SCHOOLS FOR CLIMATE ACTION
11 Resolutions Since March, 2019
National Association of School Psychologists (April 2021)
California Association of Teachers of English (2020)*
National Association of Independent Schools (January 2020)
Coalition of Public Independent Schools (January 2020)
Massachusetts Association of School Committees (November 2019) (2d State School Boards Association)
Colorado Association of School Boards (October 2019) (1st State School Boards Association)
National Association of School Nurses (September 2019)
National Hispanic Council of School Board Members, a caucus of the National School Boards Association (August 2019)
National Black Council of School Board Members, a caucus of the National School Boards Association (August 2019)
California Association of Student Councils (July 2019)
California Association of Schools Psychologists (March 2019)
Letter of Support for Schools for Climate Action from the Climate Psychiatry Alliance
California Association of Teachers of English (2020)*
National Association of Independent Schools (January 2020)
Coalition of Public Independent Schools (January 2020)
Massachusetts Association of School Committees (November 2019) (2d State School Boards Association)
Colorado Association of School Boards (October 2019) (1st State School Boards Association)
National Association of School Nurses (September 2019)
National Hispanic Council of School Board Members, a caucus of the National School Boards Association (August 2019)
National Black Council of School Board Members, a caucus of the National School Boards Association (August 2019)
California Association of Student Councils (July 2019)
California Association of Schools Psychologists (March 2019)
Letter of Support for Schools for Climate Action from the Climate Psychiatry Alliance
State and National Organizations We Have Asked To Formally Speak Up to Help End Congressional Climate Neglect
California School Board Association:
After 4 years of advocacy, and every Schools for Climate Action resolution from California calling for a CSBA climate resolution, in 2020 the CSBA convened a Climate Committee Change Task Force. They have now included their own sample resolution on their website. We are flattered that CSBA is taking the same approach (through school board resolutions) to call for climate action and education, however, we were disappointed to see that they do not call for congressional climate action.
California State Board of Education
First engaged via email in November of 2017; engaged in person in September of 2018 (open comment-1 S4CA advocate) and November, 2019 (5-S4CA advocates). In November of 2019, the CA State Board of Education awarded a certificate to S4CA. During her comments on 11.6, the CA State Board of Education President, Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond described climate change as an existential threat.
National Association of School Boards
First engaged via email in January of 2018; engaged in person in June of 2018. Climate Action resolution was passed by committee in fall of 2018. It was considered by the full general assembly in March 2019. It passed, but an amendment proposed by the Florida Delegation stripped it of all mention of climate change, turning it instead into a "natural disaster resolution". We believe this makes climate denial and delay more comfortable for Members of Congress. We expect that the National School Boards Association will soon speak up for climate justice to help protect current and future students. It is incongruent with their important work and best shared values to protect climate denial and delay.
After 4 years of advocacy, and every Schools for Climate Action resolution from California calling for a CSBA climate resolution, in 2020 the CSBA convened a Climate Committee Change Task Force. They have now included their own sample resolution on their website. We are flattered that CSBA is taking the same approach (through school board resolutions) to call for climate action and education, however, we were disappointed to see that they do not call for congressional climate action.
California State Board of Education
First engaged via email in November of 2017; engaged in person in September of 2018 (open comment-1 S4CA advocate) and November, 2019 (5-S4CA advocates). In November of 2019, the CA State Board of Education awarded a certificate to S4CA. During her comments on 11.6, the CA State Board of Education President, Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond described climate change as an existential threat.
National Association of School Boards
First engaged via email in January of 2018; engaged in person in June of 2018. Climate Action resolution was passed by committee in fall of 2018. It was considered by the full general assembly in March 2019. It passed, but an amendment proposed by the Florida Delegation stripped it of all mention of climate change, turning it instead into a "natural disaster resolution". We believe this makes climate denial and delay more comfortable for Members of Congress. We expect that the National School Boards Association will soon speak up for climate justice to help protect current and future students. It is incongruent with their important work and best shared values to protect climate denial and delay.
