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BP 0.1 Green Team
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Best Practice 0.1 Green Team: Participating districts and schools form a green team made up of diverse roles and stakeholders.
Participating districts and schools form a green team made up of stakeholder representatives. The committee is the core of the green schools process, both organizing and directing school greening activities. It should consist of the stakeholders of the district's and schools' environment: students, teachers, custodial staff, caretakers, parents, and administrators. One representative from the district's Green Team must be identified as a contact person for the program. There should be at least one representative from each participating school on the main green team. Schools may wish to have school-based work groups in addition to the district green team. The Green Team may want to use the communication support materials and other resources listed below and also those listed in the Best Practice 0.2.
Notes: BP 0.1 Green Team is one of two special case Best Practices
BP 0.1 Green Team is one of the two best practices required to achieve GreenStep 1 level recognition. See GreenStep 1 Page for more information.
Teams document this best practice with best practice 0.2 GreenStep School Resolution in a single Step 1 Project Story.
It is also one of a few Best Practices that is not further divided into Best Practice Actions.
Who is Doing It?
Once enough districts and schools have completed this best practice, they will be listed here and shown on an interactive map.
Schools in the GreenStep Schools Program with Green Teams:
Be the first!
Take Action
Follow Step 1 Instructions
Document the background and implement the best practice according to the instructions in the special Step 1 Project Story Form
Document Project in a Step 1 Project Story
Document the formation of the Green Team along with the GreenStep Schools Resolution in your Step 1 Project Story
Submit Annual Review
The annual review for this best practice includes
Confirming that the team is still active and continues to represent a variety of stakeholders
Confirming the meeting frequency
Adding any lessons learned from the prior year to share with others.
Resources
GreenStep Advisor
Contact mngreenstepsch@umn.edu for assistance
GreenStep Resource Organizations
[under development] Search GreenStep Resource Organizations for this best practice based on types of assistance they offer. As more resource organizations join, there will be more offerings.
Online Resources:
See sections on process and team formation at "Healthy Sustainable Schools: Guide and Assessment Tool for Change." Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. 2007-2008.
More resources to come