KENTUCKY AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION RECORD KEEPING INSTRUCTIONS & EXAMPLES 1. I can define terminology that is essential to know when using the Profile section of AET. 2. I can accurately set up my student profile on AET. 3. I can select an AET Experience (SAE). 4. I can accurately set up my AET Experiences (SAEs) on my AET Experience Manager.

Setting up your AET Profile (For Practice or Exams) All records are kept on the Ag. Experience Tracker- By clicking on the yellow “Student Tab,” students will be able to log-in.

Students will need to make a separate account for practice problems and another account for their exam. The teacher may choose to assign usernames and passwords or allow students to make up their own. These accounts are available for 90 days.

The student will need to enter some general information for practice purposes. The teacher will inform the student of their 4 digit Chapter Number.

The student will be directed to the AET Home Screen. From here, all information that can normally be entered on an AET account can also be entered on a practice account.

Setting up your AET Profile (For Actual Records) By clicking on the yellow “Student Tab,” students will be able to log-in. Teachers will have to provide log-in information to students.

This is the home page for a student’s AET account.

Click “Profile” to begin.

AET Profile A section of the AET Experience that focuses on basic student (a) contact information (b) courses in agricultural education (c) resume accomplishments (d) leadership positions.

From here, students can manage personal information, FFA activities, and career/educational interests.

Students should begin by clicking on “Manage/Edit your personal profile and password”.

Students will be directed to this screen. It is important to fill out this information and keep it updated because it will appear on FFA applications.

With the mobile device set-up feature, students can create an to send pictures of his/her SAE directly to the website. Pictures can be accessed under the portfolio of a student’s SAE.

Students can change the password for their account. However, the teacher will have to reset a password if a student cannot remember his or her log-in information.

Students should then input their Demographic information. Click, “Edit” to do so.

Profile Example Brandon Instruction is a freshman student. His birthday is July 7, He is a Caucasian, non-Hispanic student that resides with his parents on their family farm.

Next, a student should enter his or her Contact Information. Click, “Edit” to do so.

Profile Example Brandon’s address is 123 Hickory Street, Brodhead, KY His home phone number is His AT&T cell phone number is His address is rockcastle.kyschools.us

Profile Example Brandon’s father’s name is Bob Instruction. Bob works full time as an insurance agent. His AT&T phone number is His address is Brandon’s mother’s name is Barbara Instruction. She works full time as a nurse. Her phone number is , and her address is

Once a student has completed filling out their demographics and contact information, they should return to the Profile home screen.

Students should then click on: “Record your school Ag. Class Schedule”

Students should click, “Add Class.”

All available Agriculture classes will be shown. Students should then click “Add” next to the class(es) in which they are enrolled. After this, the student should return to the Profile home screen.

Profile Example Brandon is enrolled in Principles of Agriculture Science and Technology in 2013.

To enter any awards, certifications, or memberships, students will click “Manage your Resume information.”

The following page will appear. Students should enter the appropriate information and click “add new” to enter further activities.

Within the “Objective” tab, students can enter a career objective. Some information within a student’s resume will automatically sync within a student’s FFA Award. After a student has entered all resume information, they should return to the Profile home screen.

Example: Brandon has the following: Awards/Competition Success 1. Government and Civics Class Award (12/10/2014) Certifications/Skills 1. GAP Certification (08/14/2014) Memberships/Organizations 1. 4H Club (08/01/2014) 2. First Baptist Church (08/01/2014)

Example: Brandon wants to become an Agriculture Extension Agent after graduating from college.

Students are now ready to set up their AET Experience (SAE). Students should have selected the type of SAE they will be completing prior to this step.

Supervised Agriculture Experience (SAE) or AET Experience A project completed (a) outside of the normal class time (b) related to agriculture courses (c) is supervised. Ex: wildlife research project, employment at farm store or show animal experience

TYPES OF AET EXPERIENCES (SAE) Entrepreneurship Placement (Paid and Unpaid) Research Exploratory

Entrepreneurship SAE A project that requires monetary investment to potentially gain a profit student owns all or a percentage of the project *Profit= (revenue greater than expenses) Ex: owning a service or supply business, show animal or breeding animal project.

