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Irma Venegas, Torrance CA

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Hobart Boulevard Elementary School, South Hobart Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA

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Hobart Boulevard Elementary School, South Hobart Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA

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Hobart Boulevard Elementary School, South Hobart Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA

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Zane Grey Continuation, Kittridge Street, Reseda, CA

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Zane Grey Continuation, Kittridge Street, Reseda, CA

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Zane Grey Continuation, Kittridge Street, Reseda, CA

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Canfield Avenue Elementary, Airdrome Street, Los Angeles, CA

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Canfield Avenue Elementary, Airdrome Street, Los Angeles, CA

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Canfield Avenue Elementary, Airdrome Street, Los Angeles, CA

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Sheridan Street Elementary School

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Will Rogers HS

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Let’s care for our environment!

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Belvedere Elementary School, 1st Street, Los Angeles, CA

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Belvedere Elementary School, 1st Street, Los Angeles, CA

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Belvedere Elementary School, 1st Street, Los Angeles, CA

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Tahoe Truckee USD

https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwardhilton/

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750 million+ members | Manage your professional identity. Build and engage with your professional network. Access knowledge, insights and opportunities.

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5th Grade teacher in LAUSD living in Moorpark, CA.

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Brainard Avenue Elementary, Brainard Avenue, Lake View Terrace, CA

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Brainard Avenue Elementary, Brainard Avenue, Lake View Terrace, CA

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Brainard Avenue Elementary, Brainard Avenue, Lake View Terrace, CA

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Sacramento Tree Foundation, Midway Street, Sacramento, CA

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Sacramento Tree Foundation, Midway Street, Sacramento, CA

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Sacramento Tree Foundation, Midway Street, Sacramento, CA

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The sun is shining and the birds are singing

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Santa Clara Unified School District

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Solano County Office of Education, Business Center Drive, Fairfield, CA

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Solano County Office of Education, Business Center Drive, Fairfield, CA

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Solano County Office of Education, Business Center Drive, Fairfield, CA

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Joanna Dubbeldam, Sustainability Solutions & ECO Waste Tracker

www.nowpartofthesolution.com and www.ecowastetracker.com. Provide consulting services to private, charter and public schools.

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Gevirtz School of Education, UCSB

Outdoor Classroom at Harding University Partnership School

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StopWaste is offering a total of $1.1 million in grant funding to businesses, nonprofits, institutions, and school districts in Alameda County for projects focused on focus on waste prevention, reuse, and recovery of food, goods and materials as well as development, marketing, and products made with recovered materials.

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The Nature Conservancy in California, Diego Ortiz, Santa Barbara County

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TreePeople, Mulholland Drive, Beverly Hills, CA

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TreePeople, Mulholland Drive, Beverly Hills, CA

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TreePeople, Mulholland Drive, Beverly Hills, CA

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TreePeople.org/education

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Steph Johnston Austin

Manager, CCSPP

Juvenile Court and Community Schools

San Diego County Office of Education

JCCS Story

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Kristin Evans, Nature Collective

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Encinitas Union Elementary School District, CA, USA

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Encinitas Union Elementary School District, CA, USA

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Encinitas Union Elementary School District, CA, USA

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I am extremely fortunate to be the Superintendent here! I followed a legend in the sustainability world which has afforded me the opportunity to keep it going and growing.

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Sarah Whiting - Ten Strands Client Engagement and Data Science Director

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Hi! I'm Jenn Rogge and I work for the CDFA Farm to School Program. I believe food systems education lines up perfectly with environmental literacy!

