National Environmental Education Advancement Project  

State-by-State Results of the Survey of State-Level EE Programs (1998)

Illinois

Program Components

In Place Being Developed
State EE master plan Picture (12x12, 194 bytes)  
K-12 EE instruction requirements Picture (12x12, 194 bytes)  
Coordinated teacher in-service    
Required EE training for teacher certification or licensing   Picture (12x12, 194 bytes)
State EE curriculum guide    
EE learning objectives/outcomes Picture (12x12, 194 bytes)  
State supported EE grants program    
State assessment that includes EE Picture (12x12, 194 bytes)  

New Program Components

Train-the-trainers of K-12 educators   Picture (12x12, 194 bytes)
Train-the-trainers of nonformal educators    
Train-the-trainers of university faculty   Picture (12x12, 194 bytes)
Annual EE conference Picture (12x12, 194 bytes)  
State-wide EE workshops   Picture (12x12, 194 bytes)
EE correlations to state standards   Picture (12x12, 194 bytes)
EE model schools    

Structure Components

State EE board or advisory council Picture (12x12, 194 bytes)  
State EE office    
State-level EE centers/regional offices    
State interagency committee Picture (12x12, 194 bytes)  
State EE association Picture (12x12, 194 bytes)  
Computerized networking system for EE materials & services Picture (12x12, 194 bytes)  

Funding Components

Funding sources for EE    
EE trust fund    

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