Join the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for an action-focused session, “From Vision to Action: How School District Leaders Drive Healthy IAQ,” featuring school districts recognized by the 2026 National School Boards Association Magna Awards for enhancing student learning and academic success through indoor air quality (IAQ) initiatives. The winning school districts participating in the program are: East St. Louis School District 189 (Illinois), Salamanca City Central School District (New York) and Prince George’s County Public Schools (Maryland).
During the webinar, leaders from these award-winning school districts will discuss how they drive healthy IAQ by setting policy, aligning budgets and priorities, and institutionalizing practices to integrate IAQ management into routine district operations. The webinar will also highlight how to implement cost‑effective best practices and access resources, including training, technical assistance and funding.
Attendees will hear directly from the district leaders who made this happen and learn how these school districts improved IAQ by:
- Adopting EPA-aligned IAQ management plans
- Linking IAQ with energy efficiency
- Mobilizing cross-department teams
- Using training and simple metrics to drive results and program sustainability
This webinar is presented by the EPA as part of its IAQ Tools for Schools Program. Devoted to providing outreach, products and services to schools to help them create and maintain healthy indoor environments, the program teaches school staff to:
- Prevent and resolve IAQ problems
- Identify practical and low-cost/no-cost solutions to fixing IAQ problems
- Create an IAQ management plan for addressing IAQ proactively and for responding to problems systematically as they arise.
