YORKSHIRE-PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL
DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
Welcome to the Pioneer Central School District Building and Grounds websight.
Our district is comprised of four student occupied school buildings; Pioneer High School, Pioneer Middle School School, Arcade Elementary and Delevan Elementary and a few other garages, storage or sports related smaller buildings. Each school building has it's own Head Custodian. The Head Custodian has supervision over their own building's operations and maintenance programs The High School and Middle School for years have had an outside cleaning contractor. We also have a Grounds Department, which takes care of much of the district snow plowing, mowing and sports field needs. The district Building and Grounds staff takes great pride in keeping our facilities in excellent condition. Pioneer has been been fortunate in previous years to take advantage of state funded capital improvement projects. These projects are very cost effective for our district, due to our high ratio of state aid payback. Unfortunately the district lost the chance for another proposed project that would have allowed us to make some major improvements for our students' educational opportunities. The Buildings and Grounds Department strives to give our students, staff and administration the support to allow everyone to work and learn in a safe and healthy environment.
If you have the opportunity to enter our buildings or tour our facility sites, I think you will see, and agree, our district does not take a back seat to anyone. Our buildings are constantly being utilized by out of district groups, local community groups, many student activities, as well as many regional sports activities; our facilities are truly the "hub of the community". Continuing forward, learning to function more effectively, while keeping costs down has always been a challange. Preventive maintenance programs have been established, cost effective purchasing and advance planning are becoming more important than ever. Our staff understands these challenges and continues to make Pioneer a leader in education.
Director of Buildings and Grounds: Lon Owens
Pioneer High School
12145 County Line Road
Yorkshire, NY 14173
Phone: (716) 492-9414
