Contact: Tammy Lane • First Posted: Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Fayette County Public Schools has earned accolades for Most Outstanding Organization and Most Outstanding Program from the Kentucky Association for Environmental Education (KAEE). In addition, the school district received an Energy Leadership Award this fall during the Governor’s Conference on Energy and the Environment.

KAEE President John LeFevre and Greg Guess of the Kentucky Department for Energy Development and Independence both attended the Oct. 24 school board meeting to commend the school district’s vision and initiative. Energy and sustainability managers Tresine Logsdon and Britney Thompson accepted the awards on behalf of FCPS.

Fayette County Public Schools launched a formal sustainability program in the fall of 2009 – incorporating energy assessments, conservation, sustainable building design, environmental management and education. The cornerstone of classroom efforts is E=USE2 (Education leads to Understanding Sustainability, Energy and the Environment).

KAEE, which was established in 1976 as a statewide, nonprofit organization, includes people from all walks of life working to advance sound environmental education. It gives out three awards each year, and FCPS earned two of them.

The Energy Leadership Award recognizes those who have made significant contributions by promoting and using energy efficiency and alternative energy sources as a way to achieve their sustainability goals.

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