About Us

“Cincinnati is the model for our National Green Schools Campaign”

Kathleen Rogers, Executive Director, Earth Day Network. Washington, D.C.

Beginning in 2004, ALLY and its Growing Green and Healthy Schools Network,* led a wide range of organizations to advocate for green and healthy schools. By working in collaboration with Cincinnati Public Schools, architects, and community leaders, ALLY was a citizen catalyst for green and healthy schools in Cincinnati, Ohio and across the nation.

On September 10, 2007, CPS’ Board of Education voted to embrace the U.S. Green Building Council’s program of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), the nation’s premier green building rating system.

The Ohio School Facilities Commission came on board next, making funds available to help pay for sustainable features and vowing that from now on, all new and renovated schools receiving its support would be green.

• Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) is the first Ohio school district to pass a resolution that all building will be designed to USGBC LEED standards
• CPS is the first school district in Ohio to have a high school education program based in a building that is Silver certified by US Green Building Council (USGBC)
• CPS has the first pk-8 school in Ohio to be registered with USGBC’s LEED Program

*Woman’s City Club, Growing Well Cincinnati and Cincinnati Federation of Teachers