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Welcome to Physical Plant and Facilities! Our staff performs the custodial, maintenance and grounds services for 15 district buildings encompassing over 265 acres containing 1.6 million square feet of interior space. In the pursuit of providing the best possible learning environment for our children, our office is responsible for developing and managing projects to improve our facilities. Currently, we are working closely with architects and engineers to design and build an addition to Mount Nittany Elementary and a new Park Forest Middle School, and are completing a new office building next to Community Field.
Fast Facts
15
Buildings
150
Square-mile Area
6783
Student Enrollment
265
Acres of Land
Physical Plant & District News
![Two students hug while arriving at Park Forest Elementary School on the first day of school]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1724788532/scasdorg/q4khe2jdbz8csqti1oe3/PFE3.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1724788532/scasdorg/q4khe2jdbz8csqti1oe3/PFE3.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1724788532/scasdorg/q4khe2jdbz8csqti1oe3/PFE3.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1724788532/scasdorg/q4khe2jdbz8csqti1oe3/PFE3.jpg","width":1200}])
The first day of school in the State College Area School District for the 2024-2025 school year.
![Seniors paint their parking spaces in the State High parking lot.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1724110847/scasdorg/wa0tydh66xv4luwwazv9/Park1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1724110847/scasdorg/wa0tydh66xv4luwwazv9/Park1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1724110847/scasdorg/wa0tydh66xv4luwwazv9/Park1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1724110847/scasdorg/wa0tydh66xv4luwwazv9/Park1.jpg","width":1200}])
State High seniors put their own artistic styles on parking space in the school lot.
![The Pride Stride is a PBIS initiative at Radio Park Elementary]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1722865201/scasdorg/ajshamuobecdv0jncp74/RPpride32.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1722865201/scasdorg/ajshamuobecdv0jncp74/RPpride32.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1722865201/scasdorg/ajshamuobecdv0jncp74/RPpride32.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1722865201/scasdorg/ajshamuobecdv0jncp74/RPpride32.jpg","width":1200}])
This fall, SCASD elementary schools will share a unified PBIS program called STAR — Show Kindness, Take Responsibility, Act Safely, Ready to Learn.
![State High senior Margo Wyckoff, second from left, stands with five other national TSA officers.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1722608613/scasdorg/tt9fjkjjk95xcudl4gxs/Wyckoff.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1722608613/scasdorg/tt9fjkjjk95xcudl4gxs/Wyckoff.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1722608613/scasdorg/tt9fjkjjk95xcudl4gxs/Wyckoff.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1722608613/scasdorg/tt9fjkjjk95xcudl4gxs/Wyckoff.jpg","width":1200}])
State High senior Margo Wyckoff is elected to serve on the National TSA Officer Team as the Reporter.
![Kristen Albright participates in the in the prestigious STEAM in the PARK program run by Expeditions in Education]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1722257517/scasdorg/nuvhb6vgzmfgsns9rf4p/AlbrightFish.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1722257517/scasdorg/nuvhb6vgzmfgsns9rf4p/AlbrightFish.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1722257517/scasdorg/nuvhb6vgzmfgsns9rf4p/AlbrightFish.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1722257517/scasdorg/nuvhb6vgzmfgsns9rf4p/AlbrightFish.jpg","width":1104}])
Kristen Strong Albright and Jeni Kocher Zerphy studied salt marsh ecosystems in the selective STEAM in the PARK program this summer.
![Park Forest Middle School TSA Team]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1720527901/scasdorg/haeduudwbnuqwxcbxpn9/PFMStsa1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1720527901/scasdorg/haeduudwbnuqwxcbxpn9/PFMStsa1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1720527901/scasdorg/haeduudwbnuqwxcbxpn9/PFMStsa1.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1720527901/scasdorg/haeduudwbnuqwxcbxpn9/PFMStsa1.jpg","width":1200}])
Park Forest Middle School’s Technology Student Association chapter brought home a pair of titles from the 46th National TSA Conference.