Green Up These Schools -- Accepted Schools in NMUSD

Green Up Our Schools!

National Elementary School Waste Reduction &
Recycling Program

Change your school, change the world!

Information for Accepted Schools:

Newport-Mesa Unified School District

3. Expense Report for Use of Funds

Every purchase must be clearly documented with all appropriate receipts and invoices. Visit this page to see how all purchases should be recorded.

4. End of Year Evaluation

At the end of every school year, we will visit your school to evaluate the success of the program based on a 50 point scale. Make sure you know what we’ll be looking for. And remember, if you score below 20, you may forfeit your place in the program.

All the above files are in PDF format. Download the Word versions here:
Press Release | Letter to Parents | Expense Report | End of Year Evaluation

1. Press Release

Tell your local newspaper about your success! Fill your school’s information into our pre-formatted press release.

2. Letter to the Parents

Make sure all parents are aware of the efforts your school will be taking in the coming years. Keep them informed with this letter.

School Resources

Tell everyone about being accepted to the program. To help you do so, we’ve created the following tools:

Welcome to the program!

Worm Bin Composting

Three teachers joined us for the Free Worm Bin Composting Class held in October. The Costa Mesa Sanitary District provided excellent instruction and each teacher left with her own complete worm bin.

Contact the Costa Mesa Sanitary District to learn about their free field trips to the landfill and recycling center.

Day One and Month One Documents

Each of the documents below describes what is expected at the start of the program.