Sacramento Scene The California State Budget Process News & Views CATA Winter Governing Board Update 2022-23 Friends of the California State Fair Scholarship Program An Agribusiness Marketing SAE for All California FFA Members Save the Date: State Leadership Conference Information Zoom Alpha Gamma Rho and Sigma Alpha Opportunites Los Angeles Times: As mask mandates ease, should California schools be next? The Agricultural Education Magazine: November/December 2021 Issue

The California State Budget Process By: Matt Patton, CATA Executive Director January and February mark the beginning of the budget adoption process in California for the 2022-23 fiscal year. The following is a summary of the process that drives budgets for school districts across California for the next fiscal year.

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CATA Winter Governing Board Update The California Agricultural Teachers’ Association (CATA) Governing Board met at the California FFA Center for the annual Governing Board meeting. On the agenda was addressing requests and questions related to Career Development Events and the Curricular Code. Following are the action items that came from the requests fielded by the Governing board. Read More 2022-23 Friends of the California State Fair Scholarship Program The Friends of the California State Fair Scholarship Program is a collaborative effort between the Friends of the California State Fair, the California Agricultural Advisory Council, and the State Fair Gala Committee. Read More An Agribusiness Marketing SAE for All California FFA Members By: Hayley Kaae The OUTSKIRTS FFA Marketing Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) allows students to explore a relatively untapped resource in the ag industry – digital marketing. They get to learn about a career that is only growing in importance while gaining access to a flexible SAE that can be completed on a computer anywhere, any time of year.  Read More

Save the Date: State Leadership Conference Information Zoom On February 17 at 4 p.m. a Zoom will be held to share the latest news on the State FFA Leadership Conference and to answer questions. Following the update of COVID protocols which should be released on February 15, State Staff will try to provide the most up-to-date details and latest policies. Mark your calendar and plan to attend. The Zoom is available for administrators and parents. Join Zoom Meeting – State FFA Leadership Conference Question and Answer Session https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84887930091 Meeting ID: 848 8793 0091 One tap mobile +16699009128,,84887930091# US (San Jose) +13462487799,,84887930091# US (Houston)

Alpha Gamma Rho and Sigma Alpha Opportunites Dear Ag Teacher, as some of your students prepare to attend UC Davis, Cal Poly SLO, Chico State, or Fresno State, we would like to introduce you to Alpha Gamma Rho, the National Agricultural Fraternity, and Sigma Alpha, the National Agricultural Sorority.

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Los Angeles Times: As mask mandates ease, should California schools be next? Educators and families are bracing for another round of pandemic policy shifts as California officials weigh when to lift mask mandates for schools — with some demanding that students be allowed to unmask and others urging caution.

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The Agricultural Education Magazine The Agricultural Education Magazine is a professional journal for agricultural education published under the sponsorship and control of an editing-managing board of professional educators in the field. The major aims of the publication are to unify the forces of agricultural education in the country; to serve as a means of exchanging professional news and views; to be a sounding board for new ideas; and to be a source of reviews of publications and research in the field. The publication serves teachers, undergraduate and graduate students, teacher educators, supervisors, administrators, and others interested in agricultural education. Read the latest issue by clicking the link below.

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