Maintaining a facility is challenging, and training a team to do it consistently can be just as demanding. Even with the right products in place, inconsistent procedures can lead to mistakes, rework, and unnecessary labor. When tasks are performed differently from shift to shift, quality becomes unpredictable and more time is spent correcting issues instead of maintaining spaces.

Standardized training helps facilities create clear expectations, reduce variability, and ensure cleaning tasks are performed correctly regardless of who is on the floor.

No single training method works for every team or facility. That’s why consistent quality depends on proper training and reinforcement from day one. Without follow-ups, check-ins, and clear procedures, results become dependent on individual experience rather than a shared standard.

Why Standardization Matters

Standardization provides teams with clarity. When procedures are clearly defined, staff know what tools to use, which products are appropriate, and how tasks should be completed. This reduces product waste, eliminates guesswork, and helps ensure cleaning is performed efficiently and safely.For example, understanding the correct tools and steps for restroom cleaning or floor maintenance helps prevent overuse of products and reduces the likelihood of improper procedures that lead to rework. When everyone follows the same process, results become more predictable and easier to maintain.

In-Person Training with Knowledgeable Representatives

Buckeye Representatives provide in-person training to help leaders and custodial teams understand proper procedures and application techniques. Our representatives will come to your facility and train your staff. They are available by phone when problems arise. They are experts at maintenance and can solve any problem. Other companies don’t provide this personal touch. Our goal is to create relationships with our customers so we can provide the solutions that make sense for their needs. 

Our representatives can provide specialized training for each program and product and are based locally so they can provide a service-oriented approach that ensures your team has the knowledge to succeed.

Training Tools and Resources

We also offer additional training options like the Honors Program for Schools and Universities, which focuses on building consistency through hands-on learning and ongoing reinforcement.

The Buckeye Honors Program is a complete training program designed to support custodial teams with planning, onboarding, and daily task execution. 

Honors can be tailored to the specific needs of a facility, and offers 24/7 online access with exclusive training videos, test reporting and customizable surveys.

Along with the Honors Program, we offer training programs for other facility types to compliment in-person training. 

To further support consistency, we can also provide educational wall charts and visual resources as point-of-use references. These include floor care charts for staff, hand washing guides for restrooms, and sanitation charts to support both staff and guest awareness. 

Ongoing Support

Training doesn’t stop once procedures are introduced. Buckeye provides various training materials and ongoing customer service to help answer questions and address challenges as they arise. 

Consistency Starts with the Right Support

Maintaining a facility will always come with challenges, but consistent training and clear procedures make it easier for teams to succeed. With structured training, visible resources, and ongoing support, facilities can reduce rework, improve consistency, and create more predictable cleaning outcomes.

To learn more about Buckeye training options or the Honors Program contact your local Buckeye representative.

 

Winter break is the perfect time for your school to take a step back and prepare your facilities for next semester. Cold weather, heavy foot traffic, and ice melt can leave behind dirt and residue, dull floors, and impact cleanliness. Taking advantage of this downtime to deep clean and recoat floors ensures your school is ready to welcome students and staff back to a bright, clean environment.

Floor Care: Scrub and Recoat for a Fresh Start

Winter floor care is essential to restore your floors after months of wear. Things like ice melt, sand, dirt and debris can damage floor finish. A scrub and recoat helps extend the life of your floors and protects them throughout the rest of the school year.

Why Buckeye Floor Finishes Matter

Buckeye floor finishes are designed to withstand multiple top scrubs and recoats, extending the life of your floors without the need for frequent stripping and refinishing. Other finishes may not be durable enough for this process, meaning these procedures will only be effective if your facility is already using a Buckeye floor finish.

Here’s how you can scrub and recoat your floors:

1. Clear areas that require floor care; remove furniture, debris, and place wet floor signs.
2. Clean and scrub areas using a low-speed machine or auto scrubber with a Buckeye floor cleaner.
3. Rinse thoroughly and remove all solutions.
4. Apply 2 to 3 coats of Buckeye floor finish, allowing time to dry between coats.

