Monitoring and Evaluation
Monitoring and evaluation assist a school to measure their progress and continuously improve their program. Without this step, a program may not improve and may stagnate.
Many companies use triple bottom line reporting to their shareholders to demonstrate they are responsible in their operations and as a basis for continual improvement. This type of reporting measures the environmental, social as well as the wider economic impact of the companies operations.
Schools can extend this concept and include a fourth component dealing with educational outcomes.
Information and methods of gathering data as part of the monitoring and evaluation process can include:
- Staff opinion surveys
- Student opinion suverys
- Sick leave and absenteeisim figures
- Measurable environmental improvements or savings - records from gas, water and elecricity bills
- Results of surveys undertaken by students
- Economic savings since your school became part of Sustainable Schools
- Information on leadership opportunities and activities for students
- Community links - has Sustainable Schools helped your school create new opportunities or links to local or state organisations and businesses.
Visit our Case Studies to view examples of data and information schools have gathered as part of the monitoring and evaluation of Sustainable Schools.
Invitation to submit a Case Study
If your school is an existing Victorian Sustainable School and would like to feature as part of our website case studies, please email us to recieve a case study template.
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The Victorian Sustainable Schools pilot was developed and delivered by Gould League and CERES Community Environment Park with major funding support from the Federal Department of Environment and Heritage and additional funding provided by the Victorian Government and Philanthopric Trusts.