Organization Briefs
Advisor and Agricultural Educator Needs Assessment
Indiana Agricultural Education Classroom Enhancement Grants – 2023 Impact
Data were drawn from the 2023 FFA Advisor Needs Assessment and reporting from the 13 Indiana classroom enhancement grant recipients about their programs and how grant funds were used.
Key Points
- 13 school-based agriculture educators received a classroom enhancement grant in 2023.
- Grant recipients serve students in grades 7-12, averaging 164 agricultural education students each.
- 31% of recipients' students are economically disadvantaged and 13% have disabilities/IEPs.
- Grants were applied to purchasing equipment, upgrading equipment, and purchasing curriculum.
13 school-based agriculture educators received a classroom enhancement grant in 2023.
- The 2023 recipients of the classroom enhancement grants had between one and three full-time agriculture teachers in their agriculture programs.
- 2023 grant recipients serve students in grades 7-12.
- 2023 grant recipients serve an average of 164 agricultural education students each.
When asked about their chapter, 2023 grant recipients reported that:
- 31% of their students are economically disadvantaged.
- 13% of their students have disabilities/IEPs.
- 9% of their students are racial or ethnic minorities.
- 1.5% of their students are English Language Learners.
Grant recipients applied their funds to these classroom enhancements:
- Purchasing equipment
- Upgrading equipment
- Purchasing curriculum
My students learn best with hands-on instruction, but my shop and classroom are very sparsely equipped so I have to do more online curriculum. This makes it harder for [students who are English Language Learners] to understand.
2023 FFA Advisor Needs Assessment
