2) School-Wide Environmental Behavior Changes
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The school sprinkler systems are set on timers and are manually turned during periods of rainy weather.
All staff are required to immediately report leaky faucets to minimize water waste. Thus expedient
repairs can be made
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The school grows
native plants for
landscaping from
seed in the school’s
greenhouse.
The building
services manager
turns off the boilers
and HVAC systems
when outside air
temperature is
approximately 60 ᵒF
to save energy.
The school has
requested that the air
handler system be
overhauled to ensure
correct air flow
production and
reduce energy
consumption.
The school has adopted an electronic weekly bulletin and electronic staff memos.
Staff has been instructed to print double-sided copies when possible.
Teachers have students turn in large assignments electronically to the school’s
hand-in folder and into Turnitin.com to limit the use of paper.
Teachers upload assignments and reference materials to Edline instead of
providing printed handouts whenever possible.
All computer labs and some classrooms have torch lamps to limit the use of
overhead lighting.
The school is in the process of purchasing task lamps for classrooms.
The school participates in the county wide SERT shut down initiative on long
weekends and holidays to conserve energy when the classrooms are not being
used.
The school principal shares SERT team contributions and efforts during the school-wide weekly
recognition.
Science staff share SERT team contributions at monthly department meetings.
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The school uses its website and social media (Twitter) to promote Earth Day and Earth Hour.
The school sends out SERT tip emails to encourage energy awareness and recycling.
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The school staff removed all old heat producing devices from classrooms and any replacements use
green technology and
energy star certification.
Building services shuts
down lights in classrooms
and hallways after hours
and also checks for any
open windows.
The school purchased
aluminum barriers and
recycling advertising was
developed to place on the
barriers for athletic events
in the NWHS stadium.
This encourages and
reminds parents, students
and visitors to recycle.
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The school sponsors a prom
dress donation every year in
which unwanted prom
dresses are donated to students to use in order to prevent wasteful purchasing and disposal.