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2014 State Reports 45 States Reporting
Debra Spielmaker, Project DirectorNational Agriculture in the Classroom
June 2016, 2015
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.
Ok, so this will make difference!It wasn’t that bad?
It’s kinda fun Judy
Glad I don’t have to do it?
Q1: 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
Q2: Educational Standard Correlations
If you listed resources for Question 1, were the resources aligned or correlated to state or national education standards? 25 reported: All 16 reported: Most 4 reported: None
Q3: Estimated number of teachers contacted/trained face-to-face statewide with AITC programs, curriculum, or other resources, 2010-2014.
0-.5 hours
1-2 hours
3-5 hours
6-10 hours
11-20 hours
20-30 hours
30+ hours
0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
70,000
51,881
61,813
8,741
2,606 750 273 1,051
20102011201220132014
Q4, 5 & 7: 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.
K-6
Teac
her
7-12
Tea
cher
K-6
Direct
AIT
C
7-12
Dire
ct A
ITC
Volu
ntee
r -
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,000
3,000,000 2,765,933
819,782
1,349,804
249,953
1,523,370
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Total number of students reached in:
2010 - 44 states: 5,598,190
2011 – 42 states: 5,641,025
2012 - 43 states: 6,009,045
2013 – 43 states: 6,471,621
2013 – 45 states: 5,229,566
Q6: Estimate the number of volunteers who conducted or assisted with AITC programs.
Volunteers -
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
45,000
50,000
31,041 29,048
41,825 43,998 44,094 2010 (44 Reports)
2011 (42 Reports)
2012 (43 Reports)
2013 (43 Reports)
2014 (43 Reports)
Q8: Number of pre-service teachers contacted or trained with AITC.
0-.5 hours
1-2 hours
3-5 hours
6-10 hours
11-20 hours
21-30 hours
30+ hours
-
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
1,237
4,356
3,728
83 64 6 94
2010 (44 Reports)2011 (42 Reports)2012 (43 Reports)2013 (43 Reports)2014 (45 Reports)
Total number of pre-service teachers reached in:
2010 – 44 states: 10,243
2011 – 42 states: 9,352
2012 – 43 states: 10,058
2013 – 43 states: 10,767
2014 – 43 states: 9,568
31 states conducted pre-service trainings
Average: 309; nine states account for 75% of the total
IL, UT, NE, NC, MN, VA, OK, ME, CA
Q9 & Q11: Budgets
Budget Total Grant Total $-
$2,000,000
$4,000,000
$6,000,000
$8,000,000
$10,000,000
$12,000,000 11,615,844
1,253,375
2010 (44 Re-ports, 26 re-ceived grants)2011 (42 Re-ports, 22 re-ceived grants)2012 (43 Re-ports, 24 re-ceived grants)
Budget Range 2013: $5,000 - $2,597,991 Grant Range 2013: $2,000 - $186,400
Budget Range 2014: $0 - $2,607,088 Grant Range 2014: $0 - $1,253,375
Q10: Funding sources for state AITC 2014 budgets. No state receives direct federal on-going dollars outside of a grants.
23 (51%) reported 100% private funding (50% in 2013)
19 (42%) reported state and private funding (37% in 2013)
2 states reported they received federal funds for 2014 programs (AZ, MD)
Q12: A full-time equivalent (FTE) is 40 hours per week. What percentage of an FTE did you dedicated to Agricultural Literacy/AITC in 2014?
100%
80%-93%
60-79%
50%
25%
0-15%
0 5 10 15 20 25
21
5
4
4
2
9
2014
• 47% of State Contacts work 100% on AITC programming• 24% of State Contacts work less than 25% on AITC programming
Q13: Please note the percentage (0-100%) of the time your state program staff spent on the coordination and/or facilitation of the following in 2014
Teacher (in-service) professional development (workshops, con-ferences, seminars etc.)
Outreach (i.e., Farm Field Days, School Gardens, etc.)
Pre-service presentations or workshops
Nonformal/Volunteer Training
Marketing and Public Relations (newsletters, websites, social media, etc.)
Ag Group Presentations
Curriculum Development
Classroom/School visits
Program Evaluation
Agricultural Literacy Research
Other: Please specify
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
% of time
Other: Administrative duties (budgets, grants, personnel), fund raising, grant writing, and setting up conferences.
Q14: Estimate the number of hours you think it should take an educator to develop/write an agricultural lesson plan, complete with background and activities, for the following grade levels:
Grades K-2 Grades 3-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-120
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Number of hours to develop/write a lesson plan
Q1
Q15: What hourly rate would you consider for lesson plan development from and educator with 5 years' experience and a Bachelor's degree?
$10-$15 $15-$20 $20-$30 $30+1
11
16
1
Hourly Rate
Q16: What, if any, USDA agencies have you worked within the last two years (2013 & 2014)?
Rural Development (RD)
Risk Management Agency (RMA)
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
National Agricultural Library (NAL)
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)
Forest Service (FS)
Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)
Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
Farm Service Agency (FSA)
Economic Research Service (ERS)
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Frequency
Frequency
Inputs, Outputs & Outcomes
Q17-18: 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: http://agclassroom.org/state/summaries/index.htm
VisionAgriculture 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.