Helpful Information for School Coordinators enrolled in the Green Schools Program
Below, you will find programs and opportunities available to School Coordinators in Madison County schools. These include the Awards, Environmental Grants, and opportunities to help your school become more green!
Green Team of the Year Award
Application and Guidelines- Nominations due by 4 pm on Friday, April 19th, 20234.
Eligibility and Criteria for Judging can be found here.
The Green Team of the year award recognizes a school's "Green Team" who has demonstrated a commitment to organizing, managing, and leading conservation- and environmental education-related activities as part of the Madison County Green Schools Program.
- Nominees may be a combination of a principal, teacher(s), custodian(s), aide(s), student(s) or parent(s) who have the responsibility of carrying out "green" programming, such as recycling, waste reduction, or environmental education at any Madison County school enrolled in the Green Schools Program.
- Self-nominations are accepted and encouraged.
- No winners from the past 5 years may be nominated.
- Entries must represent work (ongoing or completed) during the 2023-2024 school year.
Coordinator of the Year Award
Application and Guidelines- Nominations due by 4pm on Friday, April 19th, 2023.
Eligibility and Criteria for Judging can be found here.
The Green School Coordinator of the Year award recognizes and honors an individual who has shown leadership and creativity in organizing and managing the Green Schools Program for their school. Both the winning coordinator and their school receive $500 each.
- Nominees may be a principal, teacher, custodian, aide, or parent who has the responsibility of carrying out "green" programming, such as recycling, waste reduction, or environmental education at any Madison County school enrolled in the Green Schools Program.
- Self-nominations are accepted and encouraged.
- No winners from the past 5 years may be nominated.
- Entries must represent work (ongoing or completed) during the 2023-2024 school year.
Application Deadline: January 12th, 2024
Who Is Offering?: The Madison County Green Schools Program and the County Board’s Building & Zoning Committee offers "Green Seed Funding" for use in resource management-related initiatives.
Who is Eligible? Grant funding is available to Madison County public, private and parochial schools participating in the Madison County Green Schools Program. To be eligible, schools must have completed and submitted their 2023-2024 Goals and Interests Survey and their Benchmarking Survey
How Can the Funds Be Used? Funds can be used to purchase Green School project equipment, supplies, and services such as recycling bins, recycled content benches, plants, school gardens, motion sensors, auditing equipment, speaker stipends, hauling of recyclables, etc.
How Do I Apply? : Green Seed Grant Guidelines & Application Forms
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