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School Energy and Recycling Team
240-314-1090 • 301-279-3005 FAX
www.GreenSchoolsFocus.org
The School Energy and Recycling Team (SERT)
program provides necessary resources to
staff and students at all Montgomery County
Public Schools (MCPS) to help foster a culture
of environmental conservation. The special
focus of the program is energy efficiency and
recycling participation. School-based SERT
teams, classroom activities, educational
resources, and various contests provide our
students with rich and rewarding experiences
in environmental stewardship.
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THE SCHOOL ENERGY AND RECYCLING TEAM (SERT) program promotes efficient and
responsible energy use and active recycling programs in all Montgomery County Public Schools
(MCPS). The school-based program is implemented by a SERT team, comprised of a leader,
students, teachers, parents, building services managers, and staff from the administrative office.
Schools practice environmental stewardship and responsible recycling, and implement
strategies to earn quarterly SERT awards. Teams receive energy conservation and recycling
resources and customized support to implement their ideas for conservation.
The SERT program reinforces responsible energy use and encourages students and staff to think
“out of the box” regarding conservation. The SERT team leader has a great opportunity to
implement and guide energy conservation strategies throughout their school. Comprehensive
recycling programs are supported, developed, and recognized through the SERT program in
each school.
The first step in setting up an active school-based SERT
team is to form a plan for students and team members to
hold scheduled recurring meetings. Team meetings will
provide opportunities to brainstorm energy saving and
recycling strategies, and to implement throughout the
school. This document will help kick start the school-based
SERT program in your school.
It is important to learn about recycling, energy use, and
energy waste to manage and maintain effective
conservation strategies. Learning about your school facility
and the recycling stations and the appliances and equipment that use lots of energy is a great
start. Tour your school and get familiar with your facility while completing the energy and
recycling audit sheets.
Structuring your SERT team so that it works well for your school is important. You may find it
helpful to elect officers or assign titles and duties to different individuals. Decide whether or not
you need a team captain/president, secretary/scribe, project manager, computer sweepers,
recycling rovers, etc. This will take some brainstorming with your group and depend on their
ages and grade levels. Because each school is unique, schools define the structure and specifics
that provide the most benefit for their location.
It is helpful to develop a mission statement and goals that give your team something to strive
for—a performance measure. Visit our website (www.GreenSchoolsFocus.org) to find your
school’s energy and recycling data. You will also find many other valuable resources for SERT
teams on our website such as the SERT Best Practices guide, our monthly newsletter,
conservation flyers, forms, recycling resources, and energy-conservation initiatives.
School-based SERT Team Overview
If you need assistance starting your school-
based SERT team, contact your school’s
assigned SERT facilitator. We’re here to help
you have a successful program!
TEAM TIP
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Adult Sponsor Guide
THANK YOU FOR AGREEING TO LEAD THE SERT TEAM AT YOUR SCHOOL! The work you will
do for environmental conservation is greatly appreciated. Here are a few questions that you should
consider prior to your first school-based SERT team meeting:
1. How many students would you like to have on your team?
→ Develop a student contract.
→ Allow for growth and attrition.
2. How often should you hold meetings?
→ Identify and assign daily tasks outside of meetings.
→ Determine the schedule of possible outreach activities.
→ Try to schedule meetings with activity bus availability.
→ Know your school’s recycling pickup days.
3. Will you develop a mission statement for your team? You may want to use the SERT program’s
mission statement as a reference:
The School Energy and Recycling Team (SERT) program provides support to significantly
reduce energy and natural resource consumption and increase recycling participation
systemwide through:
• Sustainability training and education
• Incentives, recognition, and awards
• Accessible energy and recycling data
• Customized energy and environmental conservation programs and learning opportunities
• Conservation operations and procedures
4. What are some of the attainable goals that will help the students feel a sense of accomplishment?
→ Celebrate individual and team achievements with awards and certificates.
→ Recognize classrooms, teachers, or groups who succeed in recycling and energy conservation
strategies set by your team.
5. What plans do you have for spending any SERT awards
earned? Keep in mind that planning ahead for spending
your award funds will help to motivate your students!
6. Have you been in contact with the SERT facilitator
assigned to your school? They are here to support
you and your program. Find your facilitator’s name
and contact information on our website. TEAM TIP
Create a twitter account for your SERT team.
Tweet photographs of your team in action
and tag #mcpsSERT! We may spotlight your
team in our monthly newsletter!
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• Introduce yourself and the SERT program.
• Have students introduce themselves with an ice-breaker activity.
→ Name, teacher or grade, interests
→ How many computers do you have at home?
