Center Street School

ESUSD has scheduled two upcoming Town Hall Meetings to get feedback from parents, employees and community members regarding the revised ESUSD Facilities Long-Range Plan. Please plan to attend one of these important meetings:

May 10, 6-7:30 p.m., ESMS Bulldog Hall

May 17, 6-7:30 p.m., ESHS Library

CSS is a California Green Ribbon School! The U.S. Department of Education's Green Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS) recognition award honors schools, school districts, and Institutes of Higher Education for excellence in resource efficiency, health and wellness, and environmental and sustainability education. The recognition award is part of a larger U.S. Department of Education (ED) effort to identify and communicate practices that result in improved student engagement, academic achievement, graduation rates, and workforce preparedness; and reinforces federal efforts to increase energy independence and economic security.
Pillar I: Reduce environmental impact and costs
Pillar II: Improve the health and wellness of schools, students, and staff
Pillar III: Provide effective environmental education, which teaches many disciplines, and is especially good at effectively incorporating STEM, civic skills, and green career pathways
“Green Ribbon schools are leading the way in resource conservation, health and wellness, and environmental literacy,” said State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Torlakson, who started his public service career as a high school science teacher and coach. Torlakson stressed that green schools are especially important now that the environment is facing so many threats.

“California won’t reach our smart and ambitious climate goals without the public sector—and especially without public schools—leading the way,” he said. “We need to protect our magnificent and precious natural resources, and learn more about topics such as the causes of global warming and the acidification of the oceans.”