Mid-Atlantic Sustainable Schools FieldScope
Sustainable Practices Data Sheet
Complete this data sheet with your school’s sustainable practices (best management practices) data – be sure to include units from the options provided, converting your values as necessary. And then enter these data and their units into the Mid-Atlantic Sustainable Schools FieldScope project http://sustainableschools.fieldscope.org/ .
School information
Date
School name
School website
School address
Contact name (name of individual responsible for collecting/reporting these data)
School phone number
Email (email address for contact person)
School LEA (“Local Education
Agency;” i.e., school district or county)
Student Enrollment (# of students in school)
Teacher Numbers (# of teachers in school)
Presence Practices
Composting - Food and/or yard waste composted? (yes or no)
No-idling Zone - No-idling zone established? (yes or no)
Water Use - Strategies implemented to reduce water use? (yes or no)
Energy Use - Strategies implemented to reduce energy use? (yes or no)
Renewable Energy Installed - Use of renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, geothermal, or hydrothermal? (yes or no)
Cumulative Practices (on school grounds)
Native Habitat - Total area of native habitat created/expanded (defined as natural area like a meadow, wetland or forest) (ft
2
or m
2
)
Rain Garden or Stormwater Swale - Total area of rain garden or stormwater swale planted (defined as depression that allows stormwater runoff to be absorbed into the soil) (ft
2
or m
2
)
Edible Garden - Total area of edible garden planted (defined as area that is regularly tended and harvested) (ft
2
or m
2
)
Invasive Plant Removal - Total area from which exotic invasive plants are removed (defined as plants that are not from our region and are harmful to native organisms) (ft
2
or m
2
)
Impervious Surface Removal - Total area of impervious surface replaced with surfaces that are more pervious to rainwater (ft 2 or m 2 )
Stream Bank Planting - Total area along a stream planted with woody plants to reduce erosion (reminder - all practices limited to school grounds) (ft
2
or m
2
)
No-mow Zone - Total area of no-mow zone (areas not regularly mowed to reduce energy use and slow runoff) (ft
2
or m
2
)

Green Roof - Total area of green roof installed (defined as area of roof covered in plants to absorb rainwater) (ft
2
or m
2
)
Native Woody Plants - Total number of native trees or shrubs planted (#)
Stream Cleaning - Total length of stream cleaned (reminder - all practices are limited school grounds) (ft or m)
Rain Barrels - Total volume of installed rain barrels (gal or l)
Outdoor Learning Structures - Total number of structures created for outdoor learning (e.g., covered pavilion or trail) (#)
Average Practices (in an academic year)
Local Food - Average number of times “local food” is served in school lunches in a typical academic year (defined as food from within ~100 miles of school) (#)
Recycled Materials - Average weight of materials recycled within a typical academic year (lbs or kg)
Student Transport - Average percentage of students carpooling, using public transit, biking or walking within a typical academic year (%/yr)
Schoolyard Learning - Average number of times the schoolyard is used for learning within a typical academic year (#/yr)
Energy Use Reduction – Average amount of energy use reduction in a typical academic year (kwh)
Water Use Reduction – Average amount of water use reduction in a typical academic year (gal)
Additional Metrics - Additional sustainable practices in your school such as “we grew and ate 26 lbs. of vegetables” or “we reduced our carbon footprint by 5%."
Sustainable School Award(s)
(circle each sustainable award your school has received): Maryland Green School; New York
Environmental Excellence; NWF Eco-School USA; PLT GreenSchool; USDE Green Ribbon School;
Virginia Naturally School; West Virginia Sustainable Schools; Other Award (list) ___________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Grants and Funding
(circle each grant or source of funding your school has received): NOAA BWET Grant; Chesapeake Bay
Trust (CBT) Grant; State Grant (for example, Department of Education, Natural Resources, etc.); Federal
Grant (any Federal Grant other than NOAA BWET); Private Foundation Grant (any private foundation grant other than CBT); Corporate Grant (for example, Lowes, Target, etc.); Parent-Teacher Organization
Fundraising; Student Fundraising; School Funding (any funding from the school budget); Other Sources
(list) _________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
Environmental Literacy Practices
(you will need to complete the following questions with totals for all grade levels in your school)
Students in MWEEs – Total approximate # of students participating in any
“meaningful watershed education experience” in the current school year
Teachers Providing EE – Total approximate # of teachers providing instruction specific to environmental education (EE) in the current school year
Teachers Needing EE PD – Total approximate # of teachers needing formal professional development (PD) in environmental education (EE) in the current school year