ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP

​​​The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education believes that Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools must be an effective steward of our natural resources.  The Board hereby commits that the district will continue and strengthen its efforts to operate in a manner that protects and conserves our air, water, and land resources, improves the environment, and promotes environmentally sound behavior, including a commitment to energy conservation and to renewable energy strategies.  Further, the Board will join other local and state governmental entities in initiatives that promote environmentally sound policies and practices. 

Policy ECF provides seven environmental focus areas: 

• Environmental Compliance
• Pollution Prevention
• Resource Conservation and Energy Strategies​
• Resource Recovery
• Sustainable Development
• Sustainable Purchasing​
• Behavioral Change and Education​

Revised February​ 28th, 2017 ​the Board of Education directs the Superintendent to make an annual report to the Board ​​​regarding progress in achieving the goals and objectives for each area, planned modifications of strategies in order to improve progress in meeting goals and objective and recommendations for changes to the environmental management system or to the policy. 

The Superintendent also develops a communication plan to make students, staff and the community aware of the environmental management system and in ways that can contribute to the district's stewardship of natural resources. 

Environmental Stewardship engages all stakeholders to include students, teachers, principals, our community and CMS support staff.  Our stewardship includes the involvement and promotion of environmentally sound practices through school recognition, environmental training for principals, teachers and staff, process improvements, integrate environmental science academia and student volunteer projects.  We strive to achieve environmental goal settings to reduce solid waste and utility consumption, improve air quality and manage our natural resources that include drinking water and storm water​.