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1 Healthy Kansans living in safe and sustainable environments.

2 Program Sponsors Kansas Department of Health & Environment Bureau of Waste Management Bureau of Water Bureau of Air and Radiation Bureau of Environmental Remediation Program Partners Kansas Association for Conservation and Environmental Education (KACEE)

3 Why Green Schools?

4 Benefits of a Green School Program Waste Reduction/Natural Resource Conservation Money savings on energy and utility bills Water Quality Improvement Reduced Air Pollution Health Benefits to Students and Teachers

5 Greening America s Schools Increase in Test Scores Greater Teacher Retention Fewer sick days Lower utility Bills Decrease in Dropout Rates?

6 United States Green Building Council Chad Althouse Green School Advocate CENTRAL STATES CHAPTER Phone:

7 How to Green Schools

8 Think Big! Start Small!

9 Register your school on the Green Schools Website at

10 No Cost Changes Shut off the lights/computers when you leave Adjust thermostat for off hours and weekends Pick up trash and put it in its proper place Educate students about the environment Organize a stream cleanup

11 Small Projects Plant a tree or rain garden Start a recycling program Replace the EXIT sign lights with LED lights Water Sampling Conduct a waste audit

12 Medium Projects Coordinate waste free lunches Double pane windows with low emission coating Use solar power to heat water Develop Composting program for school waste Conduct a Demonstration project for water quality

13 Big Projects Switch to eco-friendly cleaning supplies Replace high maintenance landscaping with native planting Implement wind/solar power on a large scale New school buses Install a green roof

14 Where do we find the money?

15 Green School Grant Opportunities Grant information is available on the green schools website at Grants are available for funding up to $4,500 per school for projects related to: Air Quality & Energy Water Quality Waste Management

16 Air Quality & Energy Grants Grant projects must have a positive impact on air quality and climate change Air Quality & Energy Grants are available until all grant money is spent There are no deadlines for these grants Apply Now!

17 Alternative energy project Goddard High School Goddard, KS

18 Blue Valley High School Randolph, KS Contribution to a Wind for Schools Project

19 Water Quality Grants Grant projects must result in a reduction of Non-point Source Pollution or educate on how to reduce Non-point Source Pollution Water Quality Grants are available until all grant money is spent There are no deadlines for these grants Apply Now!

20 Waste Management Grants Grant projects must fall within the following pre-approved categories: Field Trips to environmental education centers/recycling centers/landfills Recycling containers Purchasing audit Composting and vermicomposting equipment Environmental Stewardship Education Programs Sponsorship of Environmental Program Waste reduction to school and home projects

21 Students Conducting a Waste Audit

22 Waste Audit in Progress

23 Green Schools Contacts KACEE Green Schools Grant Administrator Statewide Partnerships and Planning Director Shari Wilson Kansas Department of Health & Environment Bureau of Waste Management Maureen Rhulman Bureau of Water Sondra Megrail Bureau of Air and Radiation Kathleen Waters

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