ROLLING RIVER SCHOOL DIVISION

Education for Sustainable Development Update

April 27, 2010

Overview

The RRSD continues to make slow but steady progress towards increased commitment to ESDAfter sending 3 participants to the SEdA conference in 2009 (Trustee, Administrator and Principal), the SEdA team met with the Superintendents and reviewed the Vision developed.The Division is planning to send a Divisional team comprised of 5 to 6 team members to SEdA in the Fall 2010

Superintendent and/ or Assistant SuperintendentHigh School PrincipalElementary Principal2-3 Teachers

Work to date Governance

Discussion with Board about commitment to Sustainable Development as part of Policy and decision making processes

Need to develop a statement on Commitment to ESD – Target Fall 2010 (before Trustee Elections)

Proposal to re-align the Division supported School Pride Grant to support Sustainable Development initiatives that are tied to school pride by students Active search for green products

Work to DateCapacity Building

Have some staff that are passionate about ESD – Goal is to develop that passion in more staff and use their leadership in the Division.

Model and share the efforts of those staff that are passionate What are they doing? How are they doing it?

Work to Date Facilities – Operations

Active search for green products Asking for enviro-friendly cleaning products in tender

Lighting retro fits Water control faucets and urinals Heating Control System upgrades Minor capital projects that support energy conservation Improved work order systems to better support planned travel

(more efficient travel for Maintenance staff) Divisional Correspondence via email or internet

Online Leave Reporting (First Class Conferences; online administration and Policy manuals;

etc.) Payroll and Accounts – Direct deposit Payroll and Accounts ;

Electronic Pay and accounts vouchers(decreased printed accounts payable vouchers by 67%))

One of the first School Divisions in Manitoba to do Web ROE

Work to Date Curriculum - Learning

Area of least “deliberate planning” but have many positive projects happening Paper Light schools (e.g.: e-newsletters; Divisional paper recycling project) Global awareness projects (e.g.: 30 hour Famine – STARVE - CHANGE projects

(support for third world (Ethiopian and Haitian) schools and children) Water for All Project (commitment to remove plastic water bottles from the school) UNESCO School designation –Onanole School Cloth Bag project – eliminate use of plastic bags in school Outdoor classroom project s Composting projects Peace Fair – Fight Against Racism and Discrimination FISH (Friends Involved in Stopping Hunger) Project Paperless Yearbooks Compostable Consumables (paper plates, cups, cutlery project)

Future Plans –Governance

Plan to develop a statement on Board Commitment to ESD – Target Fall 2010 (before Trustee Elections)

Focus on ESD as a Division priority

Integration of ESD considerations into all relevant polices (5 year review cycle )

Book Study – The Sustainability Champions Guidebook

Future Plans –Capacity Building

Presentation on SEdA Conference and Manitoba Education focus on ESD to Rolling River Educational Leadership (RREAL)Team - Focus on understanding ESD (three legged stool) and the priority of ESD for MB Education. RREAL Team Book Study – The Sustainability Champions GuidebookDivisional “Educational” team to fall SEdA conferenceInitiate development of Divisional ESD Team

Establish teacher leaders in ESD in all schools and provide PD to support PD focus on Integrating ESD (not a stand alone topic) - SEdA Toolkit?

Model ESD integration / Infusion as we have done with integrating technology (BATL project) and assessment changes -encourage leadership through school administrators and identify school Based staff that have an interest / desire and support their leadership.

Future Plans Facilities - Operations

Process to review projects – purchases – procedures to consider ESD in operational decision (develop a checklist of consideration)

Policy Statement to support ESD considerations in decision making process

Future Plans Curriculum – Learning

Curriculum Exposure – Orient Teachers throughout the Division to Manitoba Education ESD policy Create a greater understanding of ESD – More than going green and recycling (the three legged stool =Environmental – Economic – Social ) Grade Groups – dedicate past of the Grade / Subject Group meeting/ sessions per year to ESD – dialogue on integrating / infusing ESD in curriculum / lessons – don’t make it a “stand alone” topic. Model ESD integration / Infusion as we have done with integrating technology (BATL project) and assessment changes -encourage leadership through school administrators and identify school based staff that have an interest / desire and support their leadership.

Focus on ESD as a Division curricular priority

Questions?