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Evanston District 65 unveils first sustainability plan; board to consider policy revision
Summary
District 65 presented its first-ever sustainability plan — Sustainable Schools, Healthy and Just Futures — and proposed a revision to Board Policy 4:70 (Resource Conservation). Staff asked the board to introduce the policy change tonight with a vote at a future meeting.
District 65 presented its first comprehensive sustainability plan on April 7, outlining goals for teaching and learning, healthy environments, sustainable operations and transportation. The district asked the Board of Education to introduce a revision to Policy 4:70 (Resource Conservation) that would formally reference and hook the new plan into board policy; a vote on the policy was scheduled for a future board meeting.
The plan, titled Sustainable Schools, Healthy and Just Futures, was presented by District 65 sustainability staff and noted in a prerecorded message from Superintendent Dr. Turner. Karen Baratta, identified in the meeting as District 65 sustainability coordinator, described a development process that began in October 2024, involved a 40-person working group and produced a 29-page plan the district placed in the board packet.
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