LAC 28:LXV.701. Purpose/Goals

A. The purpose and goals of this project are to develop: 1. a master plan for developing the agricultural literacy and advanced career skills of Louisiana students as they progress through K-12 AgEd/FFA; 2. a master plan for AgEd/FFA based on Louisiana's needs; 3. a visionary document that will enable teachers, students, parents, administrators, and other stakeholders to envision the nature, purpose and role of AgEd/FFA in Louisiana schools; 4. a master plan that: a. provides substantial depth of content and skills; b. provides increased collaboration between teachers and students in instructional design; c. utilizes alternative assessment methodology (other than primarily written objective tests); d. describes the scope for AgEd/FFA; e. provides flexibility to teachers in selecting course content and activities based on local needs; f. prepares students for the 21st century; g. truly empowers teachers as leaders in the profession; h. reemphasizes science, mathematics, and communications content of AgEd/FFA curricula; i. emphasizes foundation skills developed by the Louisiana Content Foundation Skills Standards Task Force and by the Louisiana AgEd/FFA Framework Project Task Force: i. communication; ii. problem solving; iii. resource access and utilization; iv. linking and generating knowledge; v. citizenship; vi. leadership; vii. career development; viii. agricultural/occupational experience. 5. a master plan that recognizes that each AgEd/FFA program must be based on the needs of the students and local community. As such, not all AgEd/FFA programs will teach all benchmarks and identified benchmark components. Each AgEd/FFA educator must identify those benchmarks and benchmark components that are appropriate for their students and community.