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2007-08 Solution Plan
For Help in completing this form, see the Cool It! Sample Solution Plan and Instructions.
Download Solution Plan Form in Microsoft Word.
Team Number:
Phase 1 (First Year Team)____ Phase 2 (Second Year Team)____
Division: Middle School_____ High School_______
1. Title: State the title of your project
2. Define the local issue or problem: Briefly describe the local climate change related issue, situation or problem that your project is designed to help solve.
3. Project Overview: Briefly describe your solution project, and explain how it helps to solve the issue or problem you described in #2 above.
4. Project Goals: List the specific measurable goals your project is designed to achieve.
5. Project Metrics: Describe how you will measure success in achieving each goal listed in #4 above. Include (a) the unit of measurement, (b) where you will get your data, and (c) how you will show that your data is accurate. (see the sample plan for examples) Describe your project's measurable greenhouse gas reductions (Climate Change Impact)
6. Project Action Plan: List and describe the actions that team members, partners and others plan to take (or have already taken) to achieve your goals. Provide details. Make it clear what has already been done and what you plan to do. Organize your list in a logical way, for instance by date or by the goal they will achieve, etc. Describe how your team worked together on your Action Plan (Teamwork)
7. Project Partners: List all individuals, groups or organizations that have agreed to assist you. (your partners) Describe what they have agreed to do. List separately those that you plan to ask to assist you. (your potential partners) (Collaborative Work)
8. Project Resources: List any resources, including materials, money, or services, that you have received, or that have been promised, for use in your project. Describe where you got them and how you will use them. List separately resources that you will try to get.
9. Project Sustainability:
Phase 1/First Year Teams: Describe how your project, or the benefits of your project, will continue after you submit your Cool It! Solution Plan Report in April 2008.
Phase 2/Second Year Teams: Describe how your project, or the benefits of your project, will continue after your Implementation is completed.
Be Prepared: Be ready to explain how your team has addressed the issues that the judges will be grading you on—Innovation, Teamwork, Collaboration, and Climate Change Impact.
Attachments: Attach any project related documents that will help the judges better understand the project. These may include project schedules, organization charts, promotional materials, letters of support, etc. Attachments are not required. |