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Wanted Landscape Maintenance worker, Operate a
lawn mower and power blower. Need a person who
can work with out supervision. Experience
required. Call 515-7743.
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Vet Assistant needed. Mayflower Animal Hospital
needs an experienced individual to work 20 hours
a week. Duties including bathing animals,
grooming and feeding of animals. Apply in person
at 316 Walnut Street.
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Wanted Dependable person to handle over the
counter sales in a busy garden center. Pay is
7.50 an hour. Neat appearance important along
with the ability to work with people. Experience
in working with plants a must. Call 515-2396 for
an interview.
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Supervised Agricultural Experience
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WHO participates in SAEs?
YOU DO!!
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WHAT is a SAE?

• The actual, planned application of concepts and
  principles learned in agricultural education.
• SAEs can prepare you for an Agriculture related
  career

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WHEN do SAEs take place?

• They are conducted outside of class time
• In the afternoons after school
• In the evenings
• On the weekends
• During the summer and on holidays

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WHERE do SAEs take place?

• On a farm
• In an agriculture business

At a vets office or pet store
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At home flowerbeds, lawns
In your garage or shop
In the school greenhouse or garden
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• AND THERE ARE LOTS MORE!!

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WHY have a SAE?
The purpose is to help students develop skills
and abilities leading toward a career.
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HOW do SAEs work?
Students are supervised by agriculture teachers
in cooperation with parents/guardians, employers
and other adults who assist them in the
development and achievement of their CAREER
goals.
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What is the value of an SAE?
The value of the supervised agricultural
experience as an integral instructional component
is reflected in the FFA goal learning by
doing.
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• YOUR SAE WILL GIVE YOU THE EXPERIENCE NEEDED TO
  GET A JOB!!!
• BUT WAIT!!
• THERE IS MORE TO IT

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WHAT ARE SOME OTHER BENEFITS?

• Helps you earn money
• Teaches responsibility
• Improves decision making skills
• Provides the opportunity to win awards
• andpossibly CASH!!

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Types of SAEs
Exploratory Better for
younger students to explore a variety of
subjects about agriculture
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Types of SAEs
Research Experimentation and Analysis Conducted
to answer questions
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Types of SAEs
Ownership/Entrepreneurship Enables students to
own and operate an agriculture-related business
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Types of SAEs
Placement Enables students to work in a field of
their choice under the supervision of an employer
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What are the broad categories of SAE

• Agribusiness Entrepreneurship
• Agricultural Placement
• Agricultural Production
• Agricultural Research
• Directed School Laboratory
• Agricultural Communications
• Agricultural Exploration
• Improvement Projects

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Agribusiness Entrepreneurship

• Ownership project
• Farm product or Service
• Non-farm product or service

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Agricultural Placement (Cooperative Education)

• Employment either on-farm or off farm
• Work for wage or salary
• After school or school released time
• Supervised and evaluated by employer and teacher

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Agricultural Production

• Ownership project
• Farm product

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Agricultural Research

• Projects designed to provide opportunities for
  students to gain credit for a wide array of
  research activities, both on campus and off.
• Scientific research
• Crop tests, seed plots, livestock feeding trials,
  etc
• Library research
• Review and synthesis of the literature on an
  agricultural topic of interest
• The Agriscience Fair, which is used in some
  states, already offers recognition for these
  types of projects

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Directed School Laboratory

• Not a new idea
• Land Labs
• Aquaculture labs
• Ag mechanics labs
• Plant Science labs
• As a SAE, it would involve long-term, carefully
  recorded and analyzed projects tied directly to
  the students career or academic goals

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Agricultural Communications

• A growing area in ag ed
• Rural-oriented publications
• Radio, TV
• Website
• Public relations portfolio

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Agricultural Exploration

• Out-of-class experiences designed to provide
  career information to students
• May be conducted at any
• time, but best during
• middle school and early high school levels
• Provides students with a better feel for the
  world of work and for specific occupations

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Improvement Projects

• A series of related activities that may be
  ongoing for a period of time.
• Projects undertaken to
• increase the value of the home or business
  setting
• improve the environmental conditions of the home
  or business
• improve farm or business practices
• Phipps and Osborne

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Some Examples of SAEs

• Animal Systems
• Beef Production
• Dairy Production
• Diversified Livestock Production
• Equine Science
• Poultry Production
• Sheep Production
• Small Animal Production Care
• Specialty Animal Production
• Swine Production

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Examples of SAEs

• Environmental Service/
• Natural Resources Systems
• Aquaculture
• Crawfish Production
• Emerging Agricultural Technology
• Environmental Service/Natural Resources
• Forest Management and Products
• Home and/or Community Development
• Outdoor Recreation
• Wildlife Production and Management

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Examples of SAEs

• Food Products and
• Processing Systems
• Agricultural Processing
• Food Science and Technology

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Examples of SAEs

• Plant Systems
• Diversified Agricultural Production
• Diversified Crop Production
• Diversified Horticulture
• Fiber and/or Oil Crop Production
• Floriculture
• Forage Production
• Fruit Production
• Grain Production
• Landscape Management
• Nursery Operations
• Specialty Crop Production
• Turf Grass Management
• Vegetable Production

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Examples of SAEs

• Power, Structural
• Technical Systems
• Agricultural Mechanics Design and Fabrication
• Agricultural Mechanics Energy Systems
• Agricultural Mechanics Repair and Maintenance
• Home and/or Community Development

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Important Aspects of SAEs

• PlanningCreates a record of activities
• SupervisionAllows the student and the teacher to
  assess the progress of the activities
• EvaluationNeeded to assess the effectiveness of
  the activities in helping students to reach their
  goals
• Coordination between Student, Parent/Guardian,
  and/or Employer, and TeacherNeeded to reinforce
  the responsibilities of all involved
• Keep accurate records throughout the process!

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Resources
Experiencing Agriculture A Handbook on
Supervised Agricultural Experience Louisiana
Association of FFA www.laffa.org