Black Horse Pike Schools Attain Sustainable Jersey Certification

Gloucester Township, NJ -- All three Black Horse Pike Regional Schools have achieved the Sustainable Jersey for Schools certification, Sustainable Jersey for Schools announced on Tuesday.

Highland, Timber Creek and Triton have all earned Bronze certification, and are among 83 schools from 24 districts in 13 counties that achieved some type of certification.

The schools will be honored at a reception held during NJSBA Workshop 2016 in Atlantic City.

Workshop 2016 will feature Sustainable Jersey for Schools sessions along with NJSBA sustainability support programs for schools.

“In two years, 118 schools have achieved Sustainable Jersey for Schools certification,” Sustainable Jersey for Schools said. “A total of 509 schools and 204 school districts are participating in the program overall.”

Each school that is certified at the bronze-level must submit documentation to show it has completed a balanced portfolio of the program’s sustainability actions, attaining a minimum of 150 points.

The program is voluntary.

“Becoming certified with Sustainable Jersey for Schools is a significant achievement for schools and their school district,” said Donna Drewes who co-directs Sustainable Jersey with Randall Solomon. “We’re thrilled with the number of schools that achieved certification and we share this success with the eight partner organizations that have joined us in this effort.”

The Sustainable Jersey for Schools program partners include: New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA), New Jersey Association of School Administrators (NJASA), New Jersey Association of School Business Officials (NJASBO), New Jersey Education Association (NJEA), New Jersey Parent Teacher Association (NJPTA), New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association (NJPSA), New Jersey School Buildings and Grounds Association (NJSBGA) and The Sustainability Institute at The College of New Jersey.

“We are proud of the leadership provided by the boards of education and their superintendents, as well as the contributions of principals, teachers, education support professionals and parents, that made this important milestone a reality,” said Dr. Lawrence S. Feinsod, New Jersey School Boards Association executive director. “We congratulate the schools on achieving Sustainable Jersey for Schools certification.”