Applying the School District Model to Other Institutional Settings Statewide

The strategy recommended for school districts is equally applicable to other institutions and businesses statewide. The multi-facility organizational structure and support functions of school districts are similar if not identical to many other organizational types in the nonresidential sector. It can be reasonably presumed that the components of the school district strategy which include easily applied analytical methodology, strong partnerships with local jurisdictions, and targeted outreach will prove successful in the other nonresidential sectors of the state.

No additional staff resource should be required to implement the schools strategy in other institutional settings and in the business sector. The key to the efficient deployment of CIWMB staff is the degree of success in training local jurisdictions to work in the field with school districts as well as other institutions and the commercial sector.

The analytical methodology employed by the project team in the six pilot school districts proved successful in determining the primary and secondary opportunities for waste reduction strategies in the pilot school districts. The model waste assessment methodology has also already proved successful with respect to the implementation of some of these opportunities. This model can be used as the basis for training Office of Local Assistance and other CIWMB staff and local jurisdiction staff; it can also be used for waste assessments of other institutions statewide. The methodology used by the project and recommended for future use is discussed more fully in the appendices.

Monitoring Implementation Progress

After securing approval of the Board to proceed, the Office of Integrated Education and the Office of Local Assistance should initiate a program to implement the planning, training, outreach, and informational components of the strategy described herein. The Office of Integrated Education should report to the Board in one year the progress and achievements of the program in engaging school districts and the nonresidential sector.

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