Welcome to DPSS4CA!

We’re so stoked you’re here to get involved in the award-winning, nationally-recognized, student-led DPS Students for Climate Action! Whether you’re a student who wants to join us, a community member who wants to learn more, or an organization that wants to collaborate with us, we invite you to join our GroupMe group chat with the QR code!

—Amelia Fernández Rodríguez and the DPSS4CA Leadership Team

FAQs

(last updated November 2023)

  • DPS Students for Climate Action is a student-led organization founded by students in 2021. We worked for almost two years to pass a Climate Action policy in DPS, followed by a 100+ page Climate Action Plan. We won the President’s Environmental Youth Award and were honored to meet Vice President Kamala Harris. However, our work is far from done, as our new mission is to ensure student voice and engagement are at the forefront of implementing the Climate Action Plan (CAP).

  • Glad you asked! You can join our GroupMe chat to get access to our upcoming 15-minute Welcome meetings!

  • We meet monthly every second Monday from 7 - 7:15 pm via Google Meet.

    However, if you want to get involved, we recommend you attend one of our welcome meetings first, which happens monthly every third Monday at the same time and link.

  • Yes.

    Director of Sustainability LeeAnn Kittle has hired Lotus Engineering to facilitate and develop a Climate Action Plan, which was completed in December 2022.

    Director Kittle has also hired another firm, Group 14, to prepare a financial impact assessment. They will consider what it would cost to replace all of the district's boilers, what should be sought after in bond initiatives, what we can do with energy performance contracting, and more.

  • Check out DPS’s Sustainability website to explore our Climate Action Plan!

  • Yes, and DPS is already making progress in this area. A culture focused on sustainability, climate change, and environmental justice has the potential to improve the lives of DPS families.

    For example, DPS has recently arranged to allow the City and County of Denver to install a solar umbrella over the parking lot for Northeastern Early College. The City and County of Denver is paying for installation of maintenance, the district is receiving shaded parking, and, best of all, 20% of the electricity produced will be provided free of charge to needy DPS families.

    We expect many more opportunities for collaboration and funding from federal, state, city, and non-government partners. Society is moving toward a cleaner future and DPS must do its part to maintain a livable world.

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