Contact: Tammy Lane • First Posted: Thursday, May 26, 2011

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded Fayette County Public Schools the 2011 Great Start Award, which recognizes schools and districts that are taking steps to make the indoor air quality in their buildings healthier for students and faculty.

This award is one of five categories of recognition under the EPA’s “Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools” program, which was developed to help schools reduce exposures to indoor environmental contaminants.

As a Great Start award recipient, FCPS will have access to training, regular EPA updates and technical assistance from indoor-air experts.

Kelly Breeding, the district’s director of Risk Management and Safety, announced the award at May’s regular school board meeting.