District Support
The District Support Services Division is committed to supporting "Student Success!" We will rise above our highest expectation to assist with quality services and products. We are comprised of several departments.
The Food and Nutrition Services Department "Champ's Café" Team is dedicated to serving well-balanced nutritious meals for all our students to refuel for learning. Serving more than 2,800,000 breakfasts and lunches annually, the Champ's Café Team operates the largest restaurant chain in Charlotte County. Staff safely prepare and serve healthy USDA meals to meet the nutritional needs of our students at our 20 Champ's Café sites.
The Maintenance and Operations Department is comprised of several sub-departments and is responsible for maintaining our school facilities. The M&O team maintains 3,000,000 square feet of conditioned space and 476 acres. The M&O team is also responsible for our energy management program. To date, our energy team, with the help of each and every staff and student in our district, has reduced our utility costs by $8,114,701 in the first four years of the program. The District is an Energy Star Partner and has been awarded thirteen Energy Star plaques for energy efficiency by the Department of Environmental Protection (EPA). The construction staff has been tasked with remodeling, renovations and new construction. This extraordinary team has completed over $353,000,000 in projects since 2000. Six schools have been recognized by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) for their Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).
The Purchasing Department provides our schools and ancillary departments with everything from pencils and pens to furnishing entire new schools. They are responsible for approximately 120 bids and quotes annually and process approximately 6000 purchase orders annually amounting to over $46,000,000 for the district. The Warehouse division travels 36,000 miles annually distributing warehouse stock and commodities received at the warehouse throughout the year. The Fixed Assets division is responsible for inventorying over $37,000,000 of equipment. They are also responsible for the disposal of surplus items through the district's surplus store, surplus sales bids and recycling. The purchasing team assures Charlotte County Public Schools receives the best available products and prices.
The Special Projects Center consortium is very unique as it supports and serves Charlotte and Glades County Public Schools and media centers. They offer over 8,000 audio-visual products, 600 DVD titles, 3,500 video titles and 400 audio books in CD, cassette, MP3 or playaway formats to consortium members as well as repair all equipment associated with these products. The media centers are home to over 287,000 books. Another department within SPC is the Print Shop which serves Charlotte County Public Schools and averages 15,000,000 impressions annually.
The Transportation Department assures that all the eligible children entrusted to our district arrive safely and on time to school and home each and every day. Nearly 90 buses travel approximately 2,000,000 miles annually. The Transportation team is also responsible for ensuring that our entire fleet of school buses, service vehichles and district passenger vehicles are inspected regularly, maintained and running smoothly.
Teamwork is our Motto. Working together we can make a difference.
District Support Services and Contacts
Assistant Superintendent
Jerry Olivo
941.575.5400 ext 102
Jerry_Olivo@ccps.k12.fl.us
Food and Nutrition Services
Terri Whitacre, Director
941.575.5400 ext 108
Terri_Whitacre@ccps.k12.fl.us
Maintenance and Operations
Gene Spurr, Director
941.575.5400 ext 116
Eugene_Spurr@ccps.k12.fl.us
Purchasing/Warehouse
Greg Herlean, Director
941.575.5400 ext 123
Gregory_Herlean@ccps.k12.fl.us
Special Projects Center
Gene Spurr, Director
941.575.5400 ext 116
Eugene_Spurr@ccps.k12.fl.us
Transportation
Richard Duckworth, Director
941.575.5432
Richard_Duckworth@ccps.k12.fl.us