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Grant 09 -41, Cleveland Elementary School, Cleveland Recycling Program, Oakland, West County, $2,886.00
<br /> Cleveland does not currently have a system to sort school garden compostables or municipal compostables and the
<br /> paper /container recycling program needs to be expanded. Funds from this grant will create and implement a school wide
<br /> recycling/composting program.
<br /> Grant 09 -42, Glenview Elementary School, Bag it! Tag It! Book and book bag dedication program, Oakland,
<br /> West County, $3,000.00 replace plastic bags currently in use, with canvas, reusable book bags. Canvas bags are larger
<br /> and can hold more books, also increasing the number of books children can take home.
<br /> Grant 09 -43, Logan High School, Logan Recycling Stations, Union City, West County, $1,900.00 this project
<br /> will serve 4100 students, 200 staff members, and over 18 years and numerous community event attendees of all ages.
<br /> Students will be collecting recyclables every week as part of their curriculum. Students can earn community service for
<br /> teaching /monitoring the recycling stations during lunches and events. Bins will also aid in campus cleanliness.
<br /> Grant 09 -44 through 09 -49, Logan High School, Logan Recycling Stations, Union City, West County, 6 mini
<br /> grants $3,000.00 each for a total of $18,000.00 this project will serve 4100 students, 200 staff members, and over
<br /> 18 years and numerous community event attendees of all ages. Students will be collecting recyclables every week as part
<br /> of their curriculum. Students can earn community service for teaching/monitoring the recycling stations during lunches
<br /> and events. Bins will also aid in campus cleanliness.
<br /> The total 2009 Expenditure Plan budget of $100,000 for mini grants was approved by the Board along with the
<br /> option to expend any remaining carryover mini -grant funds in 2010 from prior years. A total of $98,906.00 in
<br /> mini grants was awarded from the 2009 mini -grant funds. This distribution of mini -grant funds has left a
<br /> remaining balance of $1,094.00 for mini -grant funding. The Board has reissued the mini -grant application
<br /> announcement and will entertain applications for mini grants throughout the year.
<br /> Project Grants
<br /> The Education Advisory Board awarded 10 project grants to the following projects:
<br /> Grant 09 -18, San Francisco Department of the Environment, Food to Flowers!, San Francisco, West County,
<br /> $10,000.00 The Department of the Environment for the City and County of San Francisco (SF Environment) will use
<br /> the grant funds to increase diversion in the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) and San Francisco's private
<br /> schools by expanding our School Education Program. In conjunction with a variety of educational program offerings, we
<br /> will help school develop infrastructure to support and increase waste diversion and provide the resources needed to
<br /> sustain those programs. This project will work in partnership with Norcal Waste Systems; San Francisco's permitted
<br /> waste and recycling hauler, as well as SFUSD and private schools.
<br /> Grant 09 -19, Livermore High School, Paperless Tests Students using Electronic Response devices, Livermore,
<br /> East County, $10,688.00 The grant's main purpose will be to institute student operated test taking devices to eliminate
<br /> paper tests, and eliminate paper answer sheets. This use of relevant technology will invigorate student interest in
<br /> environmental issues, including REDUCTION of the use of paper, so paper does not end up in the landfill.
<br /> Grant 09 -20, The East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse, Program for Educators, Oakland, West County,
<br /> $10,000.00 The goals of this project are: pilot incentive programs for educators to come to the Depot facility including
<br /> weekend project demonstrations, free project materials and field trip opportunities, address economic concerns for
<br /> Alameda County educators by ensuring access to local reuse center that offers low cost school supplies and project
<br /> materials, broaden outreach efforts, expand on partnerships with organizations dedicated to education, evaluate educator
<br /> needs, hire a trained educator, and create a presence for teachers that the Depot Facility is a Re -use Education Center.
<br /> Grant 09 -21, Livermore High School, Recycle station for Livermore Sports Stadium, Livermore, East County,
<br /> $31,732.00 The main purpose of this grant is to blanket the Livermore High School Football/Track/Lacrosse/
<br /> Soccer /Graduation complex with recognizable and easy to use recycle stations.
<br /> Grant 09 -22, Alameda Point Collaborative, APC Bike Shop Recycling Project, Alameda, West County,
<br /> $15,000.00 The innovative project will divert 13.2 tons of bicycle waste from the landfills, train (2) formerly homeless
<br /> residents in reuse and recycling related jobs, and educate more than 150 youth about the importance of reuse, reduce, and
<br /> recycle. In this project; youth will be taught how to repair and maintain discarded bicycles, provide job training and job
<br /> creation for APC residents, provide low income residents with recycled bicycles, and sell recycled bicycles to generate
<br /> funds to build self sufficiency for the bike shop.
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