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tion for the American Institute of Architects. Dufault prefers windows to walls in his designs and says it saves money. e CHPS “design scorecard” also lists six standards for indoor air quality, such as using low-emitting materials and thermal displacement ventilation. e American Federation of Teachers, which has joined the National Education Association in championing sustainable schools, cites studies showing that better air quality and ventilation can cut asthma incidences by 25 percent and colds and ﬂu by up to 20 percent. Reducing the building footprint, designing it for joint use with the larger community, and not developing prime agricultural land where endangered species live also rate highly on the scorecard. “ ere’s a lot of friendly competition between states and districts to be on the forefront,” says Dekovic. e Los Angeles Uniﬁed School District has bought into the CHPS concept. With a mandate and funding to build 131 new schools this decade, 60 will meet CHPS criteria. All 75 schools completed also exceed California’s sustainability requirements by 30 percent. More than a year ago, the district passed a resolution to become the most environmentally friendly school district in the nation, says Randy Brill, director of LAUSD’s Sustainability Initiative. “You really need to have the support of the board and superintendent, and you need qualiﬁed professionals installing energy management systems and daylighting in an intelligent way.” e district’s existing schools stand to beneﬁt as well. Last fall, California voters approved an additional $7.2 billion for school modernization, including $500 million for sustainability improvements such as lighting retroﬁts, motion sensors, smart irrigation controllers to save 260 million gallons of water a year, and the harvesting of L.A.’s abundant sunlight to generate 50 megawatts of renewable energy by 2012. Discover Potential. Create Achievement. Predict, diagnose, measure, report, communicate, engage, and instruct—Acuity™ is the award-winning InFormative Assessment™ solution that delivers all the necessary building blocks to drive informed, targeted instruction throughout the year. Acuity helps educators improve student achievement in core content areas by: Assessing understanding of state standards and curriculum Predicting performance relative to state NCLB exams Providing actionable, easy-to-use reports Assigning engaging Instructional Resources Enabling teachers to create custom assessments Visit AcuityForSchool.com Visit us at NECC Booth #3118 Copyright © 2009 by CTB/McGraw-Hill LLC. All rights reserved. Acuity, the Acuity logo, and InFormative Assessment are trademarks of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Performance Contract Pros Retroﬁtting 130 older schools has been the priority for the Metropolitan Nashville (Tenn.) Public Schools over the past ﬁve years, so the district signed a performance contract with Siemens Buildwww.DistrictAdministration.com AC_DA.2/3pg_vA_ka.indd 1 June/July 2009 33 5/29/09 1:46:41 PM http://www.AcuityForSchool.com http://www.AcuityForSchool.com http://www.DistrictAdministration.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of District Administration - June 2009

District Administration - June 2009
Contents
From the Editor
News Update
Stimulus Monitor
District Profile
Admin Profile
Crisis Response
Tech Disruptions
A Deeper Shade of Green
The New School Lunch
Business Brings Sustainable Lessons to School
A Netbook for Every Student
Vision Videos Empower Students
New Books
How Well Does This Web Site Work?
New Products
Problem Solution
Online Edge

District Administration - June 2009