Golden Slate Newsletter: CDE Job Listing | Agricultural Education a Sum Of Its Parts | SAE History | Ag Skills Survey

July 2021

In This Issue

California Department of Education Update

Job Posting: Assistant State FFA Advisor

News & Views

Agricultural Education A Sum Of Its Parts
The Beginning of SAE’s: Rufus Stimson
Ag. Skills Survey: Skills Sought by Employers in the Agricultural Industry
Agricultural Education Master Calendar
Ed Source: More masks, less distancing: California updates its Covid-19 school guidelines

Agricultural Education A Sum Of Its Parts

By: Matt Patton, CATA Executive Director

Agricultural education in California is a complex and diverse coalition of entities working to better serve the students and teachers at its center. Below is a summarized breakdown of the primary groups that collectively drive agricultural education forward. Many other tertiary groups also contribute to the overall strength of agricultural education in California.

Job Posting: Assistant State FFA Advisor

The California Department of Education is currently seeking a talented individual to serve as the Assistant State FFA Advisor. The position is located in Sacramento. The filing deadline is July 26, 2021. The official job announcement can be found here and below.

The Beginning of SAE’s: Rufus Stimson

By: Kayla Erath, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

My name is Kayla Erath and I student taught at Frontier High School spring 2021 semester. I am excited to join this agriculture education family. I have wanted to join this profession since I was a sophomore in high school. Our field has been around for over 100 years, and I love hearing about the history it took to get us to where we are today. Students and educators around the United States know of the Smiths-Hughes Act of 1917, the FFA absorption of the NFA in 1965, women integration in 1969, and having the first female African-American National FFA President in 2017. These are a few dates that we know by heart, but what led to the beginning of agricultural education?

Ag. Skills Survey: Skills Sought by Employers in the Agricultural Industry

By Dr. Sharon Freeman, Dr. Avery Culbertson, Dr. Steven Rocca, Dr. Rosco Vaughn, Cameron Standridge, Jasmine Flores, and Morgan Henson

Work ethic was rated as the most important skill for agriculture employees by employers. An Ag. Skills Survey was recently conducted to identify agriculture skills that employers are looking for today in the agricultural industry. This information was needed for the development of the Agricultural Career Readiness Skills Certificate Pathway for the 21st Century (ACRS21), which was designed to support soft skills and career readiness practices for agriculture students.

Agricultural Education Master Calendar

EdSource: More masks, less distancing: California updates its Covid-19 school guidelines

Students and school staff in California must wear masks indoors when campuses reopen regardless of whether they’ve been vaccinated, state officials announced Friday, building on newly released federal guidelines on safe school reopening.