Environmental Health 4th IAQ TFS Application Guidelines

4th
Annual IAQ TfS National
Symposium

	APPLICATION GUIDELINES
	4th Annual Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools National Symposium October 25-28th, 2003 Washington, DC

For the 2003 training, NEA HIN has redirected the focus of
the Symposium from training individuals to
training teams of NEA members and UniServ
staff.  By recruiting teams we hope
to foster successful implementation of IAQ
management plans in schools across the country.
Teams must submit application packages that
demonstrate why their collaboration will
be successful in improving the IAQ in their
school and/or school district.  The
deadline to submit an application package
is August 6, 2003.  Teams will find
out if they have been accepted the week of
August 18, 2003.  Additional applications can be downloaded
at www.neahin.org/programs/environmental/index.htm.

Application
packages should be submitted via fax or
U.S. Mail to:

Jennie Young, Senior Project Coordinator NEA Health Information Network 1201 16th Street, NW, Suite 521, Washington, DC 20036        202/ 822-7481 (phone) 202/ 822-7775 (fax)

When applying please adhere to
the following guidelines: 

• Because
  signatures are required, applications
  must be submitted by fax or by U.S. Mail
  on or before August 6, 2003.  Application packages sent by U.S. Mail must be postmarked by
  August 6.  Team
  leaders will be notified that their completed
  application
  package has been received.
• Teams
  must consist of no less than three and no
  more than five individuals. 
• Teams
  may be comprised of NEA members or a combination
  of NEA members and UniServ staff.  UniServ
  staff may apply with members from one or
  more schools and/or school districts. 
• Teams
  must submit both a Team Application as well
  as Individual Team Member Applications. If
  at all possible, please submit the Team Application
  and Individual Team Member Applications together.
• Before
  submitting an application, each team must
  identify a team leader. This person (at a
  minimum) will be responsible for representing
  the team in required follow-up procedures
  and will be the primary point of contact
  for NEA HIN IAQ program staff.
• Accepted
  teams will be required to sign an agreement
  committing themselves to: (1) improve the
  IAQ in  their school and/or school district
  through implementation of an IAQ program
  such as IAQ TfS and (2) to participate
  in follow-up procedures consisting of bi-monthly
  conference calls and short email progress
  updates. (At a minimum, the team leader must
  participate in the follow-up procedures.)  NEA
  HIN  recognizes that NEA members and
  UniServ staff are often overloaded and will
  design follow-up activities  and procedures
  that can be completed in the most efficient
  manner possible.
• Special consideration will be given to teams who are comprised
  of a diverse group of educational staff and
  include both teachers and ESP.  Teams
  with custodial or maintenance staff representation
  will have an advantage in the application
  process as will teams with local or state
  leadership representation.
• When
  reviewing applications, NEA HIN will consider
  the applicant’s need for assistance (poor
  attendance levels, lack of a current IAQ
  management plan, health complaints and concerns,
  etc.) and a variety of school/school district
  characteristics such as size, geographic
  nature (urban, rural, suburban), and demographic
  indications such as poverty levels. 

July 29, 2003