Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE LOUISIANA FOUNDATION FOR AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM'S PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION TO GRADE SCHOOL STUDENTS IN VARIOUS SCHOOLS WITHIN THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
EACH YEAR, LOUISIANA FOUNDATION FOR AITC HOSTS A SERIES OF TEACHER WORKSHOPS ACROSS THE STATE TO PROVIDE EDUCATORS WITH MATERIAL NEEDED TO INTEGRATE AGRICULTURE INTO THEIR EXISTING CURRICULUM. LESSON PLANS CORRELATED TO THE LOUISIANA STUDENT STANDARDS, HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES, NEW RESOURCES AND IDEAS ARE ALL PROVIDED AT THE COMPREHENSIVE SEMINARS. A TOTAL OF 18 WORKSHOPS WERE HELD IN 2019.FOUR ELECTRONIC ISSUES OF OUR SOW, GROW AND KNOW EDUCATOR NEWSLETTER WERE DEVELOPED AND DISTRIBUTED TO 1,200 CLASSROOM TEACHERS.WE CONTINUE WITH OUR OUTSTANDING TEACHER AWARD. THE WINNING TEACHER RECEIVES AN EXPENSE PAID TRIP TO THE NATIONAL AITC CONFERENCE, A $500 AWARD AND AN IPAD.THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL AG LITERACY PROJECT WAS HELD IN 2019. THERE WERE 254 VOLUNTEER READERS IN 725 CLASSROOMS ACROSS THE STATE. OVER 18,000 STUDENTS WERE REACHED WITH THIS PROJECT.OUR AITC PROGRAM ALSO DOES VOLUNTEER TRAINING THROUGH LOUISIANA FARM BUREAU. AN AITC WORKSHOP IS CONDUCTED AT THE ANNUAL FARM BUREAU CONVENTION IN JUNE AS WELL AS VARIOUS PRESENTATIONS MADE TO THE FARM BUREAU WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE AND THE YOUNG FARMERS AND RANCHERS MEETINGS STATEWIDE.335 EDUCATORS WERE TRAINED AT AITC WORKSHOPS THIS YEAR; THESE TEACHERS HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON OVER 20,000 STUDENTS.62% OF TEACHERS TRAINED WERE NEW COMERS TO THE PROGRAM; 18% WERE PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS.98% OF TEACHER ATTENDING A WORKSHOP IN 2019 RANKED THE WORKSHOP AS EXTREMELY BENEFICIAL AND SAID THEY WOULD USE AT LEAST ONE LESSON FROM THE WORKSHOP IN THEIR CLASSES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Russell Creel | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kacie Luckett | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas Kim Frey | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Wagner | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ronnie Sonnier | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Roy Mcintyre | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Warren Harang | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Loyd Dodson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Philip Lamartiniere | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas Ellender | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| James Wagley | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| David Smith | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Craig Melancon | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Denise Cannatella | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew Gravois | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Willie Danos | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Chauvin | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Emerson E Oaks Iv | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Marty Wooldridge | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Michael G Melancon | SECRETARY/TREASURER OF BOA | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Fontenot | THIRD VICE PRESIDENT OF BO | 1 | $0 |
| Scott M Wiggers Jr | SECOND VICE PRESIDENT OF B | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Harper | FIRST VICE PRESIDENT OF BO | 1 | $0 |
| Ronald Anderson | PRESIDENT OF BOARD | 20 | $0 |
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