National Environmental Education Advancement Project  

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

South Dakota

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 Picture (12x12, 194 bytes)  
EE learning objectives/outcomes    
State supported EE grants program    
State assessment that includes EE    

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    

Structure Components

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

Funding Components

Funding sources for EE    
EE trust fund    

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