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University Elementary School at La Fiesta, Liman Way, Rohnert Park, CA

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University Elementary School at La Fiesta, Liman Way, Rohnert Park, CA

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University Elementary School at La Fiesta, Liman Way, Rohnert Park, CA

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Project Based Learning School

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Anna Gomberg, Senior Program Manager for Solar Education at We Share Solar

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Kristen Marine, Sonoma School, Modesto City Schools District , Vice Principal

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Kaye Schwartz

Program Specialist, K-12 Science & Health

kschwart@egusd.net

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Environmental Education Center, 1751 Grand Boulevard, San Jose, CA

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Environmental Education Center, 1751 Grand Boulevard, San Jose, CA

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San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society supports the Don Edwards SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge to provide public access and education about nature by facilitating and providing field trips to Refuge locations in Fremont, San Jose (the EEC in Alviso), and Peninsula locations near Highway 84 (Bair Island, Ravenswood, SF2). See: sfbayws.org

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Field Trips and Group Programs | San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society

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Free field trip programs are offered at two sites at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society provides programs at the Environmental Education Center in Alviso. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service conducts field trips at the Refuge Headquarters in Fremont.

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San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society, 2 Marshlands Rd, Fremont, CA 94555, USA

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San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society, 2 Marshlands Rd, Fremont, CA 94555, USA

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San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society supports the Don Edwards SF Bay National Wildlife Refuge to provide public access and education about nature by facilitating and providing field trips to Refuge locations in Fremont, San Jose (the EEC in Alviso), and Peninsula locations near Highway 84 (Bair Island, Ravenswood, SF2). See: sfbayws.org

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Field Trips and Group Programs | San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society

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Free field trip programs are offered at two sites at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge. The San Francisco Bay Wildlife Society provides programs at the Environmental Education Center in Alviso. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service conducts field trips at the Refuge Headquarters in Fremont.

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SEI

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SEI is great. It's like, 'build a car and have it race. Build a solar water heater' ... This stuff builds on their understanding of the world around them, you know, 'reactivity... how much energy it takes to heat up water... understanding how their electricity gets transmitted to a light switch...' All this stuff is so useful for life. I dig it."
Jessica Govani, Teacher at Antioch High School

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Sustainability education, conservation, and student leadership for green careers.

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Austen Needleman, SEI

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SEI is great. It's like, 'build a car and have it race. Build a solar water heater' ... This stuff builds on their understanding of the world around them, you know, 'reactivity... how much energy it takes to heat up water... understanding how their electricity gets transmitted to a light switch...' All this stuff is so useful for life. I dig it."
Jessica Govani, Teacher at Antioch High School

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Sustainability education, conservation, and student leadership for green careers.

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John Carrese - my day job is Director, Bay Region Center of Excellence for Labor Market Research, serving 28 community colleges in 12 county Bay region. Here today as a member of the Bay Area Sierra Club's Climate Literacy in Schools Committee.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-carrese-b96b6621/

www.coeccc.net

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Dept of Water Resources

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Lucas Duckwall Fremont Unified

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Friends of Ballona Wetlands, Culver Boulevard, Playa del Rey, CA

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Friends of Ballona Wetlands, Culver Boulevard, Playa del Rey, CA

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Friends of Ballona Wetlands, Culver Boulevard, Playa del Rey, CA

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We provide EE field trips for 1,000's of students throughout Los Angeles and want to find effective ways to incorporate climate change education into our work.

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I am Tiffany Farnsworth coming to you from the Solana Beach School District and am delighted to be here today learning more about helping teachers implement climate literacy/ed in classrooms.

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Faculty member at Cal Poly Humboldt, teaching Environmental Education

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Carrie Strohl, founder and leader of The School Garden Doctor

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We nurture a collective approach to creating and sustaining programs that are rooted in equity and grounded in nature. The School Garden Doctor is a registered 501(c)(3) organization. EIN: 83-1551303. All donations are tax-deductible. Coming soon to a school garden near you... Dirt Girls 2024!

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Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (Midpen) - Midpen owns and stewards roughly 77,000 acres of Open Space across Santa Clara, San Mateo and Santa Cruz Counties.

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Sim D. Forest Park Elem.

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Madelyn Murray with Dudek. Here to promote bilingual K-12 Water Educational Materials that we crafted with DWR to support water literacy and conservation.

I currently live in Seattle , but was born and raised in Oakland!

