Empower and support a Sustainability Champion(s) who:

• Is a teacher, administrator, other staff person, parent, board member or student.
• Has credibility and works in concert with the district.
• Provides the initial passion, energy and drive.
• Introduces Sustainability to people within the district.

Establish a School / District Sustainability Committee:

• Ensure involvement of all stakeholders. Include the superintendent or equivalent (critical!!!), department heads (from both teaching & learning and facilities & operations), teachers & staff, students, board and community members.
• An existing group that is interested in taking on the sustainability effort might be a starting point, (such as a green team, safety committee or other).
• A chairperson or facilitator is needed who has time, authority and sustainability knowledge (or coaching) to guide the group.

Adopt an organizational sustainability policy, vision or strategic goal to provide:

• Justification and vision for the effort.
• Continuity of the effort, even as people come in and out.
• A sustainability definition and identification of a guiding sustainability framework (for instance The Natural Step)
• Involvement of all school/district activities (education, operations, administrative, etc.)