The purposes of a district's custodial services are to keep schools clean, maintain a safe environment, provide minor maintenance services, and both monitor and report facility repair needs to appropriate authorities. KISD custodians clean and maintain 3.8 million square feet of space in district facilities. District custodians are responsible for cleaning and performing general maintenance for 39 schools and seven support facilities that house more than 28,000 students. Five custodians are assigned to a substitute pool. District personnel believe that custodial services are performed well.
Schools are clean.
Stakeholder Surveys, May 1999. KISD's custodial cost per student is within the suggested guideline. When compared against its peers, KISD's custodial supply cost per student ranks fifth and also is below the peer average. Exhibit 5-25 shows custodial supply cost per student for KISD and its peer districts. KISD's custodial supply cost per student is within the range of the suggested industry guidelines because the district uses a custodial supply formula to budget and allocate supplies for schools.