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Dr. Gankowski announces expansion of agricultural CTE to ninth grade as enrollment jumps to 37

Southern Columbia Area SD Board of Directors · August 20, 2024
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At the curriculum meeting, Dr. Gankowski said the district will expand its agricultural career and technical education sequence to include ninth grade and adopt the “ag general” code; administrators reported enrollment in the ag program grew from 8 to 37 after recent outreach.

At tonight’s curriculum meeting, Dr. Gankowski said the district will expand its agricultural (ag) career and technical education pathway to include ninth-grade students and will adopt an “ag general” program code to better align funding and program requirements.

Dr. Gankowski said the expansion is intended to increase student access to FFA and other CTE experiences. "With that expansion to a 4 year program, as per the PDE regulation, we'll be having to add about 2 additional courses, to meet their necessary program requirements, which…

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