Previous Events
On this page we make available as much information from our events as we can for those who weren't able to attend.
- Educating for Sustainability
- Panel Presentation to the Oregon Board of Education
- 2009 COSA Conference
- Healthy Buildings, Active Learners Seminar
- 2009 Oregon School Facility Managers Conference
- 2009 Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools Facilities Conference
- 2009 Regional Innovation Forum
- 2008 OSBA Conference
- 2008 COSA Conference
- Sustainable Schools Speakers Series
- Investing in People: The Human Benefits of Sustainable Design
- Reading, Writing, & Carbon Reductions: Global Warming & Schools
Educating for Sustainability
February 19 & 20, 2010
Jaimie Cloud, one of the leading experts on the topic and founder of the Cloud Institute for Sustainability, presented an interactive session to develop a shared understanding of sustainability and Education for Sustainability (EfS). The presentation was followed by a tour of Gladstone School District facilities that were designed and built for sustainability. Sponsored by the Sustainable Oregon Schools Initiative in association with Gladstone School District.
Event flier here.
Panel Presentation to the Oregon Board of Education
August 27, 2009
Summary (PDF)
COSA Conference
June 25, 2009
Lori Stole, SOSI Project Manager, presented at the Confederation of Oregon School Administrators (COSA) annual conference, jointly with Bob Stewart, Superintendent, Gladstone School District.
The presentations:
Striving for Excellence: The Journey Toward Sustainability (468 KB PDF)
Sustainability in the Glastone School District (3.2MB PDF)
Healthy Buildings, Active Learners Seminar: Improving Indoor Environments for Oregon Schools
May 7, 2009
This one-day seminar was held in Cottage Grove, Oregon, and was sponsored by the Oregon Schools Indoor Air Quality Partnership. It was designed for custodians, facility managers, teachers, parents, and anyone interested in Healthy Buildings/Active Learners. Presentation Materials are below.
Agenda (47 KB PDF)
Asthma and Health (892 KB PDF)
Bev Stewart, American Lung Association in Oregon
Building walk-through assesments, pt.1 (6.6 MB PDF)
Rich Prill, Washington State University Energy Program
Building walk-through assesments, pt.2 (15 MB PDF)
Rich Prill, Washington State University Energy Program
Mold Control (7.8 MB PDF)
Rich Prill, Washington State University Energy Program
Radon health risks (3.9 MB PDF)
Brett Sherry, Oregon Radiation Protection Services
Radon testing (1 MB PDF)
Chris Boyce, Portland Public Schools
Green cleaning 1 (237 KB PDF)
Doug Akeson, Springfield School District
Green cleaning 2 (941 KB PDF)
Karl Bridenbeck, Coastwide Laboratories
Idle-free zones and eco-schools (640 KB PDF)
Jen Colman, Oregon Environmental Council
Integrated pest management (1.3 MB PDF)
Tim Stock, Oregon State University Integrated Plant Protection Center
Oregon School Facility Managers 2009 Conference
April 15, 2009
Lori Stole's presentation slides on the definition, benefit and roadmap to a sustainable facility. (645 KB PDF)
Pacific Northwest Association of Independent Schools
2009 Facilities Conference
April 13-14, 2009
Lori Stole's presentation slides on the definition, benefit and roadmap to a sustainable facility. (615 KB PDF)
Regional Innovation Forum
March 27, 2009
The Regional Innovation Forum brought together engaged citizens and community leaders from every sector to explore the systemic challenges facing our region that require coordinated effort between individuals, communities, organizations, and local, regional and national policymakers. SOSI coordinated the day-long K-12 portion of the forum's Sustainable Schools Track. Below are some of the presentation materials from this event.