Recommended Products:

Buckeye Eco® Floor Cleaner (E32 or E33)

Buckeye Castleguard® or Clarion® 25 Floor Finish

Restroom Care: Time to Shine

Restrooms see continuous use and are a key area for germs and odors. Winter break provides the perfect opportunity to deep clean and refresh these high-traffic spaces. Focus on disinfecting surfaces, replenishing supplies, and removing buildup in hard-to-reach areas to ensure restrooms are fresh and ready for the new semester.

Download the full checklist for detailed restroom cleaning procedures and product recommendations.

Classroom Care: Spring into Action

Before students return, classrooms should be cleaned from top to bottom to create a healthy learning environment. Focus on disinfecting high-touch surfaces and organizing materials to start the semester strong.

Download the checklist to see detailed steps for cleaning classrooms, floors, and common areas.

Mat Maintenance Care

Mats take more than elbow grease. To effectively clean mats, utilize a Buckeye carpet spot remover such as Gone H202. For effective cleaning steps on mats, check out our winter preparation guide: Are Your Floors Ready for Winter?

Other Winter Break Steps

Winter break is also an ideal time to address areas that often go unnoticed during the busy school year. Wiping down windows, cleaning light fixtures, and dusting vents can make a big difference in maintaining a clean, bright environment.

 Find a complete list of additional cleaning tasks in the downloadable winter checklist below.

Make the Most of Winter Break

A fresh start begins with clean, protected floors and disinfected spaces. Buckeye offers resources to help your team maintain high standards throughout the school year.

Our Honors Custodial Training Program gives staff 24/7 access to:

Step-by-step procedures for daily and restorative cleaning

Downloadable charts, testing for your team to review procedures and equipment

24/7 access to reporting and surveys to hand out to your team

Want a Downloadable Winter Cleaning Checklist?

Buckeye offers customizable tools to help keep your school clean and prepared for this upcoming spring semester. From cleaning floors to daily procedures and more check out this downloadable winter checklist for winter break.

As the new school year begins, custodial teams face the challenge of cleaning every area of the building from classrooms and cafeterias to locker rooms and restrooms. With so much to cover, a structured, easy-to-follow training program can make all the difference.

One area that needs detailed cleaning and regular maintenance is the restroom.

Start with the Basics: 5 Daily Steps

To maintain a school building here’s a quick guide from the Buckeye’s Honors program on what to expect and or do around the school:

Develop a routine based on these five essential cleaning steps:

High Dusting – Remove dust from vents, ledges, and above surrounding areas.

Spot Cleaning – Wipe down walls, doors, and frequently touched surfaces.

Dust Mopping – Clear the floor of loose dirt and debris.

Emptying Trash – Dispose of waste and replace liners.

Damp Mopping – Finish with a thorough floor cleaning with products like Buckeye Green Light™.

These steps should be completed regularly, especially after peak times like lunch breaks or class transitions, to maintain a clean and healthy environment.

Step-by-Step Restroom Cleaning with the Buckeye Honors® Program

The school year is stressful enough, and having a program that suits you and your school is key. Here’s a sample of what our program outlines for critical areas such as restroom care:

Begin by preparing the space. Prop open the door and place a “Wet Floor” sign at the entrance.

Survey the restroom. Identify priority areas such as toilets and urinals, floor care, trash.

Toilet & Urinal Cleaning: Lower the water level with a bowl brush. Spray the entire toilet and urinal (inside and out) with Buckeye Gel Scrub™ and allow a 10-minute dwell time.

High Dusting: Clean vents, lights, and stall tops.

Mirrors & Glass: Use Buckeye Star Spray™ with a microfiber cloth or paper towel to avoid streaks.

Countertops: Disinfect and wipe down sink and counter areas thoroughly.

Floor Care: It’s essential to mop the floor from any spills and stains after completing all other steps.

Why Choose the Buckeye Honors® Program?

The Buckeye Honors® Program is designed to help your team maintain every part of your school, not just the restrooms. With resources for classrooms, locker rooms, cafeterias, and more, Honors ensures your entire facility is ready for the school year. The Buckeye Honors Program supports your team with a complete training program that includes:

Training Videos: Videos that cover everything from daily cleaning routines and floor care to food service cleaning, carpet care, and product safety.

