Silicon Valley International School students in an elementary classroom
Silicon Valley International School UFG Works

Prepared for Erik Paxman and the Cohn Campus team

A facilities partnership for Silicon Valley International School.

One accountable UFG team for the daily work that keeps a bilingual K-5 campus clean, safe, responsive, and ready for learning from arrival through after-care.

  • Cohn Campus
  • K-5 care rhythm
  • Trust and safety
  • 20-minute walkthrough

02 / Why we are writing

Erik,

Silicon Valley International School is entering a planning horizon where the physical campus is part of the academic promise. The Strategic Plan's site pillar makes facilities a visible expression of how the school supports bilingual, inquiry-based learning.

UFG Works would like to help carry the practical side of that promise at Cohn: clean classrooms, ready restrooms, responsive fixes, supported events, and a clear service record you can see without chasing it.

Prepared with care by Amy Alfaro and Letty Miranda, UFG Works

03 / Cohn Campus

The campus works all day. Facilities should, too.

A K-5 environment asks for quiet consistency: arrival, classroom transitions, recess, lunch, specialty rooms, after-school care, and the parent-facing moments in between.

SVI elementary student observing a plant
Morning to afternoon

Instruction-ready spaces

Classrooms, restrooms, shared learning spaces, and paths kept reset through the school-day rhythm.

SVI students and teacher in a science lab
Specialty spaces

Labs, media, and multipurpose use

Special rooms need service plans that respect equipment, student work, and rapid transitions.

04 / Strategic alignment

Mission-aligned facilities are already part of the plan.

SVI's Strategic Plan 2025-2032 names site, community, faculty and staff, academics, and philanthropy as connected priorities. UFG's work sits in the practical middle: the daily care that helps a campus feel ready, safe, and worthy of the program inside it.

SVI Strategic Plan guiding pillars graphic

05 / One accountable partner

One number to call. One service record to review.

UFG is headquartered in Santa Clara, with Northern California teams built for education, healthcare, technology, and high-trust facilities where appearance and response both matter.

UFG carries

  • Janitorial and custodial programs
  • Day porter coverage
  • Building maintenance and small repairs
  • Grounds and exterior care
  • Event setup and restoration
  • Specialty vendor coordination

SVI sees

  • A named account lead
  • Known staff assigned to the campus
  • Clear service notes and follow-up
  • Weekly inspection rhythm
  • Quarterly operating reviews
  • Less vendor chasing for campus staff

06 / Services

Services, in plain language.

Janitorial and custodial

Classrooms, restrooms, shared spaces, floor care, high-touch cleaning, and after-hours resets.

Day porter

A consistent on-site presence for arrival, lunch, recess, spills, restocks, and parent-facing moments.

Maintenance and repairs

Doors, hardware, plumbing, lighting, finishes, minor fixes, and preventive checks before issues get louder.

Grounds and exterior care

Entries, play areas, paths, planting, irrigation checks, pressure washing, and seasonal readiness.

Deep cleans and summer turn

Floor work, carpet extraction, restroom restoration, high-dust cleaning, and paint touch-ups around school calendars.

Event setup and restoration

Board meetings, admissions events, cultural celebrations, and campus gatherings reset before the next school day.

07 / K-12 trust and safety

The table stakes are documented before anyone starts.

A K-5 campus needs assigned people, clear screening, safe products, and documentation that is easy to provide before the first service day.

Live Scan / DOJ-FBIDocumentation for assigned team members before deployment.
TB clearanceClearance tracking appropriate for a school environment.
Known campus teamW-2 staff continuity, with planned coverage for absences.
Color-coded toolsRestroom, classroom, and food-adjacent work stay separated.
Insurance readyCOI, workers' comp, auto, general liability, and umbrella documents.
Safer chemistriesGreen cleaning options and product standards matched to student spaces.
SVI students and teacher working at a whiteboard

08 / Visibility without micromanagement

Useful visibility, not more follow-up.

UFG's quality rhythm gives campus leaders a simple view of what happened, what is open, what needs approval, and what can wait.

Weekly
Account-manager inspection and notes.
Daily
Field-level supervision through a UFG Coach.
Real time
Service requests, scheduled tasks, and added-scope quotes.
Quarterly
Business review with priorities, trends, and next actions.

09 / Education environments

UFG understands school-day standards.

Our work already spans Bay Area education and other high-trust environments where teams need clean spaces, after-hours discipline, and steady communication.

Independent schools Parochial schools Charter schools Healthcare Museums Technology campuses

11 / Suggested next step

Twenty minutes at Cohn. A useful letter either way.

The cleanest next step is a focused walkthrough with Amy and Letty during a non-instructional window. SVI keeps the notes whether or not there is a next step with UFG.

Schedule the walkthrough Call Amy
  1. Walk Cohn Arrival, classrooms, restrooms, specialty rooms, exterior paths, and shared spaces.
  2. Document observations What looks strong, what could be tightened, and what belongs in a phased service plan.
  3. Decide what helps Summer deep clean, day porter, integrated service plan, or simply a useful facilities baseline.