These resources are more focused on policies and practices to support asthma friendly school environments.
Schools- National Asthma Public Policy Agenda - ALA
Healthy Air Walkthrough ALA Classroom Checklist is a short list to be used by a classroom teacher and includes some basic policy information as well as simple items for an asthma-friendly classroom.
Teacher’s Classroom Checklist from Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools
This is a classroom checklist for teachers from the Environmental Protection Agency that addresses issues of general cleanliness, animals in the classroom, drain traps, sources of excess moisture, thermal comfort, ventilation, educational supplies, local exhaust fans and lockers/locker rooms. This EPA checklist is focused on the lower level classrooms and locker rooms which are often problematic areas.
Creating Healthy Indoor Air Quality in Schools is the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) primary website for indoor air quality in schools. Visitors to this site can access many of the best practices documents, new publications that are released, on-demand webinars, and tools for management of air quality in schools.
Asthma Environmental Intervention Guide for School-Based Health Centers (PDF)
This resource was developed by the Regional Asthma Management & Prevention (RAMP) group in partnership with the California School-Based Health Alliance. It includes information on improving indoor air quality in schools and has an appendix with additional resources and tools.
Ventilation Checklist from Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools is the Environmental Protection Agency's detailed checklist that can be used to evaluate the HVAC system. There are EPA guidance documents that accompany this detailed checklist.
Controlling Mold and Moisture During Routine Cleaning and Maintenance for a Healthy School Environment
This Environmental Protection Agency site provides information on the importance of controlling moisture and mold. It includes links to other key information about EPA’s Model School Program of Environmental Health Guidelines and a checklist of simple items to look for in prevention of water intrusion, moisture and subsequent mold issues.
Technical Solutions to Common Indoor Air Quality Issues
This EPA site identifies common issues and provides suggestions to address them with links for information on issues across the components related to air quality including HVAC, mold and moisture, integrated pest management, cleaning and maintenance, smart materials selection, chemical management and energy efficiency.
Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools Reference Guide (PDF)
This is the original EPA “Tools for Schools” reference guide.