Lawrence County School District

What Can You Do with Innovation What Can You Do with Innovation

Inspiration for Innovation

• Book Study: Jim Collins’ “Good To Great” Book Study: Jim Collins’ “Good To Great” – The key is to understand what your organization The key is to understand what your organization

can be the best in the world at, and equally can be the best in the world at, and equally important what it cannot be the best at – not important what it cannot be the best at – not what it “wants” to be the best at. This concept is what it “wants” to be the best at. This concept is not a goal, strategy, or intention, it is an not a goal, strategy, or intention, it is an UNDERSTANDING……UNDERSTANDING……

Inspiration for Innovation

• Future Farmers of Future Farmers of America has several America has several successful chapters successful chapters located in Lawrence located in Lawrence County Schools. County Schools.

Lawrence County AG Quick Stats

• Alabama rank in production: Alabama rank in production: – 11stst Corn Production Corn Production – 33rdrd Soybean Production Soybean Production – 77thth Cotton Production Cotton Production – 1313thth in Total Cattle in Total Cattle

Goals for Innovation

• Improve College and Career outlooks for our Improve College and Career outlooks for our studentsstudents

• Increase industrial development, our students Increase industrial development, our students working in our county working in our county

• Increase student enrollment, our students Increase student enrollment, our students raising new students in our districtraising new students in our district

What Innovation Has Done for LC• Alabama High School Alabama High School

Diploma with Agriculture Diploma with Agriculture Endorsement. Endorsement.

• Seat hours waived for Ag Seat hours waived for Ag based classes. based classes.

• Flexibility in teacher Flexibility in teacher certification for Ag based certification for Ag based courses. courses.

• Co-Op Credit hous (SAE)Co-Op Credit hous (SAE)• Experts in field to serve as Experts in field to serve as

instructors in classes. instructors in classes.

Implementing Innovation

• Ag in the Classroom Ag in the Classroom – Grade 2 K Grade 2 K

• Junior Master Gardner Junior Master Gardner – Grade 3 Grade 5Grade 3 Grade 5

• Ag Based Diploma TractAg Based Diploma Tract– Activities integrated into Activities integrated into

core courses core courses • Math – Science Math – Science • English – Social Sciences English – Social Sciences

Innovation in LC • Students graduated Students graduated

with Ag Endorsementwith Ag Endorsement– Students Graduated with Students Graduated with

endorsement on diplomaendorsement on diploma

• Ag in ClassroomAg in Classroom– Teachers TrainedTeachers Trained

• Junior Master GardnerJunior Master Gardner– Teachers TrainedTeachers Trained

• Alabama Chicken and Alabama Chicken and Egg Festival Ag Career Egg Festival Ag Career DayDay– Over 2,000 students participated Over 2,000 students participated

Innovation at Ag Day

• In collaboration with In collaboration with the Alabama Chicken the Alabama Chicken and Egg Festival, and Egg Festival, Lawrence County Lawrence County Schools hosted the First Schools hosted the First Annual Ag Career day. Annual Ag Career day. – Activities included: Activities included:

• Guest Speakers Guest Speakers • Hands on activitesHands on activites• College and Career College and Career

Booths Booths • Livestock exhibits Livestock exhibits

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