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The following organizations, which represent the nation’s school administrators, school boards, school business officials, teachers, school nurses and parents, are supporting The Quick and Easy Guide to Green Cleaning in Schools by promoting it to their members and making it available at conferences and trainings:
The American Association of School Administrators (AASA), founded in 1865, is the oldest and largest professional organization for more than 13,000 educational leaders across America and in many other countries. These school system leaders are responsible for improving the quality of districts' educational systems and often represent high-quality public education in general for the community. In our quest to prepare children for school and to prepare schools for children, AASA is committed to removing the barriers that prevent children from succeeding. For more information, visit www.aasa.org.
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
AFSCME’s 1.6 million members provide the vital services that make America happen. With members in hundreds of different occupations — from nurses to corrections officers, child care providers to sanitation workers — AFSCME advocates for fairness in the workplace, excellence in public services and prosperity and opportunity for all working families. For more information, visit www.afscme.org.
American Federation of Teachers
The American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, strives to improve the lives of our members and their families, to give voice to their legitimate professional, economic and social aspirations, to strengthen the institutions in which we work, to improve the quality of the services we provide, to bring together all members to assist and support one another and to promote democracy, human rights and freedom in our union, in our nation and throughout the world. For more information, visit www.aft.org.
American School & University
Since 1928, American School & University has been the information source for education facilities and business professionals—serving the nation’s K-12 and higher-education administrators responsible for the planning, design, construction, retrofit, operations, maintenance and management of education facilities. A mix of thought-provoking features, how-to-articles, industry reports, exclusive surveys, news sections, insightful columns, new product introductions and case histories are provided each month to assist education officials in better performing their jobs. In addition to the award-winning monthly magazine, the AS&U family of products also includes "SchoolHouse Beat" weekly e-newsletter, "GREEN School & University" monthly e-newsletter, "First Monday Product News," "Education Bond Alert" and other industry-leading resources. To learn more, visit www.ASUmag.com and www.SchoolDesigns.com.
Association of School Business Officials International
The Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO) is a professional organization that provides programs and services to those in school business management. ASBO promotes the highest standards of school business management practices and provides professional growth opportunities. We believe in the most effective use of resources in the education of children. For more information, visit www.asbointl.org.
Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN)
The Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN) is a national, multidisciplinary, non-profit organization whose mission is to protect the fetus and the child from environmental hazards and promote a healthy environment by focusing on the areas of research, policy, and education. CEHN was the first network of its kind in the world. For more than 17 years, as a part of CEHN’s mission to promote environmental health education, CEHN has successfully assisted diverse communities and organizations in addressing environmental health concerns through effective public awareness and outreach campaigns. For more information, visit www.cehn.org.
Coalition for Community Schools The Coalition for Community Schools is an alliance of national, state, and local organizations in education, K–16, youth development, community planning and development, family support, health and human services, government, and philanthropy as well as national, state, and local community school networks. The Coalition for Community Schools believes that strong communities require strong schools and strong schools require strong communities. We envision a future in which schools are centers of thriving communities where everyone belongs, works together, and succeeds. The Coalition advances opportunities for the success of children, families, and communities by promoting the development of more, and more effective, community schools. For more information, visit www.communityschools.org
Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI)
The Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI) is the only professional organization whose principal purpose is improving the places where children learn. CEFPI embraces all stakeholders who are interested and committed to building healthy, safe, high-performing school facilities and stronger communities. The Council functions as the convening organization to share knowledge, experiences and best practices of planning, designing, building, renovating and maintaining learning environments that anchor a community and enhance student achievement. For more, please visit www.cefpi.org.
International Brotherhood of Teamsters – Public Services Division
Founded in 1903, the Teamsters Union represents more than 1.4 million hardworking men and women in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. This includes more than 220,000 public service employees, many of whom transport children to and from schools, provide healthy meals in cafeterias, clean, maintain and repair school buildings, and educate the workers of tomorrow. The union’s goals include: organizing workers so that they have a voice in the workplace; educating workers so they know their rights and can participate fully in our society; involving workers in the political process so important issues can be addressed; as well as negotiating and enforcing contracts with employers so that each worker is treated with dignity, justice and respect. For more information, please contact the Teamsters Public Services Division at 202-624-8149. For more information, visit www.teamster.org.
International Executive Housekeepers Association
IEHA, a global membership organization comprised of professional facilities maintenance executives, is committed to being a good steward of the environment and hence, is a supporter of the “green” movement.
