and his landscape crew for the wonderful job that they do at Citrus Cove.
They arrive early with a large crew, work quickly, and leave my campus clean and orderly. They go above and beyond each and every
day that they show up on my campus. They are always willing do whatever is needed to help to beautify our school. The workers and Mr. Powell are always pleasant. Mr. Powell stops in to see if there are any problems and takes care of areas of concern without being asked. I am very happy to have Mr. Powell and his crew as our landscapers.
I would also like to commend Paul McIndoo, the members of the zone team and all other technicians that are assigned to our school. They are always very helpful and work hard to make sure they can take care of as many work orders as possible when they are here. They check in with me and handle things in a very professional manner. If time permits, they will do anything else that is needed. They are a great group of people to work with. I appreciate everything they have done for us especially when we had a terribly case of bees in the ceiling of one of my buildings. This manner was taken care of in a very timely manner and I also learned a few things from their expertise.

I feel very fortunate to have these two groups working at Citrus Cove. They are an asset to our district.
Judith D. Asbury
Principal
Citrus Cove Elem.

Wes/Scott, The benches we described two weeks ago have arrived at our school. They are in custodial receiving.
Whenever you get a chance please let us know
Thanks MM.

PS Also what was the name of the Main man at
the district for painting???? Thanks MM

Diane Mahar, Principal
Belvedere Elementary School

Miguel L. Benavente, M.D., M.S.
Medical Sciences Specialist

Dan,
Kudos to your department! When the electricians came down to our office three days ago to adjust the lightening on the pole outside our office, they did a “little” adjustment for me. I do not need to use my flashlight any more. They adjusted the lights on the pole so that the lights face the parking lot and the walk way. Hooray!  The flashlight will only need to be used now when the lights actually go out during a storm. Thank you to your department.
Maureen Lehan
Executive Secretary, South Area

Good morning Mr. Cromartie,
All to often do we hear about things that aren't being done or just complaints only. I wanted to to share with you the thoroughness and professionalism of two A/C guys  that exemplify great employees. I was recently appointed Assistant Principal of William T. Dwyer High School and one of my responsibilities is facilities. As you may know,
our A/C system is old and is very problematic. Joseph Simmons and his supervisor Tong (Asian gentleman with a pony tail) have come out to Dwyer and repaired numerous
air handlers, thermostats, exhaust vents, etc., to where the teachers have noticed. Teachers have stated that it's been years ...... since the A/C in their classrooms has been cold. Your two guys are direct and follow through with what they say. They have brought Dwyer's A/C system back to "functioning" status and they were both very professional
and explained very clearly of what was going on with our system. I just wanted to let you know .......... that we need more guys like these two. They represent what professionals
should be.
Kind Regards,
Michael Smith
Assistant Principal
W.T. Dwyer High School

We just caught our largest error for a utility bill. We received a new water bill for Plumosa. The bill showed usage of 2.4 million gallons for 7 days. Cost of the bill=$1,132,924. Finance could not put the bill in since we approve new accounts. They contacted Alicia and said it seemed high. Alicia received the bill and would not approve payment. I then called the City of Delray and told them the gallons and dollar amount were wrong. We received a corrected bill for $1414. We had to correct this bill due to the fact that they were charging us for a deposit.

I would like to extend a big thank you to Trevor Thomas for assisting the Federal and State Programs Department in transporting the boxes
for the Parent Night event at Royal Palm Beach High. This event was a huge success and our parents appreciated all the resources. I truly
appreciate the service your department provided.
Thank you,
Margaret
Margaret L. Shandorf
Federal and State Programs

Good Afternoon, I wanted to take a moment to recognize one of our wonderful Zone Team members, Mike Baker. Mike is an asset to our School District. He is proactive and quickly identifies and corrects issues. He is a dedicated and hard worker. He was able to correct the electrical issues we were having with our marquee and our exterior security lighting. We have had issues with our marquee for the past 2 years. As soon as Mike was assigned to help us, the problem was fixed. We are very pleased with our entire Zone Team. They get a lot accomplished during the day! Please let the fabulous Zone Team know they are appreciated. Thanks!

Karen Riddle Principal Sunset Palms Elementary

Joe and his crew have done a remrkable job of delivering quality construction on time and on or under budget. They have leveraged the revenue from the sales tax for the new construction well. The facilities management division based on my view of schools in Boynton Beach, also represents
a very good balance and use of fiscal resources and appropriate maintenance of structures. I will be suggesting that our Facilities staff consider attending the session next week.
Kurt Bressner
City Manager of the City of Boynton Beach

Joe, I really do want to thank my staff for their quick thinking and not wanting to give on getting the AC up tonight. Especially, knowing that the on call technician was an hour away. It is really great working with such a dedicated staff. Of course, they are Trevor Thomas and Luis Carlos Gonzalez.

