Illinois State Board of Education, Illinois Committee for Agricultural Education met July 14.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
The following minutes reflect the proceedings of the Illinois Committee for Agricultural Education (ICAE) during its meeting from 1:17 to 3:32 pm on May 12, 2023. The meeting was held via Microsoft Teams. Erika Allen served as chairperson of the meeting, and Andrew Klein provided ISBE staff assistance with minutes and meeting operation.
Welcome
A short welcome was provided by Erika to open the meeting.
Roll Call
Erika asked Andrew to take a roll call to establish a quorum. The following ICAE members were counted as present: Erika Allen, Allyn Buhrow, Kevin Daugherty, Bill Ladd-Cawthorne, Gary Ochs, and Elizabeth Patton Whiteside. ISBE staff counted as present were Andrew Klein and Marci Johnson.
Approval of the Agenda
Erika presented the July 14, 2023, ICAE meeting agenda. Andrew offered a change to the agenda in that Mindy Bunselmeyer and John Edgar would not be able to join the meeting. Gary moved to approve the agenda as amended. Elizabeth seconded the motion. The motion passed.
Approval of Previous Meeting Minutes
Andrew Klein shared meeting minutes from May 12, 2023. Kevin Daugherty moved to approve of the minutes. Allyn Buhrow seconded the motion. The motion passed.
Stakeholder Updates
Jess Smithers shared an update on the Preservice Internship Program. Andrew shared that the internship program was entering it’s final year of the current funding cycle. Erika asked for volunteers to establish a subcommittee to review and recommend revisions to the program based on the first three years. Kevin, Bill, and Erika were appointed to this special subcommittee.
Jesse Faber shared an update on the Curricular Resource Management grant. Jennifer Stone was announced as the incoming Grant Coordinator for CRM. Jesse also shared the progress update on the Agricultural Biology curriculum project. A discussion was had regarding future teacher professional development institutes for Agricultural Biology. Jesse also provided a legislative recap for agricultural education related legislative issues.
Gary provided an update from the Agricultural Education University Council.
Additionally, Allyn Buhrow provided an update from the Illinois Leadership Council for Agricultural Education. The next ILCAE meeting with be held in conjunction with the Farm Progress Show in Decatur.
Jennifer Waters provided an update on the Facilitating Coordination in Agricultural Education Local Program Support grant.
ISBE Updates
Andrew Allen provided updates on ISBE initiatives and projects. The upcoming budget request for fiscal year 2025 was discussed. A subcommittee was appointed to work with Andrew on developing that recommendation. Subcommittee members include Kevin, Allyn, and Erika.
Public Comment
Erika Allen facilitated public comment. Shanell Rainey from the Illinois Agri-Food Alliance, a current subcontractor for the FCAE--Local Program Support grant, shared information on the career awareness work she has been doing on behalf of the LPS project.
New Business
No other new business was presented.
Adjourn
Kevin moved to adjourn the meeting. Allyn seconded the motion. The motion passed at 3:29 p.m. ICAE stands adjourned until 1:30 p.m. on September 8, 2023.
https://www.isbe.net/Documents_ICAE/071423-Minutes.pdf
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