About Green Clean Schools
About
Green Clean Schools is the Healthy Schools Campaign's national partnership to promote green cleaning in schools. The initiative brings together the cleaning industry, educational leaders, parents, community leaders and advocates in a rapidly growing Green Team whose mission is to encourage schools to adopt cleaning programs that protect health without harming the environment.
The Green Team engages school decision-makers at the national, state and local levels through distribution of The Quick and Easy Guide to Green Cleaning in Schools, the GreenCleanSchools.org website and other outreach activities.
The partnership grew out of Healthy Schools Campaign’s (HSC) work to promote green cleaning Chicago Public Schools. HSC released the first Quick and Easy Guide to Green Cleaning in Schools in Oct. 2006 and has since distributed more than 70,000 copies of the guide with the support of national education stakeholder organizations and cleaning industry leaders. In Sept. 2008, HSC released an updated, expanded second edition of the guide with a team of 39 sponsors and 16 participating organizations.
In the two years since its initial release, the guide has continued to influence the marketplace and policy environment for green cleaning.
The five simple steps outlined in the guide are used as the basis for the American School & University national green cleaning award for schools, and the guide was instrumental in successful advocacy to require green cleaning in all Illinois schools. HSC and key partners will work with state-level advocates at the Green Clean Schools National Summit in Washington, D.C. to discuss strategies for state-by-state advocacy promoting green cleaning in schools.
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At a Glance
From October 2006 - September 2008:
- 70,000+ guides distributed
- 10,600+ visitors to greencleanschools.org
- 1,800+ subscribers to quarterly newsletter
- 50+ articles in the news
- 30+ speaking engagements
The Quick & Easy Guide:
- Serves as the criteria for judging in American School & University’s Green Cleaning Award Program
- Was instrumental in the success of legislation requiring green cleaning in Illinois schools
- Is cited as a resource in the book Green Cleaning for Dummies
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Speaking Engagements
The Quick & Easy Guide to Green Cleaning in Schools has been the focus of presentations at numerous conferences and trainings around the U.S. and Canada. Below is a partial list of these speaking engagements. To learn more about arranging for a Green Clean Schools speaker to present at your conference or training, please email us or call 312-419-1810.
American Association of School Administrators Annual Conference
Canadian Sanitation Supply Association Annual Conference
Center for Green Technology Teacher Trainings
Chicago Public Schools Facilities and Building Engineers Training
Elgin Unified School District Environmental Task Force
EPA Tools for Schools Annual Conference
Green Facilities Conference
Green Futures Conference
Illinois Association of School Business Officials Facilities Workshop
ISSA Interclean Trade Show
McHenry County Healthy Cleaning Products Workshop
Midwest Facilities Conference
Midwest Green Procurement Conference and Expo
National Facilities Management Conference and Expo
National Institute of Government Purchasing
National School Board Association Annual Conference
National School Plant Management Association
QuEST Conference, American Federation of Teachers
. . . plus many more.
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