La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CXV-3117

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section CXV-3117 - Additional Program Approval Procedures

A. Agriscience/Agribusiness

1. The teacher shall assist each student in planning and developing a supervised agriculture experience (SAE) program of one or more of the following types:

a. ownership at the student's home, farm or business;

b. placement at a farm or agribusiness other than that owned by the student;

c. directed laboratory at a school facility such as school farm, greenhouse, garden, shop, forestry plot, food preservation center, etc.

2. The teacher shall supervise on a regular and periodic basis all SAE programs and shall assist the students in maintaining accurate records of their SAE programs.

3. The teacher shall participate in inservice activities by attending and taking part in the annual summer inservice held in conjunction with the area FFA leadership camp and any other LDE-sponsored inservice required of all agriculture teachers in the state.

4. The teacher shall organize and maintain an active chapter of the National FFA Organization, serving as its advisor, and will attend with two or more members the state convention and area leadership camp. Dues and special fees and reports will be submitted by the deadline set by the Louisiana Association of FFA. Each FFA chapter will participate in a minimum of four contests at the area or state level and will submit applications for at least three chapter or individual FFA awards. All FFA members will achieve the greenhand degree, and 80 percent or more of members enrolled in classes above the agriscience I level will achieve the chapter FFA degree.

5. The LEA shall determine required documentation regarding an agriscience teacher's summer work activities. The teacher shall be responsible for carrying out the summer work activities and submitting reports, as deemed necessary by the LEA, documenting the summer work activities.

6. Each LEA will be responsible for maintaining the above documentation of the additional program approval requirements for their agriscience/agribusiness programs.

B. Health Science Education

1. Health science education programs shall meet requirements of appropriate licensing or recognized accrediting agencies.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXV-3117

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 31:1311 (June 2005), amended LR 39:2229 (August 2013).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:7 and R.S. 17:185.2.