School-Based Composting Survey

Thanks for visiting our School-Based Composting Survey. This short survey will take under five minutes to complete and will help us better understand how composting functions in schools and districts. Results of the survey will be shared at http://www.lifelab.org/for-educators/schoolgardens/composting/.

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* 1. What type(s) of composting systems do you have at your school? Please select all that apply.

Vermicompost (composting with worms)

Hot Pile (aerobic compost systems)

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Where do you get the "green" (nitrogen) material for your compost? Check all that apply.

Garden waste

Lunch room waste

Classroom waste

Cafeteria waste (School meal prep waste)

School landscaping waste

Animal manure

Materials brought from offsite

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Where do you get the "browns" (carbon) material for your compost? Check all that apply.

Garden waste

School landscaping waste

Animal bedding materials

Straw or wood shavings

Paper material

Materials brought from offsite

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Are you able to source all your school composting materials from your school site?

Always

Often

Seldom

Never

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* 5. Who takes responsibility of maintaining your composting system? Provide a selection for each role.

	Most Responsibility	Some Responsibility	No Responsibility
School Food Service	School Food Service Most Responsibility	School Food Service Some Responsibility	School Food Service No Responsibility
Teachers	Teachers Most Responsibility	Teachers Some Responsibility	Teachers No Responsibility
Students	Students Most Responsibility	Students Some Responsibility	Students No Responsibility
Parent or Community Volunteer	Parent or Community Volunteer Most Responsibility	Parent or Community Volunteer Some Responsibility	Parent or Community Volunteer No Responsibility
Paid Garden Coordinator	Paid Garden Coordinator Most Responsibility	Paid Garden Coordinator Some Responsibility	Paid Garden Coordinator No Responsibility
School Custodian staff	School Custodian staff Most Responsibility	School Custodian staff Some Responsibility	School Custodian staff No Responsibility
Outside agency like non-profits or master gardeners	Outside agency like non-profits or master gardeners Most Responsibility	Outside agency like non-profits or master gardeners Some Responsibility	Outside agency like non-profits or master gardeners No Responsibility

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* 6. How is your compost managed over the summer? And by who? (If your compost is not managed over the summer skip this question.)

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* 7. Briefly tell us some of educational or lesson tie ins that you do with your compost. Please mention grade levels in your description and share resources/weblinks if you have them.

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* 1. What type(s) of composting systems do you have at your school? Please select all that apply.

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* 2. Where do you get the "green" (nitrogen) material for your compost? Check all that apply.

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* 3. Where do you get the "browns" (carbon) material for your compost? Check all that apply.

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* 4. Are you able to source all your school composting materials from your school site?

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* 5. Who takes responsibility of maintaining your composting system? Provide a selection for each role.

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* 6. How is your compost managed over the summer? And by who? (If your compost is not managed over the summer skip this question.)

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* 7. Briefly tell us some of educational or lesson tie ins that you do with your compost. Please mention grade levels in your description and share resources/weblinks if you have them.

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* 8. Please share the greatest obstacle(s) you have in running your school composting program.