FCAE - Local Program Support

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About FCAE-LPS

Facilitating Coordination in Agricultural Education (FCAE) Local Program Support (LPS) is supported with funds from the Agricultural Education line item within the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) budget. Project staff includes a coordinator, five district program advisors, and a fiscal manager charged with improving education in and about agriculture and related agricultural industries, pre-kindergarten through adult levels. FCAE began operations with staffing on April 17, 1989, addressing the aims of Public Act 84-1452 involving the implementation of identified goals for improving education in and about Agriculture in Illinois.

FCAE Staff Contacts

Jennifer Waters John Heiser Lucas Allen
State Coordinator District 1 Program Advisor District 2 Program Advisor
jwaters@ilaged.org jheiser@ilaged.org lallen@ilaged.org

Allie Bode Megan Coy Casey Bolin
District 3 Program Advisor District 4 Program Advisor District 5 Program Advisor
abode@ilaged.org mcoy@ilged.org cbolin@ilaged.org

Leah Buhr
Program Assistant
lbuhr@ilaged.org

FCAE-LPS Objectives
1. Implementation of agricultural education initiatives as part of career and technical education (CTE) through the use of a sufficient number of qualified professional and support staff, including designation of a director, who are located in five regions of the state established by the Illinois Association of Vocational Agriculture Teachers.

2. Coordination of statewide agricultural consumer education outreach initiatives with a focus on agriculture (including urban agriculture and community food systems) that is designed to increase literacy in and awareness of agriculture at all grade levels.

3. Coordination of a statewide system of professional learning specific to school-based agricultural education.

4. Implementation of on-site technical assistance for agricultural education teachers at all grade levels. coordination of the identification, compilation, and dissemination of information and resources to include data collection from agricultural education programs and maintenance of the Illinois Agricultural Education Website

5. Coordination of efforts among the agricultural business community and educators to improve agricultural education.

6. Coordination of statewide recruitment strategies and retention initiatives for agricultural education teachers.


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