• The development phase includes Arboretum staff time for planning and preparation = $5,200 • Delivery of the initial 2026 cohort (16 teachers, ~$485/teacher) = $7,755 . This includes the following associated costs: o Honoraria for local experts = $750 (up to $250 each as needed) o “Projects” Lesson Books and teacher supply kits = $1,965 ($100 per teacher for supplies, $31 per teacher for Project books; plus, materials for facilitators) o Transportation and Costs for Field Experiences = $1,040 o Arboretum staff time = $4,000 • Delivery of 2027 Cohort (additional 16 teachers; same associated costs as above) = $7,755 • Arboretum leadership of the Shenandoah Valley Environmental Educators Alliance (SVEEA) including staff time for promoting quarterly zoom, hospitality at in-person gathering, and printing = $500
With partial funding, we would eliminate a second cohort; reduce the number of days of programming for the cohort and reduce the possibility of honoraria for speakers.
Project Team
Katie Rankin is the director of the Edith J. Carrier Arboretum at JMU. She is a certified environmental educator through the Virginia Association for Environmental Education, and she has been working in direct partnership with Harrisonburg City Public Schools for 3 years to develop watershed education experiences on-site at the Arboretum in conjunction with many community partners. Her certification capstone project, "Starting Somewhere: Laying the Foundation for a Meaningful Watershed Education Experience" included wrestling with the challenges and barriers for both students and teachers. She is an authorized facilitator for Project WET, Project Learning Tree, and Project WILD; and has been offering Project WILD workshops to JMU preservice teachers since 2023. Kelli Hertzler is the education coordinator at the Edith J. Carrier Arboretum at JMU. She is a JMU alum with a degree in studio art and a minor in biology. She has extensive experience working with small and large group student settings in outdoor education, developing resources for teachers, and nature journaling to encourage close observation and understanding of the natural world. Examples of local experts include Ali Sloop, the JMU Stormwater Coordinator and a former environmental educator; Harrisonburg city council member Laura Dent; Harrisonburg Greenspace Manager Jeremy Harold; Elizabeth Davidson, the Harrisonburg City Public Schools Science Coordinator; and Tammy Stone, the Rockingham County Public Schools Science Coordinator.
Madison Trust 2026 Project Proposal
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