1. “Green Schools” Resolutions: Pass and publicize at least 10 school board resolutions(public and private schools) and broader "green and healthy schools” policies in California. We will organize support among parents, teachers, students, school personnel and board members, and other key interests in specific districts, and will reach out state-wide to mobilize broader interest in supporting green schools resolutions. Through this grassroots organizing, we will help build a broad-based constituency in support of long-term environmental health and ecological sustainability efforts.

2. Green Schools Pilot Program: Develop a model for implementing the school board resolutions, involving parents, local public agencies with health and environment responsibilities, and local private community organizations to channel support, resources, and expertise to implement the resolutions. We will produce a training model and downloadable “toolkits” for parents, teachers, and school board members for how to catalyze, organize, and implement “green schools” work in their own schools and communities. The purpose is for the Green Schools Initiative to train and support other advocates to implement work in more schools, and to build an effective network of school community activists across California.

3. Green Schools Purchasing and Procurement Programs: Develop a program to assist schools with purchasing and procurement of environmentally-preferable products, as part of implementing “green schools” school board resolutions,to both improve the health and sustainability of schools at minimal additional cost and to influence the suppliers and producers of school products by developing the market demand for such “green” products.

4. Green Schools Network and Report Card: Monitor and report collective results to show passing and failing grades for progress (or lack thereof) on different environmental health and sustainability topics. As part of this effort, we will develop and promote a unifying campaign for schools and partner organizations as a means of promoting and publicizing collective action - e.g. a statewide campaign for all schools to buy recycled paper; or to pass broader “green” procurement policies; or a toxics elimination campaign.  By creating mechanisms to report individual and collective progress, we can demonstrate and communicate effectively the results of the programs – success is contagious!

5. Green Schools Essays: Produce a series of Green Schools Essays in support of the “Green Schools Resolutions” aimed at parents, school decision-makers, the general public, and the media with persuasive information on (a) how implementing resource conservation and environmental health measures at schools can save money and improve student health and achievement, and (b) how schools can implement such measures with available financing mechanisms (state funds, federal funds, charitable contributions, corporate donations, rebates from electric utilities, etc.). These essays will tell compelling personal stories of kids affected by “sick schools” and kids and parents empowered to transform their schools and communities.

5. Expand our website – www.greenschools.net - to become a portal for green schools resources and action, including access to information on school policies and programs, downloadable toolkits for school community organizing, curricula, local organizations and agencies, funding resources, and on-line monitoring and reporting as part of the Green Schools Report Card.