Facilities / Green Schools: What It Means For Schools

What will the Green Schools Program do for our schools?

Provide professional development opportunities for Green Schools staff
Provide instructional materials, learning activities and tools for program implementation
Provide start-up funds for Green Teams in each school
Coordinate arrangements for energy related field trips for Green Teams
Provide engineering professionals to assist teams in the technical aspects of the program
Provide the services of an Energy Educator to ensure correlation to state standards through demonstration lessons and professional development
Rebate to schools 50% of the documented money saved or costs avoided as a result of more efficient use of electrical energy
Provide a Local Program Coordinator to administer and grow the program

The Green Schools Program started in six target schools and is now in operation in twenty eight RCSD schools. The Program had the support of the Board of Education the Office of the Superintendent and the Educational Facilities Department through the years. Additionally, local businesses including RG&E, Wendel Energy, IBC Engineering, M/E Engineering, UGU/Gasmark Energy, Stantec and Day Automation have all provided professional engineers who volunteer as mentors and have donated funds to support the Program. Since the program inception, nearly $725,000 in electrical energy cost avoidance was documented District wide from the Green Schools Program. $100,000 has been saved for each of the last three years.

The Rochester City School District does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, age, marital status, partnership status, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, gender (sex), military status, veteran status, domestic violence victim status or political affiliation, and additionally does not discriminate against students on the basis of weight, gender identity, gender expression, and religious practices or any other basis prohibited by New York State and/or federal non-discrimination laws in employment or its programs and activities. The District provides equal access to community and youth organizations. NYS CR Part #154 requires the District to provide communications to ELL families in the home language that they best understand. In order to request interpretation or translation services, employees may visit www.rcsdk12.org/translationservices. For emergencies or immediate communication needs, please use the Language Line at 1-866-874-3972. School secretaries in each school or program can provide the access code for this service.