Students urge environmental education commitments as district considers orchard property
Students urged the board to use a potential sale of district-owned orchard property to support an environmental education center and to address gaps in district environmental literacy metrics.
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Two student speakers proposed district actions to strengthen environmental and climate education. Alex Ruiz cited a statewide indicator in which the district scored 12.5 out of 30 for environmental and climate literacy, and suggested the RFP for a property at 699 Orchard include provisions requiring a buyer to build a community environmental education space with mitigation and incentives from local government.
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