Healthy Indoor Air Starts Here

Explore Go Green Initiative’s indoor air quality tools, training, model resources, partner networks, and public engagement channels designed to help school districts create healthier learning environments.

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Why This Matters

Poor indoor air quality can affect student health, attendance, staff wellness, and academic performance. These resources help school districts take practical, data-driven steps to improve school environments and protect building occupants.

Who This Is For

These resources are designed for school board members, superintendents, facilities and operations teams, and IAQ coordinators working to improve indoor air quality in schools.

How to Use This Page

Start with IAQ Courses to build knowledge, use National Databases to review examples and planning models, and explore partners, updates, and upcoming resources through the remaining sections.

Featured Opportunities

Funding Opportunity Coming Soon

A new funding opportunity will be available for school districts to support indoor air quality improvements. This program will provide funding, training, and technical assistance to help districts move from planning to implementation.

Up to $40,000 per district
No matching funds required
Includes IAQ monitors and technical support
Step-by-step training and implementation guidance
Priority for economically distressed and Tribal districts

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$40,000 Estimated Total Support

Opening Soon Application Timeline

Full Support Training + Technical Assistance

2027 NSBA Magna Awards

The 2027 Magna Awards program focuses on improving indoor air quality and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. To be eligible, school districts must enact a new IAQ Management Plan and document reductions in GHG emissions.

Nomination window opens May 15, 2026 and closes October 31, 2026
Districts can earn points through documentation, webinars, online courses, and in-person training
Grand prize and silver award winners will be recognized in Urban, Rural, and Suburban categories
Grand prize winners will present at NSBA’s 2027 Annual Conference
Winning districts will be featured in the April 2027 issue of American School Board Journal

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500 Points Total Possible Points

May 15 Nomination Window Opens

IAQ + GHG Award Program Focus

How Districts Can Earn Points

Submit a New IAQ Management Plan Earn up to 100 points for submitting a new IAQ Management Plan aligned with EPA guidance.

Document GHG Emissions Earn up to 50 points by documenting GHG emissions for schools across the district.

Attend In-Person Training Earn 100 points by attending the 2026 CUBE breakout session with Go Green Initiative.

Complete Webinars and Courses Earn points through monthly webinars and online training on IAQ planning and GHG documentation.

Explore courses, best-practice examples, partner organizations, cohort district pages, and IAQ media resources through the tabs below. Select any tab to open that section and click a card to visit the linked resource.

These free, on-demand courses are designed to help school districts, school boards, facilities staff, IAQ coordinators, and other education leaders build practical knowledge on indoor air quality planning, assessment, policy development, implementation, and community engagement. Use this section to move through the IAQ learning sequence by unit and topic.

Upcoming Courses

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Unit 5 Staff Training Coming Fall 2026

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Unit 6 Progress Monitoring Coming Fall 2026

This section highlights national examples of indoor air quality best practices from school districts across the country. Use these resources to review model policies, compare planning approaches, and see how districts are organizing their IAQ work in practice.

National Database of IAQ Best Practices

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Overview Browse national examples from school districts across the U.S.

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School Board Policies See district-adopted policies that institutionalize IAQ management.

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IAQ Management Plans Explore how districts document plans to improve IAQ.

This section will include publicly accessible tools, guidance documents, templates, and other downloadable materials intended to support indoor air quality planning and implementation. Check back for additional free resources as they are added.

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Free Resources

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Explore participating cohort district pages, including district participation, implementation progress, and examples of indoor air quality work across each cohort.

Cohort District Pages

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Cohort 1 View participating districts, implementation progress, and IAQ work from the first cohort.

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Cohort 2 Explore participating districts, activities, and implementation updates from the second cohort.

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Future Cohorts Additional cohort district pages will be added as new groups are launched. Coming Soon

Go Green Initiative partners with national organizations to expand access to indoor air quality resources, training, and implementation support. These partnerships help connect school districts with trusted networks, technical knowledge, and opportunities for broader engagement.

Partner Organizations

NSBA National School Boards Association

NREA

NREA National Rural Education Association

NIEA National Indian Education Association

CGS Center for Green Schools

ALA American Lung Association

Explore Go Green Initiative’s IAQ podcasts, articles, blogs, newsletter, and social media channels. Each card below links directly to that section of the IAQ Podcasts and Articles page.