2011/2012 School Improvement Plan
Our school improvement team worked diligently on this year's school improvement plans for math, reading, and for Goal 2. Below you will find a copy of the SIP at a glance, which is an overview of our extensive plan. If you wish to view the entire 90 page document, please email Mrs. Hahn.
 Green School Certified Since 2007
West Friendship Elementary School became a certified Green School during the 2007 school year and we were recertified in May of 2010! We will continue our green efforts this year with going "paperless" as much as possible - this includes putting our school newsletter and grade level newsletters online and not printing them out. These efforts are in addition to the efforts we have continued since 2007. These efforts include recycling cans & bottles, recycling printer ink cartridges, maintaining our nature trail, keeping our school grounds litter free, recycling paper, participating in the oyster reef project, participating in the horseshoe crab project, planting trees in our county's watershed areas, and conserving energy.
The Maryland Association for Environmental and Outdoor Education Maryland Green School Awards Program is a holistic, integrated approach to authentic learning that incorporates local environmental issue investigation and professional development with environmental
best management practices and community stewardship.
MAEOE's Green School Awards Program celebrates Maryland's model environmental education efforts which combine classroom studies with the use of best management practices at schools and involve the community. These are noncompetitive awards to recognize and celebrate the achievement of schools meeting strict environmental education criteria.
All public and nonpublic schools in Maryland are eligible to participate. No special curriculum is needed. Schools must demonstrate that they meet criteria in the following areas:
School & Community : The school extends its learning into the community through a variety of projects ,which address local environmental issues.
Curriculum & Instruction : The school uses the environment as an integrating context or as an integral part of the school's instructional program.
Operation & Design : Best environmental practices are modeled in the operation and design of the school facility.
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