Presentation at 8th Massachusetts Green Careers Conference on September 29, 2016 by Robin Organ.

1. Robin Organ
Execu0ve Director

2. Linda Gancitano, Dri.wood Middle
US DOE Green Ribbon School
Elaine Fiore, Beachside Montessori Village School
US DOE Green Ribbon School
Broward County Public Schools
IntenDon of this presentaDon is to Inspire

3. How Low Can You Go Challenge?
Energy
video

4. How Low Can Dri6wood Middle School Go?
$0
$50,000
$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
$250,000
$300,000
$350,000
$400,000
$450,000
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
$ 97,662 saved over 7 years

5. Dri6wood Middle
Energy Reduc<on Ini<a<ves
• DMS Chillers-Energy Team
• Energy Audits
• You’ve been Chilled!
• Track data
• Posters, morning and aOernoon announcements
• Chill the Polar Bear Mascot

6. 2013-2014 Pilot 2014-2015 2015-2016 Tri-County
Broward, Dade, Palm County
1 Month 3 Months
Nov.15-Feb 28
3 Months
Nov.15-Feb,29
64 Schools Par0cipate
82 Schools Par0cipate 74 Broward,17 Palm
Beach(92 Dade)
-380,000 KWH Reduc0on
-1,502,000 KWH
Reduc0on
-1,325,927 KWH
Reduc0on
(2,700,810 kWh Dade)
$ 34,255 Cost Savings
$ 143,587 Cost Savings
$126,725 Cost Savings
($ 243,072 Cost Savings)
577,676 lbs. CO2
emissions reduced
2,283,275 lbs. CO2
emissions reduced
2,015,674 lbs. CO2
reduced
(4,105,771 lbs. CO2
reduced)

7. Future Possibili<es:
*Florida, Massachuse^s, Oregon, California
*250+schools par0cipate in the HLCYG
*Every NBA Team sponsors surrounding school
districts in the HLCYG in reducing CO2 and raising
awareness

8. Contests and Themes to
Change Behavior
• How Low Can You Go? Energy Challenge
• Are You S.E.K.C? –Stopping Excessive Kilowa^ Consump0on
• H.E.R.O Bracelets- Helpful Energy Resource Officer
• Buy in from staff – Incen0ve Program
• Lists favorable behaviors
• Incen0ves
• Recogni0on
• Social Media
• Pledge
• PSA-morning announcements
• Environmental Tips
• Assemblies

9. • h^p://www.howlowcanyougochallenge.com
• Facebook
• Twi^er:#HowLowChallenge

10. Palm Beach County Schools, charter and private schools
will submit a snapshot of their November 2014 - February
2015 FP&L bills indicaDng monthly kWh usage to
linda.gancitano@browardschools.com. A photo of their
November 2015 - February 2016 FP&L bill will be
submied by March 1, 2016.

11. Linda Gancitano, Driftwood Middle School
US DOE Green Ribbon School
linda.gancitano@browardschools.com
Elaine Fiore, Beachside Montessori Village School
US DOE Green Ribbon School
elaine.fiore@browardschools.com
Broward County Public Schools

12. SUSTAINABILITY
Mass. Voca0onal Technical School Ini0a0ves
WHAT ARE WE DOING?
• NEVER ENOUGH! NEVER FAST ENOUGH!
• Blackstone Valley Tech, Upton-First Green School-Building Project/2015 Green School
included solar, water conserva0on, effec0ve posi0oning of windows to make efficient use of natural light
• Solar-installa0on Training
Installa0on training has been incorporated into electrical, plumbing and HVAC programs
• Drama0c reduc0on in the use of hazardous substances used in voca0onal training
Most programs are now using water borne products i.e., inks, finishing, parts cleaning
• Drama0c increase in the proper disposal of hazardous substances used in voca0onal training
Programs that generate hazardous waste such as waste automo0ve oil, frying oil must u0lize a properly
licensed vendor to remove and properly dispose of the substances.
• First Energy Star rated House built by students
Keefe Technical School, Framingham
• Green Building
Construc0on of an on campus building to use as a trainer for instruc0on on the zero energy concept using
alterna0ve energy and state of the art insula0on, materials and products.

