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| Join us on September 11th and 12th in Sacramento, California for the second annual Greentools for Healthy Schools Conference, Training and Expo! CHPS’ annual conference offers the latest tools in designing, constructing and operating a new generation of healthy, green schools. This in-depth and intimate training and networking opportunity will focus on the three most pressing issues challenging the school community and our goal of ensuring high performance schools for all: climate change, high performance school policy and existing schools. |
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The first day will take place at the Hyatt Regency in Sacramento. Innovative trainings will follow on the second day at one of the newest schools to be built to CHPS high performance school Criteria. To find out more about the program, the conference topics and sponsorship opportunities, visit: www.chps.net/greentools. Greentools for Healthy Schools aims to make high performance schools a feasible, affordable reality for school districts across the nation. |
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| Green Apple Awards Application Period Now Open! | |
| The second annual Green Apple Awards will take place at Greentools 2008. The Green Apple Awards honor the best in the high performance school community. This year, we will be awarding for excellence in this year's three conference topic categories: climate change, high performance school policy and existing schools. |  |
| Awards will be announced at a special luncheon, sponsored by Finelite, on the first day of the Greentools conference. To learn more about the Awards and to download an application, visit: www.chps.net/greentools/awards. The deadline to apply is July 1, 2008. | |
| Long Beach Unified Passes Comprehensive CHPS Resolution | |
CHPS welcomes Long Beach Unified School District as the newest CHPS District! Long Beach joins 26 other districts requiring the use of the CHPS Criteria in district projects. As part of their Facilities Master Plan, the Long Beach USD School Board passed a comprehensive resolution committing that all new schools, major modernizations and relocatables will meet or exceed the minimum requirements of the CHPS high performance school Criteria. Anticipating the positive impact for the students of the school district, Board President Dr. Felton Williams noted the “ability to adopt and incorporate the CHPS criteria in all future facilities work was a reasonable approach that at the same time supports the district’s shared values and goals and keeps the District in a leadership position among other proactive and visionary school districts in the State of California.” To read the district's complete resolution click here. To find out more about the CHPS District program, please click here. Has your district passed a CHPS resolution? Click here to make sure you are on our list! If you're not, please let us know so we can give you the recognition your district deserves! |
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| Thank You to Our Members! | |
CHPS would like to recognize and thank our member organizations, which now number over 200. As a non-profit organization, CHPS is only able to provide our resources and services to our nation's schools through the generous support of our member organizations. We would like to express our gratitude to our founding, renewing and new members, and encourage all community members to patronize our supporters in return. Not a member yet? Please consider supporting the CHPS program with an annual membership. Find out more about the benefits of being a member here: www.chps.net/membership. |
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| CHPS Participates in 2008 CASH Conference | |
CHPS participated in California's Coalition for Adequate School Housing (CASH)'s annual conference in Sacramento, CA last month. Kristin Heinen, CHPS Assistant Director, and Rob Samish of Lionakis Beaumont Design Group, who sits on the CHPS Board of Directors, presented on CHPS' newest tools for high performance schools. These tools include state specific adaptations of the CHPS Criteria, a searchable product database, the CHPS Verified Program and a High Performance Relocatable report card. Download Kristin Heinen's presentation from the CASH Conference: CHPS' Latest Tools for Greening Schools |
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| CHPS in the News! | |
| Green Leaders: The seeds they planted years ago in support of environmentally friendly education facilities are beginning to blossom Green Cleaning: Time to Lead State Awards First 'Green Schools' Funding Grant to Animo Venice Charter High School |
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| Introducing CHPS' Newest Members | |
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View our entire membership list and learn about the benefits of joining online at: http://www.chps.net/membership |
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Quick links: CHPS Rating Programs | CHPS Membership | CHPS Best Practices Manual |
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