We are proactive in providing education to those directly and indirectly involved in the cleaning industry and encourage a healthier, more productive, sustainable environment that will reduce the many burdens placed upon human health and our natural resources. For more information, visit www.ieha.org.
ISSA, The Experts on Cleaning and Maintenance
ISSA is the leading trade association for the institutional and industrial cleaning industry. ISSA’s worldwide membership includes more than 5,500 companies including manufacturers and distributors of cleaning products, in addition to building service contractors and in-house cleaning service providers. Our association members provide cleaning products and services that are ultimately consumed by schools, hospitals, day care centers, food service establishments, hotels, office buildings, retail facilities and other institutional and industrial establishments. In this regard, our membership plays a key role in maintaining the health and sanitation of the built environment.
ISSA and its membership recognize that environmental preferability is the new mantra of the business community as smart companies across all industry sectors use environmentally based strategies to innovate, create value, and build competitive advantage, while minimizing their environmental footprint. Recognizing the importance of these trends, ISSA has assumed a leadership role in promoting the widespread adoption of environmentally preferable cleaning products and services, as well as practices that promote the safety and health of workers and other building occupants. For more information, visit www.issa.com.
National Association of Charter School Authorizers
The National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) is a nonprofit membership organization serving authorizers, the entities that select and oversee the nation’s charter schools. Our members also include charter school advocates and organizations. We are proud to have over 100 of the nation’s largest, most resourceful authorizers as dues-paying members, and our members oversee well over half of the nation’s 4,000 charter schools. Since our founding by seven enterprising authorizers in 2000, the organization has reached out to all 40 charter states and the District of Columbia. NACSA has recently changed its strategic focus to take on more policy interventions and to work in priority states in need of comprehensive services. Our membership and conference attendance grow each year, mirroring the growth of charter schools. NACSA works with local experts to create the conditions needed for quality schools to thrive. We push for high standards for authorizers and the environments in which they work. To learn more, please visit www.qualitycharters.org.
National Association of Elementary School Principals
The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP), founded in 1921, is a professional organization serving over 27,000 elementary and middle school principals. As a national organization, NAESP operates through a network of affiliated associations in every state, the District of Columbia and internationally in many locations such as Canada, Australia, South America, and Africa. The Association believes that the progress and well-being of the individual child must be at the forefront of all elementary and middle school planning and operations. Further, NAESP members accept the challenge inherent in research findings that the development of quality education in each elementary and middle school depends on the expertise, dedication, and leadership of the principal. NAESP brings national recognition to principals through the annual National Distinguished Principals awards program. The mission of NAESP is to lead in the advocacy and support of elementary and middle level principals and other education leaders in their support of all children. For more information, visit www.naesp.org.
National Association of School Nurses
The National Association of School Nurses (NASN) is the primary, indispensable resource for school nursing and school health programs, services, and experiences. NASN is a specialty nursing organization representing school nurses, organized in 1968, incorporated in 1977, and classified as a not-for-profit organization under section 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code. With a membership of 14,000 school nurses, NASN’s core purpose is to advance the delivery of professional school health services to promote optimal learning in students. NASN has 51 State Affiliate School Nurse Organizations in 49 states, the District of Columbia, and overseas. NASN publications include the electronic NASN Weekly Digest News, the bi-monthly NASN Newsletter, the bi-monthly Journal of School Nursing, the NASN website, www.nasn.org, and information communicated to members through their affiliate directors and presidents. The NASN professional nursing staff provides educational support to members and collaborative partners, and is comprised of professional nurses with a large variety of experiences, resources and contacts in the field of healthcare. To learn more, please visit www.nasn.org.
National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities
Created in 1997 by the U.S. Department of Education, the National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities (NCEF) provides information on planning, designing, funding, building, improving, and maintaining safe, healthy, high performance schools. Look for NCEF's resource list of links, books, and journal articles on using environmentally friendly cleaning products and healthier and safer methods for cleaning school buildings. www.ncef.org/rl/green_cleaning.cfm.
National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education
NCPIE was founded in 1980, at the initiative of what was then the National School Volunteer Program (now National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education), with funding from the Ford Foundation and Union Carbide. From the outset, the participating organizations included parent organizations and advocacy groups as well as national education organizations representing teachers and administrators. The group has been meeting monthly ever since to monitor legislation, initiate projects, and share information and ideas about research, programs, and policies. www.ncpie.org.