→ What is your favorite electric appliance or gadget?
• Talk about basic forms of energy, energy use and recycling. Discuss the relationships
between energy use, recycling, and conservation. Provide age-appropriate website links.
• Discuss the electrical audit. This is key to understanding the energy use in your building.
• Discuss the recycling audit and why doing an inventory of your recycling infrastructure is
a smart way to start a successful program.
• Talk about the structure of your SERT team and elect or appoint students to fill key
positions. Set team meeting times.
• Conceptualize ideas for conservation and develop a basic understanding on why it is
important now and for our future.
• Get the students to commit to the program!
Suggested Agenda Items for Your
First School-based SERT Team Meeting
TEAM TIP
Visit our website for information about field
trips, an ice breaker, word search, light
switch cover templates, and many more
activities for your SERT team!
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School Energy and Recycling Team DEPARTMENT OF FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
45 West Gude Drive, Suite 4000 | Rockville, MD 20850 Phone: 240-314-1090 | Fax: 301-279-3005 | E-mail: [email protected]
SERT Team Electrical Audit
School Name:
School Number:
Electrical Audit Performed By:
Date of Audit:
INSTRUCTIONS: Walk through your building and count the items that are using electricity. Go a step further and use
the watt calculator spreadsheet to find out how much these items are costing MCPS. Your SERT
facilitator is available to help in this process. Email completed forms to SERT at [email protected].
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TEAM TIP
Consider conducting energy conservation-
related contests for students, teachers, or
classrooms. Get everyone involved!
Electrical Audit Review
AFTER COMPLETING A SERT TEAM ELECTRICAL AUDIT, please consider the following questions
and determine what your SERT team can do to conserve energy. These questions may help set your
goals for energy conservation.
1. How many square feet are in your building?
2. How many exterior doors are in your school?
3. Are exterior doors closed during the day and after school?
4. Are window blinds closed at the end of the day?
5. How many computer labs does your school have?
6. How many computers are in your school?
7. How many printers are in your school?
8. How many hours are they turned on?
9. Who shuts down the computers?
10. What time is computer equipment shut down?
11. Are the classroom lights turned off when the classrooms are not occupied?
12. Do you see small home appliances in the classrooms?
13. How can the information above be used to save energy?
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School Energy and Recycling Team DEPARTMENT OF FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
45 West Gude Drive, Suite 4000 | Rockville, MD 20850 Phone: 240-314-1090 | Fax: 301-279-3005 | E-mail: [email protected]
SERT Team Recycling Audit
School Name:
School Number:
Recycling Audit Performed By:
Floor:
Wing / Hallway:
INSTRUCTIONS: As you check the hallways, classrooms, auditorium and other areas of your school, please indicate
which items are missing. Email completed forms to SERT at [email protected].
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TEAM TIP
MCPS recycles in accordance with
Montgomery County’s recycling regulations
so all of the items that you recycle at school
can also be recycled at your home!
Recycling Audit Review
AFTER COMPLETING A SERT TEAM RECYCLING A UDIT, please consider the following questions
and determine what your SERT team can do to increase recycling participation. These questions may
help set your goals.
1. Have you reviewed the audit with your building services manager?
2. Large types of commingled materials (cans, bottles, boxes, etc.) are very common in MCPS
kitchens. Have you spoken with the cafeteria manager to make sure that there are adequate
large recycling bins in the kitchen area?
3. Have you reviewed the “Recycle Wisely” flyer with your team so that everyone knows what can
and cannot be recycled in MCPS?
4. Do you know when your school’s recycling dumpsters are services? The schedule is on our
website. Knowing your pickup day(s) is key to knowing when classroom pickups should take
place.
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School-based SERT Team Setup Checklist
