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Please have work order signed-off upon acceptable completion
Cleaning and Landscape Maintenance
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School hires and supervises Custodians, Crew leaders and Head Custodians.
Custodial Operations will assist and make recommendations.
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Head Custodians are interviewed by school personnel. Top candidates for the
position are screened by Custodial Operations. Head Custodians need to have
completed the Preparing New Head Custodian Program or sign an agreement to
earn.
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Units determined by allocation formula; grounds maintenance is applicable where
school-based custodians maintain grounds
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Custodial staff is responsible for all cleaning and minor maintenance duties
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District conducts training via scheduled courses and one-on-one counseling on
request
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Schools are to purchase needed supplies for cleaning and maintenance through
Lawson (for playground mulch contact Sites and Utilities)
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Custodial and lawn equipment replacements funded by Essential Furniture and
Equipment List (EFE) quantity, when not abused, and not economically repairable.
Custodial Management
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Minimize overlap of custodians’ duties while students are present
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Let custodians clean (and not move projectors, monitor lunchrooms, open rooms
for substitutes, etc.)
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The more detailed and specific the schedule, the more productivity you will get from
the employee
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Checklists available through Custodial Operations or accessible from the Custodial
Icon on your Staff Hub desktop – using them will help with efficiency.
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Rule of thumb:
Average classroom: 15 minutes
Classroom w/restroom: 20 minutes
Community restroom: 20 – 30 minutes based on the number of fixtures.
Floor Care Tips
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Dirt does the damage
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Have walk off mats at all entrances to collect dirt, vacuum daily
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Install furniture glides or tips where needed
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Dust mop daily (brooms are ineffective)
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Wet mop with a neutral cleaner (all-purpose cleaners remove wax)
Classrooms mopped weekly, spot mopped daily
Cafeterias and corridors are mopped daily.
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Strip and apply finish (4 coats) in the summer or scrub and recoat; apply finish (2
coats) burnish with high-speed buffer after 48 hours
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Routinely buff, particularly high-traffic areas