The General Services Department supervises, manages and directs the daily operations of all
aspects of General Services, including: processing U.S. mail, interdepartmental mail and "pony"
mail; coordinating facility maintenance, custodial and security services; and coordinating
centralized purchasing, warehouse, operations and transportation services, and food production center.
Joseph Cassibba
Director, General Services
(408) 453-4310
Facility Services
Facility Services includes Maintenance, Operations, and Conference Center Services.
Facility Services provides assistance in maintaining school sites and the SCCOE office,
oversees new construction and special projects, and handles requests for office space. Its responsibilities
include coordinating furniture and equipment relocation.
The department controls, budgets, and distributes the Deferred Maintenance Program and maintains
the AHERA asbestos program for school sites and the SCCOE office.
Conference Center Services
Through the SCCOE Conference Center, meeting rooms and related facilities
are made available to local school districts and educational groups. Nearly
2,000 meetings and seminars are held each year. Fourteen rooms each accommodate 20 to
200 individuals.
Maintenance and Operations Services
Maintenance and Operations Services coordinates the planning, organizing, monitoring and implementation of
a variety of maintenance and custodial services at the SCCOE office and outlying sites. Items include heating and air
conditioning, electrical, plumbing, painting, emergency power systems, custodial services, security and fire systems,
card access control, keys, recycling and preventative maintenance.
This unit interacts with outside service providers such as landscapers, elevator maintenance
services, security/patrol services, water treatment services, laundries, air quality services, locksmiths, movers,
utilities, and recycling services. It also interacts with such government agencies as fire departments,
the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and the Department of Environmental Health.
Purchasing | Purchasing Unit's Website
Purchasing provides centralized purchasing services for all SCCOE programs.
Bids, quotes and requests-for-proposals (RFPs) are developed and processed by
Purchasing staff. Various support services provided to districts include monthly professional development meetings,
cooperative purchases and a new contract sharing web page.
Warehouse and Mail Service
Centralized stores, receiving and delivery are available through the Warehouse, enabling smaller school
districts, in particular, to achieve economies of scale in obtaining supplies. Mail services include free
weekly Pony deliveries to over 200 SCCOE and district sites. Special bulk mailings and distributions of
educational materials can be arranged.
Transportation Services
Transportation Services provides specialized transportation services for
approximately 85 special needs students, residing in Licensed Children’s
Institution facilities, to 43 school sites in Santa Clara County, within an area
of 1312 square miles. The department is responsible for maintaining a fleet of
wheelchair and ambulatory buses to meet the needs of these students.
Food Production Center
The Food Production Center prepares and delivers approximately 5,730 meals per day to a variety of
programs in Santa Clara County, as well as San Benito County. All meals are prepared in
accordance with the nutritional guidelines established by State and Federal regulations.
Date last updated: August 13, 2007
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