Energy Association of Iowa Schools provides radon reduction, and energy and facility management support to help school districts save budget dollars and lives.
Founded in 2011, Energy Association of Iowa Schools (EAIS) helps schools refocus budget dollars onto student learning and safety.
As energy costs continue to rise and student enrollment shifts continue to complicate General Fund budgeting, EAIS is here to help. EAIS provides schools with unbiased, ongoing radon and energy coaching, professional development, grant connections, and a new Building Operator Pathway for high school students.
EAIS is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that believes in helping Iowa schools save budget dollars while providing safe and energy efficient facilities for learning.
SCHOOL RADON TESTING: 2027 DEADLINE JUST AROUND CORNER
#RadonFighters know the best time to test for radon is winter, which means there are now only 6 months left for Iowa schools to meet Iowa Code Chapter 280.32 (2022 HF2412 School Radon Safety Act) radon testing requirements by July 1, 2027! School districts need to start testing NOW to spread out the work and costs. EAIS has schools covered with its School Radon Training & Support System©, helping save taxpayer dollars by teaching schools to test for radon themselves. Who got your back? EAIS got your back.
NEW ENERGY SUPPORT
Our members have asked us to refocus our time on the creation of energy supports schools will need over the next three years such as renewable energy/solar, building electrification and new energy-related student learning pathways. Schools can reduce energy usage, improve buildings and save General Fund dollars with EAIS membership.
EAIS also coordinates valuable professional development including webinars and a school energy conference.
GROW YOUR OWN BUILDING OPERATORS WITH NEW PATHWAY
Is your school district searching for more student work-based learning/Career and Technical Education opportunities, and/or having trouble finding building operations staff? The Building Operator Pathway (BOP) is for you! BOP is a combination of classroom and hands-on learning. A new and improved one-year BOP opportunity was slated to begin in 2025-26, however is currently on pause due to the current federal freeze on Inflation Reduction Act dollars.
TESTIMONIALS
Hear from our member schools
“I can’t thank EAIS enough for the support, guidance, training and holding of hands…as we worth through (our) radon issues. You have been our life saver!”
“The Building Operator Pathway teaches you skills and gives you opportunities no other (program) can. I am very proud and happy I decided to take BOP.”
“…districts often lack the expertise in real world energy savings, and in many cases, the knowledge of special programming and funding. EAIS is able to provide these (to us).”
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have a written school radon testing and mitigation plan on public file after participating in our School Radon Training & Support System.
Of Radon Teams
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of students agreed BOP taught valuable skills that will help their future.
Of Buildings Tested for Radon
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believe there is value in having EAIS, who understands the different energy needs and budgets of education, as the energy champion for rural schools in Iowa.
Of Energy Members
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