National Environmental Education Advancement Project  

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

Mississippi

Program Components

In Place Being Developed
State EE master plan    
K-12 EE instruction requirements    
Coordinated teacher in-service    
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 Picture (12x12, 194 bytes)  
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 Picture (12x12, 194 bytes)  
EE model schools Picture (12x12, 194 bytes)  

Structure Components

State EE board or advisory council    
State EE office    
State-level EE centers/regional offices    
State interagency committee    
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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