CHASE HIGH SCHOOL

Finding Your SAE!

What is an SAE?

Supervised Agricultural Experience

All supervised agricultural experiences conducted outside of the regularly scheduled classroom or lab.

Makes up the third part in the total ag. program

Purpose of an SAE

Provides opportunities to explore a variety of subjects about agriculture

Provides educational and practical experience in a specialized area of agriculture

Purpose of an SAE cont.

Provides opportunities for earning while learning

Teaches students to keep good records in a record system.

Win SAE awards….example: proficiency awards

Types of SAEs

ExploratoryEntrepreneurshipPlacementImprovementSupplementaryAnalyticalExperimental

Exploratory

Short duration, usually fits beginning students well

Helps students become literate in agricultureLearn of possible careersWhat are some examples of an Exploratory

SAE??

Entrepreneurship

Ownership or part-ownership and assume financial risk.

Helps you to develop skills necessary to become established in one’s own business

Could be one of two types: Production entrepreneurship Agribusiness entrepreneurship

Placement

Students are placed with an employer

Usually paid an hourly wage

What are some examples of a Placement SAE? Farm Ranch Greenhouse Vet center florist

Improvement Activities

Activities are done to improve the appearance, convenience, efficiency, safety or value of a home, or other agribusiness facility. No wages No ownership Benefit by learning skills

Examples of Improvement Activities

Landscaping your home

Building a fence

Painting a room

Supplementary Activities

Short-term activities outside of classroom time

Skill specific, non-wage

Examples: Changing oil in a mower Pruning a fruit tree

Analytical

Students choose an agricultural problem not easily tested by experimentation

- Students gather and evaluate data

Example: Marketing plan for poinsettia crop

Experimental

Students conduct an agricultural experiment using the scientific method

Example: comparing effects of different types of dog food on dogs’ health

Scientific Method

1. Background Research- look through data, and other experiments performed.

2. Purpose- What is the purpose of this Experiment?

3. Hypothesis- Educated guess of what you think the outcome of your experiment will be.

4. Procedure- How are you going to carry out this experiment?

5. Experiment- Actually perform the experiment(s)

Scientific Method cont.

6. Analysis- look over the data that you have collected during the experiment. What happened?

7. Conclusion- end the experiment by seeing whether or not your outcome matched your hypothesis what happened if they didn’t match up?

8. Review of Literature- a report of previous work that pertains to your project background information that you used as you designed your project.

Factors to Consider When Selecting a Career

Standard of living- Pay: How much do you expect to

make?-Location: Where do you want to

live/workPersonal contact: Do you want to work more

with:- People - things (computers, landscaping)

Factors Cont.

Educational requirements- High School diploma?- College Degree?

Practice experiences or skills required-what you need to know how to do

Location of employment- Where do you want to work?- Work environment

Factors Cont.

What are your interests, likes and dislikes?

Working conditions- example: pet store; if you are allergic

to cats, you don’t need to work in a pet store.

Factors Cont.

Working hours and time for leisure activities

Retirement benefits

Your health and happiness

Steps in Choosing a Career

Consider your interests, abilities, and other characteristics.

Narrow the field of jobs: Example: Animals Small Animals Vet

Steps Cont.

Study the requirements of the job: get good information

- what’s needed: degrees, experience, transportation

Have a Back-up Plan- your first choice may not work out.

Steps Cont.

Make a Plan for Career Preparation- early career planning can help you

take the right courses in high school

Be willing to pay the price for success- education, dedication

Steps Cont.

Get work experience- SAE, coop., part-time job

Career Development Plan

What are your Career Development Plans?

Current Assets

Current assets: Items that can quickly be converted to cash or that will be sold within 12 months

Examples: harvested crops, feed, market livestock and poultry

Non-Current Assets

Non-current assets: items that have a useful life of more than one year and are used in the business

Examples: Land, tractors

Total Assets

Total Assets= current assets + non-current assets

Example: harvested crops + land = Total Assets

Assets

Items of value owned by the student or owner

Key Words to look for: Worth Valued Inventory On Hand

Liabilities

What the student or operation owes.Example: Credit bill at a feed supply store.

Key Words to look for: Owed Another Company Taxes

Net Worth

Net Worth = total assets – total liabilities

Net worth is the same as??

Equity

Depreciation

The loss of value of an item.

Example: A tractor worth $4,000 depreciates $250 per year, so

after 5 years, how much would the tractor be worth? $2,750

Current Liabilities

Current Liabilities: accounts and notes payable, this year’s part of non-current liabilities

-examples: car payment, credit card payments,

power bills

Non-Current Liabilities

Non-current liabilities: mortgages and other debts not due this year

- examples: land/real estate mortgages

Total Liabilities

Total Liabilities = current liabilities (debt) + non-current liabilities (debt)

Example:Total Liabilities = car payment + land payment

Debt-to-Equity Ratio

= Total Liabilities / Net Worth