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Excited to be representing Tri-Valley Air Quality Climate Alliance! We offer hands-on lessons and outreach about AQ and Climate. Passionate about Climate Literacy! Ann Brown

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Jerry Song

Los Angeles Unified School District

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Climate Literacy / Climate Literacy Homepage

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Region 4 Expanded Learning STEAM Hub

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Sacramento Splash

www.sacsplash.org

Mackenzie Wieser, CEO

mackenzie@sacsplash.org

916.896.7811

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Joshua Chadbourne Elementary School, Plymouth Avenue, Fremont, CA

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Joshua Chadbourne Elementary School, Plymouth Avenue, Fremont, CA

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Joshua Chadbourne Elementary School, Plymouth Avenue, Fremont, CA

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Hi! My name is Jaclyn Bianchi and I am a teacher at Chadbourne Elementary. I enjoy hiking, being outdoors, and I think it is important to reach all students in order to educate how they can help shape, change, and preserve the world we live in!

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Colin Jarvis from the Santa Cruz County Office of Education checking in! Working on Environmental Literacy has been an amazing challenge and opportunity and CAELI is at the forefront!

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EGUSD

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Fremont, California

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Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation~ 1580 Cannon Rd, Carlsbad, CA 92008, USA

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Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation~ 1580 Cannon Rd, Carlsbad, CA 92008, USA

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Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation

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OUSD :)

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El Monte Elementary School, Title 1. I'm Garden Educator for all 400+ students TK-5.

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Tamara Basepayne - Director of STEM Programs & Outdoor Education (Manteca and Emigrant Gap)

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Happy Valley Elementary School, Happy Valley Road, Lafayette, CA

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Happy Valley Elementary School, Happy Valley Road, Lafayette, CA

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Happy Valley Elementary School, Happy Valley Road, Lafayette, CA

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7th Grade World History Teacher in Fremont Unified at Thornton Middle School

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TreePeople, Mulholland Drive, Beverly Hills, CA

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TreePeople, Mulholland Drive, Beverly Hills, CA

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TreePeople, Mulholland Drive, Beverly Hills, CA

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Katie Mills, Director of Education and Outdoor Equity

kmills@treepeople.org

treepeople.org/education

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Fun, educational, age-appropriate learning adventures that take school groups on a journey to discover the forest that exists within our city.

Takes young people to seek the natural cycles and resources within their community as well as Coldwater Canyon Park.

Hands-on environmental projects for middle and high school classes.

Take action with TreePeople's handy videos, plus downloadable kits and resources.

Moonlight Hikes, Family Tours, and Hilltop Tours

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Fun, educational, age-appropriate learning adventures that take school groups on a journey to discover the forest that exists within our city. Takes young people to seek the natural cycles and resources within their community as well as Coldwater Canyon Park. Hands-on environmental projects for middle and high school classes.

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Moorpark Unified School District, Maureen Lane, Moorpark, CA

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Moorpark Unified School District, Maureen Lane, Moorpark, CA

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Moorpark Unified School District, Maureen Lane, Moorpark, CA

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Lakewood Elementary School, Middleboro Place, Modesto, CA, USA

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Lakewood Elementary School, Middleboro Place, Modesto, CA, USA

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Lakewood Elementary School, Middleboro Place, Modesto, CA, USA

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Mountain View Whisman School District, Montecito Avenue, Mountain View, CA

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Mountain View Whisman School District, Montecito Avenue, Mountain View, CA

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Mountain View Whisman School District, Montecito Avenue, Mountain View, CA

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Devon Conley, Board President @ MVWSD. Dconley@mvwsd.org We passed a Climate Change and Green Schoolyards Resolution in early 2023 and are in year 1 of our sustainability initiative.

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MVWSD is on the path to becoming a greener, more environmentally-conscious district. Our district passed resolutions and is pursuing regional and national certification that highlights its waste reduction and energy conservation. Our schools are powered by 77% renewable energy. And there is more to do....

MVWSD believes that the development of Outdoor Greening and Learning Spaces plays a pivotal role in ensuring that our schools are equipped with sustainable, green spaces that promote holistic learning experiences. It's important that our campuses have flexible and dynamic spaces that support equitable, diverse learning and recreational activities, which enhance the physical and mental well-being of students and promote a greater connection to the understanding of our natural world.

