Are you responsible for your school's cleanliness?

Are you a concerned parent?

Are you an educator concerned about your students?

If you answered "YES" to any of the above, then you need to find out more about the K-12 Clean Standard!

The ISSA Standard for Measuring the Effectiveness of Cleaning in K-12 Schools was developed through a consensus-based effort involving industry experts, trade and professional associations, educational institutions, and other organizations.

The goal of the Standard for Measuring the Effectiveness of Cleaning in K-12 Schools is to provide schools with a tool that will help them measure and monitor the effectiveness of the cleaning processes at their facilities thereby contributing to the quality of the indoor environment for the benefit of students and staff.

The Standard is focused on achieving and maintaining an effective cleaning program through the use of a systematic approach and standardized guidelines. As such, the Clean Standard: K-12 provides schools with a framework and protocol for using ATP meters along with qualitative methods to measure and assess cleaning effectiveness on a periodic and consistent basis.

Perhaps more importantly, the Standard provides a structured approach to addressing those situations where the school facility’s condition and cleanliness is less than desirable. By assessing cleaning effectiveness, schools can improve the cleaning process and ensure that a desired level of cleanliness is achieved and maintained at school facilities. Effective cleaning is especially important in light of the growing body of evidence that concludes that improved hygiene in schools results in reduced illnesses and reduced absenteeism.

The Clean Standard: K-12 is intended to apply specifically to K-12 school facilities, including both public and private institutions, and may be applied in all geographic regions.

The Clean Standard: K-12 is based on the following:

(a) a building audit to assess the level of cleanliness at a school facility;

(b) periodic measurement of cleaning effectiveness using ATP meters; and

(c) establishment and implementation of corrective actions in the event the school is not achieving the desired level of cleaning effectiveness.

These elements are intended to be used in a systematic process to determine the background condition and cleanliness of a school, and also provide for periodic measurement of cleaning effectiveness at the school facility. This process makes it possible to assess and improve the effectiveness of cleaning processes and products used at a school facility. In this regard, the Clean Standard: K-12 empowers schools to
select a cleaning process that is the most effective and economical.

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Staffing company Sodexo said it intends to stop performing work for Detroit Public Schools because the district owes it more than $18 million.

The district, meanwhile, says the company has failed to live up to the terms of its contract and has not kept schools clean.

More than 400 workers will be affected, including 359 custodial workers, Sodexo said in a required federal layoff notice it filed with the Michigan Workforce Development Agency. It was not immediately clear late Tuesday whether those people will actually lose their jobs. The company has provided building maintenance and custodial services to the district since 2011.

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Buncombe County school district administrators are on alert after two confirmed cases of the Norovirus at Owen High School. Tuesday, 35 students were absent compared to an average of 20 students out.  School officials have worked with cleaning crews to make sure the school is properly sanitized because the virus is so contagious.

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