From Pre-K facilities all the way up to college campuses, the health and cleanliness of school environments have proved to be powerful drivers of student success.
Post-pandemic realities have only sharpened this fundamental truth: Clean and healthy schools promote higher attendance, wellness, and better academic outcomes. As educators and administrators seek to create safe and healthy learning environments, a comprehensive and scientifically supported approach is essential.
Today’s best practices go far beyond traditional, basic cleaning. These protocols center around a strategic, proactive, and holistic health and hygiene model that helps break the chain of infection by minimizing potential student and staff exposure to pathogens transmitted by touch or through the air.
BradyPLUS's four-pronged strategy, called Cleaning in 4 Dimensions™, is designed to deliver results in all commercial building environments, including educational facilities:
Together, these elements help to create safer environments for learning, reduce preventable absences, and support cognitive and emotional wellbeing.
Every year, millions of student absences are caused by preventable illnesses like colds, flu, and gastrointestinal infections, many of which spread easily in a classroom setting.
Chronic absenteeism, defined as missing 10% or more of the school year, is a key predictor of poor academic performance, lower reading and math scores, and increased dropout risk. Schools must now look at the physical environment as an active contributor to, or potential barrier against, student achievement.
What kind of learning environment are you providing?
To achieve the best results with student attendance and performance, schools should:
When facilities adopt this four-pronged hygiene strategy focused on hand hygiene, surface cleaning and disinfection, floor cleaning, and indoor air quality, they are doing more than just protecting health. They are also cultivating learning environments that empower students, teachers, and communities to thrive and succeed.
By investing in professional cleaning programs, high-quality cleaning supplies, hand hygiene, and indoor air quality improvements, schools can safeguard their communities and unlock the full academic potential of all of their students.
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