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Narrative Proposal – Work Plan
PROJECT SUMMARY: Creating Sustainable School District Leaders (5 pts)
Organization & Partnerships. The Green Schools National Network (GSNN), a 501c3 located in
Madison, Wisconsin, is submitting this EPA Environmental Education Local Grants Program proposal
and will manage and oversee implementation of the project. GSNN will partner with the Wisconsin
Association of School Business Officials (WASBO); the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District
(MCPASD); the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction; the Wisconsin Green and Healthy
Schools Program; and the Wisconsin Association of School Boards in this project. Additional advisors
include Anisa Baldwin Metzger, The Center for Green Schools at the U.S. Green Building Council
(USGBC); and Tim Cole, Virginia Beach City Public Schools.
History of Receiving EE grants. GSNN’s “Creating Sustainable School District Leaders” project is a new
effort, seeking first-time funding through the EPA EE Grant program. GSNN has never applied for or
received an EPA EE grant.
Goals & Objectives. The goal of this project is to increase the number of green, healthy, and sustainable
schools within Region 5. GSNN and our partners will engage 40 executive and mid-level school district
leaders in a 24 month effort to build sustainable school leaders. The objectives of this project include:
1. By August 2018, 40 executive and mid-level leaders will be able to describe articulate clearly the
multiple sustainability and EE practices implemented at their school district and how these
practices saves money, decreases the districts environmental footprint, improves student health and
well-being and increases college and career readiness and environmentally literate citizens.
2. By August 2018 5 school districts will have exemplary web-pages that showcase their sustainable
schools and EE practices.
3. By August 2018 5 school districts will have hosted a site seminar to showcase best practices
related to green, healthy, sustainable schools.
4. By August 2018, the WASBO will have developed a curriculum for a Sustainable Schools
Leadership Certification program that has been field tested and is ready for implementation with
their 800+ members.
5. By August 2018, 30 executive and mid-level leaders will share their knowledge of green, healthy,
sustainable schools and the impact that is has on their students and community at state and national
conferences.
Priorities. This project addresses the EPA Educational Priority of EE Capacity Building by helping
executive and mid-level school district leaders deepen their understanding of how sustainability can be
the driver of innovation in their schools districts.
The project will address four EPA Environmental Priorities: Climate Change and Improving Air
Quality, Taking Action on Toxics and Chemical Safety, Making a Visible Difference in Communities and Protecting Water: A Precious, Limited Resource via establishing, documenting and monitoring
policies, practices, procedures, related to carbon footprint, indoor air quality, chemical safety, waste
management and sustainable purchasing and water resource management.
Local Relevance. The “Creating Sustainable School District Leaders” will be centered in Middleton, WI,
yet include districts (sub-grantees) from elsewhere in WI, northern IL, or eastern MN. Education is a local
control concern, hence school districts have a wide berth when it comes to policies and practices that are
not defined by state statutes and codes. EE and sustainable operations policies and practices have not been
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mandated in the state of Wisconsin, therefore, EE and sustainable schools practices are a matter of choice.
In schools EE has most often been the purview of Curriculum and Instruction specialists in Social Studies
and Science Education, while sustainability purchasing and facilities operations and management are at the
whim of individual business officials, facilities managers, and other district level leaders. This initiative
with MCPASD is designed to pilot a program that will focus on executive and mid-level leaders and define
strategies and practices specifically for leaders to help them understand design a holistic approach for
developing healthy, sustainable schools that decrease costs, improve student health and well-being, and
improve student achievement and environmental literacy/stewardship.
Implementation/Delivery Method.
➢ Fall 2016: ○ Recruit and build a core team of four additional school districts through a competitive sub-
grant process.
○ Select a Working Group that will commence work with WASBO to create a
“Sustainability Leadership” certification program.
➢ Winter 2016: ○ Convene all School District partners in a two day Sustainability Leadership Summit.
The Summit will lay the foundation for identifying best management practices related to
green, healthy, sustainable schools.
○ Convene monthly meetings for the Working Group for the “Sustainability Leadership”
certification program.
➢ Spring – Summer 2017: ○ Convene monthly meetings with each School District Working Group to refine work plans.
○ Convene monthly meetings for the Working Group for the “Sustainability Leadership”
certification program.
○ Convene a two day working session for School District and Sustainability Leadership
Working Groups that will include sharing tools and resources and creating a plan for
content on district websites.
➢ 2017-2018 School Year: ○ Provide on-site and on-line support to all participating schools districts.
○ Plan and implement a site seminar with each District Working Group.
○ Provide continuing support to the Sustainability Leadership Working Group.
➢ Summer 2018: ○ Convene School District and Sustainability Leadership Working Groups for one final
meeting to review the deliverables for the project.
○ Finalize the Sustainability Leadership curriculum.
○ Upload all documents on the GSNN on-line resource library.
Audience. The “Creating Sustainable School District Leaders” project will engage up to 40 executive and
mid-level leaders, i.e. Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, School Business Officers, School
Facilities Managers, and School Board Member from within EPA Region 5 and a professional
organization, the Wisconsin Association of School Business Officials.
Costs. GSNN seeks a 2-year grant in the amount of $91,000.00 for the “Creating Sustainable School
District Leaders” project. The money will primarily support personnel cost for the project leadership,
travel for site visits and dissemination of learnings and contractual activities to aid evaluation and
dissemination. Five sub-grants totaling $22,750 will help defray costs of competitively chosen districts to
participate in project activities.
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DETAILED PROJECT DESCRIPTION
What (10 points) Education Priorities. The “Creating Sustainable School District Leaders” project will address the EPA
Educational Priority of EE Capacity Building by helping executive and mid-level school district leaders
deepen their understanding of how sustainability can be the driver of innovation in their schools, and by
creating a Sustainability Leadership certification program through WASBO. By working with District
Level leaders in decision making positions and helping them to articulate how green, healthy, sustainable
schools helps them save money, improve student health and well-being, and increase student achievement,
this grant will increase capacity for school districts across Wisconsin, northern Illinois, and eastern
Minnesota.
