Rewiring schools
How to campaign for a comfier, healthier, carbon-free campus
Schools and the Inflation Reduction Act
Most of the resources below are for helping to move your district towards buying clean energy equipment. For info on how the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) can help your district pay for those upgrades, visit Undaunted K12’s great resource.
Learn more about the IRAWant to #ElectrifyEverything in your school?
These resources will help you and your district get it done! Run a campaign to get your school board to pass a resolution. Then, point your board to our handbook for planning and implementation help, and use our education materials to answer all your electric questions.
How to start a campaign
This video and companion PDF are designed to help students and the supportive adults in their lives electrify everything in their school.
Download campaign PDFBook it
Our #ElectrifyEverything in Your School Handbook has all the info school districts need to plan and implement all-electric upgrades (though we've included info also campaigns, too). It’s written for school decision-makers and program implementation staff, like school board members and facility managers. Want help communicating why your district can get this done? Read it!
Download handbook PDF
Get schooled
This video series, “#ElectrifyEverything: A Very Short Course,” helps students understand the science of why going electric is great for everyone. It's useful for anyone interested in how STEM concepts tie into the movement to go electric.
View video playlistWhy #ElectrifyEverything?
Because going electric means a clean, healthy climate-safe school! By upgrading to electric HVAC systems and electric kitchens, and switching to electric school buses and solar panels, your school will be healthy, cozy, and climate-friendly.
Want to help #ElectrifyEverything in your school?
Follow these three simple steps:
Campaign
Campaign your school board to pass a resolution to #ElectrifyEverything. Anyone in your district can start or join a campaign — including YOU!
Plan & audit
After the resolution is adopted, the district has to make a plan to go electric by auditing what currently exists in the schools, what needs to change, and how they'll pay for it.
Implement
The work to #ElectrifyEverything gets done!
This page is a resource for everyone (students, teachers, school staff, and community members) interested in getting your local school & district to #ElectrifyEverything. If you have questions, feedback, or want to let us know you’re running a campaign, email us at schools@rewiringamerica.org.