20+Points

Deadline for Green School Application: March 17th. NOTES OR ACTION** || = ==APPLICATION NARRITIVE==
 * **Point or Activity** || **STATUS** || **(RESPONSIBLE PARTY)

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 * 1. Recycle paper. || IN PROGRESS || (School-wide) || We participate in Granger's Office Paper Recycling Program. We collect all used office paper, envelopes, file folders and copy paper. Staff contacts Granger to pick up these bins when they are full. (See point #5 for information on magazine and newspaper recycling.) ||
 * 2. Recycle batteries || IN PROGRESS || (School-wide) || We recycle batteries. Through a grant we were able to buy a bin to store and act as a drop off for all used batteries. ||
 * 3.  Recycle cell phones and earn money from recycling companies that work with schools.

|| IN PROGRESS || (School-wide) || Through a grant we were able to purchase a recycle bin for used cell phones, used video and DVD cameras. We are then able to send these used items in to a recycling company in exchange for money for the school. The fact that we are a recycling center has been published in our schools' bimonthly newsletter.We have invited our families to recycle these items. ||
 * 4. Recycle printer-cartridges and earn money from recycling companies. 

|| IN PROGRESS || (School-wide)  We'll have this [|bin].

|| Through a grant we were able to purchase a recycle bin for used printer-cartridges. We are then able to send these used items in to a recycling company in exchange for money for the school. The fact that we are a recycling center has been published in our schools' bimonthly newsletter.We have invited our families to recycle these items. || || (School-wide) 
 * 5. Reuse its magazines and newspapers for other projects. || IN PROGRESS

|| Students in Art classes reuse newspapers to wrap and protect projects. Students in Art and regular classrooms reuse magazines for collages and other projects. Extra magazines and newspapers are recycled as part of our school-wide recycling program through Granger.  Magazines and newspapers are collected in bins and picked up by Granger when they pick up the office paper bins. To reduce unsolicited magazines and catalogs, a parent volunteer contacts companies to remove teacher's names from mailing lists.

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 * <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">6. Add environmental books to the media center regularly. <span style="color: rgb(4,0,255);">

|| <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">PENDING <span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">NEED ACTION

|| (School-wide) Rob's class has $100 grant to spend on books - each class choose 1 book title.

|| Through a grant and library funds we were able to purchase environmental literature for students' use. ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(3,3,3); font-family: Times New Roman;">7. Adopt an endangered species animal. <span style="color: rgb(22,182,28); font-family: Times New Roman;">

|| <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">PENDING <span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">NEED ACTION

|| <span style="color: rgb(3,3,3); font-family: Times New Roman;"> <span style="color: rgb(22,182,28); font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="color: rgb(0,0,0);">(4th Grade connection) Rob's class has 30 $ to spend on animal from [|World Wildlife Foundation] (vote?)

|| A Manatee was adopted by a 4th grade classroom as an animal of study and mascot last year.

This year as part of a grant, the same classroom adopted a ....... through the World Wildlife Foundation for the entire school. || Diane- Dr. Howard Tanner, expert on Great Lake Watershed issues || Dr. Howard Tanner, former Director of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, former Chief of Michgan Fisheries Division, retired professor from Michigan State University and a renowned expert on the Great Lakes spoke with students in grades 2-5 in grade level presentations. He spoke to the children about Michigan and our impact as citizens on the Great Lakes and Grand River watersheds. Students learned that they have a civic responsiblity to protect the Great Lakes. || <span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">NEED ACTION
 * 8. Host a visit by an ecological spokesperson. || <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(22,182,28); font-family: Times New Roman;">IN PROGRESS || (School-wide)
 * 9. Have an environmental club. || PENDING