Staff Progress and Testing: Assessing employees with online testing. Track performance, gain insights, and test results.

Facility Surveys: Customizable surveys to let staff rate cleanliness, upload photos, and report issues by area: classrooms, locker rooms, grounds, and more.

24/7 Program Access: Includes checklists, customizable PowerPoints, printable tests, and certificates in English and Spanish available 24/7.

Your staff will also learn which products and tools to use in each area of your school while learning all year long.

Want a downloadable checklist for your back-to-school cleaning?

Sign up to download this back-to-school classroom cleaning checklist. You can use this as a guide to help your custodial team stay on track throughout the year. Already on the list? Your checklist is already in your inbox!

Need more info? Feel free to reach out to your local buckeye rep for more information on the Honors Program that can help back-to-school this coming fall.

Summer break is just around the corner. Hallways are emptying, and staff are going on break, making this the best time to schedule deep cleaning and maintenance of the school.

Without the daily hustle and bustle of students and staff, facilities can clean, refresh key areas, and prepare for the upcoming school year. Whether you’re focusing on floor care, deep cleaning, or providing training for your team, now is the time to optimize your cleaning program.

Floor Care: A Step-by-Step Approach

The first thing people notice when they enter your school is the floor, and floors endure constant wear and tear throughout the school year. Summer offers the chance to restore them with proper maintenance, whether that means stripping and recoating hard floors, deep cleaning carpets, or refreshing entrance mats. To properly approach your floors, you should:

Plan Your Process: Prioritize longer projects such as refinishing floors into sections of the school throughout the summer and schedule cleaning in phases to maximize efficiency and drying time.

Use the Right Products: From floor strippers like Juggernaut^® and Green Seal-certified Penetrate^™ to cleaners like Buckeye Blue and Green Light^™, Buckeye offers the proper solutions to achieve lasting results.

Deep Clean Carpets and Mats: Remove dirt and build-up with effective cleaners like Gone™ H2O2  and Jet Stream^™ to ensure all flooring surfaces are in top condition before students return.

Sanitizing High-Touch Areas

A thorough summer cleaning includes disinfecting and deep cleaning of high-touch surfaces. High touch areas can range anywhere from desks, chairs, whiteboards, and restrooms, to cafeterias. Did you know that school cafeterias can be dirtier than a toilet seat? Each of these areas can accumulate germs and buildup over the course of the school year and require deep cleaning.

The best way to disinfect these areas is with powerful cleaning solutions designed to eliminate bacteria and viruses. Buckeye’s Eco Proportioning Program provides custodial teams with the tools and products needed for efficient and effective cleaning and disinfecting. Our Buckeye Eco Proportioning Systems Buckeye Eco Pro™, Buckeye Eco Element®, and Buckeye Eco Edge® are compact, flexible, and designed to fit seamlessly into custodial closets.

To complement these systems, Buckeye offers high-performance disinfectants and restroom cleaning solutions, including Buckeye Terminator™, formulated to eliminate bloodborne pathogens and bacteria, and Ever-Clean®, a Green Seal-certified solution ideal for maintaining restroom cleanliness.

Training through the Summer

With summer cleaning, floor resurfacing, and many other projects, comes the need for training staff to handle these projects and prepare for the fall. The best way to train your staff properly is to implement a program dedicated to preparing your team for success. Buckeye’s Honors^® Program gives your staff all the knowledge they need to succeed and help your school to shine throughout the summer and into fall. 

With the Honors® Program, Buckeye provides 24/7 access to an online training portal, including instructional videos, tests, reporting, customizable surveys, and progress tracking. No matter when new hires join your custodial staff, this program ensures seamless and effective training.

Next Steps

There is a lot to do in the summer months, however, with the right steps in place, all can be achieved, and your school will be ready for the new school year.

If you want to learn more about Buckeye’s programs and products reach out to a  Buckeye representative.

