National Environmental Education Advancement Project  

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

Massachusetts

Program Components

 In Place Being Developed
State EE master plan   Picture (12x12, 194 bytes)
K-12 EE instruction requirements    
Coordinated teacher in-service Picture (12x12, 194 bytes)  
Required EE training for teacher certification or licensing    
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    
Train-the-trainers of nonformal educators    
Train-the-trainers of university faculty    
Annual EE conference Picture (12x12, 194 bytes)  
State-wide EE workshops Picture (12x12, 194 bytes)  
EE correlations to state standards    
EE model schools Picture (12x12, 194 bytes)  

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 Picture (12x12, 194 bytes)  
EE trust fund Picture (12x12, 194 bytes)  

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