Our Mission: Exceptional Workplaces
We are in the people business.
Because people are the most important asset.
Every day 75 million people, approximately 25% of our population, go to
school or college (includes students, teachers and staff).
The Healthy Schools Project* is about making their workplace and learning
environment exceptional.
Education Segment Overview
• Approximately 25 percent of our population goes to school or college
every day. Includes student, staff and teachers.
• 67% (50MM people) attend public schools in the PK-12 space.
Deep Dive into K-12
K-5 =
23MM
State of the Market
The common cold costs people more than
189 million school days per year
Student Performance Suffers
Parents’ Work is Affected
Budgets are Affected
Teaching: The “Germiest” Job?
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Dr. Charles Gerba Study - 2009
Critical Hot Spots
School & Office Germ Count Swabbing
Comparison
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Restrm Door Hndl/Lck
(Class) Sink Faucet…
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H20 Fount
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Toilet Seat
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Baseline ATP Count - 6 pilot s
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Effects of Average Daily Attendance on School Funding
• Absenteeism has an effect on school funding because of the
school’s full-time equivalent student count (FTE). The FTE
count uses student attendance to determine yearly state,
local and national funding allotment per school and district.
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Easy equation: Total number of students X cost of student
illness absenteeism X number of student sick days per year
(average 4.5) = cost of student illness absenteeism
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Ask the key question: What is your cost of illness
absenteeism per student?
Substitute Teacher Cost Impacts on Schools
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Schools spend over $2 billion on substitute teacher pay each
year.
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Easy equation: Total number of teachers X number of teacher
sick days per year (average 5.3) X the daily fee for a
substitute = your schools cost for teacher illness
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Ask the key question: What is your cost of illness
absenteeism per teacher (substitute teacher cost)?
The Critical Question
What if we could transform your hygiene supplies budget into a health &
wellness program designed to maximize student, teacher and staff attendance
and improve overall school image?
Value Proposition
An education wellness program that engages and motivates
students, teachers and staff to reduce the spread of germs,
creating a healthier and more productive learning
environment.
Reduce Student
Absenteeism &
Presenteesim
Improve
Teacher/Staff
Wellness
Enhance
School Image
Program Components
– Germ “Hot Spot” Identification
– In-classroom activities for K-5
– Posters, stickers, and mirror clings
– Washroom, classroom and
common area solutions
– Student care packs
– Convenient caddies
– Parent flyers
– Website : www.thehealthyschoolsproject.com
Proposition Overview
Hot Spot Audit
Practices &
Products
• Identify hygiene “hot
spots”
• Towel, tissue and
skincare - washroom
• Develop customized
action plan based on
site survey
• Hand sanitizer, Desk
caddies - outside of
washroom
• New offerings: NonAlcohol Sanitizer,
EcoLogo certified
sanitizer
Student
Communication
• Creative messages to
drive compliance
• Increase engagement
across campus/facilities
• K-5 Classroom
Application to instill
healthy habits at an
early age
Communications
Super Germ
Fighters:
K-5
Hitting the Hot
Spots:
Middle School, High
School, University
Super Germ Fighters
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Attention grabbing program designed for
Elementary school students helps young
students grasp why healthy habits are important.
•
Hot Spot Clings and Posters reinforce healthy
habits at key transmission points.
•
Lesson plans with activities allow for teachers to
integrate into curriculum and empower students
to take ownership of their personal hygiene and
classroom cleanliness.
•
Reward reinforcement and simple messages
stress healthy habits learned and drive peer
influence over hand washing behaviors.
Super Germ Fighters Communications
Hitting the Hot Spots Communications
• Direct and impactful communication for
older students to grasp the basics of germ
transmission and where those “hot spots”
are in their facilities.
• Tools designed to intercept students,
teachers and staff and drive personal
hygiene awareness.
• Current desk caddies (w/HSP sticker)
provide germ fighting products close at
hand in appropriate applications.
Hitting the Hot Spots Communications
Facilities/Pamphlet Communications
Proposition Overview
Product Solutions
Hot Spot Audit
Education &
Engagement Tools
-Restroom/ Common Area towel, soap
and sanitizer implementation required
-Classroom Solution required for lesson
plans and activities
Does it Work?: Schools
K-12 Example
Total number of
students (varies by school)
In controlled studies the following was found:
Students using Non-Alcohol Sanitizer at proper
times in a K-12 setting were 33% less likely to
have been absent due to illness compared to
the control group.
An overall increase in Hand Hygiene behaviour
and accessible alcohol based sanitizer products
in a University setting resulted in 43% less
missed school/work days.
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Cost of illness
absenteeism per
student
$29
($29 is the reported per pupil cost
in CA and TX)
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Average number of
days per year
students are absent
due to illness
4.5
Total annual cost of
absenteeism due to
illness
$65,250
X
Journal School of Nursing Study/
University of Colorado Study
Reduction in
absenteeism (based
on controlled
studies)
33%
Potential Savings
$21,532
Education Segment Trends
Education Call Points
Change the Conversation: Schools
District/
Principle
Do you know of students, teachers, or staff that come to
school sick? What is your cost of illness absenteeism per
student? What is your cost of illness absenteeism per
teacher?
Operations/
Facilities
Instead of a cost, have you looked at facilities supplies as an
investment to promote health & wellness and maximize
student, teacher, and staff attendance?
Teachers/
Nurses
Do you currently have any hand hygiene or wellness
programs in place throughout the school? What if you could
implement a health and sustainability program that is holistic,
visible, and empowers people to better behaviors?
Outcomes
District/
Principle
Reduced absenteeism and presenteeism from students,
teacher and staff resulting in increased funding and better
performance.
Operations/
Facilities
Healthier, happier students and teachers that recognize and
appreciate the steps the school has taken to protect their
health and well being.
Teachers/
Nurses
Healthier students that perform better and are more aware of
practicing their own healthy habits thereby reducing germ
transmission in classrooms and throughout the facility.
Remember: The Critical Question
What if we could transform your hygiene supplies budget into a health &
wellness program designed to maximize student, teacher and staff attendance
and improve overall school image?