Need+to+know

=Final Draft=

Outside

Transportation

Lights

Heating

ideas Get rid of the PSSA's or take them online what we need to know
 * remove the laptops
 * because they are not being used as much they are seen as a waste
 * solar panels
 * wind power
 * geothermal
 * use half of the lights system in the rooms
 * survey teachers in different rooms about lights and heat
 * on demand water heating
 * food costs
 * buses
 * students that live close to the school could walk
 * students could ride bikes if they don't live far
 * check faucets for leaking
 * use vegetable oil
 * check other school energy saving techniques
 * better insulation
 * more recycling
 * don't waste paper
 * reduce machinery use
 * use non-energy wasting cleaning products (broom, rake, old push mowers, etc.)
 * have a vegetable garden
 * go to school for 4 days and add like an hour an a half
 * go year-round with lots of breaks
 * Trane: ventilation systems
 * Proper caulking
 * Different types of lighting
 * Keeping printers on power strips
 * Outside classing on warm days
 * Stop buying book (not used as much)
 * Automatic toilets and urinals/ automatic faucets
 * Not printing out our names when it comes to printing
 * LED lights
 * Bring our own silverware
 * Not buying milk if we don't want it
 * Biodegradable cleaning products
 * Turning off the air conditioning in the office
 * Skyping (web cam) teaching at home
 * Usage of the regular boards instead of the tec boards
 * Transportation routing needs to change
 * Getting rid of the cameras
 * Solar lighting outside
 * Take the phones away in classrooms
 * Using a google app for announcements
 * cost of laptops vs. not having laptops
 * energy use by laptops
 * how much do solar panels cost
 * how much energy will be saved using solar panels
 * cost of geothermal
 * cost of wind power
 * wind power technology
 * wind mills in Buffalo
 * what fuel are we burning
 * how much per month for electric
 * how many lights are on and how many are off
 * what are other districts doing
 * would geothermal work for the size of our school
 * are there wind powered schools
 * do we have the space for solar panels
 * how many lights would we need