Georgia Agricultural Education

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Georgia Agricultural Education

• CTAE Administrators
• UPDATE
• October 2009

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Ag-Ed Staff

• Update on recent changes

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State Ag-Ed Program Manager

• John (Chip) Bridges
• Office Phone [phone]
• Fax Number (404) 656 5911
• E-mail Address jbridges_at_doe.k12.ga.us

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South Region Ag-Ed Coordinator

• Melvin Thompson
• Office Phone [phone]
• Fax Number [phone]
• E-mail Address mthompso_at_doe.k12.ga.us

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(Interim)Central Region Ag-Ed Coordinator

• Anne Smith
• Office Phone [phone]
• Fax Number [phone]
• E-mail Address asmith_at_gaaged.org

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(interim)North Region Ag-Ed Coordinator

• Dana Perkins
• Office Phone [phone]
• Fax Number [phone]
• E-mail Address dperkins_at_gaaged.org

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Georgia Ag-Ed

• Program Information
• Reminders

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Agriculture Curriculum GPS Conversion

• The new pathway lessons are posted on the
  Agricultural Education website
• www.gaaged.org
• The lessons were also distributed to the teachers
  at the GVATA Summer Teachers Conference
• Two Pathways in Agriculture have been completed
• Agriscience
• Plants Science/Horticulture

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Agriculture Curriculum GPS Conversion

• Work continues on the five remaining Pathways
• Animal Science, Forestry, Agricultural Mechanics,
  Agribusiness, Veterinary Technology
• Middle School Agriculture courses will be
  converted and reviewed this fall with the support
  of the CTAE Resource Network
• Work should be completed this year distributed
  to the teachers utilizing the Ag-Ed website

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Agricultural Education Local Accountability

• The CTAE Director of each school system can have
  access the Program of Work and Monthly Reports
  for the Agriculture teachers in their system
• Send a request for a login ID and password to
  davidturner_at_gaaged.org
• This request should be sent using your school
  email account to verify the senders request

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Agricultural Education Career Development Events
the GPS

• The Agricultural Education program offers a wide
  variety of Career Development Events in FFA to
  supplement the in-school instructional program
• A document that links each CDE with the GPS is
  located on the Agricultural Education website
  www.gaaged.org
• THANK YOU for supporting these FFA events

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Georgia Ag-Ed National Recognition

• 18 Career Development Events Competitors
• Agricultural Communications Temple High
  (Carroll Co.) Horse Judging White Co. High
• Agricultural Mechanics Treutlen Co. High Job
  Interview Seminole Co. High
• Agricultural Sales West Laurens
  High Livestock Judging Franklin Co. High
• FFA Creed Speaking East Jackson High Meat
  Evaluation Coffee Co. High
• Dairy Cattle Judging Franklin Co. High
  Floriculture Franklin Co. High
• Environmental Natural Resources Putnam Co. High
  Nursery Landscape Perry High
• Extemporaneous Speaking Bleckley Co. High
  Poultry Judging Banks Co. High
• Parliamentary Procedure Murray Co. High
  Forestry Ware Co. High
• Prepared Public Speaking Oconee Co. High
• Market Plan Temple High (Carroll Co.)

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Georgia Ag-Ed National Recognition

• 14 national proficiency award finalists
• Audrey Davis (Bainbridge) Ag Education
• Katie Hollowell (North Oconee) - Floriculture
• Jared Corbett (Echols Co) Ag Mechanics Energy
  Systems
• Brandon Porter (Franklin Co) Forage Production
• Stephen Hamby (Temple) Ag Mechanics Repair
  Maintenance
• Staten Levings (Echols Co) Forest Management
• Bradley R. Weaver (Dawson Co) Ag Sales
• Jake D. Atkinson (ECI) Fruit Production
• Clay Sellers (Colquitt Co) Beef Production
  placement
• Corey Segars (Franklin Co) Poultry
• Courtney Curlin (Lowndes Co) Emerging Ag
  Technology
• Brooke Widner (Miller Co) Swine Prod. placement
• Kollin Pyle (Early Co) Fiber and/or Oil Crop
• Allen Ware (Rockdale Career Academy) Turf Grass

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Georgia Ag-Ed National Recognition

• 23 National 3-STAR Chapters from Georgia
• Berrien Co. High School Loganville High School
• Brantley County Middle School Lowndes Co. High
  School
• Cross Creek High School Montgomery Co. Middle
• Early County High School Murray Co. High School
• Etowah High School (Cherokee Co.) Oconee Co.
  High School
• Echols Co. High School Pelham High School
• Effingham Co. High School Screven Co. High
  School
• Franklin Co. Middle School Seminole Co. High
  School
• Jackson Co. High School SE Bulloch High School
• Jasper Middle School (Pickens Co.) Treutlen Co.
  High School
• Jeff Davis High School Wayne Co. High School
• Jeff Davis Middle School

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Georgia Ag-Ed National Recognition

• The 82nd National FFA Convention will be held in
  Indianapolis, Indiana on October 20 24, 2009.
• Regina Holiday will complete a year of service as
  the southern region National FFA Vice President.
  Regina is from Laurens County.
• Caroline Black (from Jackson County) will be the
  candidate from Georgia running for a National FFA
  Officer position.

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Georgia Ag-Ed

• Contact
• Information

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Georgia Ag-Ed Staff

• South Region Ag-Ed Coordinator Melvin Thompson
• Phone [phone] e-mail
  mthompso_at_doe.k12.ga.us
• Central Region Interim Ag-Ed Coordinator Anne
  Smith
• Phone [phone] e-mail asmith_at_gaaged.org
• North Region Interim Ag-Ed Coordinator Dana
  Perkins
• Phone [phone] e-mail dperkins_at_gaaged.org
  
• Program Manager John (Chip) Bridges
• Phone [phone] e-mail
  jbridges_at_doe.k12.ga.us

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Georgia Ag-Ed

• www.gaaged.org