Schools Are Not Drive-Thrus idle-free school campaign, spring 2025
ROUND VALLEY ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL - Covelo, CA
Round Valley Unified School District
Angelica Flores-Pete, math and science teacher;
Participants: 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students
This campaign was made possible thanks to the
Environmental Grant Program of the Community Foundation of Mendocino County.
Step 1: introductory session conducted - (DATE TO COME)
Step 2: initial data collection conducted for three days at school afternoon dismissal on (DATES TO COME)
Average temperature: ?? degrees
Total vehicles observed: ??; total vehicles idling: ?? (??%); total hours of idling: ?
Amount of fuel consumed*: ? gal/three days / ? gal/per day average
Amount of fuel consumed annually (est.) - based on 175 day school year: ?? gal (??? gallons relative to number of
vehicles observed, initial vs final measuring)
Amount of CO2 emissions annually (est.) - based on 175 day school year: ?,??? lbs**
Step 3: school supports idle-free campaign: School Principal message to the school community, and school installs two idle-free zone signs (DATES TO COME)
Step 4: driver contact event: (DATES TO COME)
*Amount of fuel consumed based on passenger vehicle — car/SUV/pickup truck — idling consumption of 0.43 gal/hr.
**Amount of CO2 emitted based on one gallon of fuel consumed equaling 20 pounds of CO2 emitted (gasoline - 19.64 pounds; diesel - 22.38 pounds)
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