National Environmental Education Advancement Project  

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

Maine

Program Components

 In Place Being Developed
State EE master plan    
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    
State supported EE grants program Picture (12x12, 194 bytes)  
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 Picture (12x12, 194 bytes)  
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 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 Picture (12x12, 194 bytes)  
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    

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