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**Baltimore City Green Schools Network Concept**

The Baltimore Green Schools Network will connect schools with public and private partners to help them become certified Maryland Green Schools through the Maryland Association of Environmental and Outdoor Education (MAEOE). Network members will meet on a quarterly basis to:


 * Coordinate activities with School Facilities, Grounds, Academic Liaisons, other offices at City Schools
 * Plan two collaborative School Greening workshops each year
 * Share best practices and opportunities for partnership according to MAEOE and in consultation with the Baltimore City Office of Sustainability
 * Create a newsletter to inform teachers & principals of Green events and information
 * Populate and promote the Maryland Green Schools website

The Network will be coordinated by a Green Schools VISTA housed at the Parks & People Foundation who will run quarterly meetings, maintain a database of contacts and projects, coordinate online resources, organize workshops, and assemble the newsletter.

=**CGRN Support**=
 * For Schoolyard Gardening/Greening Projects**

Because BCPS is interested in meeting sustainability goals through schoolyard gardens and habitats, the Baltimore Green Schools Network will work closely with the Community Greening Resource Network (CGRN) which provides materials, education, and networking opportunities for community and school gardens. The schoolyard arm of CGRN will promote MAEOE's Common Qualities of Schoolyard Habitats best practices, and will organize workshops and events that help schools create sustainable schoolyard gardens and green spaces.

=**Office of Sustainability**=
 * Support for Sustainability Projects**

The Baltimore City Office of Sustainability is willing to provide support for projects involving energy conservation, water conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, and other facilities improvements. The Commission on Sustainability has made achieving goals related to “greening” schools a priority and is willing to help facilitate partnerships and offer guidance to BCPS.gg

=Minutes Updates and Resources=

Minutes, Overview and Baltimore Specific Power Point:

MAEOE Resources

=Green School Self Assessment Draft - 4-21-10=

=MDGS Contacts= Green Centers for partnerships:


 * Hering Run Ashley Traut 410-254-1577
 * atraut@herringrun.org
 * Living Classrooms Foundation Lisa Jones 410-685-9043
 * lisaj@livingclassrooms.org
 * National Aquarium in Bmore David Christopher 410-576-3800
 * teachers@aqua.org
 * Parks and People Mary Hardcastle 410-448-5663 - ext107
 * info@parksandpeople.org

=Other contacts=

Also any schools on the route for this new Red Line may qualify for project partnership with Dept of Transportation: Anna Ricklin Anna.Ricklin@baltimorecity.gov Health & Environment Specialist Baltimore City Department of Transportation 417 E Fayette St, Rm 616 ph: 443-984-0098