Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool (ELIT)
In ProgressThe Chesapeake Bay Watershed Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool (ELIT) was developed to monitor the capacity and progress of public school districts toward meeting the Environmental Literacy Goal in the 2014 Watershed Agreement. The ELIT is administered biennially.
Description
The Chesapeake Bay Watershed Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool (ELIT) was developed to monitor the capacity and progress of public school districts toward meeting the Environmental Literacy Goal in the 2014 Watershed Agreement. The Environmental Literacy Goal has 3 Outcomes: Student Outcome, Sustainable Schools Outcome, Environmental Literacy Planning Outcome.
The ELIT tool was modified in 2022 to reduce the reporting burden on school districts by removing questions about sustainable school practices, as relevant data can be obtained through other means. The ELIT contributes to monitoring public school districts’ progress toward these outcomes, collecting data about:
- School district preparedness to implement a comprehensive and systemic approach to environmental literacy education;
- Student participation in MWEEs during the school year;
- School district needs to support further improvements in environmental literacy education.
The ELIT is administered biennially to all local education agencies (LEAs) in five jurisdictions: the District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, in addition to the 8 LEA's within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed in West Virginia.