Facilities and Maintenance

The School Facilities Department has the overall goal of providing healthy, safe, and warm facilities for all children attending North Marion schools.  They are the ones behind the scenes, keeping the buildings running smoothly, cleaning in and around the schools while maintaining the beautiful landscapes, lawns and athletic fields.  The Facilities Department consists of one director, three maintenance/grounds workers who maintain approximately 73 acres and four schools, with 14 custodians maintaining over 200,000 square feet of building space.  Additionally,  they maintain all the required annual testing of lead, radon, drinking water quality, fire systems & hydrants to name a few.    

USE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES:

The Board supports the community education concept, which encourages the use of district facilities by community members for recreation, education and service activities.  Please note that in the event there are competing requests for the same facility, Group I will have priority over Group II and Group II may have priority over Group III.  Individual schools will also have priority of their facilities over other schools and nationally and regionally recognized youth organizations will have priority over adult users.  

The following categories have been determined in order of priority for building and grounds usage: 

1. Activities directly related to the required K-12 school program, including graduation;
2. Activities related to the extracurricular K-12 school program such as sports and seasonal programs;
3. Community school-sponsored programs such as classes and workshops;
4. Youth-related non-school activities;
5. Adult-related non-school activities.

How to submit a Facilities Use Form: 

1. Complete a Field and Facility Use application agreement.   
2. Return to the field/facility being requested for approval at least 2 weeks in advance of the intended use.
3. The Superintendent or Building Designee in accordance with district policy shall decide whether or not to approve the facility use request within five working days after receiving the application form.

Facilities Use Form, Group Category and Fee Schedule:  Printable pdf in support documents below. 

Questions?  If you have a question or concern regarding rental fees, please contact the business office at 503-678-7102.