69 New or Restarted Programs in the past 17 years' Average of 4 per year'

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69 New or Restarted Programs in the past 17
years. Average of 4 per year.
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Illinois Agricultural Education Graduate and
Teaching Data
Over a 17 year period 241 graduates chose to
teach their first year out of 450 graduates
equals 54. Average of 26 graduates per year.
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Develop a complete list of schools without
agricultural education programs with
administrator and board of education contact
information. IL - 125?
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Send cover letter and agricultural education
report to principal, superintendent, and school
board president with pertinent information.
Follow up with a phone call and/or email.
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Meet with potential curriculum committees to show
the benefits of an agricultural education
program. Prior to meeting, prepare start-up file
folder of information for participants.
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Items to include FCAE map/brochure course
pathways chart, data summary of ag. ed.
enrollments of schools by district, FFA
membership, incentive funding, Ag Ed Annual
Report, career brochures, FFA brochure, SAE
brochure.
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Plan, organize, and present school officials
luncheons and dinners to showcase the benefits
and advantages of agricultural education
programs.
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Attend county agricultural agency, organization
board and FFA Alumni meetings to ask for their
assistance in identifying key community
individuals to contact in pursuing a new ag. ed.
program
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Plan and organize an administrator/school board
member on a bus program to tour ideal ag.
programs. School leaders talking to their own
kind and viewing on-site is a key.
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Send administrators and school staff messages
about agricultural education via email. Place
advertisements in local newspapers with photos
and data of benefits of agricultural education.
Make an invitation to attend an informational
meeting at the local school with refreshments.
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• Other Ideas
• Identify and have with you community,
  agribusiness, and parent leaders.
• Get their attention with hands-on interest
  approach.
• Prepare a powerpoint presentation.
• Show case up-to-date curriculum and resources.
• Leave them with a gift.

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• Other Ideas
• Keep a file folder of contacts and
  correspondence.
• Be cautious in starting too many seeds of growth.
  Are enough candidates available?

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