Oak Park Unified School District Wins Green School District Leadership Award.

The Green California Schools and Community Colleges Summits are being held concurrently at the Pasadena Convention Center October 17-18.

They have announced their 2011 Leadership Award Recipients. The awards will be presented at a Summit reception on October 17.

The summits comprise the nation's most significant K-14 event focused on building, running and teaching in high performance classrooms and campuses. Featured speakers on October 16 include Carl Pope, Chairman of the Sierra Club and Co-Founder of the Blue Green Alliance; and Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

The Leadership Awards honor outstanding accomplishments in sustainability. The awards ceremony will also include a special award by student ambassadors from the Green Youth Movement to Senator Fran Pavley, author of legislation that led to the creation of the new statewide Education and the Environment Initiative (EEI). California Secretary for Environmental Protection Matt Rodriguez will also participate.

Congratulations to OPUSD for winning the School District Award. The Oak Park Unified School District is recognized for its ongoing efforts to serve as a community leader in the areas of environmental awareness and sensitivity. In addition to incorporating environmental education into its instructional program, the District is working to serve as an example for its students and community by greening its campuses.

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