Sam Houston State University has been awarded a four-year, $750,000 grant from United States Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to partner with Texas Tech University, Texas A&M University-Kingsville and the Texas FFA Foundation. The goal is to equip future agricultural science teachers with tools for classroom success and teacher retention.
SHSU’s School of Agricultural Sciences will collaborate with its partners to provide pre-service teachers in Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (AFNR) with hands-on experiences in professional networking, leadership development and agricultural literacy. This project is based on the Texas FFA Foundation’s LEAD series model, which connects current and future teachers for professional development and best practices in the field.
