1. 43 States and District of Columbia Reporting
2016 State Reports
43 States and District of Columbia Reporting
Debra Spielmaker, Team Leader National Center for Agricultural Literacy June 2017

2. Resource Development
Please list, by title, any classroom resources that were developed or revised by your AITC program staff this past year.
90% of the states reporting had developed at least one K-12 resource
95% were aligned to educational standards
89% in 2015
88% in 2014

3. Estimate number of teachers trained face-to-face statewide with AITC programs, curriculum, or other resources.

4. The estimation of the number of students reached statewide through their teachers, directly through AITC staff and volunteers with AITC programs, curriculum, or other resources.
Total number of students reached in:
2014 – 45 states: 6,708,842
2015 – 46 states: 6,598,618
2016 – 44 reports: 6,876,332

5. Estimate the number of volunteers who conducted or assisted with AITC programs.

6. Number of pre-service teachers contacted or trained with AITC.
Total number of pre-service teachers reached in:
2014 – 45 states: 9,568
2015 – 46 states (24 reported preservice programs): 8,508
2016 – 44 states (24 reported preservice programs): 9,248
Range/state, 6 – 2,375: pre-service teachers
9 states account for 77% of the total
IL, MN, UT, NE, VA, NC, MS, IA, OK

7. Number of elementary and secondary pre-service teachers contacted or trained with AITC.
Total number of pre-service teachers reached in:
2015 – 46 states: 8,508
2016 – 43 states: 9,248

8. Budgets
Budget Range 2014: $0 - $2,607,088 Grant Range 2014: $0 - $1,253,375
Budget Range 2015: $0 - $2,599, Grant Range 2015: $0 - $170,000
Budget Range 2016: $0 - $2,432,000 Grant Range 2016: $0 - $200,000

9. Funding sources for state AITC budgets.
No state receives direct federal on-going funds.
21 (48%) reported 100% private funding
(54% in 2015)
19 (43%) reported state and private funding
(43% in 2015)
2 states reported 100% state funding (OK, NY)

10. A full-time equivalent (FTE) is 40 hours per week
A full-time equivalent (FTE) is 40 hours per week. What percentage of an FTE did you dedicate to Agricultural Literacy/AITC in 2016?
50% (2016) 54% (2015) of State Contacts work % on AITC programming
6 (2016) of State Contacts work less than 15% on AITC programming
2 reported zero FTEs (volunteers)

11. Outputs and Outcomes
Accomplishment (output): achieving the completion or fulfillment of something
Impact (outcome): to have an immediate and strong (measurable) effect on something or somebody related to program goals or objectives
To see state accomplishments and impacts, review the state summaries website:

12. Agricultural Literacy
Vision
Agriculture is valued by all.
Mission
Increasing agricultural literacy through K-12 Education.
Agricultural Literacy
An agriculturally literate person understands and can communicate the source and value of agriculture as it affects our quality of life.