1. Statewide Agricultural Education Program of Study Standards & Content
Reynold Gardner
Oregon Department of Education
February 14, 2012

2. Long Term Goal
All Program of Study would be Synced through - June of 2016

3. Today’s Objective Goal
Identify the required components and expected documentation of Element # 1 Standards and Content
This will be a renewal for most of the programs within the state.
Excel Template ( from this afternoon)
Identify the Standards
Identify the Course where they are taught
Engage your Advisory Committee

5. Step # 1 Standards and Content
Multi Step Process
End Result June 22.

6. Feb – June 2012 Timeline Required Webinar’s with Gardner
Element 1 – Standards & Content (Feb 12-16)
Element 2 - Alignment & Articulation Visual (Feb 28)
Element 4 - Student Support Services (March 13)
Element 3 - Technical Skill Assessment (April 17)
Element 5 - Professional Development (May 22)
Summer Conference June 19-22
Approval / Signatures (June)

7. Timeline
Scope and sequence of …… grouping of professional development activities.
2012 Statewide Program of Study Complete
2013Ag Mech & Math
2014 Animal Sci& Science
2015 Plant Sci / Horticulture & Reading / Literacy
2016 Agri Business & Instruction - Assessment

8. Summer Conference 2012 June 19-22 Layout of summer conf
Focus on keeping the recharge effect of Conf.
Group Effect
Layout of summer conf
Focus technical instructional area
Focus on academic integration and reinforcement
Business and Industry
Technical Skill Assessment / CDE’s
Planned long range professional development

9. Summer Conference For future years.
Pulling in Business and Industry to review and validate Standards / Skill Sets (OVATA)
Technical Skill Assessment / Career Development Event Reviews (OVATA)
Standards Match
Scoring Rubric

10. Other professional development (Summer Conf, Fall Conf, State Conv, State Fair, OACTE, CDE Days and ETC) (Discuss)

11. Summer Conference Required
Using technology to capture the essence and professional development of summer conference for those who miss the opportunity and training.
(Personal issues beyond their control, local school district forcing local professional development and other excuses).

12. Massive amount of paperwork to accomplish the 2012 goal
(Gardner & LOCAL)

13. Alignment and Articulation (Feb)
Community college Partner Present to author the Alignment and Articulation  agreements (especially for 2012) (Gardner)

14. Element 1 – Standards & Content (Feb 14)
Courses & Standards – Crosswalk Template
Required Documentation
LOCAL - Cross-walk between courses and standards at secondary and postsecondary levels
Required Courses –
Identified for Technical Skill Assessment
how to define and which ones
STATEWIDE – Community college crosswalk complete.

15. Element 2 - Alignment & Articulation – (Feb 28)
Evidence of collaboration between the community college and secondary school.
Required Documentation
STATEWIDE - Documents that show collaboration between secondary and postsecondary (e.g., agendas, participant lists, or signed articulation agreements.).
LOCAL - CTE POS “road map” showing links between secondary and postsecondary components. The “road map” should be useful for students to understand connections. {diagram, chart of courses through college or to employment}

16. Element 4 - Student Support Services (March 13)
Required Documentation
STATEWIDE - Could be the SAE / Proficiency Development Guide
Ag Career Network ACN
Proficiency / State Degree Pages
Local – Program Road Map

17. Element 3 - Technical Skill Assessment (April 17)
Required Documentation
STATEWIDE - Identification of a specific technical skill assessment
Data requirement no later than
LOCAL - Completed program data charts (Regional Coordinators).
Other data used and explanation of how and why it was used.
Equivalent data should include references to academic and technical performance as well as completion of education and transition to next steps.
LOCAL - Plan to address student needs based on data. This can be included in the questions provided or an equivalent narrative.

18. Element 5 - Professional Development (May 22)
Required Documentation
LOCAL - Relevant plan for professional development based on the needs for successful implementation of the Statewide Program of Study
STATEWIDE - Examples of regional and local professional development planning documents that have a direct relationship to the POS.

19. Certification of Assurance / Signatures (June 19 - 22)
Following Summer Conference Local Signatures will need to be completed.
Local Instructors
Advisory Committee
Administrators
Community college Partners (Summer Conf)
Regional Coordinators
State Specialist of Agricultural Education (June 30)

20. Requirements 3 of the 4 Focus areas Animal Science Ag Mechanics
Plant / Horticulture
Agri Business

21. Questions
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