Illinois Greening Schools Program Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

Illinois Greening Schools Program Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and Illinois Waste Management Research Center www. greeningschools. or g

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

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

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

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

Greening Schools Grants n n 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

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

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

Training n Safe Chemicals in Education n Art Classroom Health and Safety for Art Educators n Custodian n Administrators

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

Green Your Building n Technical Assistance – Free – Non-regulatory n Pollution Prevention n Energy Efficiency n Waste Management & Reduction n Air Quality

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

Lessons Learned n Collaboration! n In the future?

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