National Custodian Appreciation Week

"THEY PLAY JUST AS BIG AS AROLE AS PUTTING SOMEONE ON THEMOON AS A OFPRESSOR, APRINCIPAL OR A TEACHER.

THEYHAVE A HEART FOR IT AND EYTHWANT TO DO I"T.THEYE 'RUNSUNG HEROES.OFTENTIMES WORKING IN THESHADOWS.

CLEANING DANSANITIZING WELL BEFORE ANYONEGETS TO SCHOOL AND STICKAROUND WHEN MOST EVERYEONLEAVES.

CUSTODIANS.

I TAKEOU YTO COPPERAS COVE AND AND SREHAONE WOMAN'S STORY OF HOW SHEKEEPS A 6-A DIRISTCT CLEAN--DURING A TIME WHEN IT'S VITALTO DO SO.NATS: RENEE UNLOCKING JANITORCLOSET TRACK1 NO ONE KNOWSCOPPERAS COVE HIGH SCHOOLQUITE LIKE RENEE BEATON.

NATS:RENEE: "I'M KNOWN AS MISS.RENEE" SHE'S KEPT THE SCHOOLIN TIP-TOP SHAPE FOR 13 YEARSNOW.

SOT: RENEE BEATON, HEADCUSTODIAN, COPPERAS CO IVESD"I'VE ALWAYS BEEINN HOTELS,CLEANING HOTELS, THINGS LIKETHAT.

SO IT JUST KIND OF COMESNATUL.RA" TRACK2 IT'S A JOBMANY WOULD TAKE FOR THE SAOF SOLIDARITY.

BUT NOT RENEE.SOT: BEATON "I JUST ENY JOTHEPEOPLE& WE'RE KIND OF LIKE AFAMILY NOW." TRACK3 BUT KELIMOST OTHER JOBS-- IT'S ONETHAT HAD TO BE KICKED INTOARGE DURING THE PANDEM.ICNATS: SPRAYING DOWN CAFETERIATABLES WITH HEAVY DUTYSANITIZER BECAUSE NOW RENEEAND HER TEAM OF 17 ARERESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING SUREEVERY TABLE... EVERY FLOOR...NATS: BROOM EVERY SURFACE IS100 PERCENT GERM FREE.

SOT:MARK STAHL, DIRECTOR OFSUPPORT SERVICES, COPPERASCOVE ISD "THEY'RE KIND OF THEUNSUNG HEROES YOU REALLY DON'TNOTICE THEM WHEN YOU'RE HEREBUT WHEN THEY'RE GONE TH'SATWHEN YOU NOTICE THEM BUT WHATTHEY DO IS HIGHLY IMPORTANT."TRACK4 MARK STAHL IS THECOMMANDER OF THE CUSTODIANTEAM-- AND WHEN COVID CAMEINTO THE PICTURE HE KNEW ITWOULD BE A BATTLE..

BUT ONEHIS TEAM WOULD TAKE ON ADAY.NYSOT: STAHL "THEY DON'T DO ITTO RECEIVE CREDIT OR ANATTABOY THEY DO IT BECSEAUTHEY HAVE A HEART TO SERVE ANDTHAT'S WHERE THEY GET THEIRREWARD SVIERNG OTHERS." TRACK5EVEN IF IT MEANS WALKING MOREIN ONE DAY THAN MOST FOLKSO DIN A WEEK--- SOT: BEATON "IWALK SEVEN TO NINE MILES EVERYDAY." PAIGE OFF CAM: "DO YOUFEEL IT?

LIKE WHEN YOU GOHOME?" "MY LEGS?

MY FEETI'?

MLIKE, OH, OKAY.

YEAH."STAHL EXPLAINED THAT NOT ONLYDID COVID PUT THEIR STAFTOTHE TEST& BUT SO DID HIGHSCHOOL QUITE LIKE RENEE BEATON.NATS: RENEE: "I'M KNOWN ASMISS.

RENEE" SHE'S KEPT THESCHOOL IN TIP-TOP SHAPE FOR 13YEARS NOW.

SOT: RENEE BEATON,HEAD CTOUSDIAN, COPPERAS COVEISD "I'VE ALWAYS BEEN INHOTELS, CLEANING HOTELS, THINGSLIKE THAT.

SO IT JUST KIND OFCOMES NATURAL." TRACK2 IT'S AJOB MANY WOULD TAKE FOR THESAKE OF SOLIDARITY.

BUT NOTRENEE.OT S: BEATON "I JUSTENJOY THE PEOPLE& WE'RE KIND OFLIKE A FAMILY NOW." TRACK3 BUTLIKE MOST OTHER JOBS-- IT'S ONETHAT HAD TO BEIC KKED INTO GEARDURING THE PANDEMIC.

NATS:SPRAYING DOWN CAFETERIA TABLESWITH HEAVY DUTY SANITIZERBECAUSE NOW RENEE AND HER TEAMOF 17 ARE RESPONSIBLE FORMAKING SURE EVERY TABLE...EVERY FLOOR... NATS: BROOMEVERY SURFACE IS 100 PERCENT