1. Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE)

3. Which is the most important?
All 3 circles are the same size.
All components are of equal value.
Agriscience programs are all of these.
All interlock with each other.

4. Objectives Today we will: Define 4 types of SAE Programs
Identify examples of SAE Programs.
Determine how an SAE could help you.
Discover how to fund and SAE Program
Identify an Awards program tied to SAE Programs

5. 4 Types
Exploratory
Placement
Entrepreneurship
Research

6. Exploratory You learn about a career that relates to instruction.
Explore , become literate, about career.

7. Placement You work for someone on a job. or you volunteer.
School laboratories,
Community facilities,
It is “learning by doing”

8. Research-
Involve planning and conducting an agricultural and scientific experiment based on hypothesis and the use of the scientific method

9. Entrepreneurship
You own your own business.
Assume financial risks.

10. What is SAE?
Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Project done at home or on a job, learned about in class, supervised by employers, parents, or teachers.

11. Wanted: Landscape Maintenance worker to operate a lawn mower, string trimmer, and power blower. Need a person who can work without supervision. Experience required. Call

12. Vet Assistant needed. Slocomb Animal Hospital needs an experienced individual to work 20 hours a week. Duties include cleaning cages, bathing grooming and feeding animals. Apply in person at Slocomb Ag Department.

13. Wanted: Dependable person to handle over-the-counter sales in a busy garden center. Neat appearance important along with the ability to work with people. Experience in working with plants a must.
Call for an interview.

14. What is the same in all 3 ads?
SAE
Experience is needed.
How can you get experience?
Job
Experience

15. Examples of SAE activities
Working in a flower shop
Operating a pet sitting business
Researching a Career.
Producing Watermelons.
Mowing Grass.
Developing a landscape plan for a community center
Growing a vegetable garden
Raising dogs for show.
Overhauling a tractor

16. More SAE Examples
Survey farmers to determine their most profitable crops
Writing articles about soil conservation for a newspaper
Improving wildlife habitat
Working on a farm
Operating a lawn care business
Designing web pages for farmers

17. How Does an SAE Help Me?
Develop skills that can be used in getting a job

18. How Does an SAE Help Me?
Provides the opportunity to make money

19. How Does an SAE Help Me?
Helps you start your own business.

20. How Does an SAE Help Me?
Developments management skills

21. How Does an SAE Help Me...?
Improves record keeping skills

22. How Does an SAE Help Me?
Advances analytical and decision making skills

23. How Does an SAE Help Me?
Teaches responsibility.

24. How Does an SAE Help Me?
Allows you to explore a career

25. How Does an SAE Help Me?
Prepares you for College or employment.

26. What Award is associated with SAE Projects?
Proficiency Awards
$ can be awarded in 47 different categories.

27. How Does an SAE Help Me...? Greenhand Chapter FFA Degree
State FFA Degree
American FFA Degree
All require that you have an SAE.

28. How Does an SAE Help Me?
State and national officers must have advanced FFA degrees.

29. How could your SAE be Funded?
You can receive a $1000 SAE Grant
Only 2 Alabama FFA members received grants in 2015.

30. Test What do the Letters SAE Stand For? Who supervises SAE Projects?
Do you have to earn money with SAE Projects?
List one method of funding SAE projects.
What FFA Award Program recognizes outstanding SAE programs?
How much money does state winners win?

31. Answers: Supervised Agricultural Experience
Teachers, Parents, Employers No
SAE Grants from National FFA
Proficiency Awards
$250.00