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Getting your custodial team ready for the year — not just the building

Jul 28, 2026

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5 min read

Getting your custodial team ready for the year — not just the building

You spent all summer getting the building ready. Five moves to make sure the team that runs it is ready too.

Daniel Mendoza
Daniel Mendoza

Summer Operations

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The mid-summer audit — catch the slip before August catches you post

Jun 30, 2026

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4 min read

The mid-summer audit — catch the slip before August catches you post

Halfway through summer is when you find out if you'll finish on time. A five-part checkpoint that replaces the guess with a number.

Daniel Mendoza
Daniel Mendoza

Safety and Compliance

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Summer is your only real training window — here's how to use it

Jun 23, 2026

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4 min read

Summer is your only real training window — here's how to use it

The empty building is the best classroom your team gets all year. Five ways to use it before August closes it.

Daniel Mendoza
Daniel Mendoza

Summer Operations

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HVAC filter changes — doing it right while buildings are empty

Jun 9, 2026

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5 min read

HVAC filter changes — doing it right while buildings are empty

Most K-12 buildings run a 3x/year filter rotation — and the summer change is the one that sets up the school year.

Daniel Mendoza
Daniel Mendoza

Safety and Compliance

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Stripping and refinishing floors — what most teams get wrong

Jun 2, 2026

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4 min read

Stripping and refinishing floors — what most teams get wrong

Hazing, streaks, peeling — usually four mistakes, none of them the wax. Fix the steps before the coats.

Daniel Mendoza
Daniel Mendoza

Summer Operations

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How to build a summer coverage plan when half your team is on vacation

May 26, 2026

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4 min read

How to build a summer coverage plan when half your team is on vacation

A simple framework for keeping summer cleaning on track when vacation requests stack up.

Daniel Mendoza
Daniel Mendoza

Staff Management

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Writing cleaning procedures that work for your team

Apr 21, 2026

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3 min read

Writing cleaning procedures that work for your team

How to document custodial work in a way that supports your staff and holds up over time.

Daniel Mendoza
Daniel Mendoza

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