1. ROLLING RIVER SCHOOL DIVISION Education for Sustainable Development Update April 27, 2010

2. Overview  The RRSD continues to make slow but steady progress towards increased commitment to ESD  After sending 3 participants to the SEdA conference in 2009 (Trustee, Administrator and Principal), the SEdA team met with the Superintendents and reviewed the Vision developed.  The Division is planning to send a Divisional team comprised of 5 to 6 team members to SEdA in the Fall 2010  Superintendent and/ or Assistant Superintendent  High School Principal  Elementary Principal  2-3 Teachers

3. Work to date Governance  Discussion with Board about commitment to Sustainable Development as part of Policy and decision making processes  Need to develop a statement on Commitment to ESD – Target Fall 2010 (before Trustee Elections)  Proposal to re-align the Division supported School Pride Grant to support Sustainable Development initiatives that are tied to school pride by students Active search for green products

4. Work to Date Capacity Building  Have some staff that are passionate about ESD – Goal is to develop that passion in more staff and use their leadership in the Division.  Model and share the efforts of those staff that are passionate  What are they doing?  How are they doing it?

5. Work to Date Facilities – Operations  Active search for green products  Asking for enviro-friendly cleaning products in tender  Lighting retro fits  Water control faucets and urinals  Heating Control System upgrades  Minor capital projects that support energy conservation  Improved work order systems to better support planned travel (more efficient travel for Maintenance staff)  Divisional Correspondence via email or internet  Online Leave Reporting  (First Class Conferences; online administration and Policy manuals; etc.)  Payroll and Accounts – Direct deposit Payroll and Accounts ; Electronic Pay and accounts vouchers(decreased printed accounts payable vouchers by 67%))  One of the first School Divisions in Manitoba to do Web ROE

6. Work to Date Curriculum - Learning  Area of least “deliberate planning” but have many positive projects happening  Paper Light schools (e.g.: e-newsletters; Divisional paper recycling project)  Global awareness projects (e.g.: 30 hour Famine – STARVE - CHANGE projects (support for third world (Ethiopian and Haitian) schools and children)  Water for All Project (commitment to remove plastic water bottles from the school)  UNESCO School designation –Onanole School  Cloth Bag project – eliminate use of plastic bags in school  Outdoor classroom project s  Composting projects  Peace Fair – Fight Against Racism and Discrimination  FISH (Friends Involved in Stopping Hunger) Project  Paperless Yearbooks  Compostable Consumables (paper plates, cups, cutlery project)

7. Future Plans –Governance  Plan to develop a statement on Board Commitment to ESD – Target Fall 2010 (before Trustee Elections)  Focus on ESD as a Division priority  Integration of ESD considerations into all relevant polices (5 year review cycle )  Book Study – The Sustainability Champions Guidebook

8. Future Plans –Capacity Building  Presentation on SEdA Conference and Manitoba Education focus on ESD to Rolling River Educational Leadership (RREAL)Team - Focus on understanding ESD (three legged stool) and the priority of ESD for MB Education.  RREAL Team Book Study – The Sustainability Champions Guidebook  Divisional “Educational” team to fall SEdA conference  Initiate development of Divisional ESD Team  Establish teacher leaders in ESD in all schools and provide PD to support  PD focus on Integrating ESD (not a stand alone topic) - SEdA Toolkit?  Model ESD integration / Infusion as we have done with integrating technology (BATL project) and assessment changes -encourage leadership through school administrators and identify school Based staff that have an interest / desire and support their leadership.

9. Future Plans Facilities - Operations  Process to review projects – purchases – procedures to consider ESD in operational decision (develop a checklist of consideration)  Policy Statement to support ESD considerations in decision making process

10. Future Plans Curriculum – Learning  Curriculum Exposure – Orient Teachers throughout the Division to Manitoba Education ESD policy  Create a greater understanding of ESD – More than going green and recycling (the three legged stool =Environmental – Economic – Social )  Grade Groups – dedicate past of the Grade / Subject Group meeting/ sessions per year to ESD – dialogue on integrating / infusing ESD in curriculum / lessons – don’t make it a “stand alone” topic.  Model ESD integration / Infusion as we have done with integrating technology (BATL project) and assessment changes -encourage leadership through school administrators and identify school based staff that have an interest / desire and support their leadership.  Focus on ESD as a Division curricular priority

11. Questions?