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11.19 CURRICULUM: New Career Technical Education Course Under the Agricultural Pathway 103: Agriculture Environmental Science (meets A-G requirement “D”) |
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Summary:
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The District's Educational Services Department has recommended updates in our district-wide course catalog. When a course is discovered to be needed to meet student needs, that department team works together to create a course of study. Agriculture Environmental Science is a Concentrator course in the California Department of Education CTE Agriculture Pathway 103. It meets the CSU/UC A-G graduation requirements of "D" Lab Science.
Agriculture Environmental Science is a curriculum designed to introduce students to the interrelationships between living and nonliving systems on Earth. More specifically, it will examine and identify the impact of major ecological concepts and environmental problems facing the world today, emphasize both natural and human-made current environmental problems, and examine alternative solutions. In addition, it will help us understand the current use and demands of energy, climate change, and its effects, as well as the need for conservation and sustainability in our society and the world. This course will provoke awareness of global environmental issues and provide thoughtful discussions on possible prevention and conservation solutions.
These discussion topics will be investigated using direct instruction, observations, outside reading assignments, guest speakers, data analysis, critical thinking, and investigation skills. Throughout the course, students will be graded on participation in intracurricular FFA activities and developing and maintaining an ongoing Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) program.
The purpose of this course is for students to be able to understand basic environmental tools and concepts, understand how life affects the physical environment, understand how energy, atoms, and molecules flow throughout the environment, learn how physical processes drive the composition and characteristics of the environment, examine how resources are consumed and may or may not be renewable, and apply environmental science concepts to specific situations, locations, or events. |
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Recommendation
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It is recommended that the Board of Trustees adopt the new Career Technical Education course under the Agricultural Pathway 103: Agriculture Environmental Science. |
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Dr. Shannyn Cahoon - Director - Curriculum and Instruction |
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Kindylee Mackamul - Interim Assistant Superintendent |
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Grant Bennett - Superintendent |
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | | Member Steve Campos Moved, Member Anthony T. Stafford, Sr. seconded to approve the Original motion 'It is recommended that the Board of Trustees adopt the new Career Technical Education course under the Agricultural Pathway 103: Agriculture Environmental Science.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 5 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 5 - 0 | | | | | David Nelissen | Yes | | Anthony T. Stafford, Sr. | Yes | | Edward Garcia, Jr. | Yes | | Elizabeth Vallejo | Yes | | Steve Campos | Yes | |
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