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MCPS Sustainability UPDATE

Posted On December 01, 2021
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The Board of Education Fiscal Management Committee met on November 15, 2021 to hear updates on the MCPS Systemwide Sustainability Work.

To see their presentation view the meeting recording and head to the 1:25:20 mark of the program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ik2GkE9uZo

Three new initiatives are underway:

  1. Food Scraps Composting will partner with Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection to recover “pre-consumer” food scraps at two central sites. Some students are also developing “post-consumer” composting programs in schools.
  2. MCPS will expand Solar Power Purchasing Agreements to 8 additional school sites.
  3. An Investment Grade Audit Request for Qualifications will be published to identify new ways to save energy and implement infrastructure improvements.

Watch the December 9 Policy Management Committee to learn about work towards a new systemwide Sustainability Policy and how some students have been engaged in these efforts.