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84% of principals say that their job is high stress, citing time management as one of their biggest challenges.1 An expert custodial provider can help free principals' day-to-day schedules and allow a greater focus on pressing issues, such as faculty evaluations, encouraging student achievement, and fostering parental involvement.
SCHOOL PRINCIPAL CHALLENGES
1. PRODUCTIVITY
- 1/3. This many principals report that managing facilities is the most time-consuming part of their job.2
- 75%. The amount of time that principals should ideally be focusing their attention on instruction.³
- 59 hours. The amount of time per week that principals spend on the job, with majority spent on administrative tasks.4
2. COST
- Nearly 1 in 5. How many principals leave each year due to stressors like insufficient funds, poor working conditions, and high-stakes accountability policies.5
3. CLEANLINESS
- 4th. Where cleanliness ranked on the most important building element to impact students' personal learning.
- 2/3. The number of school-aged children that miss a day or more of school each year due to illness or injury.6
HOW OUTSOURCING CUSTODIAL CAN HELP
1. PRODUCTIVITY
- 18% vs 25%. The typical payroll burden for a custodial vendor compared to in-house employees.8
- 31.9 to 36.3. The number of hours maintenance employees average of formal training per year. Expert custodial companies train staff through facility-specific protocols, so administrators don't have to.9
2. COST
- 23%. An in-house custodial team typically costs this much more than an outsourced team.10
- $7.1 million. The amount of money one school district saved by switching to outsourced custodial services.11
3. CLEANLINESS
- 1/3.The number of companies that see immediate improvement in quality after supplementing their custodial services.12
- 2,700,000.The number of bacteria per inch on a school water faucet. An expert custodial provider can ensure all CDC disinfection guidelines are met. 13
An outsourced custodial team can help school administrators shift focus back to core competencies, like academic success and improving instruction. Discover the impact that expert custodial can have on your students, staff, and leadership.7
Invest in your schools with ABM Janitorial.
Sources
1. What Principals Have Learned From COVID-19's 'Stress Test' (edweak.org)
2. Report finds increased demands on Ontario principals | People for Education 3. How Should Principals Spend Their Time? | Learning Sciences International
4. Principals'time, tasks, and professional development: An analysis of Schools and Staffing Survey data (edgov)
5. Why COVID could drive 45% of principals out their schools (districtadministration.com)
6. Study: Clean Schools Promote Academic Success-Facilities Management News (facilitiesnet.com)
7. healthy-kids-healthy-schools-the-case-for-paid-sick-days.pdf (nationalpartnership.org)
8. Outsourcing Janitorial Services Considerations-Frantz Building Services
9. Maintenance Training Budget (martechnical.com) 10. Advantages and disadvantages of Contract Cleaning Cleaning & Security Services (tatry-group.com)
11. Chesterfield custodial outsourcing saved $7.1 million-AFSCME Privatization Update (afscmeinfocenter.org)
12. The Perks of Outsourced Custodial Services (encompassonsite.com) 13. How Dirty Is Your Child's School? INFOGRAPHIC-ISSA
