About
The Illinois Leadership Council for Agricultural Education (ILCAE) is a volunteer, grassroots agricultural industry group focused on the expansion and improvement of Agricultural Education programs at all levels. ILCAE is primarily an advocacy group focused on strengthening Illinois Agricultural Education and the agricultural industry through such accomplishments like the legislation that established the Illinois Committee for Agricultural Education (ICAE) and the Agricultural Education line item within the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) budget. ILCAE is responsible for the vision of Agricultural Education thru the Illinois Agricultural Education Plan. ILCAE was officially organized on March 7, 1985.
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Future Meeting Dates
- Friday, March 31, 2023 - 9 am - 12 pm - Virtual Register
- June, 2023 - TBA
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Meeting Minutes
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2023-January
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2/17/2023
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592 KB
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2022-December
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1/15/2023
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190 KB
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2022-August
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9/27/2022
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198 KB
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2022 - June
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7/13/2022
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527 KB
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2022-March
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7/13/2022
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182 KB
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2022-February
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3/11/2022
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184 KB
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2021 - December
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1/18/2022
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203 KB
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2021 - September
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10/3/2021
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584 KB
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2021 - June
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7/15/2021
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40 KB
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2021 - March
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7/15/2021
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38 KB
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2021 - February
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4/12/2021
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183 KB
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2020 - December
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2/10/2021
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126 KB
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2020 - September
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12/23/2020
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110 KB
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2020 - July
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9/10/2020
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131 KB
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2020 - March
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7/17/2020
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121 KB
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2020 - January
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3/19/2020
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101 KB
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2019 - November
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3/19/2020
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108 KB
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2019 - August
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12/23/2019
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120 KB
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2019-June
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9/7/2019
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88 KB
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2019-March
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7/10/2019
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134 KB
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2019-February
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6/26/2019
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19 KB
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2018-November
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6/26/2019
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20 KB
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2018-August
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6/26/2019
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30 KB
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2018-June
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6/26/2019
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58 KB
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2018-March
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6/26/2019
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2788 KB
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2018-January
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6/26/2019
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58 KB
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2017-November
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6/26/2019
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57 KB
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2017-August
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6/26/2019
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30 KB
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2017-June
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6/26/2019
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31 KB
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2017-March
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6/26/2019
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31 KB
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2017-January
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6/26/2019
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30 KB
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History of ILCAE and ICAE
The Illinois Leadership Council for Agricultural Education (ILCAE) was formed in 1984 as a result of a grassroots movement by the Illinois agriculture industry to recognize that agriculture is central to the welfare and economic stability of the state and requires a continued source of trained and qualified individuals for employment in agriculture.
The efforts of ILCAE led to legislation by the Illinois General Assembly in 1986 (Public Act 84-1452) which amended the Illinois School Code to provide greater emphasis on Agricultural Education and resulted in the following:
1. The establishment of the Governor-appointed Illinois Committee for Agricultural Education (ICAE).
2. Implementation of the "Building Illinois Through Quality Agricultural Education” strategic plan.
3. Establishment of the Agricultural Education line item in the ISBE agency budget to allow for the implementation of the strategic plan, establishment of the Incentive Funding Grants for local districts to assist in local program implementation, and the establishment of Facilitating Coordination in Agricultural Education (FCAE) initiative.
In 1987, the first agricultural education line item within the Illinois State Board of Education budget was approved at $48,500. When the line item was increased to $1,000,000 in 1989, the Facilitating Coordination in Agricultural Education Project (FCAE) was established to assist in the coordination of improvement and expansion efforts in agricultural education. The current funding level for the agricultural education line item is $5,000,000.
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Past Chairs
1985-87 J. Gordon Bidner - Manager, Funk Seeds International Video1, Video2, Video3
1988-89 Barbara Valerious - Principal, Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences
1990-93 Glenn Nichols - President, Central Illinois Harvestore, Inc.
1994-96 Perry Schneider - Partner and President, Agra Placements, Ltd.
1997-2001 Tom Reedy – Agriculture Instructor, Lake Land Community College
2002-06 Rick Wills - Director of Education and Development, GROWMARK
2007-10 Mike Massie - Partner, Massie & Rennick Law
2011-12 Co-Chairs, Bill Johnson – Agriculture Instructor, Joliet Junior College
Mike Massie - Partner, Massie & Rennick Law
2013-14 Co-Chairs, Bill Johnson – Agriculture Instructor, Joliet Junior College
Vern McGinnis - Director of Education & Development, GROWMARK (Retired)
2015-16 Andrew Bowman – Farmer, Oneida
2016-20 Doug Hanson - Farmer & Seed Specialist, ProHarvest Seeds
2020-__ Allyn Buhrow - Farmer, Buhrow Farms
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