Otsego Elementary School Faculty Handbook - Half Hollow Hills

CLEANLINESS
It is an extremely large effort to keep Otsego looking “spic and span.” There
are numerous classrooms, hallways, bathrooms, offices, and common areas
and only a few custodians to maintain them. Therefore, we all need to take
part in helping to keep our building clean.
Please help out by doing the following:
• Children should clean up after themselves prior to dismissal. There
should be no items on the floor or scattered about, particularly food.
• Children need to place their chairs on their desks before leaving the
classroom each afternoon.
• Children should be taught the necessary organizational skills to keep
their desks clean and orderly.
• While eating in the cafeteria, children need to pick up items that may
have dropped on the floor during their lunchtime. All trash must be
discarded in garbage cans.
• Children should be encouraged to pick up items that may have been
dropped in hallways, common areas, as well as in their classrooms.
“The Spar-Clean Room Award”
The school is divided into 3 sections for cleaning purposes. Beginning in
September, the custodian in charge of each section will decide which of his
classrooms is the cleanest. Each week, the cleanest room will receive the
“The Spar-Clean Room Award” in their mailbox, along with a ‘trophy’ to
keep for the week. Teachers are encouraged to use this incentive along with
their classroom management system. It is the responsibility of the teachers
to pass the trophy along to the present winner on their grade level once
winners are announced.