Board of Education Resources

Why Green Schools - Center for Green Schools
http://www.centerforgreenschools.org/why-green-schools.aspx

Green Schools Initiative -- Sample School Board Resolution
http://greenschools.net/article.php?id=135
Take Action
http://www.greenschools.net/section.php?id=7

Parent Tool Kit
http://www.greenschools.net/article.php?id=335

Why Green Schools - National Clearinghouse for School Facilities
http://www.ncef.org/pubs/greenschools.pdf

Virginia School Board Association Green Schools Challenge
http://www.vaschoolboards.org/index.php/resources/vsba_green_schools_challenge

Sample Strategic Action Steps





Research and Articles


National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities http://www.ncef.org/rl/green_schools_learning_impacts.cfm


Greening America’s Schools, Cost and Benefits

http://www.cap-e.com/ewebeditpro/items/O59F9819.pdf


Benefits of Green Schools

http://www.cap-e.com/publications/default.cfm

Sustainable Solutions for the next Generation NJSBA School Leader
https://njsba.org/news/school-leader/09102012/images/sl091012.pdf


Building Minds, Minding Buildings From the AFT
http://www.aft.org/topics/building-conditions/downloads/minding-bldgs.pdf

School Board News -
http://schoolboardnews.nsba.org/tag/green-schools/


Facilities

NJDEP Air Quality Education http://www.state.nj.us/dep/seeds/airqed/index.htm

HealthySeat
http://www.epa.gov/schools/

Reducing Pesticide Exposure at Schools
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2007-150/

Protecting Health and the Environment at K-12 Schools
http://www.epa.gov/region02/children/k12/

Green Seal
http://www.greenseal.org/

Tox Town
http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/index.php

SCHOOL CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE PRACTICES
http://www.edfacilities.org/rl/cleaning.cfm

Guide to Protecting Children's Health in Schools
http://www.epa.gov/seahome/child.html

Green Clean Schools
http://healthyschoolscampaign.org/programs/gcs/


Action Steps by BOE

NJ Sustainable Schools Project
http://njsustainableschoolsproject.com/

Cherry Hill
http://cherryhill.patch.com/articles/cherry-hill-school-board-signs-off-on-sustainability-initiative