The school year is in full swing, and now it’s winter break, which means it’s the perfect opportunity to prepare for the second semester. Use this time to reset and deep clean your school, ensuring a safer and healthier environment for students, teachers, and staff. But what exactly does deep cleaning entail?

How to Deep Clean Your School

Create a schedule that fits best for your staff and prioritize accordingly.

Here's a checklist of essential areas to clean:

Restrooms

Products: Buckeye Eco^® Neutral Disinfectant or Buckeye^® Eco One-Step Disinfectant.

Procedure: Disinfect all fixtures, sinks, counters, and stall partitions. Mop floors with a disinfectant to eliminate bacteria and odors.

High-Touch Surfaces

Products: Buckeye Eco^® Hydrogen Peroxide Cleaner.

Procedure: Wipe down door handles, railings, desks, tables, and shared equipment with a microfiber cloth for thorough cleaning and germ removal.

Floors and Entry Mats

Products: Buckeye Clarion^® 25 for resilient flooring or Buckeye Eco^® Floor Cleaner for daily maintenance. For carpet care cleaning use Buckeye’s Jet Stream^™ .

Procedure: Deep clean carpets using an extractor, clean gym floors with wood-safe solutions, and vacuum entry mats to prevent dirt from spreading. 

Classrooms

Products: Buckeye Eco^® All-Purpose Cleaner and Buckeye Eco^® Neutral Disinfectant E23/S23.

Procedure: Clean desks, chairs, and cubbies. Spot-clean carpets. Then vacuum or steam clean for allergens and dust.

Gyms and Locker Rooms

Products: Buckeye Eco^® Muscle Cleaner for tough stains. For gym floors use Buckeye’s Screen Clean^® and for disinfecting in your gym try Buckeye’s Terminator^™.

Procedure: Mop gym floors with wood-safe solutions, disinfect benches and lockers, and sanitize athletic equipment thoroughly.

Buckeye Honors Program

If your staff needs additional guidance, Buckeye’s Honors Program is here to help. The program includes:

Training Modules: In-depth resources to teach proper deep cleaning methods. You and your team will have 24/7 access to video modules covering everything from floor care to disinfecting and more.

Training Materials: Detailed wall charts, and checklist that outline routine and deep cleaning protocols. Staff can also complete testing and earn certifications after reviewing these materials, ensuring they are confident and prepared to meet high standards of cleanliness.

More Ways to Keep Your School Clean

The school year can be challenging but maintaining a clean and safe environment doesn’t have to be. Winter break deep cleaning is just one part of the solution. Buckeye offers a variety of blogs, tools, and strategies on how to keep your school spotless year-round.

Curious to learn more? Explore these blogs to keep your school clean this year:

Floor Care and Mats: Learn about ways you can keep your floors and mats clean this winter.

Flu Season: Flu Season is here. Take a look at our recent flu season blog and learn about ways Symmetry can provide the best healthy hand hygiene practices for your school.

With fall slowly beginning, it’s the perfect time to start preparing for the inevitable flu season. In high-traffic environments like schools, hospitals, and large facilities, illnesses can spread quickly. Keeping your facility clean and ensuring proper hand hygiene practices are the most effective ways to protect against the flu.

Symmetry's^® complete line of hand hygiene products and Behavior Modification System (SBMS) help make maintaining a healthy environment easier than ever. From hand washes and sanitizers to strategically placed dispensers, the Symmetry Hand Hygiene Program is designed to fit the specific needs of your facility and encourage flu prevention.

The Symmetry Behavior Modification System (SBMS)

Symmetry employs behavioral science to promote better hand hygiene practices, especially during flu season when hygiene is key. SBMS uses tools like color cues, mirrors, floor decals, and flashing signs, all strategically designed to influence behavior and increase hand hygiene compliance.

This flu season, Symmetry’s Behavior Modification tools add a layer of immediacy to your hand hygiene program. Unique placards and signs with motivational messages can be placed in high-traffic areas, capturing attention and prompting immediate hand sanitizing or washing. SBMS is designed to drive action and INSPIRE hand hygiene.

Eco^®  Proportioning Program

Hand hygiene is just one piece of the puzzle in keeping facilities flu-free. To maintain a safe and healthy environment, especially during flu season, comprehensive cleaning and disinfecting are essential.