The “Creating Sustainable School District Leaders” project will increase EE Capacity by focusing on four
EPA Environmental Priorities: 1. Addressing Climate Change and Improving Air Quality: Documenting and monitoring
policies, practices, procedures, and education that demonstrate how the district is decreasing their
carbon footprint and improving air quality through sustainable facilities operations and
management.
2. Taking Action on Toxics and Chemical Safety: Documenting and monitoring policies,
practices, procedures, and education related to green cleaning, integrated pest management,
classroom chemicals, and others as identified on the EPA Resources for Safe Chemical
Management for Schools website.
3. Making a Visible Difference in Communities: Documenting and monitoring policies, practices,
procedures, and education related to waste and materials management, sustainable purchasing, and
other local concerns.
4. Protecting Water: A Precious, Limited Resource: Documenting and monitoring policies,
practices, procedures, and education related to storm water runoff and EE programs related to
water quality, watershed management, and aquatic ecosystems on school property.
Goals & Vision. GSNN envisions a future where all children attend a green, healthy, sustainable school.
In practice, the MCPASD reflects what we hope all districts should aspire to; unfortunately, they have yet
to communicate this clearly to their community. In spite of limited policies and no clearly articulated
vision of sustainability, their leadership and commitment to ensuring that all of their students attend a green
school and graduate with the knowledge and skills to co-create a sustainable future make them a prime
candidate to be the first GSNN Catalyst School District in EPA Region 5. Therefore, this grant is designed
to empower MCPASD to be the co-leader and catalyst for this project.
GSNN proposes to work with MCPASD, WASBO, and other partners to engage 40 executive and mid-
level school district leaders within an approximately four hour drive of Middleton, Wisconsin, in a 24
month effort to build sustainable school leaders through engaging them in professional development and
project work that will result in the following deliverables:
1. Develop a Sustainable Schools Leadership Certification Program. GSNN will work with
WASBO to create a Sustainability Leadership Certification Program for executive and mid-level
school district leaders. This program will be modeled after the Executive Education for
Sustainability Leadership program at the Harvard School of Public Health. Aspects of this
leadership program make up the backbone of the “Creating Sustainable School District Leaders”
project that includes a Leadership Summit; on-site and virtual coaching; leadership cohort retreats;
and showcase site seminars. The certification will be the first of its kind for district level leaders.
2. Produce Five Exemplary District Web Pages that Highlight Sustainable Schools Practices
and EE Initiatives. Districts nation-wide are recognizing that parents desire to locate in
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communities that have healthy, sustainable schools that also incorporate EE into the curriculum.
GSNN and Wisconsin Green and Healthy Schools will work with the competitively identified
school district to create websites with information, including documents and videos, that
communicate their efforts related to each of the three U.S. Dept. of Education Green Ribbon pillars
and the GSNN GreenPrint™ Core Practices.
3. Conduct Five Regional Site Seminars. One day site seminars will be designed and
implemented for other district level leaders, staff, and teachers that showcase best practices for
one or more of the Green Ribbon pillars and the GSNN GreenPrint™ Core Practices. The
goal of each site seminar is to provide a cohesive, one day professional development
experience for participants through the demonstration of exemplary implementation of the
Green Print™ Core Practices for School Districts that decrease environmental footprint and
operating costs, improve student health and well-being, and increase student achievement and
environmental literacy.
4. Documentation and Dissemination of Replicable District Level Sustainable Schools and
EE Practices. Each district will identify practices they would like to document and
disseminate through the GSNN network and site seminars, and that address one or more of
these four EPA environmental priorities: Addressing Climate Change and Improving Air
Quality; Taking Action on Toxics and Chemical Safety; Making a Visible Difference in
Communities; or Protecting Water: A Precious, Limited Resource. Documentation will
include policies and a how-to manual.
This proposal will provide a roadmap for implementation, which is needed by (and to expand the number
of) school districts across the U.S. who embrace a green, healthy, sustainable schools vision. We are
excited about the opportunity to build EE capacity within the ranks of Superintendents, Assistant
Superintendents, School Business Officers, School Facilities Managers, and School Board Members. This
unique audience has the potential to expand the implementation of EE practices in formal education across
our region.
Why (10 points)
Thousands of schools and school districts are now part of the budding Green Schools Movement and are
working to reduce their environmental impact while they boost environmental learning. Over the past six
years, GSNN has sponsored a national conference to showcase these sustainability efforts and has drawn
attendees from 530 school districts and 8,830 schools. However, across the nation there are 132,183
schools in 13,588 school districts. If we are to ensure that EE is an integral part of all schools, it is
essential that district level leaders and decision makers understand how to communicate the impact of
healthy, sustainable schools and the role schools play in creating healthy, sustainable communities. This
project is designed to engage Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, School Business Officers, School
Facilities Managers, and School Board Members to develop new strategies for enacting high-impact
sustainability leadership that positions sustainability as a driver of organizational engagement, authenticity,
agility, innovation, and change capability. Because education is locally controlled, our best efforts will not
“trickle” down until we have exemplar districts that have been able to show that integrating EE and
sustainable practices can decrease costs, have a positive effect on the health and safety of students, and
have a positive impact on student achievement and college and career readiness.
School Districts Deepen the Work Needed to Transform K-12 Education Because there is a limited number of schools districts who have fully embraced sustainability as the driver
of innovation, literature that supports these practices is typically limited to anecdotal evidence and case
studies. Currently GSNN is engaged with The Center for Green Schools at USGBC and 67 other
organizations in a project called “Measuring our Impact.” Through this project we have analyzed over 80
different assessment tools related to green schools and identified 2600 separate items that are being used
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nationwide to define the three pillars (reducing environmental impact, improving the health and well-being
of students and staff, and increasing environmental and sustainability literacy) of a green school. What has
yet to be done in this project is the culling of best practices as defined by school districts themselves.
Over the past six years, GSNN has brought together schools and school districts from across the country to
share their work at the Green Schools National Conference and Expo. Each year, conference evaluations
have shown that school leaders have expressed a hunger for a community of practice – a group that shares
common passions and concern, and that works together to build capacity and generate new knowledge over
time. This project is designed to allow the school district leaders to learn from each other and develop new
strategies for enacting high-impact sustainability leadership. It is our expectation that the districts engaged
in this project and the policies and practices they define will align with the Measuring Our Impact project.
