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This year’s program offers more than 60 sessions—including new flash sessions, workshops, panel discussions, and in-depth seminars—to assure attendees keep up on the latest industry trends. This year’s lineup will help school-based facility service providers:
- Learn environmentally friendly means of maintaining a clean school
- Discover new green infection and germ cleaning methods
- Track and monitor a green program for necessary improvements
- Motivate everyone in the school to transition to green cleaning.
In addition to the three ISSA keynote speakers, this year’s program includes ISSA Feature Speaker Ryan Estis, who will present Managing Breakthrough Performance in the New Economy on Tuesday, October 25, 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Estis is a top professional, leader, and consultant, who will show attendees new ways to improve business practices.
To further engage attendees interested specifically in green tactics in school environments ISSA, in partnership with Healthy Schools Campaign, has developed a series of green cleaning educational sessions and ISSA and the Green Sports Alliance also are hosting a regional greener cleaning workshop in conjunction with ISSA/INTERCLEAN.
Green & Education Session Highlights
Below are a few of this year’s educational highlights specifically tailored to school-based facility service providers.
- Green Cleaning in Schools: Leading the Way for Children’s Health
Speaker: Rochelle Davis & Mark Bishop
Tuesday, October 25, 2016, 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
This session will provide overviews of the benefits of green cleaning in school settings as well as the 5 Steps to Green Cleaning in Schools.
- Green Cleaning in Schools: Taking Stock, Assessing Your Program
Speaker: Jodi Krause
Tuesday, October 25, 2016, 10:15 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Based on Step 1 of the 5 Steps to Green Cleaning in Schools, this session will include how to conduct an assessment and make data-driven decisions to improve a green cleaning program.
- Green Cleaning in Schools: Learning From the Leaders
Speaker: Pat Pizzo & Kimberley Thomas; Mervin Brewer & Shawna Cragun
Tuesday, October 25, 2016, 11:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.; 2:15 p.m-3:00 p.m.
Two award-winning school facility managers share their experiences developing and creating assessments to help improve their cleaning programs.
- Green Cleaning in Schools: Green Products, Equipment, and Supplies How Do You Choose?
Speaker: Roger McFadden
Tuesday, October 25, 2016, 1:15 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
Based on Steps 2 and 3 of the 5 Steps to Green Cleaning in Schools, this session will cover the industry shift toward sustainability, the benefits and limitations of certification programs, and healthier and more sustainable products for a cleaning program.
- Green Cleaning in Schools: Supporting a Well-Trained and Engaged Workforce
Speakers: Lucas Wendt
Tuesday, October 25, 2016, 3:15 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
Based on Step 4 of the 5 Steps to Green Cleaning in Schools, this session will include strategies to organize training programs and universal principles that every manager should be following.
- Green Cleaning in Schools: Engaging the Whole School
Speakers: Tracy Enger & Gene Woodward
Tuesday, October 25, 2016, 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Based on Step 5 of the 5 Steps to Green Cleaning in Schools, this session will provide strategies to ensure a successful green cleaning program by engaging with school administrators, teachers, parents, and more.
This year will also include workshops - half-and full-day hands-on opportunities - to learn skills, such as floor and restroom care, customer service, supervisor, and auditing, many of which include certification. These are a few of the many workshops available:
- CITS: Accredited Certification Trainer Workshop—Part 1
Speaker: Jim Peduto
Tuesday, October 25, 1:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Differentiate yourself from the competition and raise professionalism for the industry as a Cleaning Industry Training Standard (CITS) Accredited Certification Trainer (A.C.T.). In this workshop, you’ll master adult learning best practices and the principles of effective training for the cleaning industry.
(Part 2: Wednesday, October 26, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.)
- CMI Hard Floor Care Certification
Sponsored by Tennant Co.
Speaker: Marion W. Ivey
Wednesday, October 26, 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Think there’s nothing new in hard floor care? Think again. In this session, you’ll hear a high overview of hard floor surfaces and current trends. You’ll leave with a CMI Hard Floor Care handbook and an opportunity to take an online exam to earn certification. Plus, this course will carry an ISSA Cleaning Industry Training Standard (CITS) designation toward the CITS Master’s program.
- CMI Supervisor— Part 1
Speaker: Mickey Crowe, Brant Insero and Marion W. Ivey
Thursday, October 27, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Interested in advancing your career? If so, then this course is for you because it provides an overview of major supervising and management topics, including employee engagement, progressive discipline, and what qualities you need to be a leader. You will leave the course with a CMI Supervisor handbook . Plus, this course will carry an ISSA Cleaning Industry Training Standard (CITS) designation toward the CITS Master’s program. (Part 2: Friday, October 28, 10:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.)
For the full listing of this year’s education offerings and to register for ISSA/INTERCLEAN North America 2016, visit www.issa.com/show
*Separate registration fee required.
About Healthy Schools Campaign (HSC)
Healthy Schools Campaign (HSC) is a nonprofit organization aimed at facilitating collaboration among students, parents, teachers, administrators, and policymakers to help prepare this diverse group of stakeholders to lead change for healthier schools at the school, district, state, and national levels. For more information, go to www.healthyschoolscampaign.org
About Green Sports Alliance (GSA)
The Green Sports Alliance (GSA) leverages the cultural and market influences of sports to promote healthy, sustainable communities by inspiring sports leagues, teams, venues, their partners, and millions of fans to embrace renewable energy, healthy food, recycling, water efficiency, species preservation, safer chemical, and other environmentally preferable practices. GSA members represent more than 350 sports teams and venues from 20 different sports leagues and 14 countries. Find out more about the GSA at www.greensportsalliance.org
About ISSA/INTERCLEAN
The award-winning ISSA/INTERCLEAN family of exhibitions brings together executives from all segments of the cleaning industry to do business and gather information to better manage distribution and building services companies and facility management departments. ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, and its trade show partner, Amsterdam RAI, produce ISSA/INTERCLEAN shows around the world. ISSA also hosts more than 60 educational seminars and networking opportunities in conjunction with ISSA/INTERCLEAN North America. For more information, visit www.issa.com/show
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