Education Workgroup Publications

Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences, or MWEEs, serve as the foundation for a rich, lifelong relationship between students and the Chesapeake Bay.

View document [PDF, 5.7 MB] 2025 Educator's Guide to the Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE)

A companion text to the Educator's Guide to the Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience to support effective MWEE professional learning experiences for teachers and educators.

View document [PDF, 1.8 MB] Facilitator's Guide to MWEE Training

This report presents watershed-wide results from the 2024 Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool.

View document [PDF, 6.4 MB] Chesapeake Bay Region 2024 Environmental Literacy Report

Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool Survey Questions (2024)

View document [PDF, 239.4 KB] 2024 Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool Survey

The primary purpose of this self-assessment rubric is to help non-formal environmental education providers demonstrate the alignment of their programs with K-12 school district priorities. 

View document [DOCX, 97.1 KB] High Quality Environmental Education Programming: A Self-Assessment Rubric for District Success

This report presents Delaware-specific results from the 2024 Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool.

View document [PDF, 4.2 MB] Chesapeake Bay Watershed 2024 Environmental Literacy Report - Delaware

This report presents District of Columbia-specific results from the 2024 Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool.

View document [PDF, 3.1 MB] Chesapeake Bay Watershed 2024 Environmental Literacy Report - District of Columbia

This report presents Maryland-specific results from the 2024 Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool.

View document [PDF, 4.2 MB] Chesapeake Bay Watershed 2024 Environmental Literacy Report - Maryland

This report presents Pennsylvania-specific results from the 2024 Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool.

View document [PDF, 4.3 MB] Chesapeake Bay Watershed 2024 Environmental Literacy Report - Pennsylvania

This report presents Virginia-specific results from the 2024 Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool.

View document [PDF, 4.2 MB] Chesapeake Bay Watershed 2024 Environmental Literacy Report - Virginia

This report presents West Virginia-specific results from the 2024 Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool.

View document [PDF, 3.9 MB] Chesapeake Bay Watershed 2024 Environmental Literacy Report - West Virginia

A summary of Delaware-specific responses to the 2024 Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool.

View document [PDF, 467.0 KB] DE: 2024 ELIT Response Summaries from Each Responding LEA

A summary of District of Columbia-specific responses to the 2024 Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool.

View document [PDF, 148.3 KB] DC: 2024 ELIT Response Summaries from Each Responding LEA

A summary of Maryland-specific responses to the 2024 Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool.

View document [PDF, 677.0 KB] MD: 2024 ELIT Response Summaries from Each Responding LEA

A summary of Pennsylvania-specific responses to the 2024 Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool.

View document [PDF, 3.1 MB] PA: 2024 ELIT Response Summaries from Each Responding LEA

A summary of Virginia-specific responses to the 2024 Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool.

View document [PDF, 2.6 MB] VA: 2024 ELIT Response Summaries from Each Responding LEA

A summary of West Virginia-specific responses to the 2024 Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool.

View document [PDF, 221.5 KB] WV: 2024 ELIT Response Summaries from Each Responding LEA

The Chesapeake Bay Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool (ELIT) was developed to monitor the capacity and progress of public school districts toward meeting the environmental literacy goal stated in the 2014 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. This report is a summary of the results of the 2022 ELIT data collection and analysis.

View document [PDF, 6.2 MB] Chesapeake Bay Region 2022 Environmental Literacy Report

View document [PDF, 4.2 MB] Chesapeake Bay Watershed 2022 Environmental Literacy Report - Delaware

View document [PDF, 3.1 MB] Chesapeake Bay Watershed 2022 Environmental Literacy Report - District of Columbia

View document [PDF, 3.9 MB] Chesapeake Bay Watershed 2022 Environmental Literacy Report - Maryland

View document [PDF, 4.1 MB] Chesapeake Bay Watershed 2022 Environmental Literacy Report - Pennsylvania

View document [PDF, 4.0 MB] Chesapeake Bay Watershed 2022 Environmental Literacy Report - Virginia

View document [PDF, 3.6 MB] Chesapeake Bay Watershed 2022 Environmental Literacy Report - West Virginia

View document [PDF, 411.2 KB] DE: 2022 ELIT Response Summaries from Each Responding LEA

View document [PDF, 146.9 KB] DC: 2022 ELIT Response Summaries from Each Responding LEA

View document [PDF, 633.3 KB] MD: 2022 ELIT Response Summaries from Each Responding LEA

View document [PDF, 2.7 MB] PA: 2022 ELIT Response Summaries from Each Responding LEA

View document [PDF, 2.2 MB] VA: 2022 ELIT Response Summaries from Each Responding LEA

View document [PDF, 199.6 KB] WV: 2022 ELIT Response Summaries from Each Responding LEA

ELIT response summaries from the responding LEAs in DE.

View document [PDF, 201.3 KB] DE: 2019 ELIT Response Summaries from Each Responding LEA

ELIT response summaries from the responding LEAs in VA.

View document [PDF, 4.7 MB] VA: 2019 ELIT Response Summaries from Each Responding LEA

ELIT response summaries from the responding LEAs in DC.

View document [PDF, 158.0 KB] DC: 2019 ELIT Response Summaries from Each Responding LEA

ELIT response summaries from the responding LEAs in West Virginia.

View document [PDF, 283.7 KB] WV: 2019 ELIT Response Summaries from Each Responding LEA

ELIT response summaries from the responding LEAs in Pennsylvania.

View document [PDF, 5.9 MB] PA: 2019 ELIT Response Summaries from Each Responding LEA

ELIT response summaries from the responding LEAs in Maryland.

View document [PDF, 1.1 MB] MD: 2019 ELIT Response Summaries from Each Responding LEA

This report presents findings from throughout the watershed on the implementation of Best Management Practices (BMPs) on school grounds, the integration of BMPs in student and community learning, and the influence of sustainability recognition programs.

View document [PDF, 37.5 MB] Stakeholder Interview Report School Recognition Programs and BMPs on School Grounds

This report presents watershed-wide results from the 2019 Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool.

View document [PDF, 357.6 KB] Chesapeake Bay Region 2019 Environmental Literacy Report

This report presents watershed-wide results from the 2017 Environmental Literacy Indicator Tool.

View document [PDF, 138.5 KB] Chesapeake Bay Region 2017 Environmental Literacy Report

The Mid Atlantic Elementary and Secondary Environmental Literacy Strategy draws on the full strength of the federal government to support state efforts to transform their schools to provide the next generation of citizen stewards the knowledge and skills they need to make informed environmental decisions.

View document [PDF, 1.6 MB] Mid-Atlantic Elementary and Secondary Environmental Literacy Strategy

This agreement commits the Chesapeake Executive Council to strengthening Chesapeake Bay education and outreach and providing students and citizens of all ages with unparalleled opportunities to experience the cultural, historic and environmental richness of the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed.

View document [PDF, 53.5 KB] Chesapeake Watershed Education Agreement: Fostering Chesapeake Stewardship

This endorsement reaffirms the Chesapeake Bay Program's commitment to implementing, supporting and evaluating the Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE) within the jurisdictions of the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

View document [PDF, 186.2 KB] Endorsement of the Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience

This 2019 Educator's Guide defined the Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience for an audience with varying levels of familiarity with the MWEE.

View document [PDF, 6.9 MB] Archive: 2019 Educator's Guide to the Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE)

The 2017 Educator’s Guide to the Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE) provided an easy-to-use manual for constructing high-quality educational experiences for all students.

View document [PDF, 3.5 MB] Archive: 2017 Educator's Guide to the Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience (MWEE)