If Schools Districts are to create a culture of sustainability and prepare students for the 21st Century, they
need support to build their capacity and create a community of practice among peer school districts to
deepen their commitment.
How (15 Points)
GSNN, in partnership with our Catalyst School District MCPASD and other local partners, is positioned to
take on these linked challenges and create a community of practice among school districts in Wisconsin,
eastern Minnesota, and northern Illinois. This community of practice will:
● Create a space for dialogue between executive leaders from schools to explore new possibilities,
solve challenging problems, and create new mutually beneficial opportunities, all while they
create systems to document and monitor policies, practices, procedures, and education related to
green, healthy, sustainable schools as defined by the U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon
School Program and the GSNN GreenPrint™.
● Stimulate learning by serving as a vehicle for authentic communication, mentoring, coaching, and
self-reflection throughout the project.
● Capture and diffuse existing knowledge to improve green, healthy, sustainable school practices by
providing a forum to identify solutions to common problems and a process to collect and evaluate
best practices.
● Introduce collaborative processes that will encourage the free flow of ideas and exchange of
information.
● Support each other as we organize around purposeful common topics that can breathe life into a
vision for creating green, healthy, sustainable school districts.
We propose seven connected activities that will build a community of practice while focusing on achieving
the goals of the “Creating Sustainable School District Leaders” project.
Activity #1: Recruit and build a core team of four school districts and a WASBO Working Group. GSNN and its partners are poised to launch a competitive mini-grants process to identify participating
school districts in September of 2016. Upon project funding, the Project Advisory Team, composed of
project partners identified in our project summary, and described under “Who,” will review and finalize
mini-grant applications and help to disseminate them to potential applicants. By October 1, 2016, the
Region 5 Catalyst School District home page on the GSNN website will be “live” and ready to accept
school applications. The WASBO Working Group will draw from the volunteer leadership of that
organization prioritized by the interest and commitment to sustainability leadership.
Mini-grant applications will include:
● District demographics
● District's initiatives related to green, healthy, sustainable schools
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● Commitment to academic performance, college and career success, and environmental literacy
● Names and titles of Working Group members that include executive and mid-level leaders and
school board members
● A budget that includes travel and support for the Working Group to participate in all meetings and
an additional $1,500.00 or more in matching support
Our outreach strategy is intended to generate at least 25 district applicants for the four available mini-
grants. In mid-October, our Project Staff and Advisory Team will begin review of these applications using
a common review rubric, focused on the quality of responses to the application questions. By early
November, we will select and notify our four participating schools, and formalize participation and grant
agreements with each.
The projects embedded sub-grants will support district participation in all aspects of the project, including
travel and lodging for the “Sustainability Leadership” Summit, two summer retreats, two WASBO
meetings, and four face-to-face meetings to coincide with the site seminars. Schools will be trained on how
to document expenses against these sub-grants and their project match to meet EPA guidelines.
Activity #2: “Sustainability Leadership” Summit After the teams are identified, a date will be set for a two-day “Sustainability Leadership” Summit. This
summit will include the following content:
1. Introductions and Overview of the Project
2. Keynote: Anisa Baldwin-Metzger from The Center for Green Schools at USGBC
3. District Self-Assessments: GreenPrint™ for Green, Healthy Sustainable School Districts
4. Identification of Gaps in Practice
5. Development of Goals and Timeline for Project Deliverables
This summit will provide a foundation for all participating school districts so they understand the elements
of a green, healthy, sustainable school/school district and develop a plan for the deliverables for the
dissemination projects. The Sustainability Leadership Working Group will gather data from meetings and
conversations and begin to create an outline for their curriculum.
Activity #3: Project Design and Support A community of practice functions best with on-going support and opportunities to learn from each other.
Therefore, throughout the 2016-17 and the 2017-18 school year, the GSNN Coaching Support Team will
work with each district to keep them on track. Support will be provided to each district and to the WASBO
Working Group through:
● 3 face-to-face meetings;
● 2 meetings at the fall and spring WASBO conferences; and
● 2 on-line coaching meetings to be scheduled individually with each team.
These sessions will be designed to ensure that all project teams are staying on track with their work plan
and understand fully the product they will be presenting at the Summer Sustainability Leadership Retreat.
Activity #4: Summer Sustainability Leadership Retreat During the summer of 2017, School District Working Groups and the WASBO Working Group will gather
at the Conserve School in Land O’ Lakes, Wisconsin for a two day retreat to review progress, address
challenges, and review project timelines and deliverables. Support will be provided to teams through
working sessions, learning circles, peer review, and optional workshops. Time will also be spent meeting
with and learning from local regional experts about the resources available to them. Participants will walk
away from this session with a work plan for completion of their project deliverables and a clear
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understanding of what they will be required to submit to GSNN by August 15, 2018.
Activity #5: District Site Seminars Each District will host a site seminar during the 2017-18 school year. This site seminar will be designed to
bring School District Working Groups and the WASBO Working Group together with others interested in
green, healthy, sustainable school district practices. The goal of each site seminar is to provide a cohesive,
one day professional development experience for participants through the demonstration of exemplary
implementation of the GreenPrint™ Core Practices, while also addressing how these practices impact
environmental footprint, operating costs, health and well-being, and student achievement. Site seminars
are focused, purposeful, and intensive.
Activity #6: Presentation of Work During June 2018, School District Working Groups and the WASBO Working Group will meet for two
days to share their work and provide final critiques for the revision process. This face-to-face meeting will
serve both as a final reflection and a celebration of learning. At the end of this session, teams will either be
able to submit their final deliverables or develop a plan for submitting the final product by August 15, 2018
Activity #7: Dissemination and Final Evaluation Completed projects will be submitted to GSNN by August 15, 2018 for inclusion in the GSNN on-line
resource library for use by other network school districts and through existing vehicles including
conferences, education and news media, and other online hubs.
