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President’s Message - continued from page 1
I urge you to continue to work together to make effective change for the
future of our students. It is imperative to use our voices and speak up in
order to keep the focus on the most important objectives, the children.
Empowering and supporting our teachers and administrators in this work
is critical in order to thrive in this educational era.
May we continue to be present in the work, make connections that allow
us to support one another, take time to reflect on the great practices
occurring in your respective school districts, share the great educational
stories with people around the state, and encourage our constituents
to actively engage in the educational decision making occurring at the
federal, state, and local levels.
Let’s continue to passionately serve this profession by working together
to lead Ohio in doing what is right for our students. I wish you much
success this season. It is a true pleasure to serve you and the BASA
organization.
Thank you,
Kelly Spivey
Prior to retiring from Meigs Local Schools in May 2016, I served with the district for thirty-five years, spending six years
as superintendent. In my last year with the district, we implemented an exterior lighting retrofit project with Energy
Optimizers, USA that saved the district money on electric expenses and provided a safer environment.
Through my experience in implementing an LED retrofit project, I learned that even if your buildings are newer, interior
and exterior LED lighting will reduce energy costs associated with your lighting system by up to 60%. LED lighting can
double, or in some cases quadruple, the performance life expectancy of lighting fixtures and components.
In the classroom setting, LED solid state technology can provide an improved learning environment. New technology
eliminates the electronic and magnetic hum of the ballast and flickering and striation associated with fluorescent lamps.
This type of lighting creates a calmer, more focused environment for many special needs students in particular.
Exterior LED lighting provides more crisply and evenly illuminated buildings, facades, and parking lots, creating a safer,
more secure campus. LED lighting is much more flexible in terms of controlling it, giving building owners the ability to
adjust light levels through controls, which you cannot get inexpensively with fluorescent technology.
There are several ways to finance this kind of project, including an Energy Savings Service Agreement, a turnkey energy
savings project that requires NO cash out of pocket.
Energy service companies, such as Energy Optimizers, USA, can help your district with cutting edge energy savings
opportunities. By saving money through LED lighting retrofits, your district can use those saved dollars where it counts
the most – in the classroom educating our youth.
Rusty Bookman
Retired Superintendent, Meigs Local School District
Account Executive, Energy Optimizers, USA
740.590.3550