7 Steps to Cleaning a School During Summer Break

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• Just because the kids arent coming in and out
  every day doesnt mean that nothing gets done in
  classrooms and school offices during summer. Once
  the kids leave, its time for the cleaning staff
  to attack the months and months of dirt, grime,
  and other messes that the kids spent the entire
  school year spreading around and grinding into
  the floors and walls.
• To help summer cleaning go smoother, weve put
  together this list of helpful school cleaning
  steps

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Step 1 Have a Plan
Cleaning an entire school building is a big
undertaking, one that involves multiple people
performing different tasks at the same time. To
make sure that cleaning staff always know who is
responsible for each task and the order that they
need to be performed in, create a written plan
with tasks and how they are assigned. Take the
time to make sure it gets done right, too good
preparation can spare hours of work down the road.
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Before cleaning begins, go through all the
janitorial and cleaning supplies and discard all
the outdated chemicals. Chemicals shouldnt be
stored for more than a year if you havent used
a chemical cleaning agent in six months or more,
it needs to be replaced.
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If your worksite has been considering adopting
more eco-friendly practices, summer is the
perfect time to put those plans in motion.
Replace any outdated cleaning agents with greener
alternatives, and use the kid-free summer time to
give the staff the training they need in being
more environmentally conscious.
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A big part of cleaning a schoolhouse during
summer is making sure the floors get the
attention they need.
Be sure to spend enough time really figuring out
which ones just need a scrubbing, and which ones
really need serious work like stripping and
refinishing. Dont commit serious time to
sections of the floor that dont need as much
attention as the worst parts do.
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If your team has been complaining all year that
machinery needs to be repaired, replaced, or
upgraded, summer is the perfect time to evaluate
which machines really are having issues.
Janitorial machinery should be replaced or sent
in for repair early in the summer, so that they
are back and in working order in time to be used
before the kids return.
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If youre bringing new people onto your
janitorial team, summer is the best time for them
to start. That way, new team members can be
trained on how to use floor scrubbers, sweepers,
and other machines when the kids and teachers
arent around to get in the way. Summer is also a
good time to initiate any changes in policy or
cleaning protocol.
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School furniture, especially student desks and
tables, take a lot of abuse during the school
year. When performing summer cleaning, have your
team check all furniture and separate out those
that need serious repair and attention to be back
in working order by the time the new school year
starts.
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Summary

• Summer is an important time for cleaning schools,
  and should be used to test out new products and
  policies, train new workers, and inspect
  equipment and supplies thoroughly. Here are your
  seven steps to efficiently and effectively
  cleaning a school during summer break.