National Association of State Boards of Education
The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) represents state-level boards of education and works to strengthen state leadership in educational policymaking, promote excellence in the education for all students, advocate equality of access to educational opportunities, and assure continued citizen support for public education. NASBE is currently funded by CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health to provide capacity-building assistance to state and local education policymakers and practitioners relating to: 1) HIV prevention policy and program improvement initiatives, and 2) establishing, maintaining, and evaluating healthy school nutrition programs. NASBE's widely used publication "Fit, Healthy, and Ready to Learn: A School Health Policy Guide" includes a chapter published in 2005 on "Policies Concerning Asthma, School Health Services, and Healthy Environments." For more information, visit www.nasbe.org.
National School Plant Management Association
The National School Plant Management Association (NSPMA), chartered in 1995, was formed in the interest of enhancing and promoting the educational process. Its purpose is to provide for the exchange of information that improves school plant management, maintenance and care through the promotion of acceptable policies, standards and practices; and to promote the professional advancement of school plant management personnel. Membership includes school superintendents, maintenance personnel, custodial supervisors, and others employed in school operations. For more information, visit www.nspma.org.
Parents for Public Schools
Parents for Public Schools (PPS) is a national organization of community-based chapters in 11 states, organizing parents and communities to support public education and improvement of public schools for all children. PPS supports quality public education and improved public schools “in and for the common good” as essential for building and sustaining our communities and our democracy. Parents for Public Schools believes that public education, accessible to all, is essential for building participatory democracy. PPS conducts parent leadership training to enable parent engagement in local schools and parent advocacy for improved public schools. Contact PPS: www.parents4publicschools.com, by e-mail at ppschapter@parents4publicschools.com and by phone at 800-880-1222.
Public Education Network (PEN)
Public Education Network (PEN) is a national association of local education funds (LEFs) and individuals working to advance public school reform in low-income communities across our country. PEN believes an active, vocal constituency is the key to ensuring that every child, in every community, benefits from a quality public education. PEN and its members are building public demand and mobilizing resources for quality public education on behalf of 12 million children in more that 1,000 school districts in 32 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. PEN has expanded its work internationally to include members in the Philippines, Peru, Mexico, South Africa, and Tanzania. Visit www.publiceducation.org to learn more.
School Nutrition Association
The School Nutrition Association (SNA) is a national, nonprofit professional organization representing more than 55,000 members who provide high-quality, low-cost meals to students across the country. SNA’s members work tirelessly to improve the nutrition of school children through the meals they offer. These professionals are involved in all areas of the school nutrition market, from directing district nutrition and foodservice operations, to managing and staffing individual school cafeterias and kitchens, to providing products and services to school foodservice programs.
Recognized as the authority on school nutrition, SNA has been advancing the availability, quality and acceptance of school nutrition programs as an integral part of education for more than 60 years. SNA works to ensure that all school-age children have access to healthful school meals and nutrition education. Visit www.schoolnutrition.org to learn more.
U.S. Green Building Council
The U.S. Green Building Council is a nonprofit membership organization whose vision is a sustainable built environment within a generation. Its membership includes corporations, builders, universities, government agencies, and other nonprofit organizations. Since USGBC’s founding in 1993, the Council has grown to more than 15,500 member companies and organizations, a comprehensive family of LEED® green building certification systems, an expansive educational offering, the industry’s popular Greenbuild International Conference and Expo (www.greenbuildexpo.org), and a network of 78 local chapters, affiliates, and organizing groups. For more information, visit www.usgbc.org.
