Team+4+Workspace

__**Team 4 Workspace**__ //Rahway School District//

**Team Member Names**

1. Jennifer Coccia

2. Stephanie Keat

3. Susan Keat

4. Jessica Merrill

**Mission Statement:** In a green school, students learn in an environment that is healthy and clean, in a community that does more with less to preserve local and global resources.

**Green Strategic Plan:**
 * Initiate green behavioral changes for students and faculty in the hopes that they will trickle down into the community.
 * Introduce and explain the green campaigns to the Board of Education.
 * Tuesday, July 19th, 2011 at 7pm
 * Introduce and explain the green campaigns to the administration.
 * Contact the facilities manager and check for support and follow through with programs.
 * Introduce and explain the green campaigns to the faculty (after approval from the administration).
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Apply for the Rahway Foundation for Excellence in Education (RFEE) grant.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Develop focus groups with the faculty to create learning plans to involve the students.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Develop a survey instrument for pre- and post-evaluation of the green campaign.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Survey will be online (Survey Monkey or LimeSurvey).
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Survey will be district-wide.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">One version for faculty and one version for students.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Implement the learning plans with all classes who are willing to participate.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Communicate to the rest of the school, community, and the state about the campaign.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Post the campaign on the district website.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Work with the broadcasting class to post campaign on channel 35.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Contact News 12 New Jersey and get the message out there to the rest of the state.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Evaluate green campaign and surveys.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**Action Steps/Lesson Plans:**
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Introduce the Green Motto: "Do more with less."
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">//More with Less//
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Turn it Off
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Don't be Trashy
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Drop by Drop
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Breathe Easy
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Apply for the RFEE grant to pay for the campaign posters.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Send out the pre-survey to faculty and students at the beginning of the school year.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Collect and analyze results.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Implement green campaign plans.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">//Turn it off//
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">__Focus__: energy conservation
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">lights, electronics, computers, use natural light when possible
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">__Fact__: If each computer and monitor in U.S. homes were to sleep when not in use, we would save more than $700 million in annual energy costs while preventing 11 billion pounds of greenhouse gases, equivalent to emissions from about 1 million cars.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">__Source__: United States. Energy Star. Buy Products That Make a Difference. Washington D.C:, N.D.. Web. 20 Jul 2011. < http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfmfuseaction=find_a_product.showProductGroup&pgw_code=MO >.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">__Steps__:
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Power down/Turn off lights, electronics, AC, and heat when leaving room.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Use energy efficient light bulbs.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Walk, don't drive, when possible.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Open shades to use natural light.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Unplug devices when not in use.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Save power by turning off your cell phone while at school.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">//Don't be trashy//
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">__Focus__: waste reduction
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">paper (use less, use scrap when possible, recycle, 2-sided copies), reuse (scrap paper, reusable bottles and bags)
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">__Fact__: You are what you eat. Did you know that plastic waste leeches into the ocean, gets absorbed into the marine life, and eventually ends up back on your dinner plate? Think about it.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">__Source__: Bushnell, K. //Plastic Bags: What About Recycling Them?// The Sierra Club. Retrieved June 2010 from http://www.sierraclub.org/sustainable_consumption/articles/bags2.asp
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">__Steps__:
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Minimize paper use: use double-sided/half size/scrap paper or SMARTboards/overheads.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Recycle all used paper.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Recycle glass, plastic, and metal containers.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Use reusable water containers/coffee mugs/lunch boxes.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">//Drop by drop//
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">__Focus__: water conservation
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">turn off faucets, short showers
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">__Fact__: Although the Earth's surface is 70% water, only 1% is available for human use.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">__Source__: WaterSense, EPA. United States. Water Efficiency: Our Responsibility. Washington D.C: EPA, 2011. Web. 20 Jul 2011. < @http://epa.gov/watersense/about_us/index.html >
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">__Steps__:
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Turn off the faucet.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Fix leaks and drips.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Take shorter showers.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">What goes around comes around; the same water that goes down your drain today comes out of your faucet tomorrow.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">//Breathe easy//
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">__Focus__: air quality
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">open windows, green plants
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">__Fact__: Asthma is the leading serious chronic illness of children in the U.S. Poor indoor air quality can cause or contribute to asthma, headaches, dry eyes, nasal congestion, nausea and fatigue.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> __Source__: "Indoor Air Quality." // American Lung Association // . N.p., n.d. Web. 20 July 2011. <http://www.lungusa.org/associations/charters/mid-atlantic/air-quality/indoor-air-quality.html>.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">__ Steps __ :
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Open windows.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Keep living green plants in your space.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Avoid scented cleaners, deodorizers, and perfumes.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Create tips applicable for teachers of every content and grade level.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">//Tips for Teachers about Greening Lessons//
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">SCIENCE: Conduct lab experiments that address issues related to the “green” environment. Test “green” vs. traditional materials, measure and assess waste, air flow, lighting, etc.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES: Cover modern activism along with a study of past social actions through which the populous created change. Consider how change happens; predict changes for the 21st century. Research.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">LANGUAGE ARTS: Write editorials/persuasive essays related to “green” change; thematic connections with literature and environmental education.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">MATH: Surveys and statistics of students related to green activities; graph/calculate use of green vs. traditional options.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">//Links for teachers to design green lessons://
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Green Activities: []
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Eco-Friendly Tips for Teachers: []
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Eco-Friendly Classroom Tips for Busy Teachers: []
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Free Lesson Plans by Marcal: []
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Tips for Teachers and Students to Reduce Paper Use: []
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Simple Green Educational Activities for Teachers: []
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Green Classroom Audit for Students: []
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Generation Green: []
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Edutopia's Go Green Database: []
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">50 Ways to Go Green in the Classroom: []
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Rooftop Garden: []
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Send out the post-survey to faculty and students at the end of the school year.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Collect and analyze the results.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Create a report of the results.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Give results to RFEE.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**Resources:**
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Rahway's Sustainable Jersey Page: []
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Fundraiser website: http://www.greenraising.com/
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Ocean pollution: []
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Places We Live: []
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Measure your electrical energy: []
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Green existing schools toolkit: []
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Energy Hog: []
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Earth Lab: []
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">50 Ways to Go Green in the Classroom: []
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Think Green, Waste Management: []
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Teach NJ Environmental Projects: []
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">The Story of Stuff: []
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Generation G: []
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Green Schools Checklist: http://greenschoolsforteachers.wikispaces.com/file/view/green-schools-checklist.pdf