Allegany County Public Schools is pleased to host The Environmental Literacy Summit at Rocky Gap situated in the mountains of Western Maryland. Staff from each Local Education Agency in Maryland will attend this summit to refine their skills as instructional leaders charged with the development, revision and implementation of their PreK-12 environmental literacy program. We are looking forward to welcoming you to both the Summit and Allegany County on August 5^th.

NEWS FLASH: GOVERNOR O'MALLY ISSUES A STREAM CHALLENGE

Click here to read the press release from the office of the Governor.

Goal: Establish regional Environmental Literacy liaisons to facilitate continued communication & collaboration among LEAs, and between providers and LEAs, and supply support as needed to help ensure effective implementation of school system Environmental Literacy Plans.

E-Lit Summit Participants ACPS E-Lit Summit Team

SPRING - REGIONAL MEETING SCHEDULE
Date	Location	Region
3/1/13	Hartford Glen Environmental Education Center 502 West Wheel Road BelAir, MD 21015 Presenter: Pat Robeson 1-2 p.m.	Northeast
3/11/13	UMCES, Appalachian Lab 301 Braddock Road Frostburg, MD 21532 Presenter: Pat Robeson 10-11 a.m.	Western
3/18/13	Assateague Island National Seashore Environmental Educaton Center 7206 National Seashore Lane Berlin, MD 21811 Presenter: Sandy Olek 10-11 a.m.	Lower Eastern Shore
3/21/13	Flag Ponds Nature Park 1525 Flag Ponds Parkway Lusby, MD 20657 Presenter: Sandy Olek 10-11 a.m.	Southern
3/27/13	Schmidt Center 18501 Aquasco Road Brandywine, MD 20613 Presenter: Sari Bennett & Pat Robeson 10-11 a.m.	Central
4/10/13	Robinson Nature Center 6692 Cedar Lane Columbia, MD 21044 Presenter: Sari Bennett 10-11 a.m.	West Central
4/10/13	Pickering Creek Audubon Center 11450 Audubon Lane Easton, MD 21601 Presenter: Pat Robeson 10-11 a.m.	Upper Eastern Shore

FALL - REGIONAL MEETING SCHEDULE
Date	Location	Region
10/25/2012	Robinson Nature Center, Columbia, MD	West Central
10/25/2012	Oxford Lab, Oxford, MD	Upper Eastern Shore
10/30/2012	Ward Museum, Salisbury, MD	Lower Eastern Shore
11/5/2012	Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Annapolis, MD	Central
11/8/2012	Cyprus Swamp, Prince Frederick, MD	Southern
11/13/2012	Appalachian Lab, Frostburg, MD	Western
11/30/2012	Maryland Ag Center, Cockeysville, MD	Northeast