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We are honored to share that our schools were recognized as 2024 Climate Champions by the Dane County Office of Energy and Climate Change!

The Climate Champions program celebrates local businesses, organizations, and groups for their leadership and their work in significantly reducing carbon emissions. 

The Climate Champions program awards recognitions across the following ten categories:

  • Energy Use

  • Building Design

  • Fleet Operations

  • Employee Commuting

  • Water Saving Practices

  • Waste Diversion Practices

  • Sustainable Land Use

  • Catalysts

  • Net Carbon Emissions

  • Other

Our District achieved 2024 Climate Champion status for ten schools under the following categories:

  • Earned

    two stars and uses about half as much energy as a typical elementary school.

    • Early Learning Center

    • Elm Lawn Elementary School

    • Pope Farm Elementary School

    • Sauk Trail Elementary School

    • Sunset Ridge Elementary School

    • West Middleton Elementary School

  • Earned one star (Building Energy Use) and uses 25% less energy than a typical elementary school.

    • Northside Elementary School

  • Earned two stars (Building Energy Use) and uses about half as much energy as a typical middle school.

    • Glacier Creek Middle School

    • Kromrey Middle School

  • Earned one star (Building Energy Use) and uses about 25% less energy than a typical high school.

    • MCPASD High School Campus

The Dane County Climate Action Plan aims to cut countywide emissions in half by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Our District is proud to help support their goal of a cleaner and greener future.