Sustainability in ACTION

1. Sustainability in ACTION Fayette County Public Schools A national leader in Sustainability www.Sustainability.fcps.net Britney Thompson Tresine Logsdon

2. Sustainability Team Accomplishments • $2,169,000.00 savings and cost avoidance (2 years) • 19.99% EUI reduction FY2009-FY2012 (schools only) • Updating Membership to Sustainability Council • Continue to revise Sustainability Plan for Fayette County Public Schools • Creation of Monthly Energy Reports to share information on their progress with each school • Revised sustainability curriculum: E=USE2 (Education leads to Understanding Sustainability, Energy and our Environment) • E=USE2 experienced 20% growth from 2010-2011 school year: 40 schools; over 1,300 students • Developed STEM partnership with UK Dept of Education • Facilitated nine Design 101 & Renovation 101 Teams • Supported Multiple Sustainability Initiatives & Programs • Maintained Sustainability website and produce quarterly “It’s About Sustainability” programs • Recipients of Several Awards & Sustainability Grants

4. Electricity = $6,700,000 Natural Gas = $780,000

5. Energy & Financial savings

7. Sustainability Council • Made up of a cross-section of FCPS and community stakeholders whose charge it is to develop and maintain a comprehensive, realistic, impactful and visionary district Sustainability Plan. • Meets monthly to review and advise on progress of Sustainability Plan. • Mary Wright, Chief Operating Officer • Kelly Breeding, Director of Risk Management • Scott Smith, Smith Management Group • Tresine Logsdon, Energy & Sustainability Curriculum Coordinator • Britney Thompson, Energy & Sustainability Manager • Leslie Thomas, Rosa Parks Elementary School Principal • Lester Diaz, Bryan Station Middle School Principal • Brittany Phillips, Wellington Elementary School Teacher • Garry Hoover, Financial Systems Manager • Curtis Neikirk, Maintenance Department • Andrea Baker, E.J. Hayes Middle School Teacher • Marjory Yurek, FCPS Child Nutrition • Steven Hamm, Technology • Bob Moore, Technology • Liza Holland, 16th District PTA • Chris Tyler, Parent Representative • Dylan Sarkisian, Student Representative

8. Sustainability Plan Developed with four main goals to work towards: • Strive to be Toxins Free • FCPS will strive to be toxins free. To the extent possible, we will eliminate chemicals and other materials that could adversely impact the health of the students, faculty and staff or the air and water of our community. • Use Natural Resources Responsibly • Fayette County Schools will utilize our natural resources responsibly. We will develop programs to continually assess and reduce our energy and water usage. We will also manage programs that reduce and recycle solid wastes that are produced within the school system. • Create Indoor & Outdoor Green & Healthy Spaces • We will create green and healthy spaces inside and around our schools. • Teach, Learn, Engage, and Celebrate • Fayette County will be a national leader in environmental education and provide an enjoyable, engaging and celebratory experience for our students. Released in April 2011, with regular updates to come

9. Monthly energy reports

10. E=USE2 1,307 students • Education Leads to Understanding Sustainability, Energy & the Environment • Student-driven, Core Content-based 8-step program Step 1: Form an E=USE2 Team Step 2: Energy Assessment (Secret Energy Audit, Plug Load Survey, Light Level Survey, KGHS Energy Inventory) Step 3: Awareness & Education (Light switch/exterior door stickers, posters, video, patrol Post-Its) Step 4: Design/Implement Sustainability School Improvement Project; KAW Excellence in Water Education Award; LiveGreen Lexington Games Step 5: STEM and our Environment (UK College of Education) Step 6: KY NEED Youth Awards for Energy Achievement program Step 7: Summary & Wrap Up: School Energy & Sustainability Plan Step 8: Recognition and Reward ($$$) 40 schools

12. School Energy & Sustainability Plan • Copy of audit • Biannual review of energy consumption data • Inventory and description of current and past student and teacher driven sustainability projects • Identified goals in areas of energy, solid waste and water quality • Sustainability accomplishments and recognitions

13. Design 101 & Renovation 101 Design 101 James Lane Allen Meadowthorpe Stonewall Tates Creek Renovation 101 Breckinridge Cardinal Valley Clays Mill Mary Todd Millcreek

14. Other projects • KY American Water Excellence in Water Education Award • STEM and Our Environment • School Garden Coalition • No Idling Campaigns • Wellington Living Lab Team • Bluegrass Youth Sustainability Council • LFUCG EcoArt Grants • Wellington Elementary • Tates Creek High School • Millcreek Elementary • Landsdowne Elementary • The Learning Center • LFUCG Stormwater Quality Incentive Grants • Beaumont Middle, ACE, Jessie Clark, Cassidy, James Lane Allen, Clays Mill • Awareness/Communications (faculty meeting presentations, Ch 13, website, monthly newsletter, presentations) • Senior Mentoring Projects

15. Recent Awards • Russell Cave • Stonewall • Wellington • WW Brown • Pending Energy Star Schools: • Arlington • Bryan Station Middle • Harrison • James Lane Allen • Meadowthorpe • Rosa Parks Elementary: • National Green Ribbon School • LEED EBies: Reformed Gas Guzzler • KY Energy Leadership Award • KEEPS Leadership Award • KY Association for Environmental Education • FCPS: Most Outstanding Organization • E=USE2: Most Outstanding Program • KY Environmental Education Council • 2012 Outstanding Educator • Toyota Environmental Leadership Award • Bluegrass Youth Sustainability Council, Athens Chilesburg Elementary • Lexus Eco Challenge • SCAPA Bluegrass: Grand Prize $30,000 • Tates Creek MS: First Place $15,000

16. Sustainability Grants • LFUCG Stormwater Quality Project Incentive Grants Six FCPS schools are recipients of LFUCG Class B Incentive Grants for FY2012: Beaumont Middle School $2,500 Athens-Chilesburg Elementary $2,500 Jessie Clark Middle $2,500 Cassidy Elementary $3,336 James Lane Allen $17,514 Clays Mill Elementary (infrastructure) $320,400 • LFUCG EcoArt Grants Five FCPS schools are recipients of LFUCG EcoArt Grant for FY2012: Wellington Elementary $1,300 Tates Creek High School $5,000 Millcreek Elementary $1,300 Landsdowne Elementary $3,000 The Learning Center $5,000 Total: $364,350

17. Sustainability in action

18. Approved by KY State Board of Education 12.7.12 • Serve on KELP Implementation Team; RPE Pilot School • Goals • Ensure high school graduates are environmentally literate • Provide PD for K-12 educators to improve skill in teaching about environmental issues and field-based pedagogical skills • Develop system of assessments to measure environmental literacy of KY students • Provide KY students with the opportunities for positive interactions with natural environment

19. Goals for the Future • Move the district towards live energy monitoring technology via integrated sub-metering data analysis and comprehensive dashboard interface • Continue to track and post monthly energy consumption data and recognize/reward schools for improved consumption • Implement financial awards for energy saving schools • Revise and release updated FCPS Sustainability Plan • Set new energy consumption & cost savings goals • Further develop School Energy & Sustainability Plan for each FCPS school • Increase E=USE2 participation to 44 schools; provide curriculum standard alignment to teachers and administrators (Common Core, Core Content, Speaking & Listening, NAEE, KELP) • Continue development of KELP (KY Environmental Literacy Plan) and pilot implementation in FCPS • Continue to aggressively pursue and develop new local, state and national partnerships and sponsorships

20. Thank You!