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New Mexico
Jeannie Harris
We all realize the important role that facilities management plays in our schools—our students need a safe, healthy, comfortable environment. We are also aware how facility costs can negatively impact our budgets when we least expect it, but we know that those costs can be decreased with good maintenance practices. Just as NMASBO strives to lead the New Mexico school business profession, the New Mexico Public Facilities Management Association (NMPFMA) aspires to do the same for our facilities professionals.
Following quite a few years of work and planning, the NMPFMA was officially organized in October 2017. Membership consists of school district and charter school Operations and Maintenance professionals and is also open to city and county facility managers. NMPFMA is governed by a 17 member board with four officers, eight regional representatives and five ex-officio members.
NMPFMA prepared a strategic plan with goals in place to:
- assist facilities management personnel in effecting the best possible programs for construction, operations, maintenance of physical property and equipment at facilities and public buildings;
- develop and implement training
programs designed to improve the management supervisory and technical knowledge, skills and abilities of public facilities professionals both statewide and regionally;
- provide an Operations Staff Certificate Program with access to seven training modules for new custodial, maintenance, and operations staff;
- advocate for plant and facilities management by providing positive, professional relationships with Superintendents, Business Officials, legislative representatives and other community leaders; and
- provide statewide networking for facilities professionals for the exchange of ideas and best practices.
In order to become successful, the NMPFMA needs the support of Business Officials and Superintendents. In June, districts will see an invitation via an invoice from CES for membership dues for the NMPFMA. Dues are structured according to enrollment size, much like NMASBO. Please consider joining this organization to help our facilities staff grow professionally.