Educationschool Customer Spotlight Deb Yassen St Laurence School Upper Darby Pa

Teachers can’t shape and mold young minds very well when kids
are out sick with the common cold or flu.

That’s why a clean school is a
crucial component of learning. Teachers are the real heroes of education, of
course, and good textbooks and lesson plans are critical and…well, there are
so many important components to getting a solid education. But being able to
stay healthy is certainly somewhere in the mix – and that can be challenging
to do at a school. You may share desks with other students. You mingle in the
hallways with them. Kids sneeze. They cough. They may forget to wash their
hands after going to the bathroom. They may not flush (and sorry for
that visual). If somebody isn’t sanitizing and scrubbing
down a school, well, the only upside may be that science teachers will have
far more germs to look at under the microscope.

Few commercial properties require deep cleans quite like schools.
 That’s why, at Stratus Building
Solutions, we and our franchise owners, and their employees, pride
ourselves with offering amazingly green
and eco-friendly commercial cleaning. The eco-friendly part may be
as important as getting a school clean. You don’t want to get rid of the
germs, only for children and teenagers to then get sick from the chemicals
you leave behind.

Deb Yassen, a business manager and accountant with St. Laurence Parish and
School in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, agrees. We really appreciate
that she took some time out of her busy schedule to discuss how she enjoys
working with Stratus Building Solutions. Here are some highlights from our
conversation.

How long have you worked with Stratus Building
Solutions (SBS)? “They started July or August of this year,”
Yassen says. “They really understand the needs of the school and do a very
good job.”

In fact, Yassen adds that the administration is considering having
Stratus expand their service to the nearby church as well. We would obviously
love that and would be happy to help!

How did you first hear about SBS?
Yassen says that she found Stratus Building Solutions online. She saw their
reviews first and actually didn’t see the website until after reading through
them. She really liked the before and after photos – and was relieved that
they turned out to be representative of the work they would eventually do for
St. Laurence.

What set Stratus apart when you were choosing a
cleaning company? Yassen says that Stratus cleaned more in two
days than their previous cleaners did in a little over 10 months. Yassen says
that the school definitely was not getting its money’s worth. For instance,
every time the previous cleaning service cleaned the floors, the clean
version never looked any better than the dirty version.

“We could really tell a difference once we hired Stratus,” Yassen
says. She also said (and, no, we didn’t ask her to say this) that “Stratus
has a great set of standards and takes pride in what they do.”  Yassen
liked that – since the school takes a lot of pride in their work,
too.

Why Yassen likes working with
Stratus. She says that Stratus is very receptive and takes her
calls immediately.  “They are good at communicating. They’re perceptive,
open to suggestions, and address concerns promptly,” Yassen says, who adds
that she always loves the results.

The biggest benefits that Yassen has
seen. Many, Yassen says. She liked how quickly of the Stratus
team was able to get to work and clean the school from top to bottom.
 “We were in a jam this summer,” Yassen says. She was new to the school
system, and they needed a new cleaning company, but she didn’t find SBS until
shortly before the school year began.

She also has been very happy with the continued
cleaning.

“At the end of the day, the school is clean, and the students can
feel the difference,” Yassen says, adding enthusiastically: “Stratus is worth
every dollar.”

(Seriously, we didn’t ask her, or pay her, to say this. We also
didn’t bring in an apple and put it on her desk. That would have been a nice
touch, though.)

The tricky part about cleaning a school like St.
Laurence. The building has been around for 100 years; in fact,
the school, this year, is celebrating its 100th birthday.

“It hasn’t been made over or revamped, and there are a lot of
areas that need attention so we can maintain the building. And naturally,
kids bring in a lot of germs. Regular cleaning helps keep the number of kids
who get sick down and reduces the number of absences.”

Would you recommend Stratus to other
businesses? “Yes, absolutely,” Yassen says.

Thankfully, it sounds like Stratus Building Solutions is passing
with flying colors with Yassen and her team at St. Laurence School.If you’d
like to learn more about what we do for schools and universities, give us a
call today!