Building a Seamless Educational System for the Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Industry

1. VISION 2020: Building a Seamless Educational System for the Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Industry Last Update: April 8, 2003

2. Seven AFNR Pathways • Food Products & Processing • Plant Systems • Animal Systems • Power, Structural & Technical Systems • Natural Resource Systems • Environmental Service Systems • Agribusiness Systems Pathways organize the occupations within each cluster based on commonalities.

3. Food & Fiber Engineer Biochemist Meat Processor Soil & Water Specialists Tree Surgeon Golf Course Superintendent Animal Geneticist Aquaculturalist Embryo Technologist Remote Sensing Specialist GPS Technician Certified Welder Wildlife Manager Fisheries Manager Water Quality Manager Hazardous Material Handler International Agri-Marketing Specialists Agriculture Commodity Broker Sample Occupations

4. Reinventing Agriculture Education for the Year 2020Goal II • All students have access to seamless, lifelong instruction in agriculture, food, fiber and natural resources systems through a wide variety of delivery methods and educational settings. The Reinventing Agricultural Education for the Year 2020 initiative, lead by the National Council for Agriculture Education, was funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation as a special project of the National FFA Foundation, Inc.

5. Symptoms of the Disconnect • Half of the students entering college take remedial courses. • 40 percent of the students in 4-year institutions • 63 percent of the students in 2-year institutions • Financial price tag for Texas alone, 153 million • Source: U.S. Department of Education. 1997. The Condition of Education, Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics

6. Proposed Goals For VISION 2020 • Identify, develop, and refine practices that help students move effectively from high school to college, and on to a successful career. • Create strong partnerships between secondary and postsecondary institutions and related industries. • Improve academic performance at both the secondary & postsecondary level.

7. Proposed Goals ForVISION 2020 (cont.) • Generate interest in Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources careers. • Create clear education & career paths for learners. (Plans of Study) • Meet the academic and industry skill standards required at the various educational levels.

8. Proposed Goals ForVISION 2020 (cont.) • Assist learners in attaining the personal values and character necessary to succeed in a broad range of related careers. • (Premier Leadership, Personal Growth & Career Success) • Enhance the image of the AFNR industry. • Improve communication and relationships with guidance counselors and other school personnel. • Decrease the need for remediation at the postsecondary level.

9. Baseline Measures • Student attendance rate • Student graduation rate • Percent transition to postsecondary ed • Percent completing postsecondary ed • Percent obtaining related employment • Percent of college freshmen requiring remediation • Percent passing a state or national employer or certification exam • Average scores in science • Average scores in math • Average standardized test score

10. VISION 2020 Indices • Percent of students with plans of study • Percent of students written career goals • Total number of business and industry partners • Number of student internships • Number of teacher internships • Number of education partners (MOU) • Number of articulation agreements • Percent of students jointly enrolled • Number of career pathways being taught

11. The National Science Foundation-sponsored National Center for Agriscience and Technology Education housed at Kirkwood Community College is now "AgrowKnowledge."

12. Participating Community Colleges 1. Arizona Western College 2. Blue Mountain Community College, OR 3. College of Southern Idaho 4. Jackson State Community College, TN 5. Kirkwood Community College, IA 6. Lansing Community College, MI 7. Ohio State Agriculture Technical Institute 8. Ridgewater College, MN 9. Valencia Community College, FL 10. Ventura College 11. Vincennes University, IN

13. AgrowKnowledge Education Partners

14. Building Strong Partnerships • Strong partnerships can help link middle schools, high schools, technology centers, community colleges, universities and business and industry together to ease the transition for students from one level to the next. High School Tech Center Business/ Industry Community College University Middle School

15. Exploring a Career Pathway

17. Short Term OutcomesYear 1Jan. – Dec. 2003 • Definition of Exemplary Partnership created • Partnerships established between Colleges, High Schools & Industry • Baseline data collected via survey • Partnership gaps identified (needs assessment) • Action plans to address gaps formed • Partnership support and training plans developed

18. Mid Range OutcomesYear 2Jan. – Dec. 2004 • Database of training expertise and best practices developed (resource mapping). • Top 3 in-service and development priorities delivered • Online performance driven support and data collection system created • Data on end-of-the-year partnership progress collected • Knowledge & skill statements improved and updated • Teaching strategies and resources identified

19. Long Range OutcomesYear 3Jan. – Dec. 2005 • “How To Manual” on implementing a “Exemplary Partnership” developed • On-going training and support delivered to partnerships • Performance of partnerships monitored with online system • Database of teaching strategies and resources for the knowledge & skill statements developed

20. Long Range OutcomesYear 4 & 52006 – 2007 • “Exemplary Partnership” concept promoted nation-wide • Increased success rates for entry into and completion of postsecondary education. • Acceleration of attainment of postsecondary certificate or degree. • Decreased need for remediation. • Improved levels of academic and skill achievement. • Highly skilled and workforce ready students.

21. Vision 2020Action Plan for 2003 • Jan. – Determine initial interest from Community Colleges • Feb. – Reach agreement on goals, outcomes, etc. • Mar. – Establish secondary & industry partnerships - MOUs • April – Partnerships self administer needs assessment • June – Analyze results of needs assessment • Aug. – Develop action plans to address identified gaps • Sept. – Develop partnership support & training plan • Oct. – Begin training & development for partnerships • Dec. – Develop database of training expertise & best practices

22. Contact Information • Dr. Curtis Shumaker • Stillwater, OK • 405-880-3141 • shumaker@brightok.net • www.careerclusters.org

23. Dual Credit Programs atBMCC Dale Wendt,Instructor Blue Mountain Community College Pendleton, Oregon 4/11/03

24. Dual Credit Defined “Community Colleges in cooperation with state wide high schools provide dual credit programs through an articulation agreement where a student gains transcripted college credit while meeting both the requirements of public school courses and companion courses at college.”

25. Dual Credit Statistics • 2066 Credits earned this year. • 358 Unduplicated students. • $30,465 in Tuition Received

26. Dual Credit Steps • Articulation Agreement • Employment Application • Course Registration

30. Dual Credit Steps • Articulation Agreement • Employment Application • Course Registration

32. Dual Credit Steps • Articulation Agreement • Employment Application • Course Registration

34. Dual Credit Resources • BMCC Website • Current Students • Dual Credit Program www.bmcc.cc.or.us

40. Dual Credit Programs • Questions? Thank You!