Buckeye’s Eco Proportioning Program offers a fully integrated solution that simplifies janitorial tasks and boosts efficiency. Designed with proprietary technology, the Eco Proportioning System delivers customized, super-concentrated cleaning products that save space, reduce waste, and optimize performance—keeping your facility ready to fight the flu.

Key features of the Eco Proportioning Program include:

Compact Design: Install Buckeye Eco proportioning systems in any custodial closet to maximize storage space.

Green Cleaning: Eco products are designed for maximum effectiveness while being ecologically safer, with several products certified by Green Seal™.

Flexible Packaging: Reduce product waste with flexible packaging that delivers a 99.9% product evacuation rate.

Super Concentrated Products: Buckeye’s concentrated formulas reduce labor time and deliver superior end-use cost savings.

Proprietary Technology: The innovative design of the Eco proportioning system ensures maximum efficiency during flu season and beyond.

Disinfectants for Flu Season

The Eco Proportioning Program includes two key disinfectants to further safeguard your facility during flu season: Buckeye Eco^® One-Step Disinfectant/Deodorizer/Cleaner E22 and Buckeye Eco^® Neutral Disinfectant E23 S23. Both products provide powerful, EPA-registered disinfection to keep your facility clean and safe.

Buckeye also offers a variety of other disinfectants designed for commercial cleaning, utilizing proprietary technology to ensure optimal performance against germs and viruses.

These disinfectants are quaternary ammonium, phenolic, and alcohol-based formulas that are EPA-registered and meet OSHA bloodborne pathogen standards. With a range of scent options, Buckeye disinfectants leave your facility not only thoroughly cleaned but also refreshed with pleasant aromas—offering a reliable line of defense against harmful pathogens during flu season.

Honors Training Program

Preparing for flu season requires not only the right products but also proper training. Buckeye’s Honors Program offers comprehensive training resources designed specifically for schools, universities, and large facilities. The program provides tools to reduce labor and costs while ensuring cleaning and disinfection meet the highest standards.

Through in-depth video tutorials on floor care, high-touch surface cleaning, and more, Buckeye ensures your staff is well-prepared. The program offers downloadable training manuals, Safety Data Sheets (SDS), and customizable wall charts, equipping your team with everything they need for flu season preparedness.

Get Ahead of The Flu

Flu season can feel overwhelming, but with Symmetry’s Behavior Modification System and Buckeye’s Eco Proportioning and Honors Programs, your facility will have the tools needed to stay healthy and prevent the spread of illness. From innovative hand hygiene products to effective disinfectants and in-depth training resources, Symmetry and Buckeye offer a complete solution for flu season preparation.

Contact your local representative today to learn more about how Symmetry and Buckeye can help you stay ahead of the flu.

It is that time again. Students and faculty are gearing up for another school year. Is your school custodial staff prepared? If not, we can help prepare you with our back-to-school programs. An effective cleaning and maintenance program will keep your school or university looking its best. Buckeye offers full facility solutions. We have everything a school needs to stay clean throughout the year.

The Buckeye Hard Floor Care Program

Floors are one of the first things people see when they walk into your school or university. It is essential to keep your floor looking its best and durable throughout the year.

From muddy shoes to spills, the best way to maintain your floors is to implement a good floor care program that utilizes superior products requiring less labor.

Buckeye’s Hard Floor Care Program is built on standardized procedures and the highest quality products to save you money.

Buckeye has floor finishes formulated with proprietary technology that never yellows or powders, floor strippers formulated with patented liquescent technology to help remove floor finishes in one application without harsh odor, and floor cleaners that make maintaining your floors efficient without attacking floor finishes.

We make maintaining your floor easier. No matter what floor type, equipment, or maintenance needs you have, we will help you customize your school or university's most successful floor care program.

The Symmetry^® Hand Hygiene Program

With another school year starting comes flu season—what better way to be prepared than by utilizing Symmetry's Hand Hygiene Program for your school.

