Environmental Sustainability Council
Regular MeetingFalls Church, VA · August 20, 2020
Minutes
Environmental Sustainability Council Education Task Group
Virtual Meeting: https://meet.lync.com/fallschurch-fallschurchva/kwalker/88F2MM08
Thursday, August 20, 2020, 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Meeting called to order at 7:00 pm by Kate Walker, City of Falls Church Staff Liaison
Members Present:
Ms. Sarah Beaman-Bayldon, Thomas Jefferson (TJ) Coordinator
Ms. Naomi Goodwin, Member/Volunteer
Ms. Tina Ho, Operation EarthWatch (OpEW) Program Coordinator
Ms. Jaime Iglehart, Mount Daniel (MD) Coordinator
Ms. Maureen McNulty-Stephens, Saint James School (SJS) Coordinator
Ms. Kate Walker, City of Falls Church Staff Liaison
Business:
2019-20 OpEW T-Shirt Distribution
Email parents of 2019-20 participants to offer t-shirt delivery or pickup (Iglehart)
T-shirt distribution by school coordinators (Beaman-Bayldon, Iglehart, McNulty-
Stephens)
OpEW 2020-21 School Year
Program will be virtual
Virtual program will follow normal operating/activity schedule; six activities from
October through March, fundraising complete by February, t-shirt order and
distribution in May
Use of social media (Facebook), web site, FCCPS Communications (The
Morning Announcements), email and other tools to communicate, post and
collect activity sheets
New idea for program- virtual field trips
Marketing/Recruitment
In an effort to increase participation, school coordinators to engage teachers to
promote the program/encourage students (Beaman-Bayldon, Iglehart, McNulty-
Stephens)
As in years past, initial communication about the program and how to participate
will be sent out in early September (Ho)
Letters will be sent to sponsors and Mary Riley Styles Public Library to notify that
OpEW program is still active for 2020-21 (Ho)
Explore opportunity to translate OpEW communications and activity sheets to
other languages for Non-English/Non-Native English speakers (Goodwin,
Iglehart)
Middle School OpEW Program
Naomi Goodwin proposed expanding OpEW to Mary Ellen Henderson (MEH)
and Saint James School (SJS) middle school students
Idea to work through student newsletter to include OpEW activity in each issue
Work with Maureen McNulty-Stephens to communicate with SJS
Potential activities include the use of iNaturalist app to identify plants, birds, and
bugs; mapping of plant structures on the W&OD trail
Coordinate with ESC Habitat Restoration Task Group on activities
Middle school program will not be as formal as existing elementary program (no
t-shirts)
Naomi Goodwin to organize and lead OpEW middle school program
Five of six members present were not opposed to idea of middle school program
(Beaman-Bayldon, Goodwin, Ho, McNulty-Stephens, and Walker)
o Iglehart had already left the meeting
OpEW Web Site
www.operationearthwatch.org available for update
Updates to include current program information and aesthetic improvements
Web developer assistance may be available (McNulty-Stephens to work with
contact)
Meeting adjourned at 8:00 pm
Minutes submitted by Tina Ho
Agenda
Posted 8/17/2020
Environmental Sustainability Council
Education Task Group Agenda
Virtual Meeting: https://meet.lync.com/fallschurch-fallschurchva/kwalker/88F2MM08
Thursday, August 20, 2020, 7:00 – 8:00 pm
NOTICE: The meeting for which this agenda has been posted will be held pursuant to and in compli-
ance with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, Section 2.2-3708.2 and state and local legislation
adopted to allow for continued government operation during the COVID-19 declared emergency.
All participating members of the Environmental Sustainability Council Education Task Group will be
present at this meeting through electronic means. All members of the public may view the meeting via
this Skype meeting link: https://meet.lync.com/fallschurch-fallschurchva/kwalker/88F2MM08. Public
comment and questions may be submitted to kwalker@fallschurchva.gov until 7:30 pm on August 20,
2020. All comments are provided, in full, to the members of the Environmental Sustainability Council
Education Task Group and comments received by the deadline will be summarized during the meeting.
PLEASE NOTE: This meeting will be conducted via Skype for Business. If you do not already use
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1. Call to Order
2. Public Comments
3. OpEW in 2021 academic year
4. 2020 T-shirt distribution
5. Website
6. Other business
7. Next Meeting
The ESC ETG meets as needed. Meetings are open to the public. Dates and times are posted on the
City web site and notice boards at least three days in advance.
Staff Liaison:
Kate Walker
City of Falls Church
300 Park Avenue Suite 300 West
Falls Church, VA 22046
Email: kwalker@fallschurchva.gov
Phone: (703) 248-5297
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To request a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability call (703) 248-5297, (TTY 711).
Posted 8/17/2020
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