小黄鸭导航yard Improvement Projects
Thank you for your interest to improve your schoolyard! 小黄鸭导航 ISD recognizes the many benefits that come with connecting our students to nature.
Did you know?
Garden based learning improves grades, knowledge, and attitudes/behavior in Elementary, Middle, & High 小黄鸭导航 levels.
92% of students in classrooms that integrated the environment had higher standardized test scores, GPAs, and enthusiasm for learning.
High 小黄鸭导航 students with views of trees and bushes from their cafeteria windows had higher standard test scores, higher grad rates, and higher percentage of students planning to attend a 4-year college.
Gardening at schools helps students feel proud, responsible, & confident.
Green schoolyards promote physical activity by offering a variety of active play options that engage children of varying fitness levels, ages, and genders.
Natural areas promote child-directed free play that is imaginative, constructive, sensory rich, and cooperative.
Overview
Before implementing your project, please follow the steps below to submit your 小黄鸭导航yard Improvement Project Review form. The purpose of this form is to approve the location of your project, and to ensure you receive relevant information regarding future site developments, underground utility lines, and potential resources to help you and your team plan and implement the project. The form should be submitted by the 小黄鸭导航 Principal or someone they designate to submit on their behalf. The review committee meets twice a month, and please allow four weeks for review and approval. Please do not begin your project until you have received approval.
Submittal Instructions
- Step 1
- Please review the FAQs
- Step 2
- Submit the
- Step 3
- Submit a Work Order to Grounds through the school's administration office to flag your application for review.
- What type of projects require submittal of the 小黄鸭导航yard Improvement Project Review Form?
- Use this form for projects such as veggie gardens, raingardens, pollinator gardens, tree planting, greenhouses, chicken coops and animal-related structures, apiaries, cisterns, and playground modifications. Not sure if your project qualifies? Email schoolyardimprovement@austinisd.org.
- What if our school is working with a donor, service provider, vendor, or community volunteers for our 小黄鸭导航yard Improvement Project?
- This is great! All partners are required to follow the AISD Partnership Process. The 小黄鸭导航yard Improvement Review Committee can still review your form to ensure the project location is suitable, but you will need to ensure the AISD Partnership Process is complete before site work begins.
- Where can I find City of 小黄鸭导航 regulations relevant to my schoolyard project?
- Visit the and enter any keywords relevant to your project (bees, trees, domestic animals, cisterns, etc.). The applicant is responsible for ensuring the project meets all city regulations, codes, and ordinances.
- Where can I find info about 2017 Bond work to help me plan my project?
- You can find thetiming and scope ofbond-related projects at your schoolto ensure future construction work will not impact your project.
DO NOT use this form for:
- Changes to the building: including but not limited to small renovations, new flooring, resurfacing of wood gymnasium floors, replacement of blinds, roofing repairs, HVAC repairs and drainage system improvements. For this type of work, please submit a work order. It will get routed to Construction Management or Maintenance, depending on the scope.
- Sports field equipment. Contact 小黄鸭导航 ISD Athletics.
- Murals: Content approval is needed from the principal and Associate Superintendent.
小黄鸭导航 Parks (Joint-Use Sites):
- A , also known as a Joint-Use Site, is an outdoor space at a school that is available to the public during non-school hours through an agreement between the City of 小黄鸭导航 (COA) and AISD. They are co-owned and co-managed between both AISD and COA. Because of the co-ownership, requests for improvements must be approved by both AISD and COA.
- whether your school is a Joint-Use Site. If so, you will need to submit a and a 小黄鸭导航yard Improvement Project (SIP) request form.
- The signed Agreement Between the City of 小黄鸭导航 and the 小黄鸭导航 Independent 小黄鸭导航 District Regarding Development and Shared Use of Jointly Owned Facilities, Ground Improvements, and Open Spaces is available here.
2018 Survey Results for the Total Number of Habitat Features at AISD 小黄鸭导航s
Source: AISD Environmental Stewardship Advisory Committee
2018 Survey Results for the Total Number of Habitat Features at AISD 小黄鸭导航s
小黄鸭导航 ISD Educational Specifications: see p. 98 for Outdoor Learning
小黄鸭导航 Area 小黄鸭导航 Garden Collaborative
小黄鸭导航 ISD Facilities Master Plan
小黄鸭导航 ISD Bond Projects by School
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