August 2021 In This Issue Sacramento Scene Job Posting: Assistant State FFA Advisor News & Views My Superhero is an Agriculture Teacher How to Avoid the Five Dysfunctions of a Team in Agricultural Education The Structure of the California Agricultural Teachers’ Association EdSource: California requires ​​vaccinations or weekly Covid tests for all school staff

Sacramento Scene: Fall is Around the Corner By: Matt Patton, CATA Executive Director Even though the Legislature is on summer break, there are still many things happening politically in California. The Legislature will return from summer break on August 16 and begin the final push to move current bills by the September 10 deadline. Interestingly, the end of this year’s legislative session is four days before the recall election. Any bill successfully adopted by that deadline must be signed by October 10 by the governor. This timing could create a very unusual situation. Read More My Superhero is an Agriculture Teacher By: Charles Parker, California Department of Education, State FFA Advisor It seems today there are a number of characters that have the distinction of being called a superhero. From Superman to Batman, Wonder Woman to Elektra, and from the Black Panther to Doctor Strange, you can take your pick; everyone has their favorite. Read More How to Avoid the Five Dysfunctions of a Team in Agricultural Education By: Helene Dondero, Student Teacher, Coast Union High School  In some organizations, teams can function and reach common goals, while others can have highly skilled teams that fail to reach their potential and goals. While this idea of dysfunctional teams was originally presented as a corporate problem, I can see how these five dysfunctions can apply to education and agricultural education. Within agricultural education, I see two main groups, or teams, that agricultural educators work closely with. The first is the other agriculture teachers in their department, and the second includes other teachers at the school site and the administration. Read More

The Structure of the California Agricultural Teachers’ Association The following is a summarized and condensed description of the structure of the California Agricultural Teachers’ Association (CATA) to develop a greater understanding of the organization.

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EdSource: California requires ​​vaccinations or weekly Covid tests for all school staff California on Wednesday became the first state in the nation to require all teachers and other school staff to be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 or be tested weekly, following in the footsteps of several of the state’s largest school districts.

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