As the green schools movement has expanded, school leaders have expressed a desire for exemplars of
district curriculum maps and integrated curriculum modules for use in their schools. This “Creating
Sustainable School District Leaders” project will produce the following exemplars for this platform:
1. Up to four district web sites that provide a clear overview of healthy, sustainable school practices
and the impact on the students and community.
2. Up to four exemplars of district policies and practices with supporting “how-to” steps so that
other districts have a road map for replication.
3. Up to four exemplary site seminar plans that can be used by districts to showcase their best
practices related to green, healthy, sustainable schools.
4. A “Sustainability Leadership” curriculum for School Business Officials that can be replicated by
state School Business Official associations.
In addition to the GSNN online platform, we will encourage these districts to share their work at a variety
of professional meetings, including statewide and national executive leadership association meetings and
the Green Schools Conference and Expo.
Who (10 points)
Between September 2016 and August 2018 GSNN, WASBO, and MCPASD will create a network of four
additional school districts that are committed to Telling Their Story related to green, healthy, and
sustainable schools. The explicit focus on executive level leaders of school districts in Wisconsin, eastern
Minnesota, and northern Illinois will expand the resources and tools for other executive level leaders in
EPA Region 5 and beyond to understand that green, healthy, sustainable school practices will allow their
district to save money while decreasing their environmental footprint, improve the health and safety of
students, and improve student achievement and environmental and sustainability literacy.
These districts will be recruited through direct outreach to all school districts in Wisconsin, eastern
Minnesota, and northern Illinois. Up to six executive and mid-level district leaders and school board
members will comprise each team. It would be our intent to select a diverse group of districts: rural,
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urban, suburban, and tribal.
As the 2015 Green Ribbon School District from the state of Wisconsin, MCPASD is home to 6981 students
and 553 teachers. Among the more than ten schools there are two high schools; two middle schools; six
elementary schools; several pre-K/early childhood sites. While the Green Ribbon status of MCPASD
reflects a commitment to EE and sustainability, the district has not invested time and energy in taking the
research completed for the Green Ribbon applications and translating the data into a compelling story for
the community.
Through work with MCPASD and the four school districts selected through the sub-grant application
process, and the WASBO Sustainability Leadership Certification program, this project has the potential to
directly impact 28,000 students.
PROJECT EVALUATION (12 Points) To test and demonstrate the value of the “Creating Sustainable School District Leaders” project as a model
for increasing EE Capacity, GSNN will work with executive and mid-level school district leaders to help
them understand how to tell the story about the role of green, healthy, sustainable schools in their
community. GSNN proposes an evaluation strategy that includes activities led by our project team and
independent evaluator, Kevin Little of Informing Ecological Design, LLC.
Internal Evaluation GSNN will take the lead on the following evaluation activities:
Completion of project deliverables (outputs). The Project Director will monitor and track progress
toward all of the outputs described in this proposal and the attached logic model, including districts
selected (demographics, team composition, etc.), capacity-building plans completed and implemented, site
visits (agendas, participants), and “Creating Sustainable School District Leaders” document dissemination
(content and vehicle).
Process documentation & continuous improvement (outputs/short-term outcomes). The Project
Director will lead activities to document the “Creating Sustainable School District Leaders” process. This
process documentation will include 1) two interim updates and one final report on projects by each
participating school district, and 2) short reflective reports on each institute and meetings prepared by
project staff. These process documentation products will be hosted on the “Creating Sustainable School
District Leaders” webpage housed on the GSNN website, discussed during regular advisory calls among
project partners, and used to support continuous program improvement.
Documentation/dissemination activities (short- and medium-term outcomes). To evaluate the reach of
our dissemination efforts, GSNN will track the number of page views, click throughs and visit time on the
GSNN website. We will also monitor and document the reach of the project through an online recording
system for participating leaders, where we will be able to report when they host site visits and tours of their
schools/districts; and share their work via professional conferences and meetings.
External Evaluation (short- and medium-term outcomes) GSNN will partner with Kevin Little of
Informing Ecological Design, LLC to conduct an independent evaluation of the “Creating Sustainable
School District Leaders” project. The format of this evaluation will include interviews with one member
from each team to determine short- and medium-term outcomes and actions that may not be captured
through the creation of deliverables. The short-term narrative will allow the Project Director to make mid-
course corrections that address the needs of project participants. The medium-term narrative will provide a
deeper understanding of the efficacy of Sustainability Leadership training and coaching support to achieve
the aims of EE Capacity Building through the articulation of green, healthy, sustainable school practices.
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Budget Narrative
Line Item EPA Funds Non-EPA Funds Total
Personnel
GSNN Project Director: 3 x Two day Leadership Cohort Meetings; 4 x two-day site seminars; 10 days project management; 6 days on-line coaching = 30 days @ $750/day EPA reimburses 67% of the cost
$ 15,000.00 $ 7,500.00 $ 22,500.00
GSNN District Coaches: 10 days WASBO Curriculum Support; 30 days District Support = 40 days @ 750.00 per day EPA reimburses 67% of the cost
$ 20,000.00 $ 10,000.00 $ 30,000.00
MCPASD Project Coordinator, 1.75 hours per week @ $25.00 per hour X 48 weeks per year X 2 years EPA reimburses 76% of the cost
$ 3,200.00 $ 1,000.00 $ 4,200.00
GSNN Web and Content Writing Support 1.75 hours per week @ $25.00 per hour X 48 weeks per year X 2 years EPA reimburses 60% of the cost
$ 2,500.00 $ 1,700.00 $ 4,200.00
MCPASD Project Leader: 3 x Two day Leadership Cohort Meetings; 4 x two-day site seminars; 4 days on-site support ; 6 days at Professional Meetings; 2 days on-line coaching = 23 days @ 500.00 per day EPA reimburses 39% of the cost
$ 5,000.00
$ 8,000.00
$ 13,000.00
Total Personnel $ 45,700.00 $ 28,200.00 $ 73,900.00
Fringe Benefits
GSNN Fringe $ - $ - $ -
MCPASD Fringe $ - $ - $ -
Total Fringe $ - $ - $ -
Travel $ - $ - $ -
GSNN Project Director, a GSNN coaches & an Evaluator Travel - for 2 trips to WASBO Meetings @ $500.00 per trip. (2 nights lodging per trip, mileage and meals) We will hold a cohort gathering; present the project, and update the WASBO Board of Directors.
