Planning & Operations

The Barbers Hill Grounds Department is committed to providing the highest quality of services to ensure all of its grounds are safe and well maintained.  The grounds department strives to create a positive educational environment for all students and staff. The Grounds Department includes Sports Field Crew, Grounds Crew for each campuses, Landscape Crew, and Integrated Pest Management Staff.

The Barbers Hill ISD grounds department currently has 11 full time employees.

The Sports Crew is responsible for working with the coaching staff to ensure all district fields and facilities are ready for game days, as well as, practices.

The Campus Grounds Crew are responsible for maintaining all campus grounds to district standards.

The Landscape Crew maintains flowerbeds, trim trees and plant flowers at all district campuses.

The Integrated Pest Management Staff manages the pest control program for the district per Texas Department of Agriculture Standards. The staff is committed to creating a safe, clean, pest free environment for all staff and students.

A Tradition of Excellence . . . by any measure!

In order for our campuses to provide the highest level and quality of instruction, the facilities must be comfortable and all utilities must be functioning correctly.  The goal of the maintenance department is to assure that we provide the best learning environment possible.  While performing this function, it is important that all maintenance employees present themselves in a professional manner.  Safety, professionalism and customer service are the drivers for our department.

The maintenance department is responsible for all air conditioning, plumbing, air quality, lighting, electrical, and general repair work throughout the district.  These 12 employees are responsible for almost 1500 major pieces of HVAC and refrigeration equipment and enough restrooms, kitchens, classrooms, and offices to serve our 7500 customers.  Much of this equipment is located in 280+ mechanical rooms in 17 buildings encompassing over 2.3 million square feet.  This would be roughly equivalent to 1100 homes.

The classical definition of maintenance is to preserve a facility.  We strive to go beyond that by constantly evaluating, upgrading, updating, and improving our facilities with in house projects.  We collaborate with the district energy management department to make all facilities more economical and energy efficient in all areas.  The maintenance department is closely aligned with operations and planning and participates in all new construction reviews and inspections to help us be more effective in maintaining these new buildings.

Teamwork and continuous improvement are integral to our department’s philosophy.  This requires open communication with school administrators, staff, and with on-site contractors and other stakeholders to assure needs are met and our facilities are exceptional for all uses.

The Barbers Hill Operations Department strives to provide excellence by every measure and is committed to creating a safe, clean and healthy environment for all staff and students.  The mission of the Operations Department is to effectively and efficiently provide quality services and support to all BH educational facilities. The Operations Department includes custodial services, lock and key services, mail services, warehouse distribution services and floor refinishing services for the district.

Barbers Hill ISD currently employees 72 full time operations employees and each campus has its own custodial staff. 

Your child’s driver is a certified Texas school bus driver. To obtain this certification he/she has to possess a CDL (Commercial Drivers License) with P (passenger) and S (school bus) endorsements. Recertification is required every three years. He/she must pass a drug test, DOT physical, criminal history check, at least 20 hours of training. In addition, the driver is subject to random drug test each month.

Many of our drivers have been driving a bus for the district for more than 10 years.

We want you to know that our drivers believe that their foremost responsibility is your child’s safety. This requires the driver’s attention be on the road at all times. When the driver’s attention is distracted by misbehavior among the passengers, everyone is at risk. We ask your cooperation and support in maintaining good bus behavior. This is essential in sustaining the safest environment for your child and the 55-65 other bus riders on the bus.

Many people are surprised to learn that the State of Texas does not require school districts to furnish transportation. (Federal law covers transportation services for special needs students.) Riding a bus is a privilege. A child is not required to ride a bus to and from school.

Visit the Transportation Webpage for more information.

Transportation Webpage

The Energy Department is located within the Maintenance Department and is an integral part of the day-to-day operations at Barbers Hill. Diligently striving to maintain the Tradition of Excellence, the Energy Department is dedicated to being a good steward of the tax payers financial resources and committed to protecting the Southeast Texas environment. With that in mind, the department works hard to conserve energy to ensure the comfort of students and staff alike. They also enhance the learning environment by saving money allocated to utility bills and putting it back towards other budgetary needs.

District Utility Costs