CCEM+Green+Schools+Awards

CCEM Green Schools Awards
As a part of our initiative, CCSD and CCEM have developed an award to recognize various individuals, team, and schools across the district for their outstanding work in the area of sustainability and environmentalism. This award is designed to not only foster and encourage participation in internal and external programs/competitions, but also give recognition to schools that are taking huge steps toward becoming more sustainable. Below is the preliminary requirements for each award.

__ Green Liaison of the Year __
Deadline: TBD Award Date: April 19, 2014 at CCEM Earth Day Festival Requirements: >>
 * Will be self-nominated
 * A form will be provided by CCEM
 * Nominations will be written with no school identifying information as to help prevent any bias by adjudication committee
 * Key elements to highlight:
 * Initiation of new programs and implementation of new initiatives
 * Formation of a green team or comparable organization/club/team
 * Involvement with outside organizations focused on environmentalism, education, sustainability, etc.
 * Examples: CCEM Recycling Media Contest, America Recycles Day, TerraCycle, Green Business Challenge, Earth Day, Walk to School, Beach Sweep, etc.

__ Green Team of the Year __
Deadline: TBD Award Date: April 19, 2014 at CCEM Earth Day Festival Requirements:
 * Will be self-nominated
 * A form will be provided by CCEM
 * Nominations will be written with no school identifying information as to help prevent any bias by adjudication committee
 * Key elements to highlight:

__ Green School of the Year __
Deadline: TBD Award Date: April 19, 2014 Criteria:
 * Will be based on the average number of roll carts an individual school puts out, normalized by the school's total enrollment to allow for comparisons between all schools within the County.
 * Rural schools will be judged based on the volume of tonnage collected in the school's on-call drop-box after it is converted into an average number of roll-carts based on volume data


 * Please feel free to nominate any outstanding teachers or student groups that you think would qualify for the CCEM Green Schools Award in addition to your school nominations! **