$ 3,000.00 $ 3,000.00
Sustainability Leadership Summit in MIddleton, WI. One night lodging/meal will be provided for up to 24 commuters @ $100.00 each
$ 2,400.00 $ 2,400.00
2 x Two day Summer Leadership Cohort Retreats at Conserve School. Lodging for 40 participants @50.00 per night
$ 4,000.00 $ 4,000.00
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Keynote Travel (airfare from DCA) for Anisa Baldwin Metzger - Sustainability Leadership Summit
$ 500.00 $ 500.00
Total Travel $ 9,900.00 $ - $ 9,900.00
Equipment
n/a $ - $ - $ -
Supplies
Instructional supplies for Institutes $ 600.00 $ - $ 600.00
GSNN Dissemination Website Fees, Online Meeting Software $ 2,500.00 $ 2,500.00
Total Supplies $ 600.00 $ 2,500.00 $ 3,100.00
Contractual
Dissemination - Videographer $ 3,000.00 $ 3,000.00
Green & Healthy Wisconsin Director: To support travel to Leadership Institute, Summer Institutes, and on-line support for the creation of websites and Leadership Curriculum.
$ 4,000.00 $ 4,000.00
Keynote - Sustainability Leadership Institute $ 500.00 $ 500.00
Project Evaluator - reimbursement $ 4,550.00 $ 4,550.00
Total Contractual $ 12,050.00 $ - $ 12,050.00
Other
Sub-grants - 5 at $4550 each. Each competitively selected district and WASBO will be asked to document a total of $4550 in costs towards travel, lodging, per diems, potential stipends for their participation in the institutes and seminars, including an additional $1500 in matching funds for their contribution to the project.
$ 22,750.00 $ 7,500.00 $ 30,250.00
Total Other $ 22,750.00 $ 7,500.00 $ 30,250.00
Indirect Costs
Total Indirect $ - $ - $ -
Income
Total Income $ - $ - $ -
TOTAL BUDGET $ 91,000.00 $ 38,200.00 $ 129,200.00
Percentage of Total 70% 30% 100%
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APPENDICES
Project Timeline (5 pts)
The need for the project has emerged from state and national level conversations over the past six years
among leaders in the green schools movement. Analysis of evaluation data from the Green Schools
National Conference and interviews with members of the U.S. Coalition for Green Schools, comprised of
eleven national professional education associations, have shown that executive level and mid-level school
district leaders learn best when learning from their peers about green, healthy, sustainable schools. This
perception has also been confirmed through an analysis of membership data of national and state
associations representing school superintendents, school business officials, and curriculum and instruction
leaders. The largest membership numbers for these associations actually exist in the state chapters, not at
the national level. These data suggest that a focus on EE Capacity Building to increase the number of
green, healthy, sustainable schools should address the needs of local school district leaders in partnership
with a local chapter of a national association.
GSNN has determined that piloting our first Catalyst School District program would allow us to expand
on the “Growing Green, Healthy, and Sustainable Schools in Wisconsin” project funded by EPA (RFA #
EPA-HQ-OCHP-01-2012). The infrastructure created through this program, now called Green and
Healthy Schools Wisconsin, will provide focus for the Wisconsin Sustainable Schools Coalition, an
outgrowth of the earlier project. This Coalition includes the Wisconsin Association of School Boards
(WASB); the Wisconsin Association of School Business Officials (WASBO); the Wisconsin Association
of School District Administrators (WASDA); and the Wisconsin Green Schools Network (WGSN), all
organizations that continue to explore how best to educate their membership on green, healthy,
sustainable school practices. The recommendation to partner with Middleton-Cross Plains Area School
District emerged at the Sustainable Schools Coalition meeting on March 15, 2016.
The following seven step plan has been designed to create a cohort of School Board members and
Executive and Mid-level School Leaders to raise public awareness and build capacity that will impact
school district leaders across our region. It is our long-term goal that as we educate school district leaders
about the benefits of green, healthy, sustainable schools, they will become advocates for bipartisan green
schools policies at the state and local level, and leaders in convening stakeholders across the three pillars
of a green school (environmental impact, human health, and sustainability literacy).
Step Timeline
Activity #1: Recruit and build a core team of four school districts
and WASBO Working Group
August 2016 – October
2016
1) Recruit and build a core team of four school districts a) Create an online application and scoring rubric for sub-grants.
b) Develop an application dissemination plan with WI, IL, and MN state associations for
school business officials, school district administrators, and school board associations.
c) Create a sub-grant review board with members from all three states and each of the state
professional associations listed above that will complete an online review of sub-grants
applicants followed by a virtual meeting to make final selections.
d) Notify winners of sub-grants.
2) Recruit and build the WASBO Working Group a) Develop an application and scoring rubric that will be disseminated to WASBO
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professional members (n=846).
b) Complete an online review of applicants followed by a virtual meeting with WASBO
leaders to make final selections.
c) Notify winners of selection.
d) Notify those not selected of decisions and identify additional opportunities for learning
they can participate in.
Activity #2 “Sustainability Leadership” Summit September 2016 –
November 2016
1) Select and confirm location within Middleton-Cross Plains Area.
2) Create summit schedule and confirm speakers.
3) Create a flyer and invitation.
4) Send RSVP invitations to all sub-grantees, the Sustainability Coalition, Project Partners, and
Leverage Partners.
5) Create summit evaluation.
6) Implement summit.
7) Send evaluations.
8) Analyze evaluation data and report to Project Advisory Committee.
Activity #3: On-going Project Design and Support with District
Working Groups
October 2016 – August
2018
1) Assign one GSNN coach to each School District Working Group and to the WASBO Working
Group
2) First on-site meeting with School District Working Group will take place within one week of
selection. At this meeting, GSNN Coach will provide overview of project and goals.
3) During year one, GSNN District Coaches will meet in person or on-line monthly with each
team. Two of the face-to-face meetings will occur at WASBO meetings in the Fall and Spring.
4) In year two, four of these meetings will take place at the site seminars planned by each of the
Working Groups. WASBO meetings will be optional in year two for District Working Groups.