|| (4th and 5th Grade connection) After school...Lisa and Rob are organizing. || There are student groups who are working on various environmental projects. 1.) Slash the Trash Group: School-wide challenge to reduce/slash the amount of trash students accumulate over a week's time bringing in a snack to eat. 2.) "Murphy Green Moments and Podcasts" : Student led groups who remind the Murphy school community to turn off lights, turn off computers and printers, or "slash the trash". 3.) Get Rid off the Plastic: Student group concern about the amount of plastic cosumption in the world. Group ran a campaign to collect old tennis shoes to be recycled. ||
 * 10. Develop a birdhouse habitat project. || <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(22,182,28); font-family: Times New Roman;">IN PROGRESS ||  || Murphy Elementary School is located near some small lakes, ponds and marshes. Every spring, mallard ducks are found nesting in our courtyards, playgrounds, and landscaping. With a Youth Action Committee (YAC) grant from the Capital Region Community Foundation, duck nesting boxes were put into place during the 2007/2008 school year to provide shelter and nesting spots for our resident ducks.

With a YAC Grant during this current 2008/2009 school year, Fifth grade students are designing and reconstructing birdhousesas well as building butterfly houses for our school and local community gardens.

Ongoing birdhouse habitat projects include wren houses in our courtyard made possible with a YAC grant and a number of bluebird houses along our playground and its border with a wetland area. ||
 * <span style="color: rgb(10,10,10); font-family: Times New Roman;">11. Grow a Michigan garden project with native plants. <span style="color: rgb(22,182,28); font-family: Times New Roman;">

|| <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(22,182,28); font-family: Times New Roman;">IN PROGRESS || <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: Times New Roman;">(4th/5th Grade connection) Rob's class has $63 to spend at [|wild type plants] and then $500 Van Atta organic food garden starting in March.

|| <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Murphy's Central Courtyard is a certified National Wildlife Federation Garden Habitat. Our native plant garden in this courtyard has been established for several years and provides transplants for other gardens in the area. Fifth grade students have transplanted native species from our courtyard garden to local community parks such as Potter Park Zoo and Orlando Park. Over the past two years, fifth grade students as part of their science curriculum have harvested and packaged hundreds native species seeds from the courtyard and distributed them to groups such as the Haslett School Board, Meridian Park Commission and to Murphy students during our Science Fair. An Enrichment Cluster, a mult-age group of students and adult facilitators working in an area of interest called.... wrote and received a grant for equipment,supplies, adn seeds for an organic garden at Murphy that will be planted this spring utilizing our Murphy Kids' Greenhouse. ||
 * 12. Have solar power presentations or experiments in the greenhouse. <span style="color: rgb(245,20,43); font-family: Times New Roman;">

|| PENDING <span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">NEED ACTION

|| <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: Times New Roman;">(4th Grade curriculum connection, but could be school wide) Zsa is working on a solar presentation.- Feb. 23rd MMM Presentation March 9.

|| Fifth grade students presented on Solar Energy to all students 2-5 at a Monday Morning Meeting with an informational skit and a powerpoint presentation. The presentation included: What is solar energy, why it is important, how do greenhouses use solar energy, simple solar energy ideas for students to try as well as the examples of the latest technology in solar energy.

Fourth grade students will present solar energy demonstrations this spring in the greenhouse as part of our Earth Day celebration. Students 2-5, will be able to do a hands-on solar energy project. || <span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">NEED ACTION
 * 13. Observe Earth Day in April. || PENDING

|| (School-wide) Lisa has web resources to share. Other ideas? || Murphy students will grow 15 flats of annual flowers in their greenhouse for the Haslett Public Schools Maintainence Department. Students will help plant the flowers at various schools and district buildings as an beautification project for Earth Day. || <span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">NEED ACTION
 * 14. Have a poster contest to support local and global environmental concerns. || PENDING

|| <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: Times New Roman;">(3rd Grade connection) Involve art classes? Ann is interested in this. || Fourth and Fifth Grade students participated in the DEQ Earth Day Poster Contest 2009.

