Try to establish a relationship with newspaper and radio personnel. If you teach courses in any of the more specialized areas of ag science, try to highlight those programs, particularly if you are training students for occupations specific to your local area. If you have trouble getting access to your local media, we may be able to help by sending your information from office.
Some newspapers are more responsive to material coming from a statewide source.
Support for the 12-Month Contract A teacher of Agricultural Science and Technology must perform many duties involved in conducting a successful program. Summer Programs Evaluation of Program Many of these activities require teachers to work and spend time with students outside of the normal work hours, work week, and during the summer. For this reason it is important that schools implementing this type of Agricultural Science and Technology program and needing the services of agricultural science teachers get and provide funding for teachers to be on 12-month contracts. The following paragraphs describe a little more completely the duties required of agricultural science teachers and support for the 12-month contract. The FFA is an integral part of the instructional program.