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1	AITC 2007 State Reports 38 States Reporting Debra Spielmaker, Director Utah Agriculture in the Classroom June 2008
2	2007 Report Background State reports assist state Agriculture in the Classroom directors, Consortium leaders, USDA staff and researchers with annual benchmark data concerning program demographics, funding and curricula offerings.
3	Question 1 Please list, by title, any classroom resources (instructional units, CDs, DVDs, Maps, Posters, etc.) that were developed or revised by your AITC program staff this past year (2007). If the resource is available online, please note the URL after the title. This question captures AITC state resource data for the National Resource Directory 30 states reported they had developed resources this year (79%)
4	Question 2 If you listed resources for question 1, were the resources aligned or correlated to state or national education standards? 26 said: All 9 said: Most 3 said: None
5	Estimated number of teachers contacted/trained face-to-face statewide with AITC programs, curriculum, or other resources in 2007
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7	Number of pre-service teachers contacted or trained with AITC.
8	Funding sources for State AITC budgets (38 Reports, these figures should not include one-time grants) 19 (50%) reported 100% private funding 15 (40%) reported state and private funding 9 states receive 25% or more of their budget from state funds (range: 1% - 100%) 4 states (MO, NC, UT) reported they received federal funds
9	Total AITC annual budgets and grant dollars for 2006 (46 Reports, 32 received grants) & 2007 (38 Reports, 22 received grants)
10	Funding sources for State AITC budgets (38 Reports, these figures should not include one-time grants) 14 states (37%) receive a legislative appropriation Range: $4,400 – $180,000 Average = $21,992 (with zeros removed) NY reported 100% state funding HI reported no funding
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12	Accomplishment vs. Impact Accomplishment: achieving the completion or fulfillment of something Impact: to have an immediate and strong (measurable) effect on something or somebody (related to program goals or objectives)