5) Project Design and Support meetings are designed to develop and refine the work plan,
implement the work plan, and monitor progress for the work plan. GSNN coaches will report to
Project Director and Project Advisory Committee.
6) If and when barriers are identified, the GSNN team and Project Advisory Group will work
toward solutions.
Activity #4: Summer Sustainability Leadership Retreat June 2017
1) District Working Groups will gather at the Conserve School in Land O’ Lakes, Wisconsin for a
two day retreat to review progress, address challenges, and review project timelines and
deliverables. Support will be provided to teams through working sessions, learning circles, peer
review, and optional workshops. Time will also be spent meeting with and learning from local
regional experts about the resources available to them.
2) Participants will walk away from this session with a work plan for completion of their project
deliverables and a clear understanding of what they will be required to submit to GSNN by
August 15, 2018.
3) Evaluator will be available during this time for interviews with participants.
Activity #5: District Site Seminars September 2017 – May
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2018
1) Each quarter one School District Working Group will host a one-day site seminar.
2) All Working Groups will participate. In addition, each group will develop an invitation list of
local district leaders and policy makers to participate.
3) Site seminars will be designed as a one day professional development experience for
participants through the demonstration of exemplary implementation of the GreenPrint™ Core
Practices, while also addressing how these practices impact environmental footprint, operating
costs, health and well-being, and student achievement. Site seminars will focus on the policies
and practices that the Working Group is refining for dissemination and will serve as an
opportunity to field test and refine messaging for their audience.
4) A ½ day reflection and cohort meeting will follow each Site seminar. This cohort meeting will
allow for reflection and celebration of the work being done by the Working Groups.
Activity #6: Presentation of Work June 2018
1. In June 2018, District Working Groups will gather at the Conserve School in Land O’ Lakes,
Wisconsin for two days to share their work and provide final critiques for the revision process.
This face-to-face meeting will serve both as a final reflection and a celebration of learning. At
the end of this session, teams will either be able to submit their final deliverables or develop a
plan for submitting the final product by August 15, 2018.
2. Stakeholders (i.e. Project Advisory Team, State Superintendent of Schools) will be invited to
participate in the portion of the meeting where Working Groups will present their work.
Activity #7: Dissemination and Evaluation June 2018 – August 2018
1) Completed projects will be submitted to GSNN by August 15, 2018 for inclusion in the GSNN
on-line resource library for use by other network school districts and existing vehicles including
conferences, education and news media, and other online hubs.
2) Evaluator will complete final interviews and surveys of participants.
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Performance Measures – Logic Model
Resources/
Inputs
Activities Outputs Outcomes
Short-term (August 2017) Medium-term (August 2018) Long-term
Funding
Coaching and
Leadership
from Green,
Healthy,
Sustainable
Schools state
and national
experts
Funding
support for
Local Project
Leader
Funding for
travel for
experts and
local team
members to
attend
Sustainability
Summit and
Leadership
Cohort
Meetings
Funding for
Sustainability
Leadership
Summit and
Development of
Program Team
and Creation of
Application for
Telling Our
Stories Districts
Recruit and
build a core
team of four
school districts
and the
Wisconsin
Association of
School Business
Officials.
“Sustainability
Leadership”
Summit
Year round
Project Design
and Support
Summer
Sustainability
Leadership
Retreat
A network of 40
Superintendents,
Assistant
Superintendents,
School Business
Officers, School
Facilities
Managers, and
School Board
Members who have
the knowledge and
skills to describe
how the principles
of sustainability
leadership can be
the driver of
innovation to create
a green, healthy
21st century school
district; articulate
clearly the multiple
sustainability and
EE practices
implemented by my
school district help
us save money,
decrease our
environmental
footprint, improve
student health and
well-being, and
increase college
and career reading
of our students
By August 2017, 100% of
School Districts Working
Groups will have a draft
outline for their website; and
date and plan outlined for their
site seminar; and a drafts of
documents that will be
disseminated for a wider
audience.
By August 2017, the WASBO
Working Group will have the
2ND draft of their
Sustainability Leadership
Curriculum ready for review
by Sustainability Leadership
Experts.
By August 2017, 85% of
school district leaders will be
able to discuss the next steps
to complete their deliverable
but also have ideas about how
they will improve the
sustainability and EE practices
they are currently engaged in.
By August 201785% of school
districts see themselves as a
leader and collaborator in the
green schools movement.
By August 2018, 40 executive
and mid-level leaders will be
able to describe articulate
clearly the multiple
sustainability and EE practices
implemented at their school
district and how these
practices saves money,
decreases the districts
environmental footprint,
improves student health and
well-being and increases
college and career readiness
and environmentally literate
citizens.
By August 2018 5 school
districts will have exemplary
web-pages that showcase their
sustainable schools and EE
practices.
By August 2018 5 school
districts will have hosted a site
seminar to showcase best
practices related to green,
healthy, sustainable schools.
By August 2018, the WASBO
will have developed a
curriculum for a Sustainable
25% (n=220) of WASBO
members have completed the
Sustainability Leadership
Curriculum.
50% of WASBO members who
have completed the Sustainability
Leadership Curriculum use what
they learn to increase decisions
that decrease environmental
impact; improve student health
and well-being, and increase
environmental literacy and civic
engagement.
25% of School Superintendents,
Assistant Superintendents, School
Business Officers, School
Facilities Managers, and School
Board Members in Wisconsin,
Northern Illinois, and eastern
Minnesota have attended a
presentation or site seminar to
learn about green, healthy,
sustainable schools.
50% of School Superintendents,
Assistant Superintendents, School
Business Officers, School
Facilities Managers, and School
Board Members in Wisconsin,
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two summer
Sustainability
Leaders Cohort
Retreats
Mini-grants for
four School
Districts to
attend meetings
and participate
in all aspects of
the project.
Mini-grant to
WASBO to
create a
Sustainability
Leadership
curriculum for
Executive
Level Leaders
and Business
Officials
District Site
Seminars
Presentation of
Work
Published
documents are
disseminated
through GSNN,
WI Green and
Healthy
Schools, and
other state and
national
conferences.
while creating
engaged and
environmentally
literate citizens;
lead change at the
school district by
creating a vision of
sustainability that
impacts policy,
practice, and
outcomes; and
work with state
agencies to
implement
effective
sustainability
leadership training.
