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<br />3741 <br />34. Please describe how you <br />will engage with and <br />educate project <br />participants and the <br />community. <br />We are working with the Carrboro Stormwater Manager and <br />the Stormwater Advisory Commission to conduct six <br />education and outreach events in areas with stormwater- <br />challenged properties in Orange County. We will enroll and <br />employ teachers to teach the green infrastructure curriculum <br />and conduct after-school training (in Orange County Parks <br />facilities) for Orange County students, who will receive <br />stipends upon program completion by installing 1-2 BMP <br />projects on Orange County properties. Teachers and <br />students will also be involved in the selection and outreach <br />for the most effective BMP installation sites in Orange <br />County’s underserved communities. <br />35. How will you measure the <br />success of that <br />engagement or educational <br />effort? <br />The students will take pretest and mid-test surveys to <br />measure knowledge improvements. After training <br />completion, they will complete questionnaires to measure <br />progress in understanding the sustainable STEM concepts <br />they are implementing and how they envision their place in <br />their community. The Penn State University laboratory of Dr. <br />Kevin Curry will scientifically analyze and quantify the <br />environmental, student, and community benefits of the 5-day <br />rain garden curriculum at the end of each cycle, including <br />pre-test, mid-test, and post-test data collected from student <br />participants. See details of the study here: <br />https://aaae.agedweb.org/downloadfile.asp?ID=4912. <br /> <br />Carrboro Landowners will participate in a survey conducted <br />by Carrboro Stormwater Staff to measure customer <br />satisfaction. USS will also speak with landowners annually to <br />monitor GI practices and photo-document each site. <br />36. Please describe any other <br />aspect of your project that <br />is relevant to the amount, <br />quality, or length of <br />engagement and education <br />that your project will <br />produce. <br />USS will continue its relationship with the property owners <br />participating in the program by returning every year to <br />perform monitoring services to ensure that every BMP <br />installation continues functioning as intended. <br /> <br />USS will continue to work with participating teachers and <br />students to ensure that future students and low-income <br />residents benefit from the program. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Criterion 7 - Time to Complete <br />This criterion has a maximum score of 3 pts (out of 26 pts). <br /> <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 7E7D300B-F83F-4917-A8A3-638B79C7D566