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Weather Watch: No Jan. 31 Activities

We are closely monitoring the next round of winter weather expected this weekend for our area. Based on the forecast and after consulting with local emergency teams, all extra-curricular activities for Saturday, Jan. 31, have been canceled.

Any decision concerning our Monday school schedule will be shared with families no later than Sunday evening through email/text messages, our websites, social media, and local media stations. If you are not receiving our direct messages, please check your contact information in the Parent Portal.

Thank you for your patience and understanding as we continue to navigate through our weather challenges.

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Custodial Services

Custodial Services

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Custodian Recognition
Thank you to our dedicated Custodial team who work day and night to care for students and staff through their commitment to well-maintained and clean schools. We are proud to recognize our Custodians of the Week!

Environmental Coordinator Martha Gasca oversees the Barrow Bold Cleaning Program.

The organizational structure for the hybrid approach employed in the cleaning of our schools is outlined as follows:

  • Building Maintenance Director: Greg Webb

 

  • Environmental Coordinator: Martha Gasca
  • Custodial Trainer: Irving Dardon
  • Custodial Trainer: Cherry Pittman Padovano
  • Primero Staffing President: Mark Inderlied
  • Operations Manager: Margie Brown
  • Manager on site daytime (office at old County Line ES): Margie Brown
  • Manager on site evenings (office at old County Line ES): Stephen Willette
  • Athens Janitor Supply: John Chittom
  • (Cleaning supply distributor and equipment repair contractor)

Custodial Services Background

Prior to 2012 our system operated a totally “in house” custodial program where Human Resources hired and managed the workforce, Principals managed the custodians at their schools, and Maintenance provided training and support. Barrow County Schools owned and maintained the equipment and a vendor provided supplies based on inventory managed by the head custodians, Maintenance, and the vendor.

From 2012 through 2016 our System utilized a contractor provided custodial program in which a single vendor furnished all custodial equipment, supplies, labor and management. This approach was implemented primarily as a cost savings measure as a result of the economic downturn and cuts made to the budget.

In the Winter of 2016 our Superintendent and Board of Education approved of a new direction for our custodial program. A “hybrid” approach was installed where a staffing company provides the labor and management of this personnel, Maintenance trains and supports the custodians utilizing a cleaning plan as developed in coordination with a consultant, and a vendor provides and manages the distribution of supplies and performs preventive maintenance on the equipment. New equipment was purchased by the System as part of this program.