5 School Districts
in Region 5 who
are ready to
showcase best
practices related to
green, healthy, and
sustainable schools
to their peers.
A School
Sustainability
Leadership
Curriculum that can
be replicated by
other states in
Region 5 and
beyond
Schools Leadership
Certification program.
By August 2018, 30 executive
and mid-level leaders will
share their knowledge of
green, healthy, sustainable
schools and the impact that is
has on their students and
community at state and
national conferences.
Northern Illinois, and eastern
Minnesota who have attended a
presentation use what they learn to
increase decisions that decrease
environmental impact; improve
student health and well-being, and
increase environmental literacy
and civic engagement.
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PROGRAMMATIC CAPABILITY & PAST PERFORMANCE (5 pts)
GSNN was first incorporated as the Green Charter School Network in 2008. That same year, the Green
Charter School Network hosted the first Green Charter School Conference in Madison, Wisconsin.
Approximately 150 people from 16 states attended. In 2009, the Board of Directors voted to host the first
annual Green Schools National Conference. To support the shift in focus from green charter schools, the
Board of Directors voted in October 2010 to change the name to the Green Schools National Network, or
GSNN. GSNN continued to produce the Green Schools National Conference, from coast to coast in the
intervening years, drawing over 6000 attendees from all 50 states and over 500 school districts.
Over the past two years, GSNN has positioned itself as the expert in coaching schools and school districts
in creating a culture of sustainability. The Catalyst School and Catalyst School District initiatives are
designed to develop partnerships with schools and school districts who are ready to fully embrace the
practices of a green, healthy, sustainable school outlined in the GreenPrint™ and demonstrate how green
schools impact student achievement, graduate students who are college and career ready, AND who have
the knowledge and skills needed to be mindful citizens ready to create a sustainable world. Through this
network of partnership schools and districts, we will groom and inspire the next wave of school leaders.
This grant will allow us to launch the Catalyst School District Initiative in Region 5.
Creating a network of committed leaders and providing opportunities for ongoing professional
development will be our highest priorities. Teachers and leaders in our partner districts and schools will
engage in action, research, reflection, and on-going implementation review as we seek to chart a course
for all schools across the nation. We will focus on high levels of engagement with selected schools that
will build trust, stimulate more discerning communication among professionals, foster greater self-
confidence in taking risks and adapting to change, and develop other capacities essential to professional
growth and leadership.
Jennifer Seydel, Ph.D., GSNN Executive Director and Project Director Jennifer Seydel brings 40 years of experience as an educator (from K to graduate level) to her role as
Executive Director for the GSNN. Prior to her work with the GSNN, Dr. Seydel has been the Director of
the S.A.G.E. Project at Springfield College, in Springfield, Massachusetts, where she designed a graduate
degree in Education and Counseling. The graduates from this program have gone on to become leaders,
administrators, and change agents in many urban school districts across the country. Through this project,
Jennifer managed over $2,000,000.00 in federal grants from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention and the Corporation for National Service. From there she became a Curriculum Specialist and
School/District Coach for Expeditionary Learning, a nonprofit education reform organization specializing
in professional development designed to close the achievement gap through embedded literacy instruction
and project-based learning.
In her work with Expeditionary Learning, Jennifer provided school coaching, leadership development, and
curriculum design support to schools in Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Rhodes Island,
Wisconsin, West Virginia, and Minnesota. She is the lead author on one of the first integrated curriculum
modules that combines the Common Core State Standards in ELA with the Next Generation Science
Standards. Water is Life: The Earth’s Hydrosphere and its Influence on Life can be downloaded at
achievethecore.org
Jennifer has a Bachelor of Arts in Education from the University of Iowa, an M.S. in Environmental
Education from Lesley College, and a Ph.D. in Environmental Studies from Antioch Graduate School of
New England. She has published numerous articles on green, healthy, sustainable schools and writes a
regular blog for GSNN. She is co-founder of the Green Schools National Conference and is co-chair of the
Program Committee for the Green Schools Conference and Expo.
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Numbers 4 Nonprofits, Financial Management
GSNN works with Numbers 4 Nonprofits (N4N) to provide the network financial management. N4N has
been helping nonprofit organizations succeed in Dane County since 2006. The N4N team currently brings
outside perspective to over 60 nonprofits primarily in Dane County, Wisconsin. Through accounting
services, cash management, budgeting & projections, annual audit prep, board reporting, and internal
control recommendations, N4N is well-prepared to manage all aspects of an organization’s financial
operations.
The staff at N4N has a broad background in working with nonprofits of varying sizes, missions, and
budgets and is equipped to support clients’ organizational and financial growth. Kollath CPA and N4N
have 33 employees, with almost half doing work with nonprofits, including 7 exclusively focused on
nonprofits and their needs. N4N’s reputation and staff is second to none, and N4N’s work is highly
regarded in the nonprofit community by both clients and colleagues alike.
Kevin Little, Ph.D., Informing Ecological Design, LLC - Project Evaluators
Kevin is a statistician who applies information design and analysis methods to solve practical problems.
He has applied his analytic skills and experience to promote sustainable buildings and communities and
has worked to improve performance in healthcare applications.
He formed his company, Informing Ecological Design, LLC, in 1997. Informing Ecological Design
tackles projects that help the industrial economy evolve into an economy that integrates with the rest of
Nature’s systems. He is a Partner in Rapid Improvement Associates, LLC, which specializes in the use
of collaborative learning methods to solve environmental problems. He developed and now helps market
and support a collaborative web application called Energy Stewards™ (www.energystewards.net) that
promotes energy conservation within targeted communities.
Starting in 2001, Kevin has served as an Improvement Advisor with the Institute for Healthcare
Improvement (www.ihi.org), the nation’s premier organization dedicated to improvement of healthcare
through the use of data. Since 2011, Kevin has designed measurement systems and provided data advice
and analysis to Practice GreenHealth (https://practicegreenhealth.org), including the Healthier Hospitals
Initiative (http://healthierhospitals.org/).
