US EPA has released the draft State School Environmental Health guidelines, which can be found at: http://www.epa.gov/schools/ehguidelines/index.html. 

Draft Guidelines will be available for a 45-day public comment period, with Comment Submission Deadline:  4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT), April 13, 2012.

Healthy Schools Network will host a conference call to organize comments and prep talking points.

Suggested dates for a 90 minute afternoon toll free call are:

• Thursday, March 8 - between 1-4 PM EASTERN
• Friday, March 9  - between 1-4 PM EASTERN
• Tuesday, March 13  -- between 1-4 PM EASTERN  
• Wednesday, March 14  - between 1-4 PM EASTERN

Please fill out the following "doodle" calendar link to help us determine the best day and time to host the call: http://www.doodle.com/37g7qwuqyxr65wsg.

We kindly request you please read the guidelines prior to the call, as the draft document is over 110 pgs.    

We also suggest taking a look at the national Coalition for Healthier Schools recommendations for US EPA on its Healthy Schools Initiative developed in April 2011 during a two-day leadership facilitated session:

Expert Panel - EPA Healthy Schools Initiative: AGENCY REPORT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.