Placement SAE A job experience project, either paid or unpaid. Ex: working at a dairy, farm store or other agribusiness-related job

Paid Placement Project A project in which work is completed and student receives income Unpaid Placement Project A project in which work is completed and student doesn’t receive any form of income

Research SAE A project that requires a (a) research question (b) review of already completed research (c) experiment using the scientific method (d) develop a final report including results and project findings. Ex: Horticulture plant growth in different climates, testing building material strength or other research related items

Exploratory SAE An unpaid project that involves learning a new skill or gaining knowledge in an agriculture-related area. Ex: Attending an educational training seminar

SAE SUB-CATEGORIES Agribusiness Systems Animal Systems (Market and Breeding) Systems Biotechnology Systems Environmental Service Systems Food Products and Processing Systems Natural Resources Systems Plant Systems Power, Structural, and Technical Systems

Agribusiness Systems The study of business principles, including management, marketing and finance, and their application to enterprises engaged in Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Animal Systems The study of animal systems, including life processes, health, nutrition, genetics, management and processing, through the study of small animals, aquaculture, livestock, dairy, horses, and/or poultry

Market Animal Project A project that involves animals that would be classified as current/operating inventory items. This inventory would generally be converted into cash within one year. Ex: steers, bottle calves, replacement dairy heifers

Breeding Animal Project A project that involves livestock that are classified as non-current inventory items. These items have a useful life that exceeds a normal year and are also considered high value.

Biotechnology Systems The study of data and techniques of applied science for the solution of problems concerning living organisms

Environmental Service Systems The study of systems, instruments, and technology used in waste management and their influence on the environment

Food Products and Processing Systems The study of product development, quality assurance, food safety, production, sales and service, regulation and compliance, and food service within the food science industry

Natural Resource Systems The study of the management of soil, water, wildlife, forests, and air as natural resources

Plant Systems The study of plant life cycles, classifications, functions, structures, reproduction, media and nutrients, as well as growth and cultural practices, through the study of crops, turf grass, trees and shrubs and/or ornamental plants

Power, Structural, and Technical Systems The study of agricultural equipment, power systems, alternative fuel sources and precision technology, as well as woodworking, metalworking, welding and project planning for agricultural structures

Once students know the type of SAE they will be completing, they are ready to set up their Experience Manager.

Students should click “Add New” to set up their SAE(s).

Students should enter all important information about their SAE.

The name of the project should be a short descriptive name for the experience.

The level of the project should reflect the major focus of the project. Most traditional SAEs are Individual.

The SAE Type will reflect what type of work the student is completing. Certain types of SAEs will only utilize certain aspects of AET. For instance, an Exploratory SAE would only utilize the AET Journal.

The Primary Experience Category will reflect the major area that would best describe a student’s SAE.

The Primary Experience Subcategory will reflect the more specific area that would best describe a student’s SAE. The drop-down menu is different for each Primary Experience Category. Here, the Agribusiness subcategories are shown.

The Category/Unit will reflect how a student would record their SAE scope. The drop-down menu is different for each Primary Experience Category. Here the Animal Systems- Goat Category/Unit options are shown. Some SAE categories will not require a student to specify a Category/Unit (i.e. Agribusiness).

The Management Module will reflect how a student will manage an Animal Systems SAE. A student should select either the Market or Breeding Herd Manager, depending on his or her project.

Market Animal A feature to help students setup and manage market animals. Students who purchase or have raised animals that they plan to resell (typically within a year) would use this feature. Market Manager Animals that would be classified as current/operating inventory items. This inventory would generally be converted into cash within one year. Ex: steers, bottle calves, show animals

Breeding Animal A feature that helps students setup and manage breeding animal AET Experiences (SAE). Students who purchase or have raised animals that they plan to use for breeding purposes, as well as any offspring should be recorded within this manager. Breeding Herd Manager A project that involves livestock that are classified as noncurrent inventory items used for breeding purposes. These items have a useful life that exceeds a normal year and are also considered high value. Ex: bull, cow, sow, boar, mare

It is important for students to remember that clicking, “Save” is IMPORTANT for all AET entries. AET does not automatically save. Clicking “Save”

Entrepreneurship SAE Example: Brandon owns and operates a Lawn Care business. This is a traditional individually based project in which Brandon assumes the financial risk.