Programmatic Partners and Staff
Tim Cole (School District Coach, Advisor - GSNN) Tim Cole is the Sustainability Officer for Virginia Beach City Public Schools. Tim was instrumental in the
promotion and development of the first LEED certified elementary School in Virginia — Hermitage
Elementary– as well as the first K-12 LEED Platinum Transportation and Maintenance Facility in the
country. Under Tim’s leadership, Virginia Beach City Public Schools has constructed over 1.6 million
square feet of LEED building space and was selected as the “Best Green School District” in the United
States by the USGBC in 2012. Tim is an ex-Navy SEAL and holds a Bachelors of Architecture from
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Erin Green (School District Coach, Advisor - GSNN) Ms. Green has spent the last 35 years performing business management functions, most recently for the
Greendale School District in suburban Milwaukee. Her interests include safety, worksite ergonomics,
worksite health promotion programs, workforce generational differences, globalization of education, as
well as transformation of K-12 schools into the realm of sustainability.
She is a past president of WSSCA (Wisconsin School Safety Coordinators), a Past President of ASBO
(Association of School Business Officials International), and frequent speaker and writer for trade and
association journals. In 2005, Ms. Green received the “School Business Manager of the Year” award from
Wisconsin WASBO and the “School Safety Coordinator of the Year” from the Wisconsin School Safety
Coordinators Association. She is the Treasurer for GSNN and an educational consultant for Performance
Services Inc. Ms. Green has an MBA degree from UW-Madison, an undergraduate degree from UW-
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Madison in Psychology, and School Business coursework from UW-Whitewater. She is a licensed SFO
with the State of Wisconsin and ASBO International. She can be reached at: [email protected].
Al Stenstrup (School District Coach, Advisor - GSNN) Allen Stenstrup is the former Director of Education Programs for Project Learning Tree. In this position he
developed new education materials and programs, like PLT GreenSchools, for a national audience. He how
provides consulting services for education organizations and leads education travel workshops.
A former middle school science teacher, Al has more than 40 years of experience in the field of education.
He has conducted Professional Development workshops across the country and the world on global
environmental issues, He has directed the development of Educator Modules on Environmental Risk,
Forests of the World, Early Childhood, and Forest Issues. He has been an instructor in several universities
teaching Science Methods to preservice educators.
Al currently serves as president of the Green Schools National Network. His book Diminishing Resources
– Forests (2010) highlights the planet’s changing forests and what people are doing to manage this critical
resource. He is known for his interactive workshops that engage the learner in many ways. In 2010, he
received the national award Outstanding Service to Environmental Education at the Global Level from the
North American Association for Environmental Education for his work in 20 countries across the world.
Victoria Rydberg (School District Coach, Advisor - Green and Healthy Schools Wisconsin) Victoria has been supporting educators across Wisconsin as the Environmental Education Consultant in the
Department of Public Instruction since 2010. She is a staff member of the WCEE with an office in Madison
that allows her to work closely with other subject area specialists. Prior to working with the DPI, Victoria
taught 7th and 8th grade at an environmental charter school she helped open in 2002. She has an A.A.S. in
graphic design from Western Technical College in La Crosse, a B.S. in education from Winona State
University, and an M.S. in environmental education from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
Victoria enjoys gardening, hunting, fishing, kayaking, and teaching herself to cook.
Lori K. Ames (School District Working Group Chair, Advisor - MCPASD) Lori Ames, is the Director of Business Services for Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District. Prior to
coming to the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District, Lori worked for the State of Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction as a School Finance Consultant and Federal Fiscal Monitoring
Consultant, and served as the Director of Business Services in the Platteville School District. Lori has
served in School District business for over 25 years. She holds a MSED in School Business Management
and a BBA in Personnel Management. She is a current member of the Wisconsin Association of School
Business Officials where she was awarded the 2012 Friend of WASBO Award for her years of service to
WASBO and the Children of the State of Wisconsin. Lori also served on the 2015-16 WASBO Board of
Directors.
Debra Weitzel (MCPASD Project Coordinator - MCPASD) Debra Weitzel is a retired environmental science and chemistry teacher of 33 years in the Middleton Cross
Plains Area School District (MCPASD). She currently is the part-time Sustainability Coordinator for
MCPASD. Debra received the Richard C. Bartlett Environmental Education Award in 2007 and was a co-
awardee with the Friends of Pheasant Branch for the Sea World, Busch Gardens, and Fuji Environmental
Excellence Award, also in 2007. She served on the committee that produced Wisconsin’s Plan to Advance
Education for Environmental Literacy and Sustainability in PK-12 Schools. She serves environmental
educators on the Wisconsin Environmental Education Board and Wisconsin Sustainable Schools Coalition.
Deb holds a B.S. in science education from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, a M.S. in
Environmental Education from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, and a M.S. in Professional
Development from University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.
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Anisa Baldwin Metzger (Project Advisor - The Center for Green Schools at USGBC) Anisa is School District Sustainability Manager for the Center for Green Schools at USGBC. She oversees
the Green Schools Fellowship program and provides resources, tools, and research to a growing number of
sustainability staff at school districts across the country. With a background in architecture, she began her
work with USGBC as a staff member placed in New Orleans at the Recovery School District after
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. She holds a B.S. from Washington University in St. Louis and a M.Arch.
from University of Washington in Seattle.
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Creating Sustainable School Leaders
Region 5 EPA Environmental Education Local Grants Program 2016
Green Schools National Network – Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District
Letters of Support
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District
Signature: Lori Ames, Director of Business Services
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District
Signature: George Mavroulis, Deputy Superintendent
Wisconsin Association of School Business Officials
Signature: Woody Wiedenhoeft, Executive Director
Wisconsin Association of School Boards
Signature: John Ashley, Executive Director
Green and Healthy Schools Wisconsin
Signature: Victoria Rydberg, Administrative Team Leader
Informing Ecological Design, LLC
Signature: Kevin Little, Principal
The Center for Green Schools at the USGBC
Signature: Anisa Baldwin-Metzger, School District Sustainability Manager
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