Summary Document
Next Generation Occupational Standards for CTE

Career Cluster:  Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources

Chair & Co-chair: 	John Hoblick, President, Florida Farm Bureau Federation
	Ed Osborne, Chair, Agricultural Education and Communication, University of Florida
	Frankie Hall, Policy Chair, Florida Farm Bureau Federation
Status Reports

Date	Comments	
May 2013	•	Horticulture programs have been placed back on regular revision schedule (15-16) due to FNGLA waiting to adapt new industry updates until a later date.	
Summer 2012	•	Animal Science was reviewed by a revision committee, moderate changes were made.  National Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resource standards were integrated into the program.
•	Food Science Applications and Food Science Technology were reviewed by the revision committee and changes were made.  The committee recommended the name be changed from Food Science Technology to Food Science Safety and Technology.  The changes made to the framework were to more adequately align the program and course with the same language used in the Food Safety Certification.
•	Agriculture Sales & Services was reviewed by the revision committee, and minor changes were made to the program.  A new SOC code was selected because the current one did not reflect what was being covered in the program.
•	Fundamentals of Agriscience was debated about being daggered because of low enrollment, but it was decided to keep it.  There were no changes to content.
•	Vet Assisting was reviewed by the revision committee and had major changes.  Changes were for several reasons, the first was to reflect language and requirement of certifications, the next was because the sequence of standards did not flow appropriately.  
•	Solid Waste Disposal Operations and Water Distribution Systems Operations have been daggered for deletion due to no enrollment.
•	Advanced Water Technology was reviewed and received minor changes.
•	Zoo Animal Technology will be reviewed next based on recommendations from industry.  Their recommendation was based on the issue that the AZA will be releasing new codes and standards for zoos in summer of 2013.
•	Agriculture Production Technology was rescheduled to be reviewed in 2014.
•	Veterinary Technology was reviewed by the revision committee and received major changes based on required skills by AVMA.
•	Marine Environmental Technology was rescheduled to be reviewed 2014 since the program is only one year old.
•	Citrus Production Technology was not reviewed because it currently has no enrollments.	
October 28th , 2011	•	Agriculture Mechanics (all three programs) were reviewed by the Banner Center for Agriscience.  The committee decided to dagger the current programs for deletion in 2013-2014, and a new program Technical Agriculture  Operations has been created that encompasses all of the information from the previous programs.  The banner center is currently in the process of having curriculum written for this program.
•	 Secondary aquaculture curriculum was also reviewed by the Banner Center for Agriscience with committee members from the University of Florida and revisions were made. The banner center is currently in the process of having curriculum written for this program.
•	Two new water programs have been created, Environmental Water Technology which is available during the 11-12 school year, and Environmental Water Reclamation Technology which will be available beginning in the 12-13 school year.  These programs were created based needs determined by the Water Banner Center.   The program Water Resources has been daggered for deletion for 2013-2014, based on the creation of the new programs.
•	Floral Design and Marketing was reviewed by the revision committee, and major changes were made.  The current program has been daggered for deletion for 2013-2014, and two new programs have been created.  There will be a new Floral Design & Marketing secondary and PSAV that consists of 4 courses or 600 hours.  There is an additional PSAV course created for Floral Design and Management that is 600 hours long.
•	All Horticulture programs were reviewed by industry representatives from FNGLA (Florida Nursery Growers and Landscapers Association) and educators, minor changes were made most of them to include changes in environmental practices.
•	Equine Studies had major revisions.  The committee chose to remove standards attached to therapeutic riding based on industry needs.
•	Based on committee reports Land Resources Technology has no content changes, but deleted biology from the teacher certification. 
•	Based on reports from the middle school task force three new courses were created.  One 7th grade course that can be taught as either a semester or year long course Introduction to Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources.  Two 8th grade courses have also been created to be taught for a year Fundamentals of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Systems, and Fundamentals of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Services.  All three courses have components that will prepare student for an industry certification as an Internet Business Associate.
•	Agriscience Banner center is awaiting approval for Agriculture Biotechncian Certification.  The University of Florida has been contracted to maintain the Agriculture Technician Certification as well as the Agriculture Biotechnician Certification, in addition they will also be writing curriculum for two programs, Animal Science and one yet to be determined.  The next industry certifications to be developed will be for Agriculture Communications programs and Animal Science programs. 
•	This is the last funding year of the grant for the Agriscience Banner Center after that, operations will continue under the Agriculture Certification Program for Industry Certifications and as the Center for Agriculture Education for the curriculum writing piece.
	
