The Park and Recreation Maintenance Management School is a comprehensive two-year professional development program designed to teach park and recreation professionals how to develop and manage a wide variety of maintenance programs.

 

January 28 - February 2, 2018
Oglebay Resort and Conference Center
Wheeling, West Virginia

 

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Learning Objectives

Year 1 - Identify and recognize effective professional techniques of maintenance management. Curriculum is directed at the improvement of attendee’s professional maintenance management practices.

Year 2 – Acquire a broader knowledge of maintenance management and further develop student’s specific skills for effective operations.

 

Year One Session Topics	Year Two Session Topics
Maintenance and Operating Objectives	Maintenance Plan Development Projects
Elements of Maintenance	Grounds Maintenance
Supervising Maintenance Personnel	Site Amenity Maintenance
Maintenance and Operating Problems	Maintenance of Vehicles and Equipment
Facility and Structure Maintenance	Supervision and Management Personnel
Planning the Maintenance Program	Maintenance and Operating Problems
Environmental Management Systems	Environmental Restoration

 

Who Should Attend

Park, recreation and conservation personnel who manage park and recreation maintenance programs of any kind.

Participant Insight

“The Maintenance Management School brings together parks and recreation leaders from around the country, providing a unique opportunity to diversify your professional knowledge and relationships. I look forward to attending the second year.” --Glen Poole, CO

“The networking opportunities were awesome. I came in with just my agency way of doing things and left with 65+ other ideas and suggestions. Great school!” --Shaniqua Simmons, FL

“Great to meet other people in the same field with some of the same issues that I see. Awesome to see us put our minds together as one and overcome the challenges that we are facing now and the ones in the future.” --Anthony McLamb, NC

 

Official Sponsor

STIHL, Inc. has generously created a scholarship program for participants interested in attending the Maintenance Management School (MMS). Scholarship applications are no longer being accepted for the 2017 school, but information about the scholarship will be posted to this page once the application period opens for 2018.

 

Future Maintenance Management School Dates:

• January 28 - February 2, 2018

 

Additional Information

For more information about the program content, contact customer service at customerservice@nrpa.org

For more information on registration and other details, contact Oglebay Resort and Conference Center at ntc@oglebay-resort.com