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SCHOOL ENERGY AND RECYCLING TEAM

What’s your school’s plan for

This newsletter is produced by the
recycling and saving energy? School Energy and Recycling Team (SERT)

program and distributed to school-based
SERT leaders and teams, building service
ALL MCPS SCHOOLS are required to
personnel, and others who are interested
actively participate in the SERT program. Each
in conservation and sustainability.
school is challenged to reduce their electricity
consumption and increase their recycling As part of the Montgomery County Public
participation. The SERT program provides Schools Department of Facilities
opportunities for student and staff to develop Management, the SERT program provides
their leadership skills while expressing their opportunities for all schools to participate
creativity and enthusiasm for environmental and receive incentives and recognition for
sustainability. As a further incentive, top their energy conservation and recycling
performing schools with conservation efforts efforts.
that result in energy cost avoidance and increased recycling
The SERT program supports a balanced
participation are eligible to receive monetary incentive awards.
environment for the integration of all
All schools are required to complete and submit a SERT Action Plan, students to work together in a culturally
using MCPS Form 201-10 on or before Monday, October 1, 2018. The diverse environment. Our goal is to
information provided in the SERT Action Plan will be used to provide the provide the resources, support, and vision
necessary resources and support to schools to implement a successful of the future for a successful conservation
conservation program. program at each school. Promoting the
connections between human behavior
For more information about implementing a successful school-based
and its impact on the environment
SERT program at your school, please click here.
reinforces our culture of conservation and
THE 2017–2018 OLNEY RECYCLING RANGERS increases participation in our
mission to conserve resources and
recycle actively.

SERT PROGRAM
Montgomery County Public Schools
Department of Facilities Management
45 W. Gude Drive, Suite 4000
Rockville, MD 20850
www.GreenSchoolsFocus.org
WHO’S GOING TO BE A MEMBER OF Main: 240.314.1090
Fax: 301.279.3005
YOUR SCHOOL’S AWESOME SERT/ SERT@mcpsmd.org
GREEN TEAM THIS YEAR?! @MCPSsert

10 SEPTEMBER 2018