Symmetry's Hand Hygiene Program offers customizable education, awareness, and behavioral modification tools to help you maximize hand hygiene practices in your school or university. Symmetry’s complete line of hand hygiene products includes hand washes and hand sanitizers.

Implement tools such as wall charts, posters, placards, and signs that highlight the importance of healthy hygiene.

Also, Symmetry offers customizable dispensers for any school or university setting. showcase your school mascot and colors on each dispenser to rally school spirit!

Buckeye's Eco^® Proportioing Program

A school can only stay clean with the proper custodial tools. Buckeye’s Eco Proportioning Program offers every product you need to keep your school looking its best and fully equip your staff for the school year.

Each Eco product is powerful and ecologically safer, cleaning faster without compromising worker safety.

Buckeye Eco Proportioning offers three different systems to fit any custodial closet, including our Eco Pro, which can dilute up to 6 applications; Eco Element, which can dilute up to 3 applications; and Eco Edge, which allows for 2 mop bucket applications and 1 spray bottle application.

Each of our Eco Proportioning systems is compact, self-contained, and features a cohesive user interface to automatically dilute product correctly every time.

Gateway^® Liners

As school lunches arrive, so does the need for strong liners that are durable and dense. Gateway liners are not only manufactured stronger than other leading brands but are lighter and fit your specific needs.

Our liners bring value to a commodity market, combining the highest quality resins, superior processing and innovative testing methods to achieve industry leading strength, quality and consistency.

Gateway Liners can provide you with the lightest, strongest liners that work 100% of the time. On average, Gateway customers reduce the amount of plastic reaching landfills by 39%.

Using Gateway Liners provides your school with not only lighter but durable liners, and a sustainable product that helps your school stay green by reducing the overall usage of plastic.

Buckeye's Reflections^® Wood Floor Program 

Every student looks forward to seeing a shiny floor in the gym and with the Basketball season approaching , a high performing floor program is essential.

With our Buckeye Reflections Wood Floor Program, you can get a brilliant shine, excellent durability, and extended life for your floors. With easy-to-follow instructions, cost-effective products, and years of beauty provided, our program will exceed all expectations.

Our water-based wood floor coatings have some of the country's lowest VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds). Because of these low VOCs, you may even choose to prep the gym floor during school hours.

Our program also includes:

Coliseum® Low VOC Sanding Seal

Gym Bond

Screen Clean™

Tenacity®

Floortonic®

Buckeye Green Light™

When you are ready to coat your wood floor, the Buckeye Reflections Wood Floor Program covers the proper techniques for applying oil and water-based wood floor coatings, including recommended product coverage, dry times, cure times, recoat windows, and more.

Buckeye's Honors Custodial Training Program

Buckeye's Honors Custodial Training Program is a complete custodial program for schools and universities that presents the products, procedures, and training needed to meet a school or university's highest standards.

This training program incorporates multi-purpose products that reduce labor with easy-to-follow procedures and the resources you need to clean and maintain a school or university.

Buckeye's Honors Website features the complete program and materials available 24 hours a day for your convenience. Log in and view Honors training video segments for everything from routine cleaning to product safety. Corresponding with each video, you may also download customizable PowerPoint presentations, training manuals, Safety Data Sheets (SDS), product literature, and wall charts.

Want to keep track of your employee's learning?

The Honors Program also offers a reporting dashboard, online testing, and facility assessment surveys.

Make this school year great with Buckeye’s programs, tools, and resources for your custodial staff. Click here to learn more about our school programs.

Contact your nearest representative to get started today.

Knowing the proper procedures to keep a school clean is important for the safety of students and staff, but finding effective training for custodians can be a difficult job. The Buckeye Honors^® Custodial Training Program for Schools and Universities offers standardized procedures to help clean any area of your school or university.

Routine Cleaning Procedures with Honors

Honors has broken down routine cleaning into 5 simple steps.

1. High Dust

Clean each room in a clockwise pattern from high to low until all surfaces have been dusted.

2. Spot Clean/Remove Graffiti

Spot clean all nonporous surfaces with Buckeye Eco® All-Purpose Cleaner E11.

