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Student interns present climate analysis; board hears first read of climate action resolution and staff announce water-heater grant
Summary
Paid CAPS interns presented district energy, waste and transportation analysis and recommendations tied to a draft Climate Action resolution. Staff announced a city and county grant to replace natural-gas water heaters at the district's comprehensive high schools.
Petaluma City Schools heard a student-led presentation on district greenhouse-gas reductions and climate-action recommendations during the board's presentations, and the board received a first reading of an updated climate-action resolution.
Dan Osterman, the district's college and career pathways coordinator and leader of the Environmental Literacy and Climate Action Committee, introduced an 18-student cohort from Climate Action Pathways for Schools (CAPS). Kirk Ann Taylor, executive director of CAPS, said the internship is a paid program that trained students in data collection, climate careers and project implementation.
Senior interns presented four areas of work: district decarbonization (building energy), 0-waste strategies, waste-management audits, and a…
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