BY: R AY P I E N I A Z E K A G R I C U LT U R E T E A C H E R S A S S O C I AT I O N OF TEXAS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
PROGRAMS OF STUDY SUGGESTIONS
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rograms of study will be required for the 2020-2021 school year. If you have not discussed this with your counselor or CTE director, you should do that very soon. As you plan them out, please think about trying to meet Perkins V requirements of Concentrators and Completer status. CTE Concentrator – A student that completes and receives credit in two or more CTE courses for at least two credits within the same program of study. CTE Completer – A student that completes and receives credit for at least four credits including level three or four course within the same program of study. Please note CTE weighted funding is not tied to Concentrator or Completer status. Suggestions 1) All AFNR programs of study need Principles of AFNR as the level one course. Consider placing Principles of AFNR at the 8th grade level. This gives a student five years to have academic and FFA opportunities. Imagine the opportunities for growth and development of a student in multiple academic and career and leadership development programs. 2) Add Laboratory courses and attach them to create more two credit opportunities. Many of our courses have a specific laboratory
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