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Illinois Greening Schools Program

Illinois Greening Schools Program. Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and Illinois Waste Management Research Center. www.greeningschools.org. How it all began…. Legislative Mandate WMRC Green Chemistry work IL EPA Green School Workshop IDPH pilot Regional Offices of Education

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Illinois Greening Schools Program

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  1. Illinois Greening Schools Program Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and Illinois Waste Management Research Center www.greeningschools.org

  2. How it all began… • Legislative Mandate • WMRC Green Chemistry work • IL EPA Green School Workshop • IDPH pilot • Regional Offices of Education • Federal P2 Grant

  3. What is “Greening Schools”? • Technical assistance & Help • Fact sheets and checklists • Grants • Website and Listserv

  4. What is “Greening Schools”? • Training (Administrators, Teachers, Custodians) • Free assistance to “green” lessons • A resources that help schools overcome multiple barriers and directly reflects the expressed needs of Illinois schools.

  5. Fact Sheets and Checklists • Integrated Pest Management • Waste Reduction Tips • Energy Audits • Chemical Audits • Age Appropriate Art Materials • Database of local, regional, and national manuals and reports

  6. Greening Schools Grants • Semi-competitive • Up to $2,500 available • Public and Private K-12 schools • Projects must do one of the following: • Improve indoor environmental conditions • Reduce waste • Enhance energy efficiency • Conserve water

  7. Greening Schools Grants • 56 grants given to date • $122,000 • Projects Funded • Reusable dinnerware • Occupancy sensors • Solar energy • Native landscaping • Water conservation

  8. Website and Listserv • Services: Help desk, Listserv • Green Your Lesson Plan • Green Your Building • Recent News Headlines • Calendar of Events,Conferences, Training • Funding Opportunities

  9. Training • Safe Chemicals in Education • Art Classroom Health and Safety for Art Educators • Custodian • Administrators

  10. Green Lesson Plans • It began with Green Chemistry…and then • Pollution Prevention • Energy Efficiency • Air Quality • Waste Reduction & Management • And all of the supporting K-12 disciplines

  11. Green Your Building • Technical Assistance • Free • Non-regulatory • Pollution Prevention • Energy Efficiency • Waste Management & Reduction • Air Quality

  12. Green Your Building • Academic Performance & Healthy Learning Environment • Green Building/High Performance Schools Resources • And all of the topics necessary for making administrative decisions

  13. Lessons Learned • Collaboration! • In the future?

  14. Greening Schools Contacts • Carol Knepp at 217-333-8940 or cknepp@wmrc.uiuc.edu

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