Today, The The White House released a Fact Sheet for Sustainable and Healthy Schools which highlights some of the first schools leading the way on claiming IRA tax credits!
Manchester Schools Town of Manchester Seattle Public Schools WilliamsfieldSchools Tim Farquer

Check it out: tinyurl.com/m5ubwstk

That’s a wrap on #WhiteHouseSustainableSchools !
A few takeaways from this inaugural event:
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Miami Dade County Schools in FL share challenges they face w/ heat, hurricanes, and other extreme weather and the impact on students (interrupted learning, public health risks); highlights why we need sustainable, climate resilient #k12 schools. #WhiteHouseSustainableSchools

Next Panel: Resilience to Extreme Weather and Adaption in Action #WhiteHouseSustainableSchools

'Educators' working conditions are students' learning conditions. Healthy, equitable, safe schools are not just a health issue, they're a learning outcomes issue.'
NEA

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'When you give agency and voice for students to be involved in climate action, it not only prepares them for the challenges they’re going to face, but it provides thriving learning environments.' -Denver Public Schools

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“74% of students in BostonPublicSchools are classified as low-income or disadvantaged. Having a racial justice and climate justice commitment to our work is paramount, and that must be felt through everything we do.” - Katherine Walsh

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Denver Public Schools shares how they put their core values, students first and equity, into practice with #K12 #infrastructure investments and leveraging new federal opportunities. #whitehousesustainableschools

“What we know is that school communities with the greatest facilities needs are also the same communities that face some of the greatest climate risks. We need to advance efforts equitably.” - Jeff Vincent

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Next panel: Equity and Justice in School Facilities and Infrastructure moderated by Jeff Vincent, Univ Berkeley CA & Dir of Natl Center on School Infrastructure (NCSI) #whitehousesustainableschools

“There’s a perception of complication that’s just not there. If you want to make it happen, you can make it happen. We’ve designed ground source heat pumps in schools in 25 states across the country.”
- CMTA

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Better air in buildings website has a one stop shop of resources for schools interested in leveraging fed funding and partnerships to improve IAQ and energy efficiency betterairinbuildings.org

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“We’re all here today because we believe every teacher, student, and staff deserves to work and learn in a safe and healthy environment.” - Dave Turk, Deputy Secretary of Energy U.S. Department of Energy

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“We can’t wait another few decades. Our schools need to be vectors of hope and opportunity...and young people aren’t just asking for us to do all the work, they are looking to roll up their sleeves.” - Ali Zaidi, Climate Advisor to President Biden

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Eric Becoats, supt of William Penn School District talks infrastructure upgrades (made possible through the Renew America's Schools Grant) in his district that he realized were desperately needed by listening, learning, and leading. #LeadersMatter #whitehousesustainableschools

SBO Andy Weiland shares how Oregon School District in WI is leveraging federal funding opportunities for capital projects to reduce emissions, sharing an example in Forest Edge Elementary School. @undauntedk12 #k12 #infrastructure #whitehousesustainableschools

Panel: UndauntedK12 asks Supts, SBOs, and other #k12 leaders - How can federal incentives reduce costs for projects to support sustainable and healthy schools? #whitehousesustainableschools

Adviser to President Biden on American Rescue Plan reflects on ESSER aid to #schools during and lessons learned. The pandemic presented a 'national teaching moment' on the value of affordable high speed internet, need for clean air & safe schools, and more. #whitehousesustainableschools

.U.S. Department of Education highlights this unique opportunity to 'Raise the bar' on the learning environments our #teachers and #students spend time in, at the The White House Summit on Sustainable Schools. #k12 #Infrastructure

Investment in infrastructure can unite or divide communities, equity must be our north star when making these investments. #k12 #infrastructure