Resource+Smart+Core+Module+audit


 * ResourceSmart Certification Tool - **** Core **

Audit of practices and plan for action School: Aquinas College Date: February 2011 Prepared by John Cull ‍24 //practices required for certification // ‍//Practices in place (1) practices for consideration (11) <span style="background: aqua; color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;">more immediate attention required <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: auto;"> //

School contact details  Baseline data gathered (see Resource Module Certification Tools/School Environment Tracking System (SETS)    Curriculum, infrastructure and daily operations overview     Recognition of prior achievements & opportunities for improvement     School investigates their Ecological Footprint (e.g. EPA Victoria’s Schools Ecological Footprint Calculator)  || Currently compiling information on what has been done and using the Resource smart modules for auditing of practices and setting goals plan to have his done by March and have information for energy module in fro the new building construction ||   School plan     Whole school policy statement     Whole school scope and sequence chart (or similar) curriculum plan     Strategic Environment Management Plan (SEMP) completed – goals and targets  || School has environment policy but may need to be modified to be explicit about 4 resource smart modules ||  Establish a sustainability action plan (e.g. use Resource Module certification tools to identify which actions your school will do next, or list what/when/where/how your school will address sustainability) || To be completed by MARCH 2011 by ESC through suggested activities in resources smart modules. To be considered by Principal and Executive ||  Seek support to move towards actions identified in module with a view to seeking certification in 2012  Consider process of publication in newsletter and presentation to staff and College board ||  eventually work with SRC ||  the wider school community  other schools || ESC brief mention at staff briefing and through newsletter ||  Annual Report on the School Plan  State or national conference on sustainability  Formal report to School Council || not sure here ||  Green purchasing options identified and plan in place to have green procurement process ratified appropriately || Check on status ||
 * ** Towards best practice activities ** || ** Examples/Comments ** ||
 * ** Preparation: **//__ All __// practices present ||   ||
 * Whole School Sustainability snapshot
 *  School registered for School Environment Tracking System (SETS) ||   ||
 * ** Development: ** Practice //__must__// be present: ||   ||
 *  School Council sign-off on sustainability program and school Education for Sustainability (EfS) vision/goal statement ||   ||
 * Sustainability included in at least //__one__// of the following:
 * //__ All __// practices present
 *  Whole school involvement (program introduced to whole school community, students, parents, staff and community supporters) ||   Approach Principal and Executive for decision on plan of action about Resource smart
 *  Form planning team (should include staff, students and the wider community) || Formalize a planning team seeking support from existing stakeholders ||
 *  Establish awareness of sustainability issues through professional development for staff as appropriate ||   ||
 *  Student leadership strategy/plans for involvement developed (e.g. Student Action Teams/ environmental clubs, student democracy/ governance/ committees) ||   consult about present practices and document
 *  School copies, collates and regularly updates bills relevant to SETS (electricity, gas, other fuel, water, waste and paper) into dedicated folder || Speak with Laurie and Peter Merritt to determine system ||
 *  There is a process to regularly update SETS with new data (e.g. by class groups, Student Action Teams, the planning team) ||   ||
 * ** Communications: **//__ All __// practices present || ** Examples/Comments ** ||
 *  Sustainability Intranet/Internet page created and maintained || ESC to speak to IT about Intranet page and consider who might update- information forwarded to ESC to Edit and update ||
 *  Plan in place to develop and upload case studies of the school’s sustainability successes on the school’s website (e.g. school’s sustainability policy, SEMP, strategy for student involvement) || ESC to speak to IT about website page and consider who might update- information forwarded to ESC to Edit and update ||
 * School’s commitment to sustainability (such as adopting the ResourceSmart AuSSI Vic framework) promoted to:
 *  Regular (e.g. at least twice a year) reporting of the school’s sustainability outcomes provided to students, staff and wider school community (Including school newsletter, School Council and wider community e.g. local newspaper) || ESC to report in newsletter and report at end of year for magazine ||
 *  Whole school celebration of school’s sustainability achievements || What would this mean??? ||
 * ** Accountability: ** ||  ||
 * Annual report on school’s sustainability achievements (against baseline data) in //at least __one__// of the following**//://**
 * Practice //__must__// be present: