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Custodial staffing cost comparison

Pocahontas School District
Detected
Jul 22, 2026
103 days ago
Sector
Professional Services
Est. value
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What's planned

Pocahontas Junior High reports that a full-time evening custodial employee has been hired from Swept Away and started work on February 3. The document compares annual costs of the outsourced position at $52,644 versus an in-house model at $36,492, noting differences in benefits, leave coverage, and HR liability. This signals the district is actively evaluating outsourced vs in-house custodial services, which may shape future facilities or janitorial contracts and staffing decisions.

Background

Comparison highlights HR liability shift to vendor under outsourced model and notes leave and break coverage differences between models.

From the meeting

Meeting date
July 22, 2026
Agency
Pocahontas School District

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