13. SUSTAINABILITY
Mass. Voca0onal Technical School Ini0a0ves
• Training programs follow the new Mass. Building Energy Code
– Carpentry, Electrical, HVAC-R, Plumbing
• Environmental Science and Engineering Programs
– Significant increase in the number of schools now offering these programs that
concentrate on energy conserva0on and proper use of natural resources. Upper Cape
Tech now has a new State of the Art wastewater treatment plant that is being used as the
focus of their environmental science program.
• Significant Reduc0on in the use of energy
– Auto on/off ligh0ng, be^er insula0on, use of solar
• Significant Reduc0on in the use of Water Resources
– Lower gallon auto on/off plumbing fixtures
• Increase in Recycling Programs
– Resul0ng in significant reduc0on in genera0on of daily waste.
• Use of Alterna0ve Energy Sources
– Solar, Wind, Bio Fuel
• Please note: This is not meant to be a complete lis0ng of all ini0a0ves. This is
meant to be a hi-light only.

14. #greenschoolsorg
www.projectgreenschools.org
Green Schools Project Highlights...
Amanda’s Water Refill
StaDon Project
Right now Amanda is working
on her Career Pathways Project
in Partnership with Green
Schools. Amanda hopes to be
able to replace a tradi0onal
water bubbler with the Elkay
refillable water sta0on to
eliminate thousands of water
bo^les used in her school.
Senior, Aly Riley, Tackled
Water Bole Recycling at
Mansfield High School
Aly was frustrated with the
amount of water bo^les used in
her school every day. She set
out to make a difference and
that’s exactly what she did!
Thanks to Aly’s projects, new
bins were installed, a club was
formed, events occurred and
policies were changed!!!

15. Meet Haley: Green Schools Ambassador &
CommunicaDons Officer!
QuesDon:
How can I raise awareness about green schools and
water?
Goals:
To help the world understand how important Green
Schools is to helping our environment and keeping
our water clean.
Procedure:
I created a slide show and posted it on my website.
I told people at my school about the cause and the
slide show.
Timeline:
I have been working on many different varie?es of
projects since the new school year started. I will be
working through the end of the school year and
un?l next year.
Outcomes:
Because of my ac?ons, people have become more
aware of green schools and their important causes.
I learned that by taking liEle steps you can
accomplish a big deal. I also learned that there is
only so much water on this planet and we can’t
waste it.
By: Haley Organ, 5th Grade Student Ambassador
SEE HALEY’s
PROJECT
PROPOSAL

16. Meet Carol: Green Schools Graduate-
Received Full TuiDon Scholarship!
"Outside of my family, nobody has ever
supported me as much as you have. You
have given me countless opportuniDes to
branch out and collaborate with others. You
have given me chances to speak in front of
others on issues that I am truly passionate
about. Thank you so much! But most of all, I
have to say thank you for inspiring me the
way you have."
"I am not sure if you know this, but I
received a full tuiDon scholarship to Bryn
Mawr from the Posse FoundaDon. I
received it because they recognized me as a
leader in my school and community. They
saw potenDal in me to be a leader on
campus at college. One of the main reasons
I was recognized as a leader was because of
GreenSchools and you! You allowed me to
become a leader as an Ambassador. You
gave me the opportunity to teach about my
peers about Mountain Top Coal Removal,
an issue that I was deeply moved by."
-Carol Bowe (Green Schools Graduate)

17. Meet Lexie: Former Green Schools
Ambassador President, Graduate & Intern!
"I had been interested in environmental
issues for about four years prior to gemng
involved with Green Schools and wanted to
start an environmental club at my high
school, so I thought that partnering with
Green Schools would provide me with the
resources that I needed to both further
educate myself and educate others."
"My favorite moment with Green Schools
was definitely working on my senior project
because it was a synthesis of all of my
efforts throughout high school, as well as a
jumping off point for where I wanted to go
in the future. This project gave me the
knowledge and confidence to become
extremely acDve on campus in regards to
sustainability and environmental issues as
well as created high demand and
accountability that prepared me for the
independence of college life.“ –Lexie Raczka
(Green Schools Graduate)