Background

MVWSD is creating spaces at each school that will provide shade, plants and outdoor areas for learning and play. The initiative began in 2022 at Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary as an effort to replace trees that had been removed. The Board of Trustees soon recognized that there were greater needs at this campus, and across the District. The Board passed the Climate Change and Green Schoolyard Board Resolution (05-012623) in February 2023 that specified a Greening Index that establishes an increase of green space to meet minimum standards of 30% green space per campus. MVWSD has engaged consultant Carducci to prepare concept‐level landscape plans for each school site beginning with Vargas Elementary in January 2023.

Timeline of Work

Developing Assessment Categories (Complete)

By developing and assigning "green scores," the community, District and Board of Trustees can effectively assess the value of improvements that could be included in an outdoor area, by identifying potential recreation elements and areas that require enhancement or development. These metrics encompass six key objectives: Physical Comfort, Mental Well-Being, Exploration And Discovery, Outdoor Learning, Operations and Sustainability, Student Safety and Experience.

School Staff Meetings (October and November)

School staff members will be invited to share thoughts and ideas about areas of need for outdoor learning, shade, planting and sustainability among many other topics.

Community Meetings (November and December)

Parents, neighbors, residents, and environmental groups were invited to share thoughts and ideas:
* Bubb, Amy Imai, & Graham - Nov. 28, 2023Castro, Mistral, & Landels - Nov. 29, 2023
* Monta Loma, Theuerkauf, Stevenson & Crittenden - Nov. 30, 2023
* All School Sites -Dec. 12, 2023

To submit your ideas and suggestions online, please click here and complete this form

Reporting to the Board of Trustees (November and January)

* Carducci reported on the Greening Index, get Board feedback and priorities on Nov. 16, 2023
* Carducci will report on the results of school and community feedback in January/February
For agendas and meeting login information, please see mvwsd.org/trustees

Potential Approval of Outdoor Greening and Learning Spaces Plans (February)

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MVWSD is on the path to becoming a greener, more environmentally-conscious district. Our district passed resolutions and is pursuing regional and national certification that highlights its waste reduction and energy conservation. Our schools are powered by 77% renewable energy. And there is more to do....

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Sarah Miller, CCAC Fellow, San Jose, CA, USA

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Sarah Miller, CCAC Fellow, San Jose, CA, USA

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Need help in your schools with ELI? Email me!

Food Waste Recovery

Smiller@sjcccs.org

Smiller3204@yahoo.com

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Laguna Beach Unified School District, CA

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Laguna Beach Unified School District, CA

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Laguna Beach Unified School District, CA

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Gloria Harwood, Coordinator of Environmental Literacy for Laguna Beach Unified School District.

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In April 2022, the Laguna Beach Unified School District Board of Education adopted Resolution 22-04 in Support of Earth Day, Climate Action, Environmental Literacy and Sustainability. The resolution directed the superintendent to establish an Environmental Literacy and Sustainability Task Force by September 1, 2022, to connect with outside entities to evaluate and communicate the district's sustainability and environmental literacy practices and identify additional opportunities for growth. The task force was established in September 2022 and identified three major goals in alignment with the California Green Ribbon Pillars:

1. Reduce environmental impacts and costs

2. Improve the health and wellness of schools, students and staff

3. Provide effective environmental education which teaches many disciplines and is especially good at effectively incorporating STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) civic skills and career pathways

Goal 1: Reduce environmental impacts and costs

LBUSD is committed to reaching carbon neutrality by 2030 through annual reductions in carbon emissions produced through district operations such as transportation, buildings, waste and food. To achieve this, the district is focused on three primary areas of focus for carbon emissions measured annually.

