MOST SCHOOLS RESUMED CLASSES AT ALBUQUERQUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS NEXT WEEK. AND A LOT OF THOSE SCHOOLS ARE OLD. OF THE 143 SCHOOLS AT APS, THE DISTRICT'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS SAYS MOST ARE ABOUT 44 YEARS OLD. BUT JOHN DUFAY ALSO SAYS THE DISTRICT'S BEEN DOING PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS TO REDUCE THE NEED FOR EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. IT'S EARNED APS THE HIGHEST RATING FOR EFFICIENCY BY THE COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY SCHOOLS.
DUFAY TELLS 770 KKOB PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE HAS SAVED 4 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS IN UPKEEP COSTS OVER FOUR YEARS. HE SAYS THEY TRY TO PUT THAT BACK INTO THE CLASSROOM.
BEFORE 5 YEARS AGO, DUFAY SAYS THEY WERE REACTIVE RATHER THAN PROACTIVE … FIXING EQUIPMENT AFTER IT BROKE DOWN.
