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The mission of this association shall be to; provide a forum to promote communication  among all school officials and vendors involved in maintenance operations of their district's facilities located throughout the Rio Grande Valley and South Texas.

 

 

 

NEXT MEETING         

         

 

Date:  Tuesday, Jan 26, 2009
 

 

Time:  10:30- 12:00 pm Location:  Weslaco Best Western Palm Aire Hotel, VIP Conference Room
 

Sponsored by:  Diaz Floors

Topic- "Flooring Maintenance Issues"
Meeting Agenda RSVP Online Form or send me an email direct, cptdan83@yahoo.com

 

BEST WESTERN PALM AIRE HOTEL: 415 S International Blvd, Weslaco, TX 78596, (956) 969-2411, Get directions
 

8Diaz Flooring (Tandus), Thanks for a great presentation!

8January 2010 meeting,  Sign In Roster

8January  meeting, Treasurer's Report

 

 

COOL LINKS

 

 

7/24/09 Did you know that the TCEQ has information about computer recycling?  Click here to learn more...

-Looking for a listing of Charter Schools?  Click here for link to the Region One list of contact info for charters

-7/28/09  Texas A&M, Extension Conference Services (like the first annual IPM Coordinators symposium in Nov 09

- All kinds of maintenance articles here...Click on the icon

- Another site packed with maintenance info...Click on the icon

-National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities (NCEF), great resource list of links, books, and journal articles citing national and regional maintenance and operations costs,...


 

 

8Meeting Agendas, Sign In records, Minutes as well as Survey Results and Vendor Presentations are posted in Archives.

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

 

8Jan 27 & 28, Texas A & M Extension to conduct 1 day & 2 day IPM Coordinator Course training in Weslaco.  Click here for registration form.

 

8Feb 25th,  STASMO's Annual Winter Conference and Tradeshow. 

 

8Feb 11th,  Assabloy, "The Future of Doors & Hardware" 1/2 day seminars in San Antonio on 2/11, rsvp by Feb 3rd, click here for more info...

 

8Jan-Mar,  Region 4 Training Opportunities, click here for schedule & contact info.  Houston area, various upcoming Maintenance/Facilities related seminars.

 

8Ongoing (posted 1/24/10),  During the back to school season, EPA is challenging school administrators and building managers to improve energy efficiency throughout their facilities...Click here for more info.

 

8School Chemical Mgt (posted 1/24/10) video from EPA click here

 

8Portable Classroom construction (posted 1/24/10), new rules  click here for more info

 

8Work Loading/Cleaning Times, (posted 1/24/10), found on Cleanlink.com, video from ISSA .  ISSA also launches updtd version of its popular Cleaning Times guide, provides actual times for specific cleaning tasks.  Or for a free one based on ISSA 2005 (according to NAPER) standard click here...

 


 

2010 Winter Conference & Trade Show

Feb 25, 2010!

Registration form is ready to go!  Choice Facility Partners & TASB are finalizing presenters!   STASMO Officers have "adopted" designated RGV Schools to facilitate participation...  We've simplified the fee's...more info


Vendors interested in helping sponsor the show see registration form.  You will be recognized in the Conference brochure. 

Interested in having a booth for the Trade Show Click here.  Vendor selection to be posted by 1/31/10


Funds raised will be primarily used to provide scholarships.  This semester we are awarding 10- $500 awards!  See the "Did You Know" block below...

 

SIGN UP & MEETINGS INFO

 

 

8Meetings are typically held on the last Tuesday of each month at various locations throughout the Valley.  Any vendor interested in sponsoring a meeting fill out a request form and email to dcantu@ideapublicschools.org or fax to 866-749-1862. 

8Membership Registration

8Request to Sponsor a Meeting

 

 

IMPORTANT LINKS

 

 

8Link to TASBO (Texas Assoc of School Business Officials)

 

8Link to ASBO (Assoc of School Business Officials International)

8STASMO Bylaws (amended Feb 2008)

8Need a copy of the Dues letter, W-9 or Receipt Form.  Click on the preceding highlighted links..

8MSDS Search: imv.complyplus.com/grainger/

8Texas Admin Code for School Facilities Design

8Looking for school finance info, get the TEA Financial Accountability Resource ...

 

 

 

 

DID YOU KNOW?

 

SCHOLARSHIPS

 

89/02/09 Magic Valley Electric Co-0p offers a scholarship program for graduating seniors...more

 

81/22/10 Home Depot has a scholarship program for anyone going into a trades program...more, program flyer

 

8On Jan  2010, STASMO awarded four $500 scholarships  to STC & 1 to an employee family member for the 2009-10 Spring Semester!  Four pending for TSTC.   STASMO Scholarship Program.  Click here for more details!

 


 

8Looking for demographic info on different campuses, visit TEA....

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8TASBO has  several classes that you may be interested in. Click here to visit their sites, "Training" page...

 

8R22 Refrigerant is being phased out and buying replacements units with R22 could become very expensive down the road...Click here for article

 

 

8Meeting Agendas, Sign In records, Minutes as well as Survey Results and Vendor Presentations are posted in Archives.

 

 

  87/2009, our "Brothers" in the Gulf Coast region, Gulf Coast Maintenance & Operations...have a great site with links to some great resources!

 

 


JOB VACANCY or SEEKING

 

Have a vacancy or looking for a school maintenance position, email details to dcantu79@sbcglobal.net and I will post.  For more info call Dan Cantu at 956-373-2022

August 2008 approves our affiliation with them!  (see pg 16 of August 2008 TASBO Report)


The first meeting of the Association was November 29, 2005 

at the Harlingen ISD Service Center.