Policy No.	2172
	Adoption Date:	April 19, 1994
	Revised:	February 18, 1998

INSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS

The district will provide programs in environmental education that will furnish instruction about conservation and natural resources. The programs will emphasize solving the problems of human adaption to the environment.

The district's environmental education programs will be age appropriate and involve community resources. The programs will equip students to understand how their actions, as well as business and resource management practices, affect the environment and their quality of life. The programs will provide investigatory and evaluation skills for application to long term environmental issues. The totality of the district's environmental education program shall be balanced in its content and provide students with an understanding of various points of view on environmental issues.

Cross References:

Board Policy	2110	Instructional Program Offerings
	2120	Curriculum Development
	2121	Curriculum Adoption
	2130	Program Evaluation
	2311	Selection and Adoption of Instructional Materials
	2313	Free or Inexpensive Materials
	2320	Field Trips, Excursions and Outdoor Education
	2321	Guest Speakers
	2330	Academic Freedom
	2331	Controversial Issues

Legal References:

RCW	28A.230.020	Common school curriculum--fundamentals
WAC	180-50-115	Mandatory areas of study in the common schools