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V.A.
CONNECTICUT STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Hartford
TO BE PROPOSED:
May 2, 2018
RESOLVED, That the State Board of Education adopts the
Agriculture, Foods and Natural
Resources (AFNR) Career Cluster Content Frameworks, Connecticut
Edition.
Approved by a vote of _________, this second day of May, Two
Thousand Eighteen.
Signed: ________________________________
Dr. Dianna R. Wentzell, Secretary
State Board of Education
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CONNECTICUT STATE BOARD OF EDUCATIONHartford
TO: State Board of Education
FROM: Dr. Dianna R. Wentzell, Commissioner of Education
DATE: May 2, 2018
SUBJECT: Adoption of the Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
(AFNR) Career ClusterContent Frameworks, Connecticut Edition
Executive SummaryIntroductionThe current Connecticut
Agricultural Science and Technology Education (ASTE) Standards
arebased on the 2009 National Agriculture, Food and Natural
Resources Standards created by theNational Council for Agricultural
Education (The Council). In 2015, The Council revised the2009
national standards and released the Agriculture, Food and Natural
Resources (AFNR)Career Cluster Content Standards.
The 2015 Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (AFNR) Career
Cluster Content Standardsprovide state agricultural education
leaders and educators with a high-quality, rigorous set ofstandards
to guide what students should know and be able to do after
completing a program ofstudy in each of the AFNR career pathways.
Since the release of the 2015 Agriculture, Food andNatural
Resources (AFNR) Career Cluster Content Standards, the Connecticut
State Departmentof Education (CSDE) has actively engaged
stakeholders in the creation of the updatedAgriculture, Food and
Natural Resources (AFNR) Career Cluster Content
Frameworks,Connecticut Edition.
The Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (AFNR) Career
Cluster Content Frameworks,Connecticut Edition enhances the
national offerings by adding frameworks for beekeeping andmaple
syrup production and including two new pathways: (1) aquaculture
and (2) marine trade.Additionally, the Agriculture, Food and
Natural Resources (AFNR) Career Cluster ContentFrameworks,
Connecticut Edition include crosswalks with several key frameworks
and standardsincluding the Next Generation Science Standards,
Common Core, National Standards forFinancial Literacy and
Green/Sustainability Knowledge and Skill Statements.
History/BackgroundIn December 2015, the CSDE engaged the
Connecticut State Consulting Committee forAgriculture Science and
Technology Education in a review of the National AFNR
Standards.This committee voted to support the creation of a
Connecticut Framework version of theNational AFNR Standards that
would replace the current Connecticut Agricultural Science
andTechnology Education Standards.
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In 2016, the CSDE began the multi-stage review and revision
process seeking input andguidance from: secondary and postsecondary
educators; business and industry leaders; andagriculture,
agricultural science, and technology education leaders. The review
and revisionprocess focused on ensuring that the Agriculture, Food
and Natural Resources (AFNR) CareerCluster Content Frameworks,
Connecticut Edition:
reflect essential and up-to-date knowledge and skills that
students need to be ready forcollege and career in a variety of
agriculture, food and natural resources fields;
provide a sound basis upon which to design Connecticut focused
agriculture, food andnatural resources related courses; and
afford a wide-ranging source for creating meaningful formative
and summativeassessments to measure student's attainment of
essential knowledge and skills.
Because of the feedback gathered in the review process, the CSDE
organized committees ofexperts to create two Connecticut-specific
pathways and frameworks: (1) aquaculture andmarine trades, and (2)
beekeeping and maple syrup production.
The draft Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (AFNR) Career
Cluster Content Frameworks,Connecticut Edition, was reviewed by the
following: all agricultural science and technologyeducation
programs; state and local consulting committees consisting of
parents, students, andlocal business and industry; FFA Alumni
groups; and the University of Connecticut (AppendixA). Over 200
reviewers rated the 2017 Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
(AFNR) CareerCluster Content Frameworks, Connecticut Edition a 2.9
out of three (3) and several reviewersasked that the frameworks be
utilized immediately by districts.
RecommendationThe CSDE presents the “Agriculture, Food and
Natural Resources (AFNR) Career ClusterContent Frameworks,
Connecticut Edition” for review and consideration of adoption.
