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FCPS facilities proposes custodial reorganization to standardize training, reduce turnover
Summary
Frederick County Public Schools facilities staff proposed creating a dedicated custodial trainer and bringing custodial supervision under central facilities to standardize cleaning to APPA level 2 and reduce a reported high turnover rate.
Brian Davis, the facility services director for Frederick County Public Schools, presented a proposed custodial reorganization at the Building and Grounds Committee meeting on Feb. 10, 2025. The proposal would add a dedicated custodial trainer position, move supervision and evaluation of all custodial staff under the facilities department, and standardize cleaning practices divisionwide to meet Association of Physical Plant Administrators (APPA) target cleanliness standards.
Davis said the division currently staffs custodial operations with a director, a coordinator of custodial operations, a records coordinator, two custodial floaters and 21 school-level custodial leads, which has produced “21 different…
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