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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 22,
2014
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2014
U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools and District Sustainability
Awardees Announced
Award Honors Schools and
Districts for Reducing Environmental Impact and Costs; Improving Health; and
Offering Environmental Education
Acting Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality Mike Boots
joined U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today to announce the 2014 U.S.
Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools award honorees. Forty-eight
schools were honored for their exemplary efforts to reduce environmental impact
and utility costs, promote better health, and ensure effective environmental
education, including civics and green career pathways. In addition, nine
districts were honored for the District Sustainability Award.
Duncan
and Boots made the announcement via webcast at the U.S. Department of Education, in
Washington, D.C. Secretary Duncan also announced that a new post-secondary
nomination category will be added to the school and district awards for the coming
year.
“Today’s
honorees are modeling a comprehensive approach to being green by encompassing
facility, wellness and learning into their daily operations,” said Secretary
Duncan. “They are demonstrating ways schools can simultaneously cut costs,
improve health, and engage students with hands-on learning that prepares them
with the thinking skills necessary to be successful in college and
careers."
“Schools
all over the country can look to today’s honorees as models for creating a
healthier learning environment while lowering energy bills and preparing
students for success in the 21st century economy,” said Acting Chair
Mike Boots. “The schools and districts being honored today are taking smart,
innovative steps to reduce environmental impacts and teach students the kinds
of sustainable practices that they can carry with them into their homes and
future careers.”
The
schools were confirmed from a pool of candidates voluntarily nominated by 30
state education agencies. The list of selectees includes 39 public
schools and nine private schools from 27 states. The public schools include ten
early learning programs, three charter, one magnet and three career and
technical schools. The schools serve various grade levels, including 29
elementary, 16 middle and 18 high schools, with several schools having various
K-12 configurations. Twenty-one of the 2014 honorees serve a
disadvantaged student body and 18 are rural. The list of all selected
schools and districts, as well as their nomination packages, can be found here. A report
with highlights on the 57 honorees can be found here.
The
Department is looking forward to a fourth year of awards, with a post-secondary
category, and will be posting updated competition criteria shortly to reflect
this addition. State education agencies are encouraged to indicate intent
to nominate schools in 2015 by August 1, 2014.
More
information on the federal recognition award can be found here. Resources for all schools to move toward
the three pillars in which the 2014 honorees are exemplary can be found here.
The
list of 2014 awardees follows:
Alabama
·
F. E. Burleson
Elementary School, Hartselle
·
Brock’s Gap
Intermediate School, Hoover
·
Homewood Middle School, Homewood
California
·
Lowell Elementary School, Long Beach
·
Mark Twain Elementary
School, Long Beach
·
San Domenico School,
San Anselmo
·
Encinitas Union School
District
Colorado
·
Larkspur Elementary
School, Larkspur
·
Mesa Elementary School,
Cortez
·
Lesher Middle School,
Ft. Collins
·
Boulder Valley School
District
Connecticut
·
Interdistrict Discovery
Magnet School, Bridgeport
·
Greenwich Academy,
Greenwich
Delaware
·
Red Clay Consolidated
School District
Florida
·
Broward County Public
Schools
Georgia
·
Arcado Elementary
School, Lilburn
·
High Meadows School,
Roswell
Illinois
·
Woodland Primary
School, Gages Lake
Indiana
·
St. Thomas Aquinas School,
Indianapolis
·
Carmel High School, Carmel
Kentucky
·
Wellington Elementary,
Lexington
Maryland
·
Travilah Elementary
School, North Potomac
·
North Carroll High School,
Hampstead
Massachusetts
·
Boston Latin School, Boston
Michigan
·
Renaissance High School,
Clarkston
·
LISD TECH Center, Adrian
Minnesota
·
Five Hawks Elementary
School, Prior Lake
·
Chisago Lakes Middle
School, Lindstrom
·
Waconia Independent
School District 110
Nebraska
·
Fontenelle Elementary,
Omaha
·
Omaha Public School
District
New Jersey
·
Three Bridges School,
Three Bridges
·
Kellman Brown Academy,
Voorhees
New Mexico
·
Amy Biehl Community School,
Sante Fe
New York
·
Anne Hutchinson
Elementary School, Eastchester
North Carolina
·
Exploris Middle School,
Raleigh
Ohio
·
Metro Catholic School,
Cleveland
·
Milton-Union Exempt
Village School, West Milton
·
West Geauga High
School, Chesterland
Oregon
·
Jesuit High School,
Portland
·
Willamette High School,
Eugene
Pennsylvania
·
Council Rock School
District, Newtown
Rhode Island
·
Claiborne Pell
Elementary School, Newport
·
The Greene School,
Greenwich
Vermont
·
Camels Hump Middle
School, Shelborne
·
Champlain Valley Union
High School, Hinesburg
·
Lake Region Union High
School, Orleans
Washington
·
Shadow Lake Elementary
School, Maple Valley
·
Bertschi School,
Seattle
·
Vancouver School
District
West Virginia
·
Eastwood Elementary
School, Morgantown
·
Cameron Middle-High
School, Cameron
Wisconsin
· Park Elementary, Cross Plains
· Tomorrow River Community Charter School, Amherst Junction
· Hurley K-12 School, Hurley
· Conserve School, Land O Lakes
· Greendale School District
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