(INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY & JOBS)
Biomass

The Division of Energy and the Department of Elementary & Secondary Education should collaborate to create energy education curriculum at the K-12 level.​

​​​MEI GRADE

REFERENCE TO 2015 PLAN   |   ACTION TAKEN
 |  SCORE   |   STEPS TO COMPLETION

REFERENCE POINT 
​ ​IN 2015 PLAN
- NONE PROVIDED FOR NOW -

​​ACTION TAKEN
DE staff met with DESE staff, Mid-State 8 Electric Cooperatives, and National Energy Education Development (NEED) project in 2016 to discuss energy education in present curriculum, and how we might work together more in that regard. DE can provide supplemental energy materials for teachers to pick/choose and recruit partners to work with DESE. DE staff met in August 2016 with a member of the State Board of Education to briefly discuss CSEP recommendations related to education, and raise awareness of energy issues being incorporated into curriculum to better prepare students for future workforce in both blue- and white-collar jobs with utilities and innovative energy solutions industries. Liberty Utilities sponsored several Energy Education Workshops for teachers hosted by the EarthWays Center.

WHO TOOK ACTION​

​​MEI GRADE / SCORE 

​MEI RATIONALE FOR GRADE
limited action
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​​STEPS TO COMPLETION
Steps for further progress include researching other states and model policies, pursuing related recommendations within the Talent for Tomorrow/BiM initiatives, engaging stakeholders, and launching programs in accordance with best practices.
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​​WHO IS IN CONTROL OF DESTINY