September, 22nd & 23rd, 2010	•	In reviewing the three programs in the environmental cluster (Air Quality, Land Resources and Water Resources) the group recommended the deletion of Air Quality – no enrollments for three years.  The districts that had been reported Land Resources reported they were being phased out.  The industry believes there is a need for programs in Land and Water so they have been moved to the 2012-13 workplan for a complete revision. 
•	The three programs in the agriculture biotech cluster (Animal Biotechnology; Plant Biotechnology; Environmental Resources) were reviewed and revised through the Employ Florida Banner Center for Agriscience.  They also recommended a new program in Agriculture Biotechnology which was developed and has been added to the program inventory.
•	Agriculture Communications was also reviewed by the Banner Center and major revisions were made.
•	The secondary Aquaculture program and the college level courses in aquaculture had minor revisions recommended; however the industry has recommended a complete review and revision.  This has been added to the 2012-13 workplan and will be revised using a Modified DACUM process.   This will be done in conjunction with representatives of the Florida Aquaculture Association, the Florida Department of Agriculture Division of Aquaculture and the University of Florida Aquaculture Research Station.
•	The two Water program – Water Treatment Technologies and Wastewater Treatment Technology will be reviewed by the Department of Environmental Protection program committee with no revisions recommended.
•	Forestry was reviewed and a few minor revisions were made to the framework.
•	The AS and CCC programs in Turf Equipment were reviewed by the advisory committee at Lake City Community College and a few minor revisions were recommended.
o	The program deletions approved at the last meeting and will be deleted in 2012-13
•	postsecondary offerings:
•	Irrigation Operations – Consistently Low enrollments (6 in one institution – 5 in another) 

o	The program deletions approved at the last meeting and will be deleted in 2011-12
•	Forestry – no postsecondary enrollment
•	Agricultural Machinery Mechanics – no postsecondary enrollment
•	Agricultural Machinery Operations – no postsecondary enrollment
•	Diversified Agricultural Mechanics – no postsecondary enrollment
•	Postsecondary/secondary offerings:
•	Natural Resources – Low secondary enrollment/no postsecondary enrollment 
•	AS/AAS Degree and CCC offerings:
•	Forest Technology
•	Forest Operations
•	Irrigation Technology
•	Irrigation Management	
May 7, 2010	•	Revised Program of Work
•	Working to identify program committee members from both industry and education
•	Water Treatment Technologies and Wastewater Treatment Technologies will be reviewed and revised as appropriate by the Department of Environmental Protection Water and Wastewater Operation Certification program committee
•	Turf Equipment Technology and Turf Equipment Management will be reviewed and revised by the Lake City Community College industry advisory committee
•	Irrigation Operations – to be daggered for deletion in 2012-13
•	Postsecondary offering in Agricultural Machinery Mechanics, Agricultural Machinery Operations and Diversified Agricultural Mechanics daggered to be deleted in 2011-12 – no enrollments
•	Postsecondary offering in Forestry daggered to be deleted in 2011-12 – no enrollments
•	Natural Resources program daggered to be deleted in 2011-12 – no enrollments
•	Forest Technology and Forest Operations recommended for deletion in 2011-12 – no enrollments
•	Irrigation Technology and Irrigation Management recommended for deletion in 2011-12 – no enrollments
•	Review of Agricultural Communications to be led by the Employ Florida Banner Center
 	
December 10, 2009
	•	Crop and Plant Technology –deleted based on enrollments
•	The postsecondary offering in the following programs deleted based on enrollments: 
Agricultural Sales and Services
Animal Biotechnology
Environmental Resources
Plant Biotechnology
•	Secondary programs reviewed and revised with appropriate industry representation.
Agricultural Sales and Services
Food Science Applications
•	The National Content Standards for Biotechnology were infused into the curriculum frameworks for the following programs:
Animal Biotechnology
Environmental Resources
Plant Biotechnology
•	The Employ Florida Banner Center for Agriscience led the review and revision process for the following programs.  An industry/education committee reviewed and revised the following frameworks and they have been completed.
Animal Science and Services 
Veterinary Assisting
Agritechnology
•	No significant changes were recommended for these programs.  
Agricultural Production Technology
Golf Course Operations
Veterinary Technology
Zoo Animal Technology
•	Pest Control Operations – In line with the certification exam

	•	The following programs will be included on the 2011-2012 workplan and will be reviewed in conjunction with the Aquaculture Association and the Florida Department of Agriculture Division of Aquaculture.
Aquaculture - Secondary
Aquaculture Management – AS/AAS Degree
Aquaculture Technology – CCC 
	
September 23, 2009
	•	Crop and Plant Technology –deleted based on enrollments
•	The postsecondary offering in the following programs deleted based on enrollments: 
Agricultural Sales and Services
Animal Biotechnology
Environmental Resources
Plant Biotechnology
•	Secondary programs to be addressed with appropriate industry representation.
•	Florida Farm Bureau has been awarded a grant for the Agriscience Banner Center.  An industry/education committee met on September 16-18, 2009 to review and revise the following frameworks.  They will be reviewed by a larger group of industry/education representatives before they are finalized.
Animal Science and Services 
Veterinary Assisting
Agritechnology
•	Aquaculture –work with the Aquaculture Association to review and revise.
•	Work with the State Colleges offering the following programs to review and revise in cooperation with their industry committees:  
Agricultural Production Technology
Aquaculture Management
Aquaculture Technology
Golf Course Operations
Irrigation Management
Irrigation Technology
Marine Environmental Technology
Veterinary Technology
Zoo Animal Technology
•	Pest Control Operations – Work with certifying agency to review curriculum
	
July 23, 2009	•	Horticulture – Industry recommended standards infused into the core courses for secondary programs.  These standards reflect changes in the industry certification.   
•	Water Distribution – Working with Department of Environmental Protection, a postsecondary program to provide students the knowledge and skills to become certified and employable.  The development of this program was based on State statute.
•	Therapeutic Riding – Working with Central Florida Community College staff, incorporated the Therapeutic Riding specialization in the current Equine Studies (current AS degree) as recommended by the industry advisory committee