Electricity Consumption

Natural Gas Consumption

Waste Diversion

363 Metric Tons of CO ₂

42.7 Metric Tons of CO ₂

51% diversion rate

Energy Conservation

LBUSD is committed to energy conservation through a variety of projects and policies that increase energy efficiency in District facilities, reduce our reliance on fossil fuels, and increase conservation behavior throughout the District with:

A districtwide energy management system for heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems to identify and monitor sources of energy consumption Energy-efficient LED lighting and HVAC to reduce power consumption and lower energy costs Solar panel installations to increase renewable energy generation and help offset carbon emissions

Water Conservation

With at least 40 states anticipating water shortages by 2024 ¹, LBUSD recognizes the critical need to conserve water and has undertaken the following efforts to reduce water consumption and increase awareness of water stewardship:

Synthetic turf athletic fields to reduce unnecessary water use Drought-tolerant native landscaping to minimize the impact on the native landscape and reduce water used for irrigation, which is the largest source of water consumption for LBUSD school sites Specialized irrigation services to monitor meters and help prevent water waste from leaks or malfunctioning mechanical equipment

¹ U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Goal 2: Improve the health and wellness of schools, students and staff

Sustainable practices are critical to creating spaces in our schools and facilities that support student health and wellbeing. At LBUSD, these include:

An organic landscape and maintenance plan to eliminate use of toxic synthetic pesticides and fertilizers Ultraviolet (UV) light in HVAC systems to improve overall indoor air quality for optimal learning environments Outdoor learning spaces and maximizing use of natural light within indoor spaces A nutrition program that prioritizes organic and locally sourced fruits and produce and provides salad bars at all school sites

Goal 3: Provide effective environmental education which teaches many disciplines and is especially good at effectively incorporating STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) civic skills and green career pathways

Fostering environmental literacy gives educators the opportunity to nurture the "whole child," to learn about and understand nature, and to inspire students to ask meaningful questions about the world around them and their role in it ( Torlakson, 2015).

Onsite gardens used as outdoor classroom spaces, including an 18-foot geodesic dome greenhouse, foster ecological literacy and make valuable connections between disciplines In April 2023, the LBUSD Board of Education approved a new certificated position and job description for a Coordinator of Environmental Literacy to lead the district's efforts in implementing environmental literacy education

Additionally, LBUSD is transforming the student learning experience with professional development for teachers to create relevant and authentic units of study. Centered around a driving question that addresses a real-world problem, the redesigned unit lessons encourage student inquiry and facilitate experiential learning. Below are a few lessons that integrate environmental education:

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Sustainability - Laguna Beach School District

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Sustainability - Laguna Beach School District

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UC Davis Memorial Union, West Quad, Davis, CA

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Peggy Harte- UC Davis Center for Community and Citizen Science

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Peggy Harte- UC Davis Center for Community and Citizen Science

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Un Mar de Colores, non-profit providing free surf therapy, environmental education, and long term mentorship to underserved youth.

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Bill Kelly

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Stephanie Seidmon, Program Direction @ UndauntedK12

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Stephanie Seidmon, Program Direction @ UndauntedK12

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Gilbert Rosas Modesto City Schools

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Watsonville High School, East Beach Street, Watsonville, CA

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Watsonville High School, East Beach Street, Watsonville, CA

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Watsonville High School, East Beach Street, Watsonville, CA

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I love teaching here

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Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education (AEOE) aeoe.org

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New Brighton Middle School, Washburn Avenue, Capitola, CA

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New Brighton Middle School, Washburn Avenue, Capitola, CA

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New Brighton Middle School, Washburn Avenue, Capitola, CA

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Sean Murray, RSP Teacher

smurray at suesd dot org

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Cabrillo Unified School District

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Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District, CA

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Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District, CA

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Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District, CA

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Oxnard High School, West Gonzales Road, Oxnard, CA

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Oxnard High School, West Gonzales Road, Oxnard, CA

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Oxnard High School, West Gonzales Road, Oxnard, CA

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Breathe California of the Bay Area, Golden Gate, and Central Coast, Park Avenue, San Jose, CA

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Breathe California of the Bay Area, Golden Gate, and Central Coast, Park Avenue, San Jose, CA

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Breathe California of the Bay Area, Golden Gate, and Central Coast, Park Avenue, San Jose, CA

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Mark Basnage | MakeKnowledge
https://www.linkedin.com/company/makeknowledge/

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Tashanda Giles-Jones
www.ecsonline.org

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Cabrillo Unified School District