Green POS Team
Karen DiGiacobbe
Curriculum Supervisor: CTE
Green POS Mini-Grant Project Director
Forrest Sprague, Green Technology
Tom Haas, Drafting
Marlene Brubaker, Science

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Cohort of 15 students
◦ Fundamentals of Science
◦ Green Technology
Pd Course
1 FOS
2 FOS
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Collaborative Team
Team Teaching
3
4
5
Teacher
M. Brubaker
M. Brubaker
Green Tech F. Sprague
Green Tech F. Sprague
Green Tech T. Haas
F. Sprague

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Professional Development
◦ Curriculum Development
◦ Technology
Electronic
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Communication
Team Teaching
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Collaboration
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Continued Support

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Seeking Professional Development
◦ “ Educating for Sustainability, ” Cloud Institute
◦ “ Greening NJ Communities from the Ground
UP ” Rutgers Environmental School
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Pivotal Role to Program
Success

Partnerships –
Rutgers Environmental School
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Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) Water
Resources Program
◦ Funded by NJ Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES)
 to manage resources available and apply to real-world issues threatening the quality of NJ waters & the quality of life
◦ Pilot Program
 Design, install, & maintain green infrastructure strategies
 Empower students to teach others in their communities

Partnerships –
Rutgers Environmental School
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Current Plan
◦ Planning
◦ Guest Presentations
◦ Design of Green
Infrastructure Strategies
◦ Demo Project
 Water Resources Rain
Garden
 Storm Management
◦ Open House Presentation
◦ Project Install

Partnerships –
Rutgers Environmental School
Jeremiah Bergstrom, LLA - Senior Research Project Manager
Amy Boyahian (Environmental Science)
Hae-An Chyun (LEED Green Associate)

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Rethinking Program
◦ Program Structure
◦ Quarterly Meetings
◦ PD Opportunities
Additional Training
Highly Skilled Professionals
◦ Providing Support
◦ New Staff

Green POS Team
Karen DiGiacobbe
Curriculum Supervisor: CTE
Green POS Mini-Grant Project Director
Forrest Sprague, Green Technology
Tom Haas, Drafting
Marlene Brubaker, Science

Green POS Team
Karen DiGiacobbe
Curriculum Supervisor: CTE
Green POS Mini-Grant Project Director kdigiacobbe@ccts.net
856.767.7000 ext. 5414
Forrest Sprague, Green Technology
Tom Haas, Drafting
Marlene Brubaker, Science