College and Career Readiness
CTE Areas

Agriculture Education
Contact: Harley Hepner at hhepner@isbe.net
Resources
- Webinars
- Growing Agriculture Science Teacher (GAST) Grant Application
- University Incentive Funding Grant
- Incentive Funding Grant Application for Agriculture Departments
- Incentive Funding Grant Instructions and EFE Forms
- Facilitating Coordination in Agricultural Education (FCAE) Project RFP (Closed 6/30/11)
- Articulated Program Guide for Agricultural Education in Secondary Schools
- Illinois Learning Standards - Agriculture
- Growing Careers in
Food and Fiber for the 21st Century

- Strategic Plan for Agricultural
Education

- IAVAT District Boundaries

Additional Resources
- Illinois Agriculture Education
- Illinois Articulation Initiative - Agricultural Education Majors
- Illinois Association FFA
- Illinois Association of Vocational Agriculture Teachers ( IAVAT)
- Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE)
- Illinois Corn Growers Association
- Illinois Department of Agriculture
- Illinois General Assembly
- Illinois Soybean Association
- National FFA Organization
- Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
- State of Illinois
- Team AgEd
- United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- USDA Farm Service Agency
- US Department of Education (USDE)
2013 ICAE Meetings
- September 6, 2013 (tentative), GROWMARK, Bloomington
- June 20, 2013, Double Tree Conference Center, Bloomington
- April 12, 2013, Weitendorf Center, Joliet Junior College, Joliet
- January 11, 2013, GROWMARK, Bloomington