Prepared by: Harold MackinEducation Consultant, Academic
Office
Approved by: Melissa K. Wlodarczyk Hickey, Ed.D.Reading/Literacy
Director
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Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Career Cluster
FrameworksConnecticut Edition
Stakeholder Engagement/ReviewAppendix A
Organization AudienceState Consulting Committee for
Agricultural Science and TechnologyEducation
Representing
December 2, 2015 AFNR Review
Kevin Farr, Superintendent Killingly Schools Superintendents of
ASTE CentersJaunice Edwards ASTE Department Heads/Directors
GroupKatie Golembeski ASTE Parents
Patrick O’KeefeConnecticut Association of
AgriculturalEducators
Joseph BarskyConnecticut Agriculture ExperimentStations
Milton Natusch Connecticut FFA Executive SecretaryHarold Mackin
CSDEDr. Pat Jepson UCONN College of Agriculture, Health and
Natural ResourcesHenry Talmage Farm BureauMatt Staebner Animal
Science (Farmer)Jon Trumbolo Connecticut State FFA President
May 9, 2017 AFNR UpdateRobert Angeli Superintendents of ASTE
Centers
Justin Ferreira Connecticut State FFA PresidentHarold Mackin
CSDE
Joseph BarskyConnecticut Agriculture ExperimentStations
Milton Natusch Connecticut FFA Executive Secretary
Dr. Pat JepsonUCONN College of Agriculture, Health andNatural
Resources
Kathryn Golembeski ASTE ParentsASTE Department Head/Directors
Group
November 16, 2016 and May 18, 2017
Jaunice Edwards Bloomfield ASTE
Lea Catherman Bridgeport Aqua
Jenifer Pantazis Glastonbury ASTE
Karen Davenport Region 1 ASTE
Mark Burdock Region 1 ASTE
Ken Couture Killingly ASTE
Devon O’Keefe Ledyard ASTE
Rebecca Rose Lyman Hall High School ASTE
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Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Career Cluster
FrameworksConnecticut Edition
Stakeholder Engagement/ReviewAppendix A
Brenda Wildes Lebanon ASTE
Rebecca Isaacson Middletown ASTE
Bill Davenport Region 14 ASTE
Mia Haaland Region 7 ASTE
Karen Fitzpatrick Vernon ASTE
Tim Visel Sound School ASTE
Marion Stannard Southington ASTE
Laura LaFlamme Suffield ASTE
Pam Berlekovic Trumbull ASTE
Dr. Robert Tremaglio Trumbull ASTE
Charles Rowland Region 6 ASTE
Virginia Hamilton Stamford ASTE
National Expert Review
The National Council for AgricultureEducation
Appendix B of the Agriculture, Food &Natural Resources
Career ClusterFrameworks, Connecticut Edition
Revising National AFNR Career ClusterStandards to Connecticut
Edition, AFNR
Career Cluster FrameworksAugust 23, 2016 - November 29, 2016
Bridgeport Aqua Staff Marine Trades and AquacultureSound School
Staff Marine Trade and AquacultureKaren Davenport Animal
ScienceDavid Moran Plant ScienceMatt Smith Natural Resources &
AquacultureKathryn Dal Zin Animal ScienceEmily Picard Natural
ResourcesBrenda Wildes Animal ScienceGeoff Picard Natural Resources
& AquacultureMark Burdock Agriculture MechanicsMike Kingsbury
Agriculture MechanicsAmanda Thompson Animal ScienceRebecca Isaacson
Plant ScienceEd Belinsky Agriculture MechanicsMarion Standard Plant
SciencePatrick O’Keefe Agriculture MechanicsPam Berlekovic Animal
ScienceVictoria Christian Natural Resources
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Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Career Cluster
FrameworksConnecticut Edition
Stakeholder Engagement/ReviewAppendix A
Surveys2016 and 2017
Surveys were given to stakeholder groups,students, parents
agriculture businesses,farmers by ASTE Department Heads
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CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Connecticut State Board of Education
The Agriculture, Food and NaturalResources (AFNR) Career
ClusterContent Frameworks, Connecticut
Edition
May 2, 2018
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Connecticut National Subject Matter ExpertsName Organization
TitleCynthia Chotkowski EO Smith High School Animal Science
TeacherJen Cushman Glastonbury High School Head ASTE TeacherEmily
Picard Lyman Hall ASTE Agriscience TeacherHarold Mackin CSDE ASTE
ConsultantGeorge Lyman Regional #14 Natural ResourcesLaura LaFlamme
Suffield ASTE ASTE Director/ Teacher
CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
The National Agriculture, Food and NaturalAFNR Career Cluster
Content Frameworks
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CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Three Component Model ofAgriculture Education
Agricultural education instruction is delivered through
threemajor components:
• Classroom/Laboratory instruction (contextual learning);•
Supervised Agricultural Experience programs (work-based
learning); and• Student leadership organizations (National FFA
Organization,
National Young Farmer Educational Association and
NationalPost-secondary Agricultural Student Organization).
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CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
CLASSROOM/LABORATORY
SUPERVISEDAGRICULTUREEXPERIENCE
(SAE)LEADERSHIP (FFA)
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1. Agribusiness Systems2. Animal Systems3. Aquaculture4.
Biotechnology Systems5. Environmental Service Systems6. Food
Products and Processing Systems7. Marine Trades8. Natural Resource
Systems9. Plant Systems10. Power, Structural and Technical
Systems
CONNECTICUT STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
AFNR Career Cluster Content Frameworks,Connecticut Edition
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