Entrepreneurship SAE Example: Brandon owns and operates a Market Beef Project. He already had some of these cattle when he began his agriculture classes (2013). This is a traditional individually based project in which Brandon assumes the financial risk.

Entrepreneurship SAE Example: Brandon owns and operates a Breeding Beef Project. This is a traditional individually based project in which Brandon assumes the financial risk.

Entrepreneurship SAE Example: Brandon owns a Banana Pepper Garden Project. This is a traditional individually based project in which Brandon assumes the financial risk.

Placement (Paid) SAE Example: Brandon has a part-time job at the local Brodhead Veterinary Clinic.

Placement (Unpaid) SAE Example: Brandon helps his father with farm work around their family farm. His family also raises beef. Brandon is not paid for this work.

After a student enters their SAE(s), the Experience Manager will reflect all projects.

The green power button indicates that the SAE is considered active. Clicking that button will make the SAE inactive. For instance, the show season ends for a Market Project.

If a project is made inactive, this will be reflected by making the project’s line gray.

Clicking the “Gear Icon” will allow you to edit your SAE project information.

The student will be able to edit any information that was originally recorded for the project.

Clicking the “Pencil Icon” will bring up the SAE planning tool. This step is not necessary but can be useful when beginning your project.

The SAE Planning tool will automatically sync in many FFA Award Applications. Students can also assess how close they are to accomplishing SAE goals. There is also a link to a list of suggested Skills, Competencies, and Knowledge that students should consider when beginning an SAE.

The PDF list of skills, competencies, and knowledge is arranged by SAE Category.

The “Dollar Icon” brings up the “Estimate income/expense” feature. This only shows up on entrepreneurship projects.

This is a budgeting feature that students can use to determine financial needs/obligations before beginning an SAE project.

The “clipboard” brings up the annual review of scope. A red button indicates that there are blank boxes in the annual review. If no financial transactions have been entered, this feature is disabled. Before submitting records to a degree application, the annual review must be completed. This step will be completed as the last step of the financial section of a student’s SAE.

The map feature allows a student to pinpoint the location of a project. This can be helpful for agriculture teachers when doing SAE visits.

The student can drag a pointer to the exact location of their project. This will bring up a GPS option for the student.

Clicking on the links under # Finance or # Journal will allow a student to review financial or journal entries for a project.

The Project Value listed for a SAE is the amount of money a student has invested (inventory) minus the amount of income a student has made. If the value is over $0, this means a student has invested more money in an SAE than earned.

After a student has entered all of their SAE(s), they should return to the Profile home page.

If a student has an FFA officer position, they should click on “Enter your FFA Office”.

Students should click on “Add New Office.”

Students should select the appropriate position, level, beginning date, and ending date.

Example: Brandon is the local Chaplain for his FFA Chapter. He was elected on April 10, 2014 and will serve until April 15, 2015.

If a student is the chairman or a member of an FFA Committee, they should enter that information by clicking on “Enter your FFA committee memberships.”

Students should select the appropriate committee and the starting date of the committee membership.

Example: Brandon is on the Public Relations Committee for his chapter. He began his membership on September 1, 2013.

If a student has competed and placed in an FFA competition that was entered on JudgingCard, that information can be entered by clicking, “JudgingCard event results.”

Students can search for the results by year, chapter number, chapter name, or their individual name.

The “Your Interests” section of the Student Profile is an optional feature. Students can select their agriculture career pathway and educational/career interests.

THIS CONCLUDES THE INSTRUCTION FOR THE AET PROFILE SECTION.