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. LBUSD now educates nearly 90,000 students in 93 public schools in the cities of Long Beach, Lakewood, Signal Hill, and Avalon on Catalina Island.

If you are interested in becoming a CHPS School District, we want to know! CHPS has many resources to support the process and recognize your commitment. Please contact Ariel Dekovic at ariel@chps.net or 877-642-CHPS. If you are from a private school and would like to participate please contact us.

To become a CHPS School District it is important to increase awareness and support for high performance, green healthy schools across the district. It is key to include teachers, designers, facilities and maintenance staff, administrators, parents and students in the decision to "go green". CHPS Best Practice Manual Volume I - Planning is a great road map on how to get started.

Once you have everyone on board, bring it your school board for a district commitment. CHPS offers a sample district resolution and also offers examples of other districts' resolutions.

CHPS Staff:
Ariel Dekovic
ariel@chps.net
415-957-9888

CHPS Best Practice Manual Volume I - Planning

Sample District Resolution

Examples of Other Districts' resolutions

In order to be recognized as a CHPS School District (effective 01/01/08) and qualify for CHPS Credit PO1.1:

1. A formal commitment must be made at the board level, typically through a resolution.

2. A specific commitment needs to be made that ALL New Construction, "Major" Modernization Projects (as defined by CHPS) need to meet the CHPS Criteria's minimum qualifying point and prerequisite thresholds.

3. A specific commitment needs to be made for all future relocatable purchased to be CHPS reloctables.

4. A commitment needs to be made for all operations, maintenance and minor modernization projects to use CHPS Best Practices where feasible and appropriate.

5. Send an electronic copy of the resolution dated and signed to CHPS.

• Realize the health and environmental benefits of building high performance schools.
• Reduced maintenance & operation costs.
• Leverage with suppliers and vendors.
• Save construction time.
• Reuse High Performance School Designs.
• Obtain CHPS Credits (district resolutions earn up to 10 points)
• Standardize on high performance equipment.
• CHPS scorecard can be partially filled out in advance.