Scaling better school and student performance
America’s school buildings are underperforming, with dire consequences to student and teacher health, wellbeing, and productive learning. School facilities received a D+ on the Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, and it’s estimated that 53% of public schools need to invest in repairs, renovations, and modernizations now to put buildings in good overall condition. This will require a total investment of approximately $197B, adding on to the existing $85M/year funding gap for school facilities.
We have the solutions to construct and refurbish our schools to higher standards that improve student outcomes. But high-performing schools remain the exception, not the rule. Our challenge is not raising the ceiling. Our imperative is to raise the floor meaning we must work together to implement school performance projects more quickly, and at scale.
CHPS’s strategic programs are designed to align the industry around a powerful vision that every school district in the country should be able to improve the state of their school buildings efficiently and expeditiously and – in doing so – create a future where better schools serve better students in an equitable way.
1.
All U.S. school facilities have a passing grade in the next decade.
Our goals
2.
Student health and performance outcomes improve thanks to better environments that support them.
3.
Schools are more equitable. We’ve successfully ensured the lowest performing schools and their communities become models of success.
Strategic portfolio
Performance programs
Existing and emerging CHPS programs designed to support successful on-the-ground school performance improvements.
CHPS Designed schools
This voluntary, self-certification system helps school districts and design teams accomplish high-performance schools using CHPS criteria for new construction and major modernization projects. It is based on decades of research, best practices, and practitioner expertise into operational standards that school districts can adopt.
CHPS Verified school
This recognition program is for school projects looking for deeper CHPS support to successfully integrate required high-performance features necessary to realize multiple benefits including improved health, productivity and student performance, decreased operating costs, and increased energy savings.
CHPS Minor Renovations program
This new program in development will help schools identify the most impactful renovation opportunities, then directly support project development.
Visionary programs
Soon to launch CHPS programs being co-developed with industry leaders to scale school performance solutions within the next five years.
Raise the floor campaign
CHPS is aligning the industry around ways we can do more together to ensure that every school district in the country has the resources they need to successfully improve their school buildings now in the form of a ‘one stop shop’ for school construction and renovation. With the support of catalytic philanthropy, CHPS will assemble a dedicated group of industry leaders who will assess how to best develop turnkey solutions (more information coming soon).
Education and outreach
CHPS will lead the co-development of resources, events, and marketing campaigns to collectively solve challenging problems, and advise and empower schools and the industries that serve them to improve student’s learning environments and drive better outcomes (more information coming soon).
“CHPS is all about evidence-based design and how schools can be designed to positively impact learning. I feel we have a wealth of information that can benefit others, and I am so excited to spread the wealth.”
— Irene Nigaglioni, Founder and President of IN2 Architecture and CHPS Board Member
Contact us
CHPS is actively seeking partners to support the development of its strategic programs. If you are interested in joining us, please get in touch.