Clean glass and dry erase boards with Buckeye Eco Multi-Purpose Glass Cleaner E13. 

Spray tough soils with Buckeye Eco Muscle Cleaner E14. Let it dwell for 3 minutes. For stubborn stains, agitate the area and then wipe it clean with a paper towel or microfiber cloth. 

3. Dust Mop or Sweep

Sweep and scrape up items stuck to the floor with a putty knife before dust mopping, being careful not to gouge the floor.

4. Empty Trash

Avoid pushing down on the trash as there may be sharp objects in the trash bag.

5. Damp Mop

Post “Wet Floor” signs at the area entrance. Outline the area with a damp mop and fill using a figure-8 technique.

Download our wall chart to help guide the cleaning process.

The Complete Honors Program

Routine cleaning is only part of keeping a school clean. The Honors Program provides training in routine cleaning, restroom, shower and locker room cleaning, carpet care, hard floor care, gym floor care, food service procedures, summer cleaning procedures, and product safety.

Each video breaks down the procedures and equipment needed for each custodial task. The Honors website serves as an online custodial training manual with resources including wall charts, Safety Data Sheets (SDS), product literature, and more. Your custodial staff will have 24/7 access to all of the tools they need to keep your school clean.

Honors also offers reporting, testing, and surveys to monitor the level of cleanliness in your facilities. Contact a Buckeye representative to learn about all Honors features and resources.

With cafeterias, restrooms, locker rooms, classrooms, gymnasiums, and hallways, maintaining a high standard of cleanliness in all areas of a school is challenging. Having the right tools to keep schools clean for students is a major component of a successful maintenance program. If your custodial team spans across multiple facilities, Buckeye Honors® is a great tool that can help you keep track of training and monitor the needs of each facility.

Surveys

With customizable surveys, Honors makes it easy to track the progress made in each of your school’s facilities. These surveys allow you to evaluate the cleanliness of parts of your facility. They are customizable, giving you the option to rate specific classrooms, school grounds, locker rooms, and more.

Staff can:
Rate the area being surveyed from 1-5
Upload photos of the area
Leave comments and concerns

For school districts and universities that need to monitor several facilities, Honors surveys make it easy to assess the cleanliness of all areas.

Additional Features

Honors serves as a training website for custodial staff of schools and universities. It provides 24-hour access to resources including training videos, posters, wall charts, PowerPoints, and checklists. With Honors training videos, your staff will gain a complete understanding of proper daily, interim, and restorative maintenance procedures. You can also test new trainees on these procedures and review their answers with the Honors reporting system.

Honors can help you standardize your maintenance procedures across your school, school district, or university. Contact your Buckeye representative to learn more.

Buckeye has always emphasized complete cleaning programs over individual products. With a complete program, maintenance staff receive all of the resources and training they need to keep facilities looking their best. Each Buckeye program is equipped with training materials that standardize cleaning procedures and promote human health and environmental safety.

Buckeye’s in-person training is offered by market-specific representatives. These representatives receive specialized training and can expertly advise on maintenance issues from cleaning and disinfecting to floor care and hand hygiene. Each of Buckeye’s maintenance programs also comes with tools and resources like posters, signs, and wall charts to assist staff with proper procedures and product identification.

To compliment in-person training, Buckeye offers market-specific training programs for schools, hospitals, long-term care facilities, retail facilities, correctional facilities, and gyms. These training programs include step-by-step instructional videos, detailed yet clearly presented procedure manuals, and easy-to-follow wall charts or flip charts.

The Buckeye Honors^® Custodial Training Program for schools and universities is the most advanced of Buckeye’s training programs, providing 24/7 access to videos and training material at buckeyehonors.com. These videos and materials are accompanied by tests that asses knowledge of procedures. Administrators can then view reporting on team member test scores. 

Honors provides additional resources like customizable PowerPoint presentations, training manuals, Safety Data Sheets (SDS), product literature, and wall charts. The website also includes a surveys feature, allowing admins to assess the current state of a school or university.

No matter the facility or maintenance needs, Buckeye has the resources and training materials necessary to produce excellent results. Contact your local representative for more information about Buckeye training programs.