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Ask Elsie-- October 4, 2018
EDITOR’S NOTE: Ask Elsie is a column where Chief Financial Officer Elsie Schiro tackles employee queries, or in areas outside her purview, asks other District leaders to answer them.
Dear Elsie,
I have concerns about the amount of paper and other recyclable materials that are thrown away every day in FWISD. I have been at several campuses that have designated paper recycle containers. I have watched the custodians throw everything in one trash bag and not recycle anything. In a district this size, we should have a way to recycle paper, soda cans and plastic. I take my recyclable materials home to put them in my City of Fort Worth recycle bin. When FWISD staff put papers in the recycling bins on campus, they should be assured that they will be recycled and not thrown in the regular trash. With a district our size, we can keep a lot of recyclable materials out of our landfills. We need to be setting a good example for our students. Fort Worth ISD needs to have a smaller carbon footprint. How can we work with the City of Fort Worth to recycle more materials, especially paper?
Sincerely,
A Concerned FWISD employee
Dear Concerned FWISD Employee,
Thank you for your question. I reached out to Yvonne Garcia Huizar, District Operations coordinator, and she had this response to your question: “A renewed resolve to recycle was recently discussed in operations. Please bear with us as we work through some of the logistics of this venture. Thank you for voicing your concern about reducing our carbon footprint, as it is the responsibility of all of us.”
Thank you for your question, Concerned FWISD Employee, and thank you Ms. Huizar for your response.
Elsie
Dear Elsie,
I know parking at the Professional Development Center (PDC) is limited. Some days employees have to park several blocks away. I was wondering if there is going to be any effort to keep the Texas Christian University (TCU) students from using our parking lot. Some days there are as many as 15 spaces taken by the students who live on the west side of Sandage Avenue.
Just Wondering,
Teresa Woods, Librarian, T.I.E.
Dear Ms. Woods,
Thank you for your question.
I reached out to Yvonne Garcia Huizar, District Operations coordinator, and she had this response to your question: “Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Parking has been identified as a challenge for this building as more meetings and trainings are scheduled at this site. We will look to our staff to help monitor this concern and moving forward utilize other non-instruction buildings to help alleviate the building use at the PDC.”
Thank you for your question, Ms. Woods, and thank you Ms. Huizar for your response.
Elsie
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