EarthCARE, An Environmental Education Partnership ™

2005-2009 HPEDSB EarthCARE Scoreboard

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05/06/07/08/09 EarthCARE Audit Results
  Fall 05 Spring 06 Spring 07 Spring 08 Spring 09
Schools participating in EC 91.7% 90.7% 98.10% 98.1% 100.0%
# Schools completing the EC Audit 48 (88.9%) 47 (87.0%) 51 (96.2%) 44 (83.0%) 47 (88.7%)
# Students participating on EC Teams 692 619 679 715 685
# P/VPs involved 50 43 47 38 35
# Staff participating 88 89 63 67 65
# Custodians participating 47 47 42 42 42
# Parents participating 14 10 15 5 9
# Community Sponsors in schools 5 3 9 7 9
Participation in Building Operator Program N/A 92 96 N/A N/A
Moderate to High Student participation in EC N/A 66.7% 70.80% 68.2% 71.7%
Moderate to High Staff participation in EC N/A 50.0% 58.30% 43.2% 56.5%
Moderate to High Frequency of Involvement N/A 68.5% 68.80% 59.1% 60.9%
Moderate to High Visibility of EC in School N/A 68.5% 68.80% 68.2% 63.0%
Average Lights off reported 65.4% 83.0% 85.70% 85.3% 83.9%
Average Computers off reported 67.7% 87.7% 80.30% 84.2% 86.5%
Estimated $ savings from LOCO alone * N/A $195,206 $180,236 $265,854 $208,200
Estimated reduction in CO2 emissions * N/A 1.8 tonnes (equivalent to planting 59 mature trees ) 1.7 tonnes (equivalent to planting 56 mature trees) 2.5 tonnes
(equivalent to planting 83 mature trees)
2.0 tonnes
(equivalent to planting 66 mature trees)

* Assumes the LO and CO behaviours were the same every day as those measured and reported on the day of the audits.