September 3, 2020
Dear St. Mark School Families:
To continue in our efforts to keep families informed, we would like to share some of the important cleaning and sanitizing plans for the return of students and staff starting September 8th.
A third person has been added to the maintenance team to ensure that two maintenance staff personnel will always be in the building during the school day. Thanks to the assistance of a member of the Finance Committee, maintenance staff were trained on the proper use of all disinfectants, sprayers and other cleaning equipment. The products being used are approved by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) and CDC (Center for Disease Control) to effectively fight the Coronavirus.
Disinfecting and sanitizing of the school will be done throughout the school day and during after school hours. Following morning arrival, and after all class changes, handrails and doorknobs will be disinfected. Sanitizer dispensers have been installed in every classroom, outside restrooms, entrance ways and in the cafeteria. Tables and benches in the cafeteria will be disinfected between each lunch period. Each evening an electrostatic sprayer filled with disinfectant will be applied to all classroom surfaces, lockers, doorknobs, railings, and restrooms. This sprayer is an efficient way to distribute the disinfectant on all surfaces and is a highly recommended tool to fight Covid-19.
Each Wednesday, a Kaivac No-Touch Cleaning Machine will be used to deep clean and disinfect the restrooms and an auto-scrubber machine will be used to clean and disinfect floors. While the electrostatic sprayer used each night will successfully kill the Covid virus, these two machines are more for deep cleaning.
Finally, it has been recommended by both the EPA and CDC that windows and classroom doors should remain open and ceiling fans turned on. This will allow for circulation of fresh air in the building. Clinically proven, medical grade Air Purifiers are on order and will be installed in each classroom to assist in proper ventilation.
We will continue to update our maintenance practices, and share pertinent information with our families, as we strive to ensure the safety of our students and staff.
-R. Clemens, H. McCarthy & Finance Committee