Nellie

I just wanted to thank you again for taking care of this for our school……it was quick too.

Ruthann

Dr. Ruthann P. Miller
Principal Benoist Farms Elementary

Thanks Paul! It is always a pleasure to work with you and the teams that you send in. You are always accomodating and efficient and it is greatly appreciated by me and my staff!
Maureen Werner Marsh Pointe Elementary

You are wonderful- thank you again for all your support. You get several gold starts for this!

Sue Gibbs, Principal
Limestone Creek Elementary
"One Team...One Goal"

Joe and Martin,
I just wanted to let you know what an OUTSTANDING job Al did today with exterminating a VERY large bee hive at the front of my school. This was a serious safety issue and we would NOT have been able to conduct dismissal had he not intervened! He responded within 30 mins, was extremely professional and took care of the problem! I know you often hear the negative and I just needed to let you know what EXCELLENT service we received from Al today!
Have a nice weekend! From a MOST appreciative principal,
Sandi :o)

Sandi Gero
Principal Equestrian Trails Elementary

Thank you and your team that installed the bench at Roosevelt Middle School for our 7th grader Kyle R. It took a lot of time and effort on your part (and creativity) to convert the bench to meet his needs. You also installed a part that slows down our door so he doesn’t keep getting banged into by it. You guys did a greatjob and I really appreciate what you’ve done to improve the life of our student and others who need the improved facilities. I’m sharing this email with my administration because you deserve the positive attention!
Sincerely,
Melanie Hollifield Roosevelt Middle School

Ms. Sydell, I just wanted to take the time to thank you for your support. You seem to always be willing to help.
It really helped out to have the 2 extra staff members here in the midst of our shortage. I just wanted to let you know that I really appreciate you and to tell you that you are outstanding! Have a great evening,

Mrs. King
Heritage Elementary Assistant Principal

Mr. Smith, Thanks for your leadership in transforming our gymnasium into something that represents positive change.
We thank every person who helped with this project. This is indeed an amazing transformation.
Many thanks,
Coach Jack Crumity
Athletic Director, Head Basketball Coach IGHS Hurricanes

Tom…Before it slips off of my radar… I wanted to let you know what a terrific experience utilizing the Royal Palm Beach High School Auditorium was, for us here at The Education Network. We do productions all around the District in a variety of auditoriums/theatres, and working with Terry Summerell was as good as it gets for us old TV dogs. He’s got that place wired and prepped better than any facility that I’ve been in, and was “a pro” from the get-go. A lot of venues (and people, for that matter) don’t get the praise that they deserve, but both were wonderful for us, and we genuinely appreciate it. Thanks…

Greg Kenney
Production Manager The Education Network PBCSD

We have gotten off to a great start here at Timber Trace this school year. Our school campus and grounds look better than ever. I have to say
none of this would be possible without the support of our zone team. We have been able to update and modernize some areas in our office, media
center and cafeteria thanks to the team. Joe and Greg have done an outstanding job of constructing shelving and work areas using some basic materials.  We greatly appreciate all of the team! Their support and hard work at Timber Trace has made a tremendous difference. Thank you!
Kathy Pasquariello
Principal
Timber Trace Elementary

Regards,
Corneille Mallard
Art

Fran

Dr. Patti Lucas
Principal
Greenacres Elementary School

Mark has elevated the single point of contact, concept to exactly what we hoped it would become.  Thank you Mark for a job well done and thank you Ms. McKeever for taking time to send your very nice e-mail.

A personal thank you for always dropping what’s on your calendar and coming to our rescue. You are indeed a pleasure to work with and I truly appreciate your assistance and patience during our panic mode.  Your team attitude and personal approach makes chaos rational. Again thanks for all you do.
McKeever

Martin…..The ECO recently completed an IAQ project at Odyssey Middle school that involved a significant amount of water damage in two science classrooms due to plumbing leaks.
This was a very challenging project due to an abbreviated remediation schedule & the removal of myriad science cabinets, lab counter-tops & hallway lockers. Ken Trochet, Facility Coordinator
provided in-valuable assistance to the ECO with timely arrangements for plumbing disconnections, repairs & re-installations of fixtures including numerous sinks, faucets & traps. Quite simply,
this project would have never been completed on-time & on-budget without Ken’s involvement. He not only provided important construction-related advice, but also handled many on-site logistics & school support issues.
Thank-you & Ken for your assistance with this work……..Paul

Paul Strauss - LEED© AP
Environmental Manager

Marigene (Geani) Pettry
Service Representative