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Upper Division Scholarships
Appropriations Request Summary
Agricultural Education National
Headquarters (Team Ag Ed)
Established at AVA
May 26, 1998 will be a special day for school-based agricultural education's present
and future. This will be the first day of operations in the newly formed
Agricultural Education National
Headquarters. The headquarters will be composed of the National Council
for Agricultural Education, the National Association of Agricultural Educators, and the
headquarters operations for the National FFA Organization.
The purpose of the national headquarters is to provide coordinated staff effort
for accomplishing the Agricultural Education mission by implementing policies
and programs approved by the National Council for Agricultural Education. A major goal
of the headquarters staff (Team Ag Ed) is
to promote teacher and student success through three functions.
The mailing address for the headquarters is: Agricultural Education National
Headquarters, 1410 King Street, Suite 400, Alexandria, Virginia 22314. You may reach the
headquarters by calling toll-free (800) 772-0939.
The mission of Agricultural Education is to prepare and support individuals for careers in agriculutre and to build awareness of and develop leadership for the food, fiber, and natural resource systems.
Pictured at the new Agricultural Education National Headquarters located at AVA in Alexandria, Virginia are (left to right): Rosco Vaughn, Executive Director of The Council; Jay Jackman, Executive Director of NAAE; Bret Lovejoy, Executive Director of AVA; and Marshall Stewart, AVA Ag Ed Division Vice President.