1. Our team will be called _________________________________________________________________________
2. Our SERT team leader is ________________________________, email __________________________________
3. The club will meet ________ time(s) each week month in room ___________________.
4. Meetings will be held on Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays Fridays
5. We expect to have a least ________ members participate in each meeting.
6. We have completed the following items:
project list top 5 immediate goals list of future goals
student pledges energy savings expectations expectations for recycling
plans for using SERT award funds energy audit recycling audit
7. We have elected or appointed the following students to be our leaders:
8. Our school-based SERT team members are (do not repeat names of leaders listed above):
NAME OF STUDENT POSITION
school name: school number: electrical audit performed by: electrical audit date: room 1: room 2: room 3: room 4: room 5: room 6: room 7: room 8: room 9: room 10: room 11: room 12: room 13: lights 1: lights 2: lights 3: lights 4: lights 5: lights 6: lights 7: lights 8: lights 9: lights 10: lights 11: lights 12: lights 13: PB 1: PB 2: PB 3: PB 4: PB 5: PB 6: PB 7: PB 8: PB 9: PB 10: PB 11: PB 12: PB 13: computers 1: computers 2: computers 3: computers 4: computers 5: computers 6: computers 7: computers 8: computers 9: computers 10: computers 11: computers 12: computers 13: Chromebooks 1: Chromebooks 2: Chromebooks 3: Chromebooks 4: Chromebooks 5: Chromebooks 6: Chromebooks 7: Chromebooks 8: Chromebooks 9: Chromebooks 10: Chromebooks 11: Chromebooks 12: Chromebooks 13: charging stations 1: charging stations 2: charging stations 3: charging stations 4: charging stations 5: charging stations 6: charging stations 7: charging stations 8: charging stations 9: charging stations 10: charging stations 11: charging stations 12: charging stations 13: appliances 3: appliances 1: appliances 2: appliances 4: appliances 5: appliances 6: appliances 7: appliances 8: appliances 9: appliances 10: appliances 11: appliances 12: appliances 13: small appliances 6: small appliances 1: small appliances 2: small appliances 3: small appliances 4: small appliances 5: small appliances 7: small appliances 8: small appliances 9: small appliances 10: small appliances 11: small appliances 12: small appliances 13: equipment 9: equipment 1: equipment 2: equipment 3: equipment 4: equipment 5: equipment 6: equipment 7: equipment 8: equipment 10: equipment 11: equipment 12: equipment 13: small equipment 12: small equipment 1: small equipment 2: small equipment 3: small equipment 4: small equipment 5: small equipment 6: small equipment 7: small equipment 8: small equipment 9: small equipment 10: small equipment 11: other 1: other 2: other 3: other 4: other 5: other 6: other 7: other 8: other 9: other 10: other 11: other 12: other 13: area 5: overhead 2: overhead 3: overhead 4: overhead 5: vending 1: vending 2: vending 3: vending 4: vending 5: fountains 1: fountains 2: fountains 3: fountains 4: fountains 5: area 6: area 7: area 8: area 9: area 10: overhead 6: overhead 7: overhead 8: overhead 9: overhead 1: overhead 10: vending 6: vending 7: vending 8: vending 9: vending 10: fountains 6: fountains 7: fountains 8: fountains 9: fountains 10: recycling school: school #: recycling auditor: floor: wing/hallway: Room #1: Room # 2: Room # 3: Room # 4: Room # 5: Room # 6: Room # 7: Room # 8: deskside 1: deskside 2: deskside 3: deskside 4: deskside 5: deskside 6: deskside 7: deskside 8: slim bin 3: slim bin 2: slim bin 1: slim bin 4: slim bin 5: slim bin 6: slim bin 7: slim bin 8: slim lid 1: slim lid 2: slim lid 3: slim lid 4: slim lid 5: slim lid 6: slim lid 7: slim lid 8: commingled bin 8: commingled bin 1: commingled bin 2: commingled bin 3: commingled bin 4: commingled bin 5: commingled bin 6: commingled bin 7: commingled lid 1: commingled lid 2: commingled lid 3: commingled lid 4: commingled lid 5: commingled lid 6: commingled lid 7: commingled lid 8: area 1: area 2: area 3: area 4: station 1: station 2: station 3: station 4: hall paper bin 1: hall paper bin 2: hall paper bin 3: hall paper bin 4: hall paper lid 1: hall paper lid 2: hall paper lid 3: hall paper lid 4: hall commingled bin 1: hall commingled bin 2: hall commingled bin 3: hall commingled bin 4: hall commingled lid 1: hall commingled lid 2: hall commingled lid 3: hall commingled lid 4: posters 1: posters 2: posters 3: posters 4: cafe commingled bin 1: cafe commingled bin 2: cafe commingled lid 1: cafe commingled lid 2: cafe paper bin 1: cafe paper bin 2: cafe posters 1: cafe posters 2: team name: leader name: leader's email: # of times: meeting room #: number: student 1: student 2: student 3: student 4: student 5: position 1: position 2: position 3: position 4: position 5: student 6: student 7: student 8: student 9: student 10: student 11: student 12: student 13: student 14: student 15: student 16: student 17: student 18: student 19: student 20: student 21: student 22: student 23: month: Offweek: OffMon: OffTue: OffWed: OffThur: OffFri: Offproject list: Offpledges: Offplans for SERT awards: Offimmediate goals: Offenergy expectations: Offenergy audit: Offfuture goals: Offrecycling expectations: Offrecycling audit: Off