100 schools within 47 districts register for Sustainable Jersey for Schools Today Sustainable Jersey announced the first one-hundred schools that have registered for the Sustainable Jersey for Schools certification program. At the school district level, forty-seven districts have passed a...

Project Modifications & Extensions All grant recipients are required to submit a project modification proposal if there are significant changes to the original project budget or the scope of work .  A significant change in the project budget is defined as a greater than 10% reallocation of...

  Annual Award Recipients Sustainable Jersey for Schools presents its Annual Awards to schools who went above and beyond being certified in the designated year. The awards are presented at the Sustainable Jersey for Schools Annual Awards Ceremony, held during the New Jersey School Boards...

  EmPowered Schools 2025-2026 Apply to be an EmPowered School!  The Empowered Schools program provides free support and resources to educate PK-12 students in saving energy and money in their schools and homes. Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G), New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG),...

REGISTER Youth support for policy change, program development and community planning can be the catalyst to success: When kids speak up, adults listen. Learn about youth engagement at the local, regional and state level, how kids of all ages are influencing their community in positive ways,...

REGISTER What if the people using your buildings - staff, administrators, even students - became part of your solution for reducing utility costs and impact on climate change? Join the Green Building Center (GBC) for this groundbreaking session to learn how, with minimal investment, a...

REGISTER Learn about how the Rutgers Environmental Stewards Program complements the Sustainable Jersey and Sustainable Jersey for Schools programs, and how Environmental Stewards assist municipalities to achieve actions and help their communities to become more sustainable.  The  ...

OASIS (Organizing Action on Sustainability in Schools)  is partnering with T he Wells Fargo Regional Sustainability Teachers’ Academy,  a professional development workshop designed to help local teachers from all subjects who teach grades 5-9 to integrate sustainability curriculum, develop campus...

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New Jersey Schools Boards Association Conference The annual New Jersey School Boards Association Conference in October is a highlight of the year for Sustainable Jersey for Schools staff. The Sustainable Jersey for Schools Certification Awards Ceremony, our booth on the exhibit floor, and...