Green Flag Award

Step 1: Form an Eco-Action Team

• Fifty percent of the Eco-Action Team is composed of students, in addition to teachers, other school staff, and community members. (15 points)
• The Eco-Action Team meets a minimum of eight times a year. (15 points)
• Students take significant responsibility, as appropriate, for conducting the meetings, are part of the team's decision-making process, and help keep minutes. (5 points)
• Students actively engage other students and take suggestions from the student body. (5 points)

Total: 40 points | Required documentation for upload: Eco-Action Team list

Step 2: Conduct an Environmental Audit

• The audits for at least three pathways are conducted on a formal and comprehensive basis utilizing the Eco-Schools USA audit forms. (20 points)
• Students are involved in conducting the environmental audit and engaging resource specialists in the community. (20 points)
• Results of the audit are shared with the whole school and wider community. (5 points)
• A baseline and post-action audit are conducted and the audits are completed each year. (5 points)

Total: 50 points | Required documentation for upload: Baseline Audits

Step 3: Create an Eco-Action Plan

• Develop an action plan using the provided blank action plan worksheet, and based on audit results goals should be quantifiable. (20 points)
• A range of actions are planned to mitigate environmental problems, targets are prioritized and cost-benefit information is provided for each action. (20 points)
• The Eco-Action Plan is shared with the entire school and local community. (10 points)

Total: 50 points | Required documentation for upload: Eco-Action Plans

Step 4: Monitor and Evaluate Progress

• The Eco-Action Team monitors and reviews progress against timeframes and targets outlined in the action plans. (15 points)
• Progress and challenges are communicated to the whole school and wider community. (5 points)
• The school shows significant progress on several large-scale projects that are focused on three Eco-Schools USA pathways. (5 points)
• Students are engaged in monitoring and evaluation Data is used in academic classes, where applicable. (5 points)
• Conduct the post-action pathway audit. Metrics data is entered on the award application for the pathway(s) the school is focusing on. (20 points)

Total: 50 points | Required documentation for upload: Post-Action Audit

Step 5: Link to Curriculum

• Environmental topics are integrated into the classroom at all grade levels and across disciplines. (20 points)
• Students learning experiences are authentic, place-based, and inquiry driven. (15 points)
• School staff are provided with professional development and training in association with best practices, knowledge, and skills for environment-based education. (15 points)

Total: 50 points

Step 6: Involve the Community

• The school has a bulletin board, display case, website, and/or newsletter which details Eco-Schools USA activities. (10 points)
• The entire school, along with volunteers from the community, engage in a number of Eco-Schools USA activities. (5 points)
• A special event is planned that engages the greater community in learning about and helping with Eco-Schools USA projects. (5 points)
• Students write about Eco-Schools USA projects for local papers, magazines, and/or digital outlets. (5 points)
• The school shares its Eco-Schools USA projects with other schools in the U.S. and with the global community through digital communication, e.g., Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc. Tag other schools, districts and Eco-Schools in other countries. (5 points)

Total: 30 points

Step 7: Create an Eco-Code

• An Eco-Code is developed with input from the whole school, and is agreed upon and adopted. (15 points)
• The finished Eco-Code is prominently displayed for all to read as they enter the school and is prominent in common areas around the school. (10 points)
• Every other year the Eco-Code is reviewed as part of a review process and in preparation for the next Green Flag award. (5 points)

Total: 30 points | Required documentation for upload: Eco-Code

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Sedalia Elementary
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Unity Charter School
William Annin Middle School

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