Achieving Measurable SB 1383 Success in K-12 Schools
Track
Schools
Session Description
How can schools achieve campus-wide compliance with SB 1383 and quanitfy their results? How can they engage all stakeholders in year-over-year success? What is the role of partner organizations in promoting these outcomes?
School success with SB 1383 requires the participation of all members of the campus community and year-over-year continuity relies on the active engagement of all stakeholder groups. In this session, we will discuss how school stakeholders can come together to form effective school site Green Teams that achieve optimized implementation of SB 1383. These teams serve as the social infrastructure for success, secure needs, and quantify their climate impacts.
The speakers will discuss case studies of success in Pleasanton and Hayward Unified School Districts in Northern California and share a toolkit of resources for achieving and quantifying outcomes. These customizable templates include training materials, tracking and evaluation tools, and a repository of resources for teachers, administrators, custodians, and students.
Beyond the function and formation of campus Green Teams, audience members will learn how partner organizations can support their success and sustainability. The speaker will share how the Go Green Initiative takes on a client service role to engage all members of the campus community, meet needs across departments and facilities, cross-pollinate between teams, and drive all schools toward optimized outcomes.
Speakers
Mallory McGoff, Go Green Initiative
Title
Project & Operations Manager
Speaker Biography
As Project & Operations Manager of the Go Green Initiative, Mallory McGoff guides schools and school districts across the San Francisco Bay Area through compliance with waste reduction and diversion. Prior to joining the Go Green Initiative, she launched her career in public education, nonprofit youth programs, and community-based change. She transitioned into climate work as a field researcher for an environmental foundation in the Philippines.
Mallory holds an M.Sc. in Anthropology and Development Sociology from Leiden University, where she wrote her thesis on social policy at the intersection of public education and the environment.
Abstract Title
Measuring and Optimizing SB 1383 Outcomes in Schools
Speaker Abstract
SB 1383 compliance in K-12 schools is not a single destination, but an ongoing project that requires consistent systems as students and staff matriculate year to year. In this session, the speaker will discuss how school site Green Teams can work in partnership with their district administration and their campus communities to set up systems that ensure year-over-year success, including ongoing training, feedback loops, campus culture, and quantifying results.
Audience members will learn how school site Green Teams can measure the climate impacts of their waste reduction and diversion efforts by establishing baselines and tracking regular waste output of all streams. The speaker will demonstrate how districts and schools can make use of this data to evaluate progress, ensure needs are met, and save money by right-sizing waste hauling service.
The speaker will also discuss how Green Teams can achieve optimized results by having organized forums to share best practices as well as needs and opportunities. This session will provide resources that schools and districts can use to facilitate intra-organizational feedback loops, measure outcomes, and sustain their programs.
Rahul Maharaj, Go Green Initiative
Title
Program Coordinator
Speaker Biography
Rahul Maharaj is a Program Coordinator with the Go Green Initiative, supporting SB 1383 compliance in Bay Area schools. He works daily with school administrators, teachers, custodians, and students as they prevent and reduce waste at school.
Rahul previously worked in education and politics, most recently working as a Constituent Service Representative for the District Office of Congressman Eric Swalwell. Rahul was formerly a student in a school district he now serves with the Go Green Initiative and strives to make a difference in the communities he grew up in.
Abstract Title
Forming School Green Teams and Training for Success
Speaker Abstract
K-12 schools can achieve success with SB 1383 compliance when they have the right people in the room. In this session, audience members will learn more about the roles of administrators, teachers, custodians, and students in the success of the school’s compliance work. Audience members will receive access to the Go Green Initiative's training templates for school site Green Teams and understand its components, which ensure all team members are up-to-date on the requirements of the law, their steps toward preventing waste and contamination, and systems for measuring results.
The speaker will discuss how third party organizations can support the development and success of these teams in partnership with the school district’s leadership by driving communications, organizing training, and advising the district on school site needs, best practices, and insights. Resources and templates will be provided.