About CEEIN

The California Environmental Education Interagency Network (CEEIN) is a state government consortium of environmental educators representing departments, boards and commissions of the California Department of Education (CDE), California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA), The Resources Agency of California (RA) and the Department of Food and Agriculture. CEEIN fosters broad understanding of the State's environmental and cultural resources while affirming that education is essential to the development of understanding and respect for the environment. The CEEIN partnership provides a forum for its members to share resources, programs and materials with California's public schools and students in grades kindergarten through university. This partnership is solidified by a memorandum of understanding (PDF), which has been signed by each secretary of the aforementioned agencies.

The primary goals of CEEIN are to develop a unified response to the environmental education needs of California's educators and local governments, and to assist with statewide educational reform movements. Additionally, a "leadership by consensus" approach was devised to maintain the spirit of an open forum whereby the responsibility for meetings and projects are shared by all CEEIN agencies. The lead agency is designated every two years.

CEEIN members meet monthly to discuss and share information about national and statewide environmental education efforts. These monthly meetings allow participants to network with their counterparts at the other boards, departments, and commissions on a regular basis. Discussions enable the various participants to rapidly exchange information and increase the breadth of information dissemination. This communication enables members to maximize their efforts and minimize redundancy.

CEEIN subcommittees include Administration & Budget, Electronic Support, Environmental Education Advancement & Development, Environmentality, and Outreach. 

CEEIN accomplishments include the Curricula and Compendia Project; a partnership with The Walt Disney Company to promote a statewide environmental education program and competition for fifth grade classes called the Jiminy Cricket's Environmentality Challenge; supporting the California Regional Environmental Education Community (CREEC) network; establishing an outreach program that includes development and distribution of the CEEIN brochure, conducting workshops designed specifically for educators, and staffing exhibits booths at environmental conferences and fairs.

Download the CEEIN Accomplishment Report for 2003 - 2005 (PDF)

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