As we progress through the TOSS ALI event schedule, we are proud to announce our first in-person event for 2024/2025. We know that for leaders, it is often hard to fully understand what is needed by our graduates unless we can see the “World of Work” first-hand. On November 15, 2024, you will have the opportunity to travel to Jamestown, Tennessee, and visit with the York Agricultural Institute Team. We will come together to define the skills needed to be successful in a rural college and career program in Tennessee, while meeting the needs of all students and the school community.
"Alvin C. York Agricultural Institute is a strong model for rural education. Utilizing the Innovative School Models grant, state support, local and state partnerships, and collaboration across county schools, York has expanded academic opportunities for its 500 students in Jamestown, TN in ways that rival much larger schools. During this visit, York will share their improvement journey to include its Middle College, SPED Inclusion Strategies (100% inclusion and 100% CTE enrollment), Honors and AP courses, COGNIA STEM certification, and strong CTE programming. Your tour of this 400-acre campus will feature a working farm (1,000+ animals, 15 species) where students will share their experiences artificially inseminating heifers, conducting livestock pregnancy checks in the Heifer Development Program, row cropping, and Meat Science program where students process chicken, turkeys, and rabbits. You will experience how York incorporates the Engineering Design Process across subject areas and STEM is integrated into the curriculum for all students."
After meeting and defining the work, we will be taken on a complete tour of the facility, and return to the meeting space to work collaboratively with middle Tennessee educators to discuss the planning process to allow students to be both college and career ready in STEM programs. After this tour and discussion, we will share a light lunch and table-top activities, then we will exchange thoughts about where we are in your systems, where we want to be, and what we need to create an environment in grades K-5, 6-8, and 9-12 to enable our learners to excel in this environment.
Make plans now to join us on November 15, 2024, for this 7-hour TASL training on-site at the York Agricultural Institute. Superintendents, Supervisors, Principals, and Assistant Principals are all welcome to register and attend. We will have lunch on site and please dress with the facilities tour in mind.
***7 TASL CREDITS APPROVED***
