Skilled Trades ESP—
Building a Quality Workforce

The Complexity of Work Done
By Skilled Trades ESP

The Skilled Trades job family includes a staggering array of job titles. They are electricians, carpenters, plumbers, painters, and glaziers; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning mechanics and specialists; specialized machine operators; assemblers and inspectors; printing services personnel, and many non-managerial super-visors. The following is an abbreviated list of tasks performed in a single school year by the Skilled Trades Rehab/Modular Planning Unit of the ESP Association, Las Vegas, Nevada.

• Added parking lot lights and/or school exterior lighting at 15 schools.
• Modernized lighting in hallways and classrooms at 11 schools.
• Upgraded intrusion alarms at 68 schools.
• Upgraded or expanded fire alarm systems at 11 schools.
• Prepared projects to install closed circuit television systems for security. Work was completed at 35 elementary schools, 13 middle schools, 18 high schools, and 5 alternative schools. A reduction in break-ins and vandalism has been documented since the installation of 1,264 cameras, and anti-intruder security has been greatly enhanced. In addition, work at another 161 schools is under construction and 31 schools are awaiting bids.
• Upgraded and added computer outlets at 35 schools. Added power outlets for data and office equipment at 30 schools.
• Upgraded special security lighting at 7 schools.
• Completed designs to tie security systems to emergency lighting (so lights are turned-on when schools are broken into) for 42 schools.
• Installed signage to comply with ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) in 42 schools. More than 5,200 signs have been installed on classroom, office, restroom and public assembly room doors.
• Divided 160 classrooms at 72 schools to provide more or specialized classroom space. Erected over 4,700 linear feet of walls.
• Replaced 82,900 square yards of carpet—the equivalent of 17.1 acres, or about the total area of a typical middle school campus.
• During a single school year, replaced 90,675 square feet (approximately two acres) of floor tile. Also replaced 14,800 square feet of wood floors in gymnasiums and dance studios.
• Replaced 800 theatre seats.
• Modified 18 classrooms and modified or constructed additional offices at 45 separate locations.
• Developed a prototype project and installed ADA accessible ramps in 250 portable classrooms.
• Added or expanded “head-end” rooms to house data and communications equipment at 101 schools.
• Replaced bleachers and built new concession stands and rest-rooms at 12 high schools.
• Renovated the women coaches’ complexes at seven high schools.
• Replaced approximately 886 doors, including door hardware.
• Removed and replaced 10 exterior staircases at three high schools.
• Replaced 4,320 academic and athletic lockers at six schools.
• Completed heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) modernization projects at 33 schools, involving 2.5 million square feet of floor space and 9,042 tons of air conditioning equipment. These modernization projects have improved class-room comfort and system reliability, and reduced maintenance and energy costs for the school district.
• Boiler modification projects for four schools are under construction, affecting 888,650 square feet of facilities.
• Completed Wide Area Network Digital Direct Connect (WAN DDC) upgrades for 13 schools.
• Upgraded 23 schools for a WAN demonstration project.
• The Clark County School District has an inventory of 1,311 portable classrooms of various types. During the school year, 413 of these classrooms were moved from one location to another. In an average school year, approximately 368 classrooms are scheduled to be moved.
• Designed and constructed bus washers and waste water reclamation systems at 4 bus yards.
• Designed and built 13 kitchen renovation projects.
• Handled 99 school plumbing projects, including fountains and sinks, modified fire sprinkler systems, upgraded restrooms and locker rooms, and installed washers and dryers.
• Provided 225 shade structures at 75 schools.
• Installed 128,000 linear feet of fencing at 82 schools.
• Completed an ongoing project to replace playground equipment at all school campuses.
• Replaced safety surfaces at 26 schools.
• Replaced playground backstops at 25 elementary schools, ball-field backstops at 13 schools, and batting cages at 4 schools.
• Replaced 810,800 square feet of concrete sidewalks at 69 schools.
• Applied asphalt seal coat to almost 18 million square feet of playgrounds and parking lots.
• Completed landscape projects at 19 schools, and renovated athletic fields at 5 high schools.
• Replaced tennis courts and basketball courts at 52 schools.

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