The American Association of School Administrators (AASA), founded in 1865, is the oldest and largest professional organization for more than 13,000 educational leaders across America and in many other countries. These school system leaders are responsible for improving the quality of districts' educational systems and often represent high-quality public education in general for the community. In our quest to prepare children for school and to prepare schools for children, AASA is committed to removing the barriers that prevent children from succeeding. For more information, visit 
AFSCME’s 1.6 million members provide the vital services that make America happen. With members in hundreds of different occupations — from nurses to corrections officers, child care providers to sanitation workers — AFSCME advocates for fairness in the workplace, excellence in public services and prosperity and opportunity for all working families. For more information, visit 
The American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, strives to improve the lives of our members and their families, to give voice to their legitimate professional, economic and social aspirations, to strengthen the institutions in which we work, to improve the quality of the services we provide, to bring together all members to assist and support one another and to promote democracy, human rights and freedom in our union, in our nation and throughout the world. For more information, visit 
Since 1928, American School & University has been the information source for education facilities and business professionals—serving the nation’s K-12 and higher-education administrators responsible for the planning, design, construction, retrofit, operations, maintenance and management of education facilities. A mix of thought-provoking features, how-to-articles, industry reports, exclusive surveys, news sections, insightful columns, new product introductions and case histories are provided each month to assist education officials in better performing their jobs. In addition to the award-winning monthly magazine, the AS&U family of products also includes "SchoolHouse Beat" weekly e-newsletter, "GREEN School & University" monthly e-newsletter, "First Monday Product News," "Education Bond Alert" and other industry-leading resources. To learn more, visit 
The Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO) is a professional organization that provides programs and services to those in school business management. ASBO promotes the highest standards of school business management practices and provides professional growth opportunities. We believe in the most effective use of resources in the education of children. For more information, visit 
The Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN) is a national, multidisciplinary, non-profit organization whose mission is to protect the fetus and the child from environmental hazards and promote a healthy environment by focusing on the areas of research, policy, and education. CEHN was the first network of its kind in the world. For more than 17 years, as a part of CEHN’s mission to promote environmental health education, CEHN has successfully assisted diverse communities and organizations in addressing environmental health concerns through effective public awareness and outreach campaigns. For more information, visit 
The Coalition for Community Schools is an alliance of national, state, and local organizations in education, K–16, youth development, community planning and development, family support, health and human services, government, and philanthropy as well as national, state, and local community school networks. The Coalition for Community Schools believes that strong communities require strong schools and strong schools require strong communities. We envision a future in which schools are centers of thriving communities where everyone belongs, works together, and succeeds. The Coalition advances opportunities for the success of children, families, and communities by promoting the development of more, and more effective, community schools. For more information, visit 
The Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI) is the only professional organization whose principal purpose is improving the places where children learn. CEFPI embraces all stakeholders who are interested and committed to building healthy, safe, high-performing school facilities and stronger communities. The Council functions as the convening organization to share knowledge, experiences and best practices of planning, designing, building, renovating and maintaining learning environments that anchor a community and enhance student achievement. For more, please visit 
Founded in 1903, the Teamsters Union represents more than 1.4 million hardworking men and women in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. This includes more than 220,000 public service employees, many of whom transport children to and from schools, provide healthy meals in cafeterias, clean, maintain and repair school buildings, and educate the workers of tomorrow. The union’s goals include: organizing workers so that they have a voice in the workplace; educating workers so they know their rights and can participate fully in our society; involving workers in the political process so important issues can be addressed; as well as negotiating and enforcing contracts with employers so that each worker is treated with dignity, justice and respect. For more information, please contact the Teamsters Public Services Division at 202-624-8149. For more information, visit 
IEHA, a global membership organization comprised of professional facilities maintenance executives, is committed to being a good steward of the environment and hence, is a supporter of the “green” movement. 
ISSA is the leading trade association for the institutional and industrial cleaning industry. ISSA’s worldwide membership includes more than 5,500 companies including manufacturers and distributors of cleaning products, in addition to building service contractors and in-house cleaning service providers. Our association members provide cleaning products and services that are ultimately consumed by schools, hospitals, day care centers, food service establishments, hotels, office buildings, retail facilities and other institutional and industrial establishments. In this regard, our membership plays a key role in maintaining the health and sanitation of the built environment.
