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November 12, 2015
Chair Mary Nichols and Board Members
California Air Resources Board 
1001 “I” Street
Sacramento, CA 95814

RE: Second Draft Cap-and-Trade Auction Proceeds Second Investment
Plan

Dear Ms. Nichols and Board members:

As a member of the Sustainable Schools Coalition I am writing to
urge that you consider incorporating a focus on California’s 10,000
K-12 schools for the investments in your Investment Plan.

I have reviewed the Draft Investment Concepts and believe there is
a strong connection to K-12 schools in the three areas of focus: 
Transportation & Sustainable Communities, Clean Energy & Energy
Efficiency, and Natural Resources & Waste Diversion.  As a
long-time California K-12 teacher, administrator, and principal, I
now work to support schools that promote environmental education
and literacy, that take steps to become more energy efficient, and
that work to reduce their footprint.  It is well established that
greener, more environmentally sustainable schools can help us
achieve a “triple bottom line”:  they save money, promote health,
and boost achievement.  Our schools just need adequate funding,
monies that the CARB can help to provide.

Thank you for considering ways to increase funding from the
Cap-and-Trade Auction Proceeds Investment Plan to help develop
sustainable schools in California.

Sincerely,

Paul Chapman
Executive Director
Inverness Associates
pchapman5@gmail.com
510-520-6657