Green Clean Schools Leadership Institute --- Park City, Utah --- July 13-14, 2017
The Essentials: The Tools You Need to Make Change
Stephen AshkinPresident, The Ashkin Group
Grandfather of Green Cleaning
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Redefining Green Cleaning
Green Cleaning is a platformthat can be used to change
the cleaning industry
We define the directionthat change takes
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The Tools You Need to Make Change Agenda
• Crib notes – what you need to know about schools and kids to make change
• We can’t do it ourselves – the importance of partners and allies
• Speaking change in their language
• If you want to drive change – make it personal
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Crib Notes
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We should have a clear vision and mission
• Every student, faculty and staff member, regardless of race or socioeconomic background, has equal access to a healthy school environment.
• Schools serve as leaders making the critical connection between learning and health.
• Students have fewer risks of disease, lead healthier adult lives, act as stewards of the environment and achieve their highest potential.
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We should have shared values
• We believe that families should have confidence that the school environment will be healthy and that school leaders will promote healthy behaviors.
• We believe that students learn from example. A healthy school teaches students to value their own health and that of their environment.
• We are concerned about the growing disparities in our country and believe that a quality education for all students is a necessary ingredient in a civil society.
• We believe that all families, faculty, staff, students and community members must have a voice in decisions that affect the school environment.
• We believe that meaningful and sustainable change occurs when informed, engaged and empowered stakeholders collaborate with school officials and policymakers.
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We should know this about schools
• 100,000+ school buildings
• Nearly 1 in 4 schools have one or more buildings in need of extensive repair or replacement
• Nearly 1 in 2 have reported problems related to indoor air quality (IAQ).
• $8 Billion budget shortfall on just O&M and additional $38 Billion shortfall for construction
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We should know the problems from poor IEQ
• Impact student and staff attendance, comfort and performance
• Accelerate the deterioration and reduce the efficiency of the school’s physical plant and equipment
• Increase potential for school closings or relocation of occupants
• Create negative publicity, adversely impact community trust and create liability problems
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What we should know about kids
• Kids are not miniature adults
• Kids eat, drink and inhale more than adults (pound for pound)
• Kids bodies are developing
• Kids play and lack of knowledge places them at greater risk compared to adults
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We can’t drive change without partners and allies
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We have an ally in the cleaning industryMarket Segments Sales % of Total
Educational (schools, colleges, universities) $3,691,000,000 15.0%
Health Care (hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, medical, dental offices) $3,568,000,000 14.5%
Contract Cleaners $3,445,000,000 14.0%
Industrial (manufacturing plants, food processing, utilities, warehouses) $3,420,000,000 13.9%
Commercial (office buildings, property management firms) $2,067,000,000 8.4%
Governmental (federal, state, county, municipal) $1,919,000,000 7.8%
Retail (grocery, shopping malls, department stores, auto dealers, misc. retail) $1,329,000,000 5.4%
Restaurants/Clubs (stand-alone, country clubs) $1,181,000,000 4.8%
Hotels/Motels $1,083,000,000 4.4%
Recreation (stadiums, health clubs, movie theaters, casinos, bowling alleys) $1,033,000,000 4.2%
Religious (churches, convents, etc. excluding schools and hospitals) $837,000,000 3.4%
Transportation (airports, public transit, airlines, bus and rail stations) $714,000,000 2.9%
Residential (apartment buildings, condominiums) $320,000,000 1.3%
TOTAL $24,606,000,000
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Schools are #1
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Over 25 years of innovation - and more to come
• Green products in multiple categories• Chemicals• Sanitary Paper• Plastic Liners• Powered Equipment• Pads, buckets, carts, microfiber, etc
• Products are cost competitive• Products have comparable performance in most
categories• Products are widely available• Use of third-party standards make it easy• Approximately 30 percent of products are “green”
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Other industry tools and opportunities
• ISSA Clean Standard: K12
• Encourage innovative products• On-Site chemical production• Tree-free and rapidly renewable fibers• Improved battery technology• Connected devices• Robots
• Encourage tools, transparency and reporting• ISSA Distributor Efficiency, Analytics & Learning
Program (DEAL)
• Network: 24 Hour Rule
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Learn to speak their language
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• SPORTS: 7 in 10 are passionate about sports
• ENGLISH: 8 in 10 are proficient in English
• FOOD: 4 in 10 are passionate about food and cooking
• VIDEO GAMES: 1 in 4 are passionate about video games
• ARTS ENTERTAINMENT: 99 percent of waitresses in LA are aspiring actresses
• FINANCE: For change to happen, this matters
Learn to speak their language
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Maintenance & Operations Spending
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Local Communities Support School Funding
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Modern Standards for K-12 Facilities
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If communities have stable funding at these levels, they should be able to deliver healthy, safe,
educationally appropriate, and environmentally
sustainable school facilities.
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We need data to help us drive change
• How is O&M funded in your school?
• How much is spent on cleaning per square foot?
• How much is spent on cleaning per student?
• How many square feet are cleaned per custodial FTE?
• How many students per custodial FTE?
• What and how much should your budget be increased or decreased?
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Terrific Resources
• Center for Green Schoolso https://www.centerforgreenschools.org/resources
• 21st Century School Fundo http://www.21csf.org/csf-home/view_PubList.asp
• Educational Clearinghouseo http://www.ncef.org/resource-lists
• EPA Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schoolso https://www.epa.gov/iaq-schools/indoor-air-
quality-tools-schools-action-kit
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If you want to drive change, make it personal
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If you want to drive change, make it personal
• CANCER: Approximately 4 in 10 of adults will be diagnosed with cancer
• OVERWEIGHT: More than 2 in 3 adults are considered to be overweight or obese.
• DIABETES: Roughly 3 in 10 of overweight people have diabetes
• DISABILITIES: Nearly 1 in 5 have a disability
• INJURIES: Janitors are injured on the job more than twice the average injury rate for all workers
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It’s very personal for kids and their families
• CANCER: Up 27 percent since 1975 and is the leading cause of death by disease
• OVERWEIGHT: Obesity affects more than 1 in 7children and adolescents
• ASTHMA: 1 in 12 have asthma
• ABSENTEEISM: Asthma accounts for 10.5 million missed school days annually
• PERFORMANCE: There is a connection between school facilities and student performance
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It’s personal to me
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