The National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) is a nonprofit membership organization serving authorizers, the entities that select and oversee the nation’s charter schools. Our members also include charter school advocates and organizations. We are proud to have over 100 of the nation’s largest, most resourceful authorizers as dues-paying members, and our members oversee well over half of the nation’s 4,000 charter schools. Since our founding by seven enterprising authorizers in 2000, the organization has reached out to all 40 charter states and the District of Columbia. NACSA has recently changed its strategic focus to take on more policy interventions and to work in priority states in need of comprehensive services. Our membership and conference attendance grow each year, mirroring the growth of charter schools. NACSA works with local experts to create the conditions needed for quality schools to thrive. We push for high standards for authorizers and the environments in which they work. To learn more, please visit 
The National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP), founded in 1921, is a professional organization serving over 27,000 elementary and middle school principals. As a national organization, NAESP operates through a network of affiliated associations in every state, the District of Columbia and internationally in many locations such as Canada, Australia, South America, and Africa. The Association believes that the progress and well-being of the individual child must be at the forefront of all elementary and middle school planning and operations. Further, NAESP members accept the challenge inherent in research findings that the development of quality education in each elementary and middle school depends on the expertise, dedication, and leadership of the principal. NAESP brings national recognition to principals through the annual National Distinguished Principals awards program. The mission of NAESP is to lead in the advocacy and support of elementary and middle level principals and other education leaders in their support of all children. For more information, visit 
The National Association of School Nurses (NASN) is the primary, indispensable resource for school nursing and school health programs, services, and experiences. NASN is a specialty nursing organization representing school nurses, organized in 1968, incorporated in 1977, and classified as a not-for-profit organization under section 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code. With a membership of 14,000 school nurses, NASN’s core purpose is to advance the delivery of professional school health services to promote optimal learning in students. NASN has 51 State Affiliate School Nurse Organizations in 49 states, the District of Columbia, and overseas. NASN publications include the electronic NASN Weekly Digest News, the bi-monthly NASN Newsletter, the bi-monthly Journal of School Nursing, the NASN website, www.nasn.org, and information communicated to members through their affiliate directors and presidents. The NASN professional nursing staff provides educational support to members and collaborative partners, and is comprised of professional nurses with a large variety of experiences, resources and contacts in the field of healthcare. To learn more, please visit 
Created in 1997 by the U.S. Department of Education, the National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities (NCEF) provides information on planning, designing, funding, building, improving, and maintaining safe, healthy, high performance schools. Look for NCEF's resource list of links, books, and journal articles on using environmentally friendly cleaning products and healthier and safer methods for cleaning school buildings. 
NCPIE was founded in 1980, at the initiative of what was then the National School Volunteer Program (now National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education), with funding from the Ford Foundation and Union Carbide. From the outset, the participating organizations included parent organizations and advocacy groups as well as national education organizations representing teachers and administrators. The group has been meeting monthly ever since to monitor legislation, initiate projects, and share information and ideas about research, programs, and policies. 
The National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) represents state-level boards of education and works to strengthen state leadership in educational policymaking, promote excellence in the education for all students, advocate equality of access to educational opportunities, and assure continued citizen support for public education. NASBE is currently funded by CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health to provide capacity-building assistance to state and local education policymakers and practitioners relating to: 1) HIV prevention policy and program improvement initiatives, and 2) establishing, maintaining, and evaluating healthy school nutrition programs. NASBE's widely used publication "Fit, Healthy, and Ready to Learn: A School Health Policy Guide" includes a chapter published in 2005 on "Policies Concerning Asthma, School Health Services, and Healthy Environments." For more information, visit 
The National School Plant Management Association (NSPMA), chartered in 1995, was formed in the interest of enhancing and promoting the educational process. Its purpose is to provide for the exchange of information that improves school plant management, maintenance and care through the promotion of acceptable policies, standards and practices; and to promote the professional advancement of school plant management personnel. Membership includes school superintendents, maintenance personnel, custodial supervisors, and others employed in school operations. For more information, visit 
Parents for Public Schools (PPS) is a national organization of community-based chapters in 11 states, organizing parents and communities to support public education and improvement of public schools for all children. PPS supports quality public education and improved public schools “in and for the common good” as essential for building and sustaining our communities and our democracy. Parents for Public Schools believes that public education, accessible to all, is essential for building participatory democracy. PPS conducts parent leadership training to enable parent engagement in local schools and parent advocacy for improved public schools. Contact PPS: 
Public Education Network (PEN) is a national association of local education funds (LEFs) and individuals working to advance public school reform in low-income communities across our country. PEN believes an active, vocal constituency is the key to ensuring that every child, in every community, benefits from a quality public education. PEN and its members are building public demand and mobilizing resources for quality public education on behalf of 12 million children in more that 1,000 school districts in 32 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. PEN has expanded its work internationally to include members in the Philippines, Peru, Mexico, South Africa, and Tanzania. Visit 
The School Nutrition Association (SNA) is a national, nonprofit professional organization representing more than 55,000 members who provide high-quality, low-cost meals to students across the country. SNA’s members work tirelessly to improve the nutrition of school children through the meals they offer. These professionals are involved in all areas of the school nutrition market, from directing district nutrition and foodservice operations, to managing and staffing individual school cafeterias and kitchens, to providing products and services to school foodservice programs.
The U.S. Green Building Council is a nonprofit membership organization whose vision is a sustainable built environment within a generation. Its membership includes corporations, builders, universities, government agencies, and other nonprofit organizations. Since USGBC’s founding in 1993, the Council has grown to more than 15,500 member companies and organizations, a comprehensive family of LEED® green building certification systems, an expansive educational offering, the industry’s popular Greenbuild International Conference and Expo (