The West Irondequoit Board of Education approved an intermunicipal agreement May 29 to accept a Monroe County Food Waste Diversion grant to pilot a composting and food‑waste education program at Rogers Middle School.

Under the agreement, Monroe County awards $5,000 and the district contributes a $5,000 in‑kind match for a $10,000 pilot to be run by Impact Earth in collaboration with the Rogers Green Team. The program includes classroom education, staff training, student monitors, visual materials and a site‑level composting system; the grant will cover monitoring and education materials for a one‑year pilot.

District staff said Rogers was selected because it is a single building at an appropriate scale for the pilot (one 4–6 building), and because the school’s green team and administrators expressed strong interest. Administrators noted prior district composting pilots and said this effort is intended to be manageable for student volunteers with staff support.

Trustees asked how the district will measure success. Staff said measures will include contamination rates (improper items in compost), student and staff participation and time required from custodial staff; they will collaborate with Impact Earth to define concrete metrics and monitoring procedures. The board approved the intermunicipal agreement.