- Batesville School District
- BSD Solar Initiative
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The Batesville School District Solar Initiative began in 2017 when Superintendent, Dr. Michael Hester, and the leadership team decided to go green. The district spent thousands monthly, which was reduced with the solar array in partnership with Entegrity.
Media Features
2023
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Harvard Graduate School of Education - Panel Interview
Superintendent Dr. Hester was asked to be on a panel at the Harvard Graduate School of Education to share our solar energy story and the impact it has had on our district and beyond. Learn more here...
2022
2021
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January 22, 2021 • Scripps Media, Denver 7
An Arkansas school district turned energy savings from solar panels into teacher raises
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February 17, 2021 • Yale Climate Connections
Arkansas school district goes solar, boosts teacher pay
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March 16, 2021 • CBS This Morning
School’s solar panel savings give every teacher up to $15,000 raises
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April 4, 2021 • The Weather Channel
Sunny Skies in the Forecast for BSD Solar Array, Increasing Teacher Pay
2020
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March 2020 • Report Card
The Batesville School District cut its energy costs with help from solar technology and used the savings to raise salaries
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September 14, 2020 • Generation180
Batesville, AR: Energy Savings Reap Investments in Teacher Pay and Education
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October 16, 2020 • Energy News Network
This Arkansas school turned solar savings into better teacher pay
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October 26, 2020 • The Optimist Daily
How switching schools to renewables can improve quality of education
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November 17, 2020 • My Modern Met
Arkansas School Installs Solar Panels to Save Millions On Energy and Pay Teachers More
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December 4, 2020 • The Christian Science Monitor
Points of Progress: Solar power use boosts teacher pay, and more