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Sample EarthCARE Audit

School Information

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Date of Audit
Time of Audit :
EarthCARE Team Information
EarthCARE data entry person
EarthCARE team leader
Total number work pages
Total number rooms audited
Water Faucets
Number of faucets counted in school
Number of dripping faucets
Toilets
Number of toilets counted in school
Number of toilets running or leaking
Outside Lights
Number of outside lights counted at school
Number of outside lights on when not needed
Computers
Number of computers counted at school
Number of computers on when not in use
Lights
Number of lights counted at school
Number lights on when should not be
Waste
Number of rooms with garbage in recycling
Number of rooms with recycling in garbage
Number of rooms without a recycling bin
Air Quality
Number of rooms with vents blocked
Temperature
Number of rooms with thermostat not appropriate for season
The real audit consists of two pages, this marks the page break.

EarthCARE Participation Report

School Info

Number of students in this school

1. Who is involved in your EarthCARE Team?
(indicate the number as appropriate, or enter 0 if none)

Principal or VP
Teacher(s)  
Student(s)  
EarthCARE Catalyst(s)  
Elementary schools only please give catalyst's name(s)
Custodian(s)  
Parent(s)  
Community environment sponsor(s)  
Other    Number
1.2 Did your Team Leader attend the last training?
 
1.3 How many meetings of the EarthCARE Team have you had in your school to date?
  

2. Have any of the teachers in your school used the EarthCARE lessons since the last audit?

 
If yes, which lessons?

3. Please list EarthCARE activities planned for your school this year and indicate approximately how many students are expected to participate in each one. The first 5 entries should cover your LOCO activities, any other energy-related activity, and a water or waste activity. Use the cells numbered 6 to 10 to enter any other activities in your school.

Participation Rates:

  • Low - Few (less than 25%) of the students participated
  • Limited - Some (25 - 50%) of the students participated
  • Moderate - Many (51 - 75%) of the students participated
  • High - Most (more than 75%) of the students participated

Note: Participation rate and brief activity descriptions are required in order to score points for your audit.

Activity Participation Rate
1. Lights Off Activity
2. Computers Off Activity
3. Other Energy-related activity
4. Water-related activity
5. Waste-related Activity
6. 
7. 
8. 
9. 
10.

4. How would you rate your school's general involvement in EarthCARE this year?

  • Low - Few (less than 25%) of the students participated
  • Limited - Some (25 - 50%) of the students participated
  • Moderate - Many (51 - 75%) of the students participated
  • High - Most (more than 75%) of the students participated
a. Student involvement
 
b. Staff involvement
c. Frequency of involvement
d. Visibility in school

5. At the beginning of the year, you set targets for the following areas. Some of the targets were already met or surpassed! Please set new targets for the next school year.
(indicate the number as appropriate, or enter 0 if none)

a. What percentage of lights will be on when not needed? %  
b. What percentage of computers will be on when not needed? %  
c. What is the number of EarthCARE events/activities planned for the next year  
5.1 Communications
a. How many newsletter articles will you prepare?  
b. How many web articles will be submitted?  
c. List any other media plans for your EC actions:

6. Comments

Please use the remaining space to comment on any aspects of EarthCARE that will help us to improve the program for next year.
This concludes the sample EarthCARE audit. If this were the real audit, upon pressing a submit button, the audit would automatically be emailed to your EarthCARE team leader and you would be given the option to print a copy of your completed audit and email the data to a recipient of your choice.