Page 110 - Wellness Promotion Policy Annual Report FY19 & FY20

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Indoor Air Quality a Year in Review School Sustainability
The District recognizes the significant relationship between the health and wellness of individuals and their
Environmental and Conservation Services’ (ECS) Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) program is an integral component of interaction with the natural and man-made environment. As such, the District supports and encourages
the department’s mission to provide healthy, sustainable, learning and working environments for all students, students, teachers and staff to actively participate in school sustainability. This includes: outdoor and
staff and visitors to District facilities. environmental education, energy and water conservation activities, waste reduction and recycling,
environmentally preferable purchasing, healthy schools, and applying for green recognition.
The Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) program provides services directly to school centers through IAQ assessments
and environmental remediation projects related to hazards such as water damage, mold, odors, infectious To support these efforts, ECS piloted the Green Champion program in FY19. Green Champions are school
disease, fire, flood response, and natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornados, heavy inundations, and/or staff passionate about teaching environmental awareness and have the leadership skills needed to initiate
localized flooding. sustainable practices within their school culture. Fifty-nine (59) schools in the District were reached in the
pilot year. Each school received a supply budget of up to $100 to purchase supplies that support school-based
During FY19, IAQ staff responded to 727 IAQ inspection requests: green initiatives and environmental education/classroom instruction. Resulting projects included kilowatt
• 166 schools and 16 facilities were inspected meter energy activities, school beautification, and storm drain labeling and wildlife habitat certification.
• 35 sites had 5 to 10 inspection requests
• Nine (9) sites had 10+ inspection requests:
1. Forest Hill Community High
2. Fulton-Holland Educational Services Center
3. John I. Leonard High
4. Jupiter Community High
5. Jupiter Middle
6. Lake Worth Community High

7. Melaleuca Elementary
8. Okeeheelee Middle

9. Village Academy

ECS staff completed 624 IAQ projects utilizing five consultants and six contractors.
FY19 Response Actions:

• 3 Fires
• 31 Flood response (14 major incidents; 5
sewage back-up incidents)

• 11 Fire extinguisher discharges Green Purchasing, Outdoor & Environmental Education and Waste Reduction & Recycling were the
top 3 areas of school sustainability funded by the District’s Green Champion Program
• 22 Student illness related complaints
• 90 Infectious disease outbreaks
In FY19, the ECS accepted an award on behalf of the District from Recycle Florida Today for the 2019
• 113 Odor inspection requests Environmental Sustainability Award for Outstanding Public/Non-Profit Recycling Program. The award
• 127 Staff illness complaints recognizes programs that display an increased awareness of the importance of sustainability and ability
to motivate others to maximize their recycling, composting, grass-roots efforts, waste reduction, and
• 326 Mold inspection requests
sustainability efforts and improving their recycling rates through education, outreach, and by example.
ECS’ IAQ program total expenditure for FY19 was $2,877,756.85.

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