2015 State Reports 46 States Reporting Debra Spielmaker, Project Director National Agriculture in the Classroom June 2016

State Report Background State reports assist Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC) state directors, National AITC leaders, USDA staff, and researchers with annual benchmark data to determine impacts, funding, and program priorities. Yes! And I have done my last one!!!

Resource Development Please list, by title, any classroom resources that were developed or revised by your AITC program staff this past year.  40 (89%) states reported they had developed at least one resource in 2014  38 (88%) states reported they had developed at least one resource in 2013  41 (95%) states 2012

Educational Standard Alignment

Estimate number of teachers trained face-to-face statewide with AITC programs, curriculum, or other resources.

The estimation of the number of students reached statewide through their teachers, directly through AITC staff and volunteers with AITC programs, curriculum, or other resources. Total number of students reached in: 2013 – 43 states: 6,427, – 45 states: 6,708, – 46 states: 6,598,618

Estimate the number of volunteers who conducted or assisted with AITC programs.

Number of pre-service teachers contacted or trained with AITC. Total number of pre-service teachers reached in: 2013 – 43 states: 10, – 45 states: 9, – 46 states: 8, states conducted pre- service trainings Range 20 – 2,166: pre- service teachers 7 states account for 72% of the total IL, NE, VA, MN, OK, UT, NC

Number of elementary and secondary pre-service teachers contacted or trained with AITC. Total number of pre-service teachers reached in: 2015 – 46 states: 8,508

Budgets Budget Range 2014: $0 - $2,607,088 Grant Range 2014: $0 - $1,253,375 Budget Range 2015: $0 - $2,599,942 Grant Range 2015: $0 - $170,000

Funding sources for state AITC budgets. No state receives direct federal on-going dollars outside of a grants.  25 (54%) reported 100% private funding  (51% in 2015)  20 (43%) reported state and private funding  (42% in 2015)  1 state reported 100% state funding

A full-time equivalent (FTE) is 40 hours per week. What percentage of an FTE did you dedicate to Agricultural Literacy/AITC in 2015? 54% of State Contacts work % on AITC programming 22% of State Contacts work less than 25% on AITC programming

What percentage of your annual budget is spent on the pre-service and in-service workshops  Range:.5% - 30% (18 states reporting)  Range: 1% - 100% (29 states reporting)

Does your program develop lesson plans that are used to train teachers in your professional development workshops? Does your state program conduct a/an online course(s) for teachers? Does your state program have a strategic plan or something similar that outlines what your program plans to accomplish? Additional 2015 Questions

Outputs and Outcomes  Accomplishment (output): achieving the completion or fulfillment of something  Impact (outcome): to have an immediate and strong (measurable) effect on something or somebody related to program goals or objectives To see state accomplishments and impacts, review the state summaries website:

Vision Agriculture is valued by all. Mission Increasing agricultural literacy through K-12 Education. Agricultural Literacy An agriculturally literate person understands and can communicate the source and value of agriculture as it affects our quality of life.