SAE Projects

Supervised Agricultural Experiences

Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) is an integral part of the three-component model of agricultural education. SAE is a student-led, instructor-supervised, work-based learning experience that results in measurable outcomes within a predefined, agreed upon set of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (AFNR) Technical Standards and Career Ready Practices aligned to your Career Plan of study.

Foundational SAEs

As part of your agriculture education class, you will develop a Foundational SAE aligned to your career interests. Every Foundational SAE will provide experiences in five components as a graded part of each of your agricultural education classes:

• Career exploration and planning

• Employability skills for college and career readiness

• Personal financial management and planning

• Workplace safety

• Agricultural literacy

Your experiences in these components will help you:

• Explore and identify your agricultural interests

• Start to develop key employability skills

• Expand your personal financial literacy

• Prepare you to work safely

• Understand more about different areas of the agricultural industry

Immersion SAEs

Over time, you will likely identify opportunities to become even more immersed in gaining skills for a career in a certain area of the agricultural industry. Immersion SAEs provide a way to build upon your Foundational SAE and gain direct experience in your selected career path that colleges and employers will value when reviewing your application for entry or employment. The outcome of this progression from a Foundational to an Immersion SAE is an authentic path to college and career readiness. There are five different categories of Immersion SAEs: Placement/Internship, Ownership/Entrepreneurship, Research, School-Based, or Service Learning.

Examples of Current SAEs within Riverside FFA

Jackson Allen: Food Science Placement

Rex Shanno: Grain Crop Placement

Adaline Martens: Grain Crop Placement

Madison Kelley: Grain Crop Entrepreneurship

Sophia Fenner: Poultry Placement

Ana Wilson: Equine Entrepreneurship

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