CPS Environmental Action Plan Briefing and Taskforce

Chicago Public Schools is working to minimize its impact on the environment and to teach students to be environmental stewards. Our Environmental Action Plan has 26 results-oriented strategies that the entire CPS community can take on to help. With this plan, CPS takes the lead among urban school districts in environmental action.

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Environmental Action Plan survey! We are currently analyzing the results and will re-convene in early 2010 to review the results and next steps.

Important files:

Environmental Action Plan (FY09) {pdf}
Documents distributed at the Oct. 7 2008 Briefing, including agenda {pdf}
Original letter announcing the Taskforce
Westinghouse Fact Sheet {pdf}

New to the Taskforce? Use this form to get involved!
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The specific goals and strategies of most interest to me or my organization are...
The resources and expertise I or my organization bring to help CPS implement its Environmental Action Plan include
I am interested in serving on one of the HSC Subcommittees on the right	Subcommittee on Green Procurement This subcommittee will provide guidance documents to the Department of Purchasing on purchasing of environmentally preferred goods and services for CPS (strategy 11.a) Subcommittee on Waste Reduction This subcommittee will look at strategies for reducing waste, (strategy 6.a) and composting (strategy 5.d) Subcommittee on School-based Green Teams This subcommittee will look at strategies for supporting school-based green teams (strategy 10.a) and incorporating environmental education and action into the curriculum (strategy 10.e) Please consider me to be on the Taskforce’s Coordinating Committee This committee will assist in integrating Taskforce resources with CPS, determine if additional subcommittees are needed and otherwise coordinate the work of the Taskforce
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