A group of students at Bettendorf Middle School are concerned about the amount of trash on the ground at their school. Their goal is to clean up the school and reduce littering. They will raise awareness about the issue by making announcements and having the student council president speak over the intercom. The students will be responsible for different tasks like handing out trash bags, ensuring everyone helps pick up litter, and getting people to stop littering. Their ultimate goal is to keep their school clean.
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Bettendorf middle school is littering action plan
1. Bettendorf Middle
SCHOOL IS ¡°TRASH¡±
JOSHUA BECHT
SCOTT REISEN,
SAM JUDGE,
ROBERT MARSHALL,
CHANDLER
VOELCKER
2. PROBLEM STATEMENT:
? OUR PROBLEM IS THAT MANY PEOPLE DROP
TRASH ON THE GROUND BECAUSE THEY ARE
TOO LAZY TO THROW IT IN THE GARBAGE.
3. SPECIFIC GOAL FOR IMPROVEMENT:
? OUR FIRST GOAL IS TO GET OUR SCHOOL
CLEAN. AFTER WE ACCOMPLISH THIS WE
WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO THE HIGH SCHOOL.
? DATA REQUIRED OR NEEDED RESOURCES:
TRASH BAGS AND PLASTIC GLOVES.
? ROOT CAUSES & STATISTICS: IN THE PAST
FIVE YEARS 75%OF PEOPLE HAVE ADMITTED TO
LITTERING. 50% OF ALL ITEMS LITTERED ARE
CIGARETTE BUTTS. 9 BILLION TONS OF LITTER
IS DUMPED INTO THE OCEAN EVERY YEAR.
4. BARRIERS:
? WHAT ARE THE ISSUES OUT THERE THAT ARE
KEEPING PEOPLE FROM SOLVING OUR
PROBLEM? WE BELIEVE THERE ARE NOT
ENOUGH TRASH CANS OUTSIDE.
? ACTION ALREADY IN PLACE: NOTHING IN PLACE
RIGHT NOW
? ACTION PLAN (STEPS): WE ARE GOING TO PUT
SOMETHING IN THE ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE
WEEK AND ALSO HAVE THE STUDENT COUNCIL
PRESIDENT SPEAK ON THE INTERCOM.
5. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR EACH STEP?
? JOSH & SCOTT: IN CHARGE OF MAKING SURE
PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF LITTERING AND GETTING
PEOPLE TO HELP STOP LITTERING AT BMS.
? JOSH IS IN CHARGE OF KEEPING PEOPLE ON TASK
AND MAKING SURE PROGRESS IS BEING MADE .
? SCOTT: IN CHARGE OF MAKING SURE EVERYONE IS
INCLUDED IN HELPING PICK UP LITTER.
? JOSH, SAM, CHANDLER, SCOTT, AND ROBERT GET
PEOPLE TO STOP LITTERING.
? LUKE: ANOUNNCE IT ON THE INTERCOM.
6. THIS IS NOT WHAT WE WANT FOR
OUR SCHOOL DO WE ???
? THIS IS NOT COOL PEOPLE.