+CLF612
- (CLF600)
Core Area:
(CLF610)
AGRICULTURE CORE CURRICULUM
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SUPERVISED AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE
Unit Title:
SUPERVISED AGRICULTURAL EXPERIENCE PROGRAM
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(CLF612) Topic: GETTING STARTED
Time
Taught in year
IN AN SAEP
2.5 hours
1
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Topic Objectives: Upon completion of this lesson the student will be
able to:
Learning
Outcome #
(B-5)
(B-6)
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Identify and discuss the purpose and characteristics of
an SAEP plan
Describe how a person can get started in an SAEP
Special Materials & Equipment:
Evaluation:
PART I:
None.
Unit Quiz by instructor.
IN ORDER TO START A SAEP PROJECT THE AG ED STUDENT MUST CONSIDER THE
FOLLOWING FACTORS:
A.
Their individual interests.
B.
How will the project be financed?
C.
Does the project have a viable profit potential?
D.
How will the student market the project?
E.
What problems may be encountered by undertaking this project?
F.
What types of specific needs, if any, will the project require?
G.
The relationship of the project to the student's career goal.
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ACTIVITY:
Invite a bank loan officer and/or PCA representative to class to explain how students can finance
S.A.E. projects.
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PART II:
A.
DESCRIBE HOW A STUDENT CAN GET STARTED IN A SAEP:
The ag ed instructor should:
1.
List and describe the types of SAEP's which are feasible in
their community.
2.
Review in class with students sample budgets of actual projects.
3.
Complete with the student on a one-on-one basis the student's
SAEP plan.
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ACTIVITY:
Have students fill out their student data sheet
at the beginning of the school year to develop a
"road map" for project development.
Prepare practice problems and/or mock problems
for students to enter into their record
book while you circulate assisting students with
their individual data sheets.
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4.
Visit with the student's parents and explain the project program.
5.
Assist the student with securing a loan, purchasing needed
equipment, setting-up their facilities, etc.
6.
Assist the student in the actual purchase of the project.
7.
Conduct a project visitation at least once every grading period.
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