The 68th Annual School Plant Operation & Maintenance Conference

Hosted By:

The Vermont School Custodians and Maintenance Association (VSCMA)

TUESDAY, June 23, 2026

Winooski High School, Winooski, VT

The School Plant Operations and Maintenance Conference is a full day conference for K-12 facilities professionals, including custodial, maintenance, grounds, and directors. This is the ONLY in-depth, nuts & bolts training for facilities professionals offered in Vermont! Conference attendees are eager to learn about new products and the latest tools and technologies to benefit their school. The program agenda will be designed to maximize time available for attendees to spend in the exhibitor area.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

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VSCMA Facilities Person of the Year

Nomination Information

If your school and/or District has an exceptional facilities person, we invite you to nominate them for the 2026 Facilities Person of the Year.

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Would you like to be a sponsor/Vendor at the conference? Click here for more information!

Schedule of the Day

7 - 8:50, Registration, Breakfast, Visit Sponsors

9 - 10:15, Opening Session/Keynote.

10:25 - 11:25, Workshop 1

11:30 - 12:15, Lunch & Visit Sponsors

12:20 -12:50, Sponsor Door Prize Drawing

1:00 – 2, Workshop 2

2:10 – 3:10, Workshop 3

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

10:25 - 11:25, Workshop 1
1. Flooding and Moisture and Mold, Oh My! with Michelle Thompson.
2. School Safety Essentials for Facility Personnel with Sunni Erickson
3. Vermont Municipal Employees’ Retirement System (VMERS) Overview with Jessica Parks
4. The Safe, Compliant Management of School Waste - What, How, and Who? With Rhonda
Mace and Team

1:00 – 2, Workshop 2
1. Bears and other wildlife on Campus with Wildlife Biologist Robert Acabbo
2. Saving time with Robotic Cleaning Equipment, with CTR Maine
3. An overview of all of the health department’s School Environmental Health programs, with
Roxanne Karimi
4. Strong Body, Clear Mind: Simple Tools to Reset and Recharge, with Gillian Peiper, VEHI Path

2:10 – 3:10, Workshop 3
1. Mastering Workplace Efficiency: Time Management and Skip-Cleaning Strategies with
Derek Madden and Alex Austin
2. Facilities: The Front Line of Risk Management, with Rikk Taft, VSBIT
3. Cleaning Processes with Spartan & Brady Plus (description pending)