Supervised Agricultural Experience SAE Supervised Agricultural Experience

What are my agricultural interests? Students have SAE’s to: provide agricultural experiences “Learning by Doing” SAE Benefits Earn Money Learning Opportunities Earn Awards, Degrees, Scholarships Usually Fun

What is SAE? Supervised Agricultural Experience SAE’s are: In the agriculture industry Conducted outside school time Supervised by the teacher Planned around an agriculture occupation Designed to apply classroom/lab learning

What are the types of SAE? Placement Working for an employer in an ag field Entrepreneurship Owning & operating an ag business Livestock, crops, lawns, etc. Exploration “Shadowing” or Experiment

What are Improvement Activities? Part of all SAE’s Include learning activities Improve appearance , efficiency, or living conditions Betterment of self, workplace, community May not return cash to you

How is SAE related to classroom instruction and the FFA? Three parts of Agriculture Education: Classroom + SAE + FFA Sometimes it becomes difficult to separate the three parts of Ag Ed

Who should assist with my SAE program? Parents provide equipment, products, financing learning skills, selecting animals Teachers keeping records, award applications setting goals learning skills Employer

What must students do in order to have an SAE program Career Goal or Agricultural Interest Select SAE to meet goals Complete needed paperwork Student keeps accurate records Receive instruction from teacher, parents, and employer