Schools Receive Recognition for Their IAQ Efforts
Four school districts received the 2006 Model of Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for their enduring exemplary efforts to improve indoor air quality (IAQ) in schools. They include: Westborough Public Schools, Westborough, Mass.; Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, Ky.; Saugus Unified School District, Santa Clarita, Calif.; and Visalia Unified School District, Visalia, Calif.
Four school districts received the 2006 Model of Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for their enduring exemplary efforts to improve indoor air quality (IAQ) in schools. They include: Westborough Public Schools, Westborough, Mass.; Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, Ky.; Saugus Unified School District, Santa Clarita, Calif.; and Visalia Unified School District, Visalia, Calif.
The awards were presented during a national symposium for the EPA’s IAQ Tools for Schools program, which recognizes schools and school districts for their accomplishments in creating a safe and healthy learning environment and maintaining good IAQ in their facilities.
The EPA also presented the Excellence Award, which recognizes comprehensive programs that include activities ranging from designing a new school building free of toxins and other hazards to developing district-wide policies for continuous training and maintenance. The winners are Amity Regional School District No. 5, Woodbridge, Conn.; Omaha Public Schools, Omaha, Neb.; and Portland Public Schools, Portland, Ore.
Since the creation of the IAQ Tools for Schools program, nearly 30,000 schools across the country have adopted IAQ management programs consistent with EPA guidance. The program promotes IAQ management, facility planning and maintenance, and effective communications and teaches schools how to identify, resolve, and prevent indoor air quality problems through low and no-cost measures.
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