creating a healthy school environment schools chemical cleanout campaign (sc3)
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Creating a Healthy School Environment Schools Chemical Cleanout Campaign (SC3). AASA Urban and Rural Healthy Schools Coalition 19 May 2010. The Next 60 Minutes. Overview of SC3 program Key elements of SC3 program Moving toward Action Sharing insights and ideas Putting it all together. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Creating a Healthy School Environment
Schools Chemical Cleanout Campaign (SC3)
AASA Urban and Rural Healthy Schools Coalition
19 May 2010
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The Next 60 Minutes
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•Overview of SC3 program
•Key elements of SC3 program
•Moving toward Action
•Sharing insights and ideas
•Putting it all together
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SC3 Goals• Remove outdated, unknown and
unneeded chemicals from K-12 schools.
• Raise awareness of chemical issues in schools and promote sustainable solutions.
• Prevent future mismanagement through training, curriculum change, and long-term solutions.
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Imminent Riskif water level drops ½ inch spontaneously ignites
Potential Incidents
Unknown, Unintended Chemical ReactionsImminent RiskNitric Acid + Cyanide
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Steps for Creating a Responsible Chemical Management Program
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It’s All About Teamwork!
• Administrators, teachers, community members, facilities personnel, industry partners
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School BenefitsAre many!
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Partner Benefits• Pride and satisfaction from improving
school health and safety;
• Enhanced image as community leader;
• Local and federal recognition;
• Organizational visibility.
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Partnerships Produce Results!
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Remember:
• Every school is unique!
• Build on existing healthy school environments programs.
• Find the solutions that fit your needs.
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Getting Started: Helpful Tools and Resources
• www.epa.gov/SC3– SC3 Video: Safe Chemical Management in
Your School– SC3 Workbook: Building Successful Programs
to Address Chemical Risks in Schools– Green Cleaning Fact Sheet– Building Successful Programs to Address
Chemicals in Schools: State Summaries– Success Stories – Comprehensive Partner Page
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For More Information
Kristina MesonUS EPA
Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery(703) 308-8848
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(1) What do you have in place now through your TfS program (or otherwise) that will allow you to take steps toward a responsible chemical management program in your school/school district?
(2) What do you still need and challenges you will face in designing and implementing an SC3 component into your TfS program?
(3) What steps can you take when you return
home to move toward incorporating SC3 activities into your TfS program?
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The Power of Partnerships
Grandview School DistrictGrandview, MO
2009
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Case Study: Grandview SC3 Project
• Grandview C-4 School District in Grandview, MO– Middle School
• 576 students (2009)• 67% Free/Reduced Lunch
– High School• 1, 201 students (2009)• 57% Free/Reduced Lunch
• Project implemented under the President’s United We Serve (UWS) Summer Service Initiative
• Project focused on the SC3 Workbook’s 5 Steps to a Safer Schools through Responsible Chemical Management.
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Case Study: Grandview SC3 Project
The project satisfied three goals:
Encourage Volunteerism
Create a Healthier Learning Environment
Encourage New Partnerships
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Case Study: Grandview SC3 Project
• Encourage Volunteerism– The project team consisted of industry, higher education, trade
associations, student, teacher, and school administration volunteers.
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VOLUNTEER CONTRIBUTIONAmerican Chemical Society (ACS) Consulted on inventory review, and cost effective
disposal options Ash Grove Cement Company (Ash Grove) Donated up to $20,000
Cadence Environmental Energy (Cadence) Donated their services
Cement Kiln Recycling Coalition (CKRC) Donated tree; provided marketing to members
EPA HQ (HQ) Planning and CoordinationEPA Region 7 (R7) Press coverage; video, posters
C-4 Central Office (C-4) PressGrandview High School Hosted event; planning and coordination
Grandview Middle School Co-hosted cleanoutStudents and Teachers Volunteered in their community and school; displayed
environmental science and art projects; assisted in event logistics.
Missouri Center for Safe Schools (MCSS) Inventory; future trainingMissouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) Streamlined hazardous waste disposal process; future
assistanceTradebe Pollution Control Industries, Inc. (PCI) Donated lab-packing; removal, and proper disposal
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Case Study: Grandview SC3 Project
• Create a Healthier Learning Environment
– Volunteers removed close to 500 pounds of chemicals from the middle and high school, including:
• Toxics• Flammables• Explosives• Caustics
(High hazard chemical ethyl ether was removed from one school)
– Schools committed to begin implementing sustainable practices in the classroom and throughout the district, including training teachers and staff
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Case Study: Grandview SC3 Project
• Encourage New Partnerships
– Two new SC3 partnerships resulted from the Grandview project:
• Ash Grove Cement Company• Cadence Environmental Energy
– The project’s success inspired several partners to encourage their other sites to get involved in their local schools
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