Organizations Filed Purposes:
WYOMING AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM STRIVES TO DEVELOP AN UNDERSTANDING OF WYOMING'S VAST RESOURCES WHERE STUDENTS BECOME INFORMED CITIZENS, CAPABLE OF SERVING AS STEWARDS FOR WYOMING'S FUTURE. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PROGRAM IS THE WYOMING STEWARDSHIP PROJECT. THIS EFFORT PROVIDES CLASSROOM LESSONS FOR GRADES 2-5.THE BOOKMARK PROGRAM SUPPORTS THIS EFFORT BY PROVIDING EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCOVER WYOMING'S RESOURCES AND SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN A CREATIVE WAY.
THE WYOMING STEWARDSHIP PROJECT IS A PIVOTAL PROGRAM FOR WYOMING FOCUSING ON GRADES 2-5 TO EMPOWER STUDENTS TO BE OUR CRITICAL THINKERS AND PROBLEM SOLVERS OF TOMORROW. THIS IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT INVOLVING THE WYOMING COMMUNITY, STAKEHOLDERS, EDUCATORS, FIELD EXPERTS, AND THE WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECT IS FOR STUDENTS TO GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF WYOMING'S VAST RESOURCES AND BECOME INFORMED CITIZENS, CAPABLE OF SERVING AS STEWARDS FOR WYOMING'S FUTURE. INITIAL UNITS HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED FOCUSING ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND STEWARDSHIP FOR: AGRICULTURE, MINERALS AND ENERGY, AS WELL AS OUTDOOR RECREATION AND TOURISM. THESE UNITS ARE NOT INTENDED TO BE A BURDEN, BUT WERE CREATED PURPOSEFULLY TO BE EASY-TO-USE, CROSS-CURRICULAR, AND COMPREHENSIVE, ALIGNING TO WYOMING CONTENT AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.
EACH YEAR WYOMING AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM ENCOURAGES 2ND, 3RD, 4TH, AND 5TH GRADE STUDENTS TO SUBMIT A HAND DRAWN BOOKMARK FOR THE PROGRAM. MAPS EXPLAINING WYOMING'S RESOURCES ARE SENT TO CLASSROOMS ACROSS THE STATE TO BEGIN THE DISCUSSION OF WYOMING STEWARDSHIP AND STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CREATE AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO SHARE WITH THEIR PEERS BOTH IN A CAPTION FOR THEIR BOOKMARK AND ARTWORK. EACH YEAR FINALISTS ARE RECOGNIZED IN CHEYENNE BY THE GOVERNOR FOR THEIR ACHIEVEMENT IN ART AND EXCELLENCE IN INTERPRETING AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCE CONCEPTS.
THE EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR AWARD RECOGNIZES AN OUTSTANDING WYOMING EDUCATOR WHO DEMONSTRATES EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION BY IMPLEMENTING INNOVATIVE AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCE PROJECTS INTO THEIR CLASSROOM AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. WYOMING AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM IS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING AND ENCOURAGING EDUCATORS ACROSS THE STATE.
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 |
|---|
| Jessie Dafoe | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $77,570 |
| Andrea Zink | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Joann Skeim-True | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ron Rabou | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Matt Micheli | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ray Mader | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Joe Evers | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Megan Degenfelder | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Michelle Butler | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Nicole Cowley | EDUCATION CH | 2 | $0 |
| Patrick Zimmerer | SECRETARY/TR | 2 | $0 |
| Kera Bullard | VICE PRESIDE | 2 | $0 |
| Garrett Horton | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
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