When the district could not fill three of its 10 full-time custodian positions at Blaine High, Karp said, he initially sought substitute after-school janitors. The district hopes to expand the program to other schools soon, Karp said. The result is a new program, piloted at Blaine High School, in which high school students clean classrooms for two hours each afternoon. It's a frustrating problem for Karp, who had a recent brainstorm for how to solve it: "I said, what if we looked at the untapped potential of high school kids?" he said. The district is 18 custodians short of the 220 it typically employs, said Tom Karp, assistant director of buildings and grounds, and that means areas of buildings sometimes aren't cleaned as quickly as they should be right away. The school's mascot is the "Borderites", referring to the people of the community itself as Blaine sits directly on the British Columbia / Washington state border.The Anoka-Hennepin School District - the state's largest - has been hit hard by pandemic-related employee shortages, including among the janitorial staff. The school's colors are orange and black. The school's spending/student of $10,218 is higher than the state average of $8,997. The 80% graduation rate is higher than the state average of 77%. The student teacher ratio of 19:1 is equal to the state average. The AP participation rate at Blaine High School is 38%. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement course work and exams. It is ranked 39th out of 539 high schools in the state. The school operates within the Blaine School District and serves approximately 639 students in grades 9-12.
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