Results of a Survey of State Level Environmental Education Programs

National Environmental Education Advancement Project
February 1996

A State-by-State Summary: Alabama to Montana

For definitions of each of the 16 components of a comprehensive state EE program, click here.

Alabama

Components in place:
Coordinated Statewide Teacher Inservice Training in EE
EE Learner Objectives/Outcomes
State Supported EE Grants Program
State Interagency EE Committee
State EE Association
Funding Sources for EE

Components being developed:
State EE Curriculum Guide
State Assessment that includes EE
State EE Board or Advisory Council
Computerized Networking System for EE Materials and Services

Alaska

Components in place:
State EE Association

Arizona

Components in place:
State EE Master Plan
Required EE Training for Teacher Certification or Licensing
EE Learner Objectives/Outcomes
State Supported EE Grants Program
State EE Board or Advisory Council
State Level EE Centers and/or Regional Offices
State EE Association
Computerized Networking System for EE Materials and Services
Funding Sources for EE

Arkansas

Components in place:
State EE Master Plan
State By-law or Requirement for K-12 EE Instruction
Coordinated Statewide Teacher Inservice in EE
State EE Curriculum Guide
EE Learner Objectives/Outcomes
State Supported EE Grants Program
EE Board or Advisory Council
State EE Office
State Level EE Centers and/or Regional Offices
State Interagency EE Committee
State EE Association
Funding Sources for EE

Component being developed:
State Assessment that includes EE

California

Components in place:
State By-law or Requirement for K-12 EE Instruction
State EE Curriculum Guide
State Supported EE Grants Program
EE Board or Advisory Council
State EE Office
State Interagency EE Committee
Funding Sources for EE

Components being developed:
State By-law or Requirement for K-12 EE Instruction
State EE Curriculum Guide
EE Learner Objectives/Outcomes
State EE Association
Computerized Networking System for EE Materials and Services
EE Trust Fund

Colorado

Components in place:
State EE Master Plan
EE Learner Objectives/Outcomes
State EE Office
State EE Association
Funding Sources for EE

Components being developed:
State EE Board or Advisory Council
Computerized Networking System for EE Materials and Services

Connecticut

Components in place:
Coordinated Statewide Teacher Inservice Training in EE
State Supported EE Grants Program
State EE Office
State Level EE Centers and/or Regional Offices
State Interagency EE Committee
State EE Association
Funding Sources for EE

Components being developed:
State EE Master Plan
State EE Curriculum Guide
State EE Board or Advisory Council
State Level EE Centers and/or Regional Offices
Computerized Networking System for EE Materials and Services

Delaware

Components in place:
Coordinated Statewide Teacher Inservice in EE
Required EE Training for Teacher Certification or Licensing
EE Learner Objectives/Outcomes
State EE Board or Advisory Council
State EE Office
State Level EE Centers and/or Regional Offices

Florida

Components in place:
State Supported EE Grants Program
State EE Board or Advisory Council
State EE Office
State Level EE Centers and/or Regional Offices
State Interagency EE Committee
State EE Association
Computerized Networking System for EE Materials and Services
Funding Sources for EE
EE Trust Fund

Components being developed:

State EE Curriculum Guide
EE Learner Objectives/Outcomes

Georgia

Components in place:
State By-law or Requirement for K-12 EE Instruction
Coordinated Statewide Teacher Inservice in EE
State Supported EE Grants Program
EE Board or Advisory Council
State EE Association

Components being developed:
State EE Master Plan
Required EE Training for Teacher Certification or Licensing
State EE Curriculum Guide

Hawaii

Components in place:
Coordinated Statewide Teacher Inservice in EE
State EE Curriculum Guide
EE Learner Objectives/Outcomes
State Interagency EE Committee
State EE Association
Computerized Networking System for EE Materials and Services
Funding Sources for EE

Components being developed:
State EE Master Plan
Computerized Networking System for EE Materials and Services

Idaho

Components in place:
State EE Association

Illinois

Components in place:
State By-law or Requirement for K-12 EE Instruction
State Interagency EE Committee
State EE Association

