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1 Integrated Environment- Based Education linking instruction with pollution prevention and resource management Pauline A. Lawrence The Office of the Education and the Environment California Integrated Waste Management Board WRPPN Fall Conference October 16, 2003

2 SB 373 “School DEEL”  Overview  Highlights  Partnerships  Implementation  Resources  New Legislation

3 Overview  “School DEEL” [School Diversion and Environmental Education Law.] Creates new integrated education programs and resources for schools. Encourages school districts to implement resource conservation programs. Mandates the State Board of Education to incorporate environmental concepts in the new science framework.

4 Highlights  Develop a Unified Education Strategy on the Environment for K-12 grades.  Create an Environmental Ambassador Pilot Program [EAPP].  Implement an Unified Education Grant Program [UES].

5 Partnerships  Over 10 state agencies and departments are stakeholders in this program.  Joint resources provided by local government, regional state boards, utilities.  Cross dialogue and partnership between school districts and their communities.

6 Implementation  Environmental Ambassador Pilot Program Seven participating school districts. Two year funding total of between $80,000 $102,000 per grantee. Grantees focus on development and documentation of replicable education and resource conservation activities.  Unified Education Grant Program Thirteen participating school districts. Two year funding: Phase I $27,000 and Phase II up to $38,000 per grantee.

7 EAPP Participants  Burbank Unified School District  Desert Sands Unified School District  Fresno Unified School District  Pacific Union School District & Humboldt County Office of Education  Oak Grove Union School District  San Juan Unified School District  Warner Union School District

8 Geographical Distribution

9 Oak Grove USD

10 Current Status Excellent long-term program in diversion recycling, composting, gardening, energy and water conservation at elementary school Serves as a demonstration site for numerous schools regarding the “mechanical aspects” of recycling and diversion Efforts need to be connected with classroom instructional practices and standards and expanded to the middle school campus, where feasible Oak Grove USD

11 Grant funds will be used to: Provide professional development for District teachers Integrate “Big Ideas” in state curriculum standards with waste management, energy and water Develop integrated curriculum units connecting standards across disciplines Give teachers release time to refine and adjust grade-level articulation Help students identify school and community problems and address needs Oak Grove USD

12 Key Partners Sonoma County Water Agency Waste Haulers Occidental Art and Ecology Center Sonoma County Master Gardeners Sonoma State University EE interns UC Extension Friends of the River Atascadero/G. V. Watershed Council Spring Lake Park Discovery Center Oak Grove USD

13 Resources  Professional development and ongoing technical support for teachers, administrators, and school district business officials  Development of educational and technical resources to support program implementation e.g.: Educational Manual on the EIC Model™[using the Environment as an integrating Context for learning]; http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Schools/SB373/DeskRef.htmhttp://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Schools/SB373/DeskRef.htm; & http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Schools/WasteReduce/http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Schools/WasteReduce/

14 New Legislation  AB 1548 Education principles on the environment. Science textbook adoption criteria. New education content standards. Model curriculum. Education & Environmental Regulation Environmental Education Account.

15 Who to Contact?  Tricia Broddrick Director, the Office of Education and the Environment California Integrated Waste Management Board 916.341.6771 Email: tbroddri@ciwmb.ca.gov

16 Regional Representatives  Tavia Pagan [Northern California] 916.341.6768 Email: tpagan@ciwmb.ca.gov  Don Peri [Central California] 916.341.6766 Email: dperi@ciwmb.ca.gov  Pauline Lawrence [Bay Area] 916.341.6767 Email: plawrenc@ciwmb.ca.gov  Rachelle Steen [Southern California] 916.341.6764 Email: rsteen@ciwmb.ca.gov  Valorie Shatynski [Los Angeles Area] 562-492-9347 Email: vshatyns@ciwmb.ca.gov

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