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Schools Earn Money While Saving TUSD About $1M in Utility Costs
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: Estella Zavala, 225-6437
Posted on: October 24, 2005
Forty-one TUSD schools recently saved the district $936,830 in total utility costs for the 2005 fiscal year by reducing energy, water, and waste costs through the district’s
Resources Efficiency Awareness Program, also known as REAP. In addition to saving the district money, 32 schools earned a total of
$27,250 for demonstrating conservation, improving efficiency, and using renewable resources from
July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005.
Begun in 1991, REAP was created to educate students and staff about conserving energy, water, and waste resources. It awards winning schools twice per year with amounts of up to $5,000 of capital monies which can be spent on a variety of school supplies including playground equipment, cafeteria tables, etc. The amount of money awarded is determined by the amount of money a school saves on utilities, if the school has received an Energy Star label from the federal government, and if conservation is included in the school's curriculum.
The following is a list of the winning schools and the monetary award they received:
| CATEGORY
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SCHOOLS
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AWARD |
| Highest REAP Point
Awards
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1st Place -
Utterback Magnet Middle School (55 points)
2nd Place – Holladay Elementary School (52 points)
3rd Place – Fort Lowell Elementary School (48 points)
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$5,000
$4,000
$3,000
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| Top Ranking Schools in Each Size Range
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Oyama & Whitmore Elementary Schools
(tied - 47 points)
Safford Magnet Middle School (44 points), and
Catalina & Sabino High Schools (tied - 32 points)
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$2,000,
$1,000 each for ties
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| 30-45 REAP points
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Borton,
Brichta, Ford, Hughes, Marshall, Myers Ganoung & Rose Elementary
Schools;
Doolen, Hohokam, Maxwell, Roskruge & Wakefield Middle Schools; and
Project MORE High School
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$500
each
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| 20-29 REAP points
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Davidson, Dietz,
Fruchthendler, Manzo, Steele & Van Buskirk Elementary Schools;
Dodge and Valencia Middle Schools;
Pueblo and Santa Rita High Schools; and
Teenage Parent Program (TAPP)
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$250 each
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