Components being developed:
State EE Master Plan
Coordinated Statewide Teacher Inservice in EE
Required EE Training for Teacher Certification or Licensing
EE Learner Objectives/Outcomes
State Supported EE Grants Program
State Level EE Centers and/or Regional Offices
Computerized Networking System for EE Materials and Services
Funding Sources for EE

Indiana

Components in place:
Coordinated Statewide Teacher Inservice in EE
State Interagency EE Committee
State EE Association
Funding Sources

Components being developed:
State EE Master Plan
State EE Board or Advisory Council
State EE Office
State Level EE Centers and /or Regional Offices
Computerized Networking System for EE Materials and Services

Iowa

Components in place:
State By-law or Requirement for K-12 EE Instruction
Coordinated Statewide Teacher Inservice in EE
State Supported Grants Program
State EE Office
State EE Association
Funding Sources for EE

Components being developed:
State Assessment that includes EE
State EE Board or Advisory Council
State Level EE Centers and/or Regional Offices
State Interagency EE Committee
Computerized Networking System for EE Materials and Services
EE Trust Fund

Kansas

Components in place:
State EE Curriculum Guide
State Assessment that includes EE
State EE Board or Advisory Council
State EE Association

Kentucky

Components in place:
State EE Master Plan
State Supported Grants Program
State EE Board or Advisory Council
State EE Office
State Level EE Centers and/or Regional Offices
State Interagency EE Committee
State EE Association
Computerized Networking System for EE Materials and Services
Funding Sources for EE
EE Trust Fund

Components being developed:
State EE Master Plan
State Supported EE Grants Program

Louisiana

Components in place:
State By-law or Requirement for K-12 EE Instruction
State EE Curriculum Guide
State Interagency EE Committee
State EE Association

Components being developed:

State EE Master Plan
State EE Curriculum Guide
EE Learner Objectives/Outcomes
State Supported EE Grants Program
State Assessment which includes EE
State EE Office
Funding Sources for EE
EE Trust Fund

Maine

Components in place:
State Interagency EE Committee
State EE Association

Components being developed:
State EE Curriculum Guide
EE Learner Objectives/Outcomes
Computerized Networking System for EE Materials and Services

Maryland

Components in place:
State By-law or Requirement for K-12 EE Instruction
Coordinated Statewide Teacher Inservice Training in EE
EE Learner Objectives/Outcomes
State Supported EE Grants Program
State Assessment which includes EE
State EE Board or Advisory Council
State Level EE Centers and/or Regional Offices
State EE Association
Funding Sources for EE
EE Trust Fund

Massachusetts

Components in place:
State EE Master Plan
EE Learner Objectives/Outcomes
State Supported EE Grants Program
State EE Board or Advisory Council
State EE Office
State Level EE Centers and/or Regional Offices
State Interagency EE Committee
State EE Association
Computerized Networking System for EE Materials and Services
Funding Sources for EE
EE Trust Fund

Components being developed:
State EE Master Plan
Coordinated Statewide Teacher Inservice Training in EE
State Supported EE Grants Program
State Assessment that includes EE
Computerized Networking System for EE Materials and Services

Michigan

Component in place:
State EE Association

Component being developed:
State EE Board or Advisory Council

Minnesota

Components in place:
State EE Master Plan
Coordinated Statewide Teacher Inservice Training in EE
State EE Curriculum Guide
State EE Learner Objectives/Outcomes
State Supported EE Grants Program
State EE Board or Advisory Council
State Interagency EE Committee
State EE Association
Funding Sources for EE

Components being developed:
State By-law or Requirement for K-12 EE Instruction
Required EE Training for Teacher Certification or Licensing
EE Learner Objectives/Outcomes
State Assessment that includes EE
State EE Office
Computerized Networking System for EE Materials and Services

Mississippi

Component in place:
State Level EE Centers and/or Regional Offices

Missouri

Components in place:
EE Learner Objectives/Outcomes
Funding Sources for EE

Components being developed:
Coordinated Statewide Teacher Inservice Training in EE
EE Learner Objectives/Outcomes
State EE Board or Advisory Council
State Interagency EE Committee
State EE Association

Montana

Components in place:
State EE Association
Funding Sources for EE

For information on other states: Nebraska-Wyoming