Superintendent’s Advisory Committee On Sustainability

The Sustainability Liaison Program aims to support teachers at Arlington Public Schools (APS) by providing a modest stipend in exchange for coordinating and designing sustainability activities that engage students and the APS community. The program began in the Fall of 2011 with teachers from ten (10) schools participating in the first year.

We invite you to learn more about their accomplishments in detail by clicking the presentation below. Given the success of the program over the years, the program has expanded to all APS schools. Members of the Sustainability Committee continue assisting the liaisons with their projects and ideas.

SACS Learning Resources

Since 2011, APS sustainability liaisons have spearheaded dozens of projects and programs, affecting thousands of students and staff. This Project Library is a repository of descriptions of some of those projects. Each entry has a summary, implementation steps, resources needed, obstacles overcome, photos, contacts, and plans for the future. The hope is that sustainability liaisons, other teachers, staff, parents, and students can start similar projects without having to “reinvent the wheel.”

• The Bus is Us (Walking School Bus) – Oakridge ES
• Invasive Species Removal – Yorktown HS
• Earth Week Celebrations – Wakefield ES
• Community Garden – Randolph ES
• VIP (Virtual Interesting People) Talks – Wakefield HS
• Bottle Cap Mural – Wakefield HS
• Cafeteria Compost Collection – Yorktown HS
• Community Gardening – Ashlawn ES
• Eco Team Educators Club – Campbell ES
• Gardening Extension Period – Jefferson MS
• Pollution Patrol – Alice West Fleet ES
• Recycling Rangers – Barrett ES 
• STEAM Catapult Contest – Jamestown ES
• Trashion Show – Jamestown ES
• Used Marker and Crayon Collection – Tuckahoe ES

At the end of each year, the Superintendent’s Advisory Committee on Sustainability (SACS) submits a report to the Superintendent that highlights the committee’s key accomplishments and recommendations on how to continue advancing toward a vision of making Arlington Public Schools more sustainable. The reports from each year may be viewed below.

• 2024 Annual Report and Recommendations
• 2023 Annual Report and Recommendations
• 2022 Annual Report and Recommendations
  • SY2021 – 2022 Sustainability Liaison Projects
• 2021 Annual Report and Recommendations
  • SY2020 – 2021 Sustainability Liaison Projects
• 2020 Annual Report and Recommendations
• 2019 Annual Report and Recommendations
  • 2018-19 Waste/Recycling Site Assessment Results
  • 2018-19 Sustainability Inventory Results
• 2018 Annual Report and Recommendations
• 2017 Annual Report and Recommendations
• 2016 Annual Report and Recommendations
• 2015 Annual Report and Recommendations
• 2014 Annual Report and Recommendations

Committee Members 2024-25

• Meredith Allen
• Richard Derbyshire
• Elenor Hodges
• Paul Kaplowitz
• Gregory Lloyd
• Leah Nichols
• Cynthia Palmer
• Eric Tilden
• Laura Watchman
• Sara Jane Ibrahim

Staff Liaisons

• Dr. Dat Le, Science Supervisor
• Cathy Lin, Director, Facilities & Operations
• Tanner Prime, Energy/Stormwater Manager, Facilities & Operations