Approximately 20-25 PAAE members met at Hoss's for the Western Regional PAAE Meeting. A guest speaker from Altoona area, who is working with PDE and the "trial runs" of the new NOCTI's presented on how they are collecting and using the data, why changes were made, as well as the need for more participants so that they can get the required number of "samples" before the new NOCTI tests can become official.
Mr. Campbell led the meeting, officers gave their various reports, etc.
Throughout the meeting a very interesting discussion ensued as to what students could qualify as "Completers" of the Ag program. Most present stated that completers had to have X number of hours/classes; however, another visiting individual insisted that completers have to be enrolled in at least 1 Ag class every year from 9th grade to 12th grade. The discussion that followed revolved around the fact that scheduling conflicts sometimes don't allow students to take an Ag class for one of the years, or a student may not take an Ag class until 10th grade, etc., so this other individual was stating that none of these students could ever be considered completers even if they met the hour/class requirements... Interesting discussion...
... Food was great! :)
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