One of our district goals is to be more efficient with energy use to help the environment and save money. In June 2009, the Board approved a partnership with a national company called Energy Education to work on an energy conservation and management plan. Bridget Kellam, energy education specialist, oversees the plan’s implementation. Kellam updated the Board, reporting that the energy education program has saved the district $495,447 from June 2009 - September 2010. Kellam noted that the district has saved 4.3 million kWh of electricity and 6,012 million BTUs of natural gas. These savings equate to removing 749 automobiles from the highways for an entire year, or planting and growing 106,713 tree seedlings for 10 years.
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