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During the 2009-2010 academic calendar year Vocational Agriculture Education was removed from the Elliott County School system. During the 2015-2016 school year one vocational agriculture course was offered to Elliott County High School student's grades 9-10. Over the past three years the program has grown to include over 120 students grades 9-12 enrolled in a vocational agriculture course at the Elliott County High School. According to the 2017 Census of Agriculture there is 54,996 acres of farmland in Elliott County involved in some type of agriculture practice. Therefore, the CEC, Ag Council, Farmer's Market Council, Soil Conservation Board, Elliott County Board of Education, Eastern Foothills Cattlemen's Association, and Kentucky Farm Bureau Board felt that Agriculture in the school system was extremely important.
-Student's academic performance will improve because of their exposure to hands on Ag in the classroom activities.
-Students will participate in county, district, regional and state contest through FFA, KDA and 4-H.
-Students will begin raising fruits and vegetables and other agriculture commodities.
-Students will begin raising market animals.
-Student's will begin selling produce/meat through the Elliott County Farmers Market.
-Students will begin a community/educational garden where educational programs will be offered by the Elliott County Extension Office
-Student's will engage with one another and their peers and link the Ag in the classroom lessons with what the teacher has been teaching during lectures and throughout the school year.
-Students will begin marketing their produce to the community through the Elliott County Farmers Market and Elliott County High School Mini Farm
-Students will partner will Extension, KFB, EFCA, and Soil Conservation and other entities to host educational programs. activities and events to the citizens of Elliott and surrounding counties
-Student's enrolled in a vocational agriculture course will increase their knowledge on basic agriculture concepts.
-Students will lead educational workshops in partnership with UK ANR agent, Elliott County Ag Council, Elliott County Farmers Market and FFA advisor
-Students will participate in county, district, regional and state contest through FFA, KDA and 4H
-Student's will participate in educational field trips set up by ANR agent and FFA advisor
Initial Outcome: Increase knowledge on basic agriculture concepts
Indicator: Students academic performance will increase and will join agriculture clubs
Method: Grade Point average will increase
Timeline: Academic calendar year
Intermediate Outcome: Students will engage with peers and will link Ag in the classroom lessons with there school curriculum
Indicator: Students academic performance will increase, students will be more involved in school clubs and after school clubs and will join Agriculture clubs
Method: Grade point average will increase and will do pre and post test evaluations and use extension evaluations as test questions for students exams
Timeline: Academic calendar year
Long-term Outcome: Student's academic performance will improve because of Extension Ag in the classroom programming
Indicator: Students grade point average will increase, they will be members of agriculture and other school clubs, students will apply for scholarships and begin applying to universities and vocational schools and seeking employment opportunities after high school graduation.
Method:Grade point average will increase, ACT scores will increase, professionalism will increase, Resume and cover letter will become more professional with added school clubs and community involvement, pre and post test scores will increase with added knowledge and test taking skills will improve. Students being accepted to college as well as vocational schools will increase.
Timeline: Academic calendar year
Audience: 9-12 grade high school students enrolled in a vocational agriculture course at Elliott County High School
Project or Activity: Where your food comes from (Meat Science)
Content or Curriculum: KFB and University of Kentucky 4-H Livestock Kit
Inputs: UK Extension Specialist, UK Animal Scientist, Ag agent, vocational agriculture instructor and Field Trips
Date: August thru December and January thru March
Audience: 9-12 grade high school students enrolled in a vocational agriculture course at Elliott County High School
Project or Activity: FFA Gardens/compost barns/greenhouses/orchard/shiitake mushrooms
Content or Curriculum: Gardening/Junior Master Gardner
Inputs: Ag agent, Farmer's Market vendors, UK Extension Specialist, and vocational agriculture instructor
Date: April-October
Audience: 9-12 grade high school students enrolled in a vocational agriculture course at Elliott County High School
Project or Activity: Animal Science (Genetics, Livestock Production)
Content or Curriculum: Oklahoma Ag in the classroom, UK 4-H Livestock Kit, demonstrations and lectures
Inputs: Ag agent, UK Extension Specialist, vocational agriculture instructor, Field Trip to Kentucky State Fair, North American International Livestock Expo and National Farm Machinery Show
Date: October-February
Audience: 9-12 grade high school students enrolled in a vocational agriculture course at Elliott County High School
Project or Activity: Elliott County Farmer's Market
Content or Curriculum: KDA Farmers Market Manual/Elliott County Farmers Market
Inputs: Ag agent, vocational agriculture instructor, Farmers Market Vendors, KDA, Gateway Health Department and UK Extension Specialist
Date: June-October
Author: Morgan Murphy
Major Program: Agriculture
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Author: Morgan Murphy
Major Program: Agriculture
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Author: Morgan Murphy
Major Program: Agriculture
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