| TO: | Division Superintendents |
| FROM: | Jo Lynne DeMary
Superintendent of Public Instruction |
| SUBJECT: | Indoor Air Quality Workshops |
The Virginia Department of Health received a grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to provide training to school personnel on indoor air quality and how to use EPA’s Tools for Schools self-help kit. The Department of Education has joined with the Medical College of Virginia and the American Lung Association of Virginia to provide this training at four locations throughout the state.
The Tools for Schools kit will
be provided to personnel in each school division who attend the training
session and it will be used as the workbook for the training. The workshop
is directed at both the technicians in each school division who are in
charge of the maintenance of the HVAC systems, and the administrator who
will carry out the program. There is no limit on the number of individuals
that may attend from each school division, but there are a limited number
of spaces at each site that will be filled on a first-come, first-serve
basis. There is no charge for school division personnel to attend this
workshop, but individuals attending must register to reserve a place as
well as a box lunch. Since there is a cost to the hosting agencies associated
with registration, we ask that the Department of Health be notified or
a substitute be selected if the original participant cannot attend the
workshop. We do not want any spaces to go unused. Private Schools are welcome
to participate.
The attached course description and registration form should be completed and returned to the Virginia Department of Health as quickly as possible. If you have questions on the program please call David L. Boddy, associate director, Support Services at (804) 225-2035.
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