Fifth Grade students have participated for the past three years in the Arbor Day Poster Contest their Art teacher. Entries are judged by a panel of staff and the school winner is sent on to the state contest. || <span style="color: rgb(245,50,50); font-family: Times New Roman;">
 * 15. Visit Internet sites where clicking saves rainforest habitat.

|| <span style="color: rgb(22,182,28); font-family: Times New Roman;">IN PROGRESS <span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">NEED ACTION

|| <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: Times New Roman;"> (School-wide) Have kids visit in tech and put on home page. <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(245,50,50); font-family: Times New Roman;">[|Care 2 Help the environment] [|The Rain Forest Site] [|Race for the Rain Forest] || Three "click campaign" websites have been added to the school's website. Students are encouraged to visit and click on these websites during technology class each week, as well as from home. || <span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">NEED ACTION
 * 16. Set a goal of 5% less energy usage in the school. || <span style="color: rgb(22,182,28); font-family: Times New Roman;">IN PROGRESS

|| (School-wide) ADD DATA FROM ENERGY BILLS. || Our energy savings goals are: - Reduce energy usage by at least 5% by June 2009. This will be determined using data obtained from Haslett's Energy Management Program through the actual energy bills that document measurements for oil, gas and electricity as well as the actual energy cost. - Increase our energy savings practices so that our school average on our energy audit is 10 by June 2009. Please see attached for the10-point energy audit. In January 2009, energy audits were completed by all classroom teachers and all staff with their own work space. Students audited all common areas of the building, such as the gym, multi-purpose room, office and science room. As a school, our average score in January 2009 was 6 on the 10-point scale. Audits will be replicated in June 2009 to determine progress toward this goal. || || (District wide) See above || See #16 and #18. Haslett Public Schools began a District wide energy savings program in 2005. (see attached document) For example energy savings lighting was installed in 2005-06. Cumulative electric savings was $61,135 in 2006-07, $148,926 in 2007-08, and $312,885 (estimated) in 2008-09. Cumulative gas savings for 2006-07 was $124,757., 2007-08 $139,314. , and $246,516. (estimated) in 2008-09. Total cost for the District's Energy Management program during 2005-06: $62,616., 2006-07: $$221,023. , 2007-08: $186,349., and $0 for 2008-09. Total payback is 2005-06: $62,616., 2006-07: $158,882. 2007-08: $205,917. and 2008-09: $40,599. || || Energy audits were completed by all classroom teachers and all staff with their own work space. Students audited all common areas of the building, such as the gym, multi-purpose room, office and science room. (See comments under #16.) Teachers/staff submit work requests for drafty spots on the maintenance sheet in the office. Maintenance staff investigate and fix drafty spots. || <span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">NEED ACTION
 * 17. Have an energy savings program. || <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(22,182,28); font-family: Times New Roman;">IN PROGRESS
 * 18. Do energy audits and make improvements such as placing film on windows, caulking windows, or using kits to make windows more energy efficient. || <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(22,182,28); font-family: Times New Roman;">IN PROGRESS || (District wide)
 * 19. Involve students in several home energy improvements. || PENDING

|| (2nd grade connection) Home/community. Letter home with modified energy audit? ||  || <span style="color: rgb(255,0,0);">NEED ACTION
 * 20. Interview district personal to see how energy saving measures are being implimented such as: Dust coils on refrigerators, set hot water heaters one degree lower, see how plants and trees can save energy for the school, and check proper bus tire inflation. || PENDING

|| <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: Times New Roman;">(5th Grade connection) Zsa's students are interviewing district personnel. || Students interviewed Murphy's head custodian about his efforts to help our building be more energy efficient as well as the district's efforts towards these goals as well.

Students studied data on the district's energy initiatives and the cost savings prior to writing their interview questions.

Questions and response of the interview were typed up into a report on the information was available to staff and students on the school wiki.

Report attached (do we want to do this) || <span style="color: rgb(22,182,28); font-family: Times New Roman;"> <span style="color: rgb(182,147,22); font-family: Times New Roman;"> <span style="color: rgb(22,19,19);">