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BAY AREA WATER USERS ASSOCIATION <br /> <br /> APPLICATION TO PARTICIPATE IN "OUR WATER": <br /> A WATER CONSERVATION EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM <br /> FOR SCHOOLS IN SAN MATEO AND SANTA CLARA COUNTY <br /> <br /> 2002/2003 School Year <br /> <br />INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROGRAM <br /> <br />"Our Water" was developed by Kollage Community School for the Arts, a nonprofit organization located <br />in Belmont, in response to a request from Mid-Peninsula Water District for a creative and user-friendly <br />approach to water conservation education at the elementary school level. The program was implemented <br />in all 4th grade classes in the Belmont/Redwood Shores School District in Spring 2001. BAWUA <br />sponsored creation ora video of the Program's initial year. <br /> <br />The purpose of the Program is to enhance learning about water conservation through creative, as well as <br />logical, processes. Program goals include demonstrable evidence of students' ability to apply critical <br />thinking and creative exprcssiun to water conservation concepts; improved water conscrvatiun awareness <br />as measured on pre- and post-Program tests; and enhanced appreciation of and interest in the arts by both <br />teachers and students at participating schools. <br /> <br />The "Our Water" curriculum is presented in 50-minute sessions conducted once a week over nine weeks. <br />Each school or class is assigned an arts instructor in visual art, dance, music, or poetry. Pre- and post- <br />tests are given to students to measure the effectiveness of the Program in enhancing their water <br />conservation awareness. Implemanting the Program qualifies as compliance with California's <br />conservation Best Management Practices (BMP), #8 - Water Education. <br /> <br />At its September meeting, the BAWUA Board of Directors will be considering authorizing BAWUA to <br />serve as an intermediary and single point of contact to help facilitate members participating in the <br />Program during the 2002/2003 school year. If thare is interest among BAWUA members in San Mateo <br />and Santa Clara Counties, BAWUA will contract with Kollage to conduct a nine-week artist-in-residence <br /> th <br />water conservation program for 4 grade classrooms in San Marco and Santa Clara County public <br />schools. <br /> <br />COST <br /> <br />The cost for this Program depends on the number of participating school sites and classrooms, with the <br />cost per classroom decreasing as the number of schools participating increases: <br /> <br /> Cost Per <br /> Classroom <br /> Tier 1: i I school 1 through 3 classrooms $880 <br /> Tier 2: ] up to 2 schools 4 through 6 classrooms $850 <br /> Tier 3: I up to 5 schools 7 through 12 classrooms $750 <br /> Tier 4: { up to 10 schools 13 through 22 classrooms $740 <br /> <br />(If a school has students from more than one participating BAWUA agency, the costs for that school will <br />be shared equally between those agencies.) <br /> <br />Application to Participate in "Our Water" <br />A Water Conservation Educational Program <br />for Schools In San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties <br /> <br /> <br />