WE WANT YOU and YOUR SCHOOL!

Our district's Green Star Schools Program with the continued support of our students and staff, have saved over $1.5 million dollars in avoided cost savings over the last two years.

With budget cuts pending for the 2017-2018 school year, we need you to join forces and become a participant with the Green Star Schools Program.

When more schools participate in our program, we compound our cost and resource savings and that helps to keep more money in our district to impact student achievement.

Please email Julie North for more details: jenorth@aps.k12.co.us or visit: http://maintop.aurorak12.org/energy-sustainability/ for more information.

It would be great to have you and your school on board with us to as a Green Star School and help us to double our savings!

Here's is to another week of going green at APS!

Julie North

jenorth@aps.k12.co.us

ext. 28668

Mobile: 720-400-3148

The green efforts of our students and staff oftentimes goes overlooked, even though we've helped save the district $1.5 million dollars in cost savings from our utilities.

Our state has yet to adopt an "environmental education" platform geared towards engaging our students in sustainability, conservation, and social responsibility. Our district's Digital Badging Initiative and the Green Stars Playbook and Badging Guide allows for students to demonstrate 21st Century Skills related to environmentalism.

Here are this year’s links to the Green Star Playbook & Badging Guide broken down by grade levels and easily accessible for your students to begin badging themselves for their work:

· ENTRY: P-2nd

· ACCESS: 3rd- 5th

· EXPLORE: 6th-8th

· PREPARE: 9th-12th

· Comprehensive P-12th