Forum Agenda and Presenter Bios (77 KB PDF)
Morning Bus Tour:
Rosa Parks Elementary brochure (2.3 MB PDF): Karina Ruiz, Dull Olson Weekes Architects
Da Vinci Arts Middle School flyer (588 KB PDF): Dan Evans, Katie Fairhead, Portland Public Schools
Catlin Gabel School handouts (436 KB PDF): Eric Shawn, Catlin Gabel School
Growing Gardens program (252 KB PDF): Caitlin Blethen, Growing Gardens
Resource list for sarting a school garden (65 KB PDF): Caitlin Blethen, Growing Gardens
Afternoon Forum:
Summary of Schools Track (109 KB PDF)
General session (Lori Stole) and concluding discussion (Bill Bradbury): Stole/Bradbury slides (1.1 MB PDF)
Bob Stewart, Gladstone School District: Gladstone School District's Sustainability Journey: Stewart slides (1.8 MB PDF)
David Cone, Evergreen School District: Energy efficiency: Cone slides (6.5 MB PDF)
Peg Cornell, Corvallis School District: Sustainability education: Cornell slides (288 KB PDF)
Higher Education Forum
This morning session was coordinated by Portland Community College, and is summarized here (65 KB PDF).
OSBA Conference
November 15, 2008
Lori Stole, SOSI Project Manager, Jack Nickerson of the Linn-Benton-Lincoln ESD, and Anne Schuster of the Corvalis School District Board present to the Oregon School Board Association. The topic: Sustainability, how schools can begin to operate more sustainably, and SOSI's role in that process.
Access the presentation here. (816 KB PDF)
COSA Conference
June 19, 2008
Lori Stole, SOSI Project Manager, presented at the Confederation of Oregon School Administrators (COSA) annual conference, jointly with Katrina Shum Miller of Green Building Services in Seaside, OR.
The topic: Building your School Facility to Support Learning: LEED and more.
Access the presentation here (1.23 MB PDF).
Sustainable Schools Speakers Series
SOSI coordinated a speakers series at Portland State University to further explore K-12 sustainability issues raised in their earlier event; Reading, Writting and Carbon Reductions.
February 6, 2008
Kevin Downing of Oregon DEQ discusses the impacts & opportunities of school bus fuel and emissions: Downing slides (997 KB PDF).
February 27, 2008
Scott Bricker of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance on no-fuel & low-fuel option for school transportation.
March 18, 2008
Dave Cone of Gresham-Barlow School District on methods for achieving energy efficiency in school buildings: Cone slides (6.5 MB PDF)
Investing in People: The Human Benefits of Sustainable Design
May 31, 2007, Billy Frank Conference Center, Ecotrust, 721 NW 9th Avenue
- See slides (5.8MB PDF)
Reading, Writing and Carbon Reductions
April 25, 2007, Gerding Theatre at the Armory, Portland, Oregon
Background Presentations
- Sustainable Oregon Schools Initiative, Lori Porter Stole, Zero Waste Alliance
- Presentation slides
- Audio (1.2MB)
- Student presentation: Carbon Credits Forest Ridge Elementary 3rd grade class
Salem-Keizer School District, (Teacher: Laurie Aguirre)- Presentation slides
- Audio (1.8MB)
- AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH, Jill Sughrue, Sustain Northwest
- Presentation slides are not available
- Audio (8.7MB)
- Governor's Global Warming Initiative and Schools,
David Van't Hof, Governor’s Policy Advisor
- Slides were not used
- Audio (2.9MB)
Panel presentation: Getting down to work
- Introductions, Lori Porter Stole, Zero Waste Alliance
- Audio (0.3MB)
- Audio (0.3MB)
- Energy Conservation, Dave Cone, Gresham-Barlow School
District
- Presentation slides
- Audio (2.6MB)
- Energy Trust of Oregon Assistance, Liesl Karasaki, Energy Trust of Oregon
- Slides were not used
- Audio (0.5MB)
- School Buses, Kevin Downing, Oregon DEQ
- Audio (1.4MB)
- Transport Without Motors, Scott Bricker, Bicycle Transportation
Alliance
- Slides were not used
- Audio (1.9MB)
- Q and A for Panel Kim Hughes, Zero Waste Alliance
- Audio (3.8MB)
Handouts
- Agenda
- Teacher stories about bringing global warming and sustainability into the classroom
- Schools Climate Challenge Super Seven List