Greenbush School
Maintenance Calendar
JULYWeek 1
❏ Check clock systems
❏ Fertilize athletic fields
❏ Drag and roll baseball/softball fields
❏ Clean carpet in all buildings
Week 2
❏ Annual cleaning at Board office
❏ Drag and roll baseball/softball fields once per week
❏ Complete playground checklist
Week 3
❏ Check scoreboards, lights, and public address systems
❏ Clean stadium facilities in preparation for football season
❏ Drag and roll baseball/softball fields once per week
Week 4
❏ Trim all shrubs
❏ Detail and service school vehicles
❏ Drag and roll baseball/softball fields once per week
AUGUSTWeek 1
❏ Paint parking lot lines and “NO PARKING” zones
❏ Fertilize athletic fields
Week 2
❏ Prepare athletic fields and practice fields for season
❏ Walking inspection of all buildings
❏ Order custodial supplies
❏ Roof inspection -- high school
Week 3
❏ Repair and/or replace drinking fountains
❏ Roof inspection -- North Lawn
Week 4
❏ Semi-annual exhaust fan inspection & service
❏ Semi-annual fire door inspection & service
SEPTEMBERWeek 1
❏ Fertilize athletic fields
❏ Six-month asbestos inspection & service
❏ Drag and roll baseball/softball fields once per week
Week 2
❏ Inspect all bleachers for safety
Week 3
❏ Prepare all boilers in system for heating season
❏ Check treatment level and all safety devices for correct position
❏ Check sump pumps throughout district
❏ Change HVAC filters
OCTOBERWeek 1
❏ Sump pump maintenance: check operation, clean and grease
❏ Boiler start-up & check operation of all controls
Week 2
❏ Semi-annual check of emergency & exit lights
❏ Change diesel fuel to winter blend
NOVEMBERWeek 1
❏ Take off mower decks (sharpen blades & check for damage to be repaired)
❏ Install snow blades & chains
❏ Weekly check of water treatment blow-down and add treatment as necessary
Week 2
❏ Monthly check of return pumps: service & repair if necessary
❏ Prepare scoreboards ready for basketball
❏ Prepare baseball field for winter & spring use
❏ Weekly check of water treatment blow-down and add treatment as necessary
Week 3
❏ Close football stadium for winter (if football season is over)
❏ Aerate football field: go over field at least 4 times & apply fertilizer/weed preventer
❏ Weekly check of water treatment blow-down and add treatment as necessary
Week 4
❏ Store walk-behind mowers: (sharpen blades & check for damage)
❏ Winterize trucks, tractors, and vans
❏ Weekly check of water treatment blow-down and add treatment as necessary
DECEMBERWeek 1
❏ Monthly check of stadium for vandalism etc.
❏ Monthly check of return pumps: service & repair if necessary
❏ Monitor boiler operation and evaluation
❏ Weekly check of water treatment blow-down and add treatment as necessary
Week 2
❏ Mower repair (if necessary)
❏ Six-month asbestos inspection & service
❏ Weekly check of water treatment blow-down and add treatment as necessary
Week 3
❏ Weekly check of water treatment blow-down and add treatment as necessary
Week 4
❏ Winter break: maintenance work that could not be completed while school is in session
❏ Weekly check of water treatment blow-down and add treatment as necessary
JANUARYWeek 1
❏ Monthly check of stadium for vandalism etc.
❏ Monthly check of return pumps: service & repair if necessary
❏ Monitor boiler operation and evaluation
❏ Semi-annual fire door inspection & service
❏ Weekly check of water treatment blow-down and add treatment as necessary
Week 2
❏ Drag and roll baseball/softball diamonds
❏ Weekly check of water treatment blow-down and add treatment as necessary
Week 3
❏ Weekly check of water treatment blow-down and add treatment as necessary
Week 4
❏ Assess paint needs for summer painting
❏ Weekly check of water treatment blow-down and add treatment as necessary
FEBRUARYWeek 1
❏ Monthly check of stadium for vandalism etc.
❏ Monthly check of return pumps: service & repair if necessary
❏ Monitor boiler operation and evaluation
❏ Drag and roll baseball/softball diamonds
❏ Semi-annual fire door inspection & service
❏ Weekly check of water treatment blow-down and add treatment as necessary
Week 2
❏ Order crabgrass treatment to be applied at appropriate time (on or before St. Patrick’s Day)
❏ Weekly check of water treatment blow-down and add treatment as necessary
Week 3
❏ Semi-annual check of emergency & exit lights
❏ Weekly check of water treatment blow-down and add treatment as necessary
❏ Order HVAC Filters
Week 4
❏ Contact Greenbush for cooperative purchasing contract catalogs for custodial supplies
❏ Weekly check of water treatment blow-down and add treatment as necessary
MARCHWeek 1
❏ Aerate all practice and playing fields
❏ Plant fescue seed on all practice fields
❏ Monthly check of return pumps: service & repair if necessary
❏ Apply crabgrass pre-emergent treatment
❏ Drag and roll baseball/softball diamonds
❏ Weekly check of water treatment blow-down and add treatment as necessary
Week 2
❏ Remove snow blades and chains: repair & store
❏ Service all tractors in preparation for mowing
❏ Drag and roll baseball/softball diamonds
❏ Create list of areas to be painted
❏ Weekly check of water treatment blow-down and add treatment as necessary
Week 3
❏ Drag and roll baseball/softball diamonds
❏ Open stadium for spring sports: turn on water, check for leaks, repair toilets etc.
❏ Check track for damage and repair as necessary
Week 4
❏ Set-up water system at stadium and check operation
❏ Set-up water system at practice fields
❏ Change HVAC filters
APRILWeek 1
❏ Exhaust fan inspection & service
❏ Start mowing schedule as necessary
❏ Drag and roll baseball/softball diamonds
❏ Fertilize all fields
Week 2
❏ Order nitrogen fertilizer for summer application
❏ Paint list returned for order
Week 3
❏ Hire summer employees
❏ Order gym finish and applicators
MAYWeek 1
❏ Fertilize all fields
❏ Create summer paint schedule
❏ Drag and roll baseball/softball diamonds
Week 2
❏ Finalize summer maintenance schedule
❏ Drag and roll baseball/softball diamonds
Week 3
❏ Drag and roll baseball/softball diamonds
Week 4
❏ Drag and roll baseball/softball diamonds
JUNEWeek 1
❏ Fertilize all fields
❏ Six-month asbestos inspection & service
❏ Drag and roll baseball/softball diamonds
Week 2
❏ Maintenance vacations can begin
❏ Start summer crews (mowing & paint)
❏ Drag and roll baseball/softball diamonds
Week 3
❏ Resurface all gym floors
❏ Check & service all electric motors in district