History Authorities and Programs ED as connector amp communicator of best practices and resources Lets Look at How and Why EDGreen Ribbon Schools Came to Be Public request to EPA ED and White House ID: 390964
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Why ED-Green Ribbon Schools?
History
Authorities and Programs
ED as connector & communicator of best practices and resourcesSlide3
Let’s Look at How and Why ED-Green Ribbon Schools Came to Be
Public request to EPA, ED and White House
Concept launch
with heads of EPA, ED and CEQ in April 2011, indicating
the pilot year cohort would be named in spring 2012. Summer 2011 developing award criteria and nomination infrastructure, consulting with associations, states, national and local NGOs, school communities, technical experts, the public, and numerous federal partners.Slide4
Campaign Steering Committee
Campaign for Environmental Literacy
Earth Day Network
National Wildlife Federation
U.S. Green Building CouncilSupporting Organizations (National)Alliance for Climate Education Alliance to Save Energy American Architectural Foundation
American Federation of Teachers
American Montessori Society Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education BlueGreen AllianceCommittee on Architecture for EducationCouncil of Educational Facility Planners International Council of Environmental Deans and DirectorsEarth ForceGreen Charter Schools NetworkGreen Community SchoolsGreen Fox SchoolsGreen Schools AllianceGreen Schools InitiativeGreen Schools NetworkGREENGUARD Environmental InstituteHealthy Schools CampaignHispanic Access FoundationNational Association of Elementary School PrincipalsNational Association of Independent SchoolsNational Audubon SocietyNational Clearinghouse for Educational FacilitiesNational Council for Science and the EnvironmentNational Education AssociationNational Energy Education Development ProjectNational Green Schools CoalitionNational Green Schools NetworkNational School Boards AssociationNational Science Teachers AssociationNorth American Association for Environmental EducationOcean FoundationProject Learning TreeU.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainable DevelopmentZerofootprint Challenge for Schools
Supporting Organizations (State)Arkansas Environmental Education AssociationCalifornia Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education Environmental Education Alliance of GeorgiaEnvironmental Education Association of AlabamaEnvironmental Education Association of New MexicoEnvironmental Education Association of OregonEnvironmental Education Association of WashingtonEnvironment Education Connections of South DakotaEnvironmental Education Council of OhioEnvironmental Educators of North CarolinaHawaii Environmental Education AllianceIdaho Environmental Education AssociationKansas Association for Conservation and Environmental Education Kansas Green Schools ProgramKentucky Association for Environmental EducationKentucky Environmental Education Council Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor EducationMaryland Green SchoolsMinnesota Association for Environmental EducationMissouri Environmental Education AssociationNebraska Association for Conservation and Environmental EducationNew York State Outdoor Education AssociationOregon Green SchoolsPennsylvania Association of Environmental EducatorsRhode Island Environmental Education AssociationSouth Carolina Green Steps SchoolsTennessee Environmental Education AssociationTennessee Environmental Literacy Working Group Texas Green Ribbon Schools Utah Society for Environmental Education Vermont Sweep: State-Wide Environmental Education ProgramsWashington Green SchoolsWest Virginia Green SchoolsWest Virginia Environmental Education Association Wisconsin Green & Healthy SchoolsSlide5
How ED-Green Ribbon Schools Works
Honors schools, school districts and institutions of higher education (IHEs)
Tool to encourage new collaborations among state education authorities, both PK-12 and postsecondary, and various inter-agency and inter-sector partners.
Communicates best practices and resources.
Recognition; not a grant.Slide6
Reducing environmental impact and costs;
Improving health and wellness; and
Providing effective environmental education.
Consensus-Based PillarsSlide7Slide8
A Means To Use Existing Resources to Achieve Current National Goals…
Economic health and stability
Improvements to school facilities create jobs.
Conservation measures save schools money.
Preparation for the green economy.Strengthen the nation's energy security. Conserve critical natural resources. Slide9
…And Educators’ goals
Student Achievement
fostering health, wellness and achievement
providing a well-rounded education
increasing STEM skills, knowledge and engagementensuring students’ college and career preparedness civic skills and valuesSlide10
…And Postsecondary Aims
Reduced college costs
Increased completion rates
Green career connections
Increased civic skillsSlide11
What ED-Green Ribbon Schools is Not
NOT a new rating system.
NOT tied to any one program or standard;
Encourages schools, districts and postsecondary institutions to use pre-existing programs and standards in three Pillars.
Promote ALL of the many federal and other sector resources, programs, and standards in the area of the three Pillars.Slide12
Selecting Nominees in States
Interested schools, districts and IHE’s must be nominated by their state education authorities and cannot apply directly to ED.
Each authority is invited to nominate up to five schools or school districts and a single IHE that they assess to be the highest performing in their jurisdiction, based on the authorities’ evaluation of applicants’ achievement in all Pillars and every Element.Slide13
School and District Nominees
Schools must be nominated by their state education authorities.
Mechanism for private, BIE and DOD
schools
. State education authorities evaluate schools based on 3 PillarsCompliance with federal, state and local civil rights, health, safety and environmental laws. Based on their evaluation, state authorities send nominees to USED.
Encourages underserved nominees.Slide14
Postsecondary Nominees
IHEs must be nominated by their state education authorities and cannot apply directly to ED.
State Higher Education Executive Officers, Governors and Associations form state nomination committee.
Committees evaluate schools based on 3 Pillars
Encouraged to take into account diversity. Based on their evaluation, state authorities send nominees to USED.Slide15
States’ Applications
No required federal application.
Each state evaluates its candidates as it wishes and submits documentation showing how nominees are high performing in every Pillar and Element.
This can be a question-by-question format or a narrative summarizing accomplishments in each Pillar.
Sample application templates provided to state authorities for their use and adaptation.Slide16
Green Strides with Webinars
Highlights ReportNewsletter and Social Media
Ceremony and Announcement
Best Practices Tour
Communicating Best Practices and ResourcesSlide17
Results
204 schools; 23 districts
30+ participating states
New state collaborations
New federal collaborationsMore resources into schoolsSlide18
Timeframe for Pilot
Spring:
ED
provides refreshed criteria
Summer: State authorities encouraged to indicate their intent to submit nominees to USED. Sept: States begin selection processesWinter: State application deadlines (vary by state)
February 1:
States submit nominees to ED. April 22: USED announces honorees. July: USED hosts national recognition award ceremony. The ED-GRS CalendarSlide19
Additional Information
Website
ed.gov/green-ribbon-schools
and ed.gov/green-stridesFacebook EDGreenRibbonSchoolsTwitter EDGreenRibbon
Email
green.ribbon.schools@ed.gov.Slide20