Energy Saving Tips For Teachers

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Energy Saving Tips For Teachers Office Staff
LAKE STEVENS SCHOOL DISTRICT 12309 22nd Street
NE., Lake Stevens, WA 98258

• Shut down your computer, monitor, and speakers
  when you leave for the day.
• Saves energy and extends the life of your
  equipment. Automated shutdown software is in
  place but is intended as a backup to each user
  shutting down at the end of the day.
• Monitors must be manually shut off and can safely
  be turned off each night.
• Students should turn off other classroom
  computers and monitors when they are finished
  with them. As a back-up, assign one individual
  or the last class to sweep the classroom to make
  sure everything is off.
• In computer labs assign one individual or the
  last class to turn off computers and monitors at
  the end of the day.
• Use partial lighting when appropriate (Many
  classrooms and offices
• have multiple light switches that will allow
  for reduced lighting levels).
• Before after class hours when rooms often are
  occupied with just one person.
• During regular classroom hours when natural light
  is available and provides ample light levels for
  the learning environment.
• Shut off all electric appliances when they are
  not needed.
• Projectors, Document cameras, and TVs should be
  turned off throughout the day, when not in use.
• Consolidate personal appliances where possible.
• Each night turn off other hardware amplifiers,
  DVRs, televisions etc.
• Help monitor exterior doors and window blinds.
• Ensure that exterior doors are open for minimal
  lengths of time.
• Significant amounts of warm air is lost when
  doors are left propped open for just a short
  period of time.

Barbara Ossowski, Energy Education Specialist C
425-754-7327