Ag Ed Mentor Program
Name: 


  1. Years of Ag teaching experience as of July 1, 2014.
    * Round up for partial years. 2 years and 1 semester = 3 years


  1. FFA District
    NW
    NC
    NE
    SW
    SC
    SE


  1. I support finding funds to pay First-Year teachers a $100 stipend to attend the summer Ag Ed Conference. (Many will not receive pay checks for a while.)

    ~ estimated @ $2500
    Yes
    No


  1. I support finding funds to provide FREE lodging for First-Year teachers to attend the annual summer Ag Ed Conference. (Some districts may not support this initial investment, should the profession support this investment in our future?)

    ~ estimated @ $2500
    Yes
    No


  1. I support finding funds to create a Fall Ag Educators' Symposium (after the first nine weeks of school) for First-Year & Second-Year Ag Educators.

    ~ estimated Facilities expenses @ $1000
    ~ estimated Presenter/Facilitator expenses @ $0
    Yes
    No


  1. I support finding funds for First-Year to be paid a $100 stipend to attend a Fall Ag Educators' Symposium.

    ~ estimated @ $2500
    Yes
    No


  1. I support finding funds to pay school districts a $100 stipend to offset substitute teacher costs for First-Year and Second-Year teachers to attend the Fall Ag Educators' Symposium.

    ~ estimated @ $5000
    Yes
    No


  1. I am interested in serving as an PAID MENTOR.
    Yes
    No


  1. I am interested in assisting as an UNPAID MENTOR.
    Yes
    No


  1. To financially support (not fully fund) an Ag Educator Mentor Program, I support potentially increasing the cost of the summer Ag Ed Conference by ___.


    $0
    $10
    $20
    $30
    $50


  1. Iowa has been selected by NAAE as one of ten states that will receive a Teach Ag Grant through NAAE.

    Should the Teach Ag grant dollars support or help support an Ag Ed Mentoring Program?
    Yes
    No


  1. To invest in the future of Agricultural Education, I suggest:





Dale Gruis
Instructor
Collins-Maxwell MS/HS
IA