Program Management/Evaluation

Peak Performance USA is a national asthma awareness/school health program sponsored by the American Association for Respiratory Care. It is a free program designed to assist school nurses and personnel to help children live healthier lives by controlling their asthma, with aid from local respiratory care professionals.

Much of the day-to-day responsibility for managing asthma falls on the child and their parents. However, because of the time spent in school, school staff can become a partner in the management of the disease. Their active participation through Peak Performance USA, with the help of the respiratory care practitioner, in a partnership with the physician, child and parents can help the child participate fully in school activities.

Asthma management information on the website is open to all. Schools registered with the program receive a free demonstration kit consisting of a peak flow meter and two valved holding chambers (one with a mask).

This Environmental Stewardship Guide is published to provide the CMS community information and insights on the CMS environmental footprint.  It includes examples of the district's environmental performance and offers examples of the efforts you can make to foster stewardship action in your own activities at home, school, and work.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education formalized the CMS commitment to environmental stewardship in Board Policy ECF, "Environmental Stewardship" (p. 2).  The Superintendent has furthered this commitment by including environmental stewardship in the internationally recognized ISO 14001 standard and is tailored to have environmental stewardship integrated into the everyday business of the district (p. 4). 

Environmental Stewardship requires the wide-ranging engagement of staff, students and the community.  The district's goals to reduce utility consumption and pollution by 20%, and solid waste by 5% by June 2014 are possible through your input, participation and leadership.  The snapshot below illustrates the magnitude of the district's environmental footprint.  

The Context Survey can be used to conduct a semi-structured interview to collect both quantitative and qualitative information about coalition structure and functioning and the focus of coalition efforts. It also gathers information about the social, cultural and political environment of the community in which the coalition operates. The survey can be administered to coalition members and staff as a telephone or face-to-face interview.