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SERT Energy Awards

MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (MCPS) that achieve top
energy cost avoidance as compared to their baseline usage are eligible to
receive quarterly monetary awards paid directly to the schools. The baseline for
each school is an average energy use of their prior five school years of the same
quarter. Schools without an established baseline are eligible to receive a
monetary Great Energy Management (GEM) award, based on demonstrated
active participation in the SERT program and energy-efficient behavior.

SERT is pleased to announce that our schools made significant efforts to save
energy during the third quarter of the 2016–2017 academic year (March–May).
During these challenging budgetary times, any avoidable operating costs will
have a positive impact on our educational initiatives. MCPS was able to achieve
nearly $112,000 in energy cost avoidance for the quarter.

We applaud all of our students and staff for their commitment to conservation
About one third of your school’s energy
and sustainability and congratulate the following 83 schools that earned SERT
costs can be attributed to lighting. Turn
energy awards for the third quarter: off the lights and enjoy huge savings!

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Jackson Road Elementary Westbrook Elementary HIGH SCHOOLS
Ashburton Elementary Lake Seneca Elementary Westover Elementary Montgomery Blair High
Bel Pre Elementary JoAnn Leleck Elementary Wheaton Woods Elem. James Hubert Blake High
Bells Mill Elementary Little Bennett Elementary Woodfield Elementary Damascus High
Bradley Hills Elementary Luxmanor Elementary Col. Zadok Magruder High
Brooke Grove Elementary Maryvale Elementary MIDDLE SCHOOLS Northwest High
Brookhaven Elementary Ronald McNair Elementary Argyle Middle Paint Branch High
Brown Station Elementary Mill Creek Towne Elem. John T. Baker Middle Poolesville High
Burning Tree Elementary Monocacy Elementary Benjamin Banneker Middle Quince Orchard High
Candlewood Elementary Oakland Terrace Elem. Eastern Middle Rockville High
Cedar Grove Elementary Olney Elementary Forest Oak Middle Springbrook High
Clopper Mill Elementary Pine Crest Elementary Robert Frost Middle Walt Whitman High
Cold Spring Elementary Piney Branch Elementary Francis Scott Key Middle Thomas S. Wootton High
Cresthaven Elementary Potomac Elementary Dr. M. L. King Middle
Darnestown Elementary Judith Resnik Elementary Col. E. Brooke Lee Middle
Farmland Elementary Ritchie Park Elementary Neelsville Middle If your school is not
Flower Hill Elementary Rock Creek Forest Elem. Newport Mill Middle earning SERT energy
Forest Knolls Elementary Sandburg Learning Center Rosa M. Parks Middle awards each quarter,
Georgian Forest Elementary Sequoyah Elementary Ridgeview Middle contact SERT to learn
Germantown Elementary Flora Singer Elementary Rocky Hill Middle which energy-saving
Glen Haven Elementary Sligo Creek Elementary Silver Spring Int’l Middle
techniques may
Glenallan Elementary Somerset Elementary Sligo Middle
Goshen Elementary Strathmore Elementary Takoma Park Middle best benefit you.
Great Seneca Creek Elem. Strawberry Knoll Elem. White Oak Middle We’re here to help!
Highland View Elementary Summit Hall Elementary

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