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FCPS creates sustainability leadership team, wins Chesapeake Bay Trust grant and expands green‑school efforts
Summary
FCPS presented a new cross‑department sustainability effort after community requests; the district is coordinating curriculum, facilities and community partners, won a $40,000 Chesapeake Bay Trust grant and is developing procedures for gardens, composting and recycling.
The Curriculum & Instruction Committee heard a multi‑department update on environmental literacy and sustainability in Frederick County Public Schools, led by curriculum staff and the district’s sustainability and facilities representatives. Colleen Beal announced, “We were awarded a $40,000 Chesapeake Bay Trust environmental education grant,” which the district said will fund curriculum planning, teacher capacity building and partnership coordination.
District presenters described the effort as a coordinated response to community requests and to a Mobilize Frederick presentation to the Board of Education. Staff said the work touches multiple functional areas — facilities and operations (custodial, food service and grounds), curriculum and instruction, and external community partners — and requires coordinated procedures so schools can implement…
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