Cleaning, Sanitizing, & Disinfecting

HVAC

• HVAC systems will be on while students and staff are on campus
• Highest rated MERV filter installed and replaced every other month
• Directions for operations provided to staff
• Air purifiers for Wave 1 & 2 (research a permanent product for future waves)

Available Supplies

• Gloves
• Safety glasses
• Spray bottle with Sani -Q sanitizer (one per classroom)
• Hand sanitizer (wall dispensed, on campus, and individual bottles)
• Disinfecting wipes

Daily Custodial Cleaning PracticesClassrooms

• Empty waste can
• Change the bag in waste can
• Check and refill all dispensers (soap, sanitizer, towels)
• Clean & disinfect doorknobs, sinks, countertops, light switches daily
• Clean desks & student chairs using a clean or rinsed cloth as necessary
• Vacuum carpet if applicable
• Dry mop floor as necessary
• Wet mop floor as necessary but at least once a week as scheduled per rotation
• Electrostatically disinfect entire room: This is the last cleaning operation of the session.
• Disinfect high touch surfaces in between AM/PM groups

Daily Custodial Cleaning PracticesBathrooms

• Empty trash cans
• Refill soap
• Refill paper towels
• Refill toilet paper
• Clean & Disinfect sinks
• Clean & Disinfect toilet seats
• Clean & Disinfect door knobs
• Clean & Disinfect grab bars
• Clean & Disinfect stall doors
• Mop floor (Daily at end of school)

Products Used

Cleaning means to remove dirt, dust, debris, and sticky substances by washing, wiping, scrubbing, or mopping hard surfaces with soap or detergent and water. Routine cleaning of toys, floors, manipulatives, play equipment, counters, and shelves is recommended for child care settings. Oxivir cleaner is used for this purpose.

Sanitizing means to kill germs at a level that reduces the risk of becoming ill from contact with germs on the surface. Sanitizing is used on food contact surfaces (dishes, utensils, cutting boards, high chair trays, tables), toys that students may place in their mouths and mixed use tables. Sani-Q sanitizer is used for this purpose.

Disinfection means to destroy almost all germs that could make a person sick. Disinfecting is for toileting areas and high-touch areas that collect lots of germs (bathroom faucets and counters, diaper changing tables, toilets, sinks used in toileting routines, drinking fountains, doorknobs). Terminator disinfectant is used for this purpose.

Air Quality in Classrooms

Along with our current HVAC systems and opened doors and windows, the Miller Creek School District has invested in two types of technology to improve air quality.

HEPA Air Purifiers

Each classroom has (expected the week of 11/9) a medical-grade Alen HEPA air purifier. The purifier circulates 1,300 square feet, 4 times per hour and filters particles down to 0.1 microns or 99.99% of particles. They are quiet for classroom use and have a clean air delivery rate of 347.

Needle-Point Bipolar Ionizers

Each classroom has the Needle-Point Bipolar Ionization units installed in their HVAC systems. This patented technology works by using an electronic charge to create a plasma field filled with a high concentration of + and - ions and releasing them into the airstream. As these ions travel with the air stream they attach to airborne particles, pathogens and gas molecules- like dust, smoke, VOCs, allergens and other air pollutants. The ions produced travel within the air stream into the occupied spaces, cleaning the air everywhere the ions travel, even in spaces unseen. Charged particles are drawn together, forming clusters and the ions kill the pathogens by robbing them of life-sustaining hydrogen. They become heavy enough to drop out of the air.