{"product_id":"practicum-in-afnr-career-prep-kit-work-based-learning-training-plans","title":"Practicum in AFNR \u0026 Career Prep Kit | Work-Based Learning \u0026 Training Plans","description":"\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 1em;\"\u003e📦 Instant digital download • DOCX, PDF + XLSX files • Licensed for classroom\/personal use, not for resale\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 1em;\"\u003eIf you have ever been handed a Practicum or Career Prep roster with nothing but a folder of old forms, you know this is not just another class. You are running a small placement office: finding training sites, writing training plans, visiting job sites, chasing sponsor evaluations, and keeping a paper trail that has to hold up in a state attendance audit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 1em;\"\u003eThe Practicum \u0026amp; Career Prep Teacher-Coordinator Kit turns that job into a system. It includes 72 pages of editable, teacher-ready forms and guides plus an automated Excel \/ Google Sheets Compliance Tracker, built by a former Ag teacher and current Texas CTE director.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 1em;\"\u003eIt covers Practicum in Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, Career Preparation for Programs of Study, and Career Preparation General. Every page is tagged PRACTICUM, CAREER PREP, or BOTH, so you always know which rules apply.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003eWhat makes this different?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-bottom: 1em;\"\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBuilt for both courses.\u003c\/strong\u003e A side-by-side comparison, placement decision guide, and course-specific syllabi make sense of the differences, including class time: the equivalent of one period a week for Practicum and one period every day for Career Prep.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWrapped around TEA's own training plan.\u003c\/strong\u003e A field-by-field guide to TEA's Paid\/Unpaid Training Plan, plus four completed samples: a vet clinic, a county extension office, an equipment dealership, and a grocery store.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompliance built in.\u003c\/strong\u003e A cheat sheet, year-at-a-glance timeline, six-visit game plan, and Audit-Proof Habits page keep training plans, site visits, and evaluations on schedule.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA tracker that does the math.\u003c\/strong\u003e Enter employment dates and the workbook calculates training plan due dates, flags missing visits and evaluations, checks weekly hours, runs a 15-school-day clock for unplaced students, and builds a dashboard you can hand your CTE director.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWorks with your records system.\u003c\/strong\u003e Paper, a district platform like Eduthings, or AET for SAE records, with guidance for each so nothing gets entered twice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAg-specific throughout.\u003c\/strong\u003e Placement ideas by AFNR pathway, labor rules for farm and non-farm jobs, SAE and FFA connections, and a lab-based option for the school farm, greenhouse, or shop.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003eWhat's included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-bottom: 1em;\"\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSection 1, Start Here (10 pages):\u003c\/strong\u003e course comparison, placement guide, compliance cheat sheet, timeline, roles, labor rules, audit-proof habits, key terms.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSection 2, Enrollment \u0026amp; Placement (10 pages):\u003c\/strong\u003e recruiting checklist, enrollment form, parent letter, interest survey, placement ideas, approval checklist, expectations agreement, job search log, change of placement record.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSection 3, Training Sites \u0026amp; Sponsors (10 pages):\u003c\/strong\u003e site criteria, recruitment letter, employer FAQ, site profile, sponsor orientation handout, affiliation agreement template, site directory, appreciation plan, certificate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSection 4, Training Plans (10 pages):\u003c\/strong\u003e at-a-glance rules, field-by-field guide to TEA's form, TEKS table guide, meeting agenda, four completed samples, lab placement job description.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSection 5, Site Visits \u0026amp; Evaluations (11 pages):\u003c\/strong\u003e visit plan, visit record, route and mileage log, 100-point sponsor evaluation, student self-evaluation, performance conference record, grading guide, review tracker, daily sign-out log.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSection 6, Student Records (9 pages):\u003c\/strong\u003e records system crosswalk, platform export rules, weekly timesheet, unpaid and lab hours log, hours and wages summary, portfolio checklist, student folder checklist, end-of-year close-out.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSection 7, Course Documents (7 pages):\u003c\/strong\u003e syllabus checklist, scheduling guide, grading options, and a one-page syllabus for each course.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompliance Tracker (Excel \/ Google Sheets):\u003c\/strong\u003e Start Here, Dashboard, Settings, Roster, Visits \u0026amp; Evals, Hours, and Unplaced Clock tabs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003eFormats\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 1em;\"\u003eEditable Word (.docx) files for every section, a print-ready PDF of the full kit, and an Excel (.xlsx) tracker that also opens in Google Sheets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0.5em;\"\u003eTEKS alignment\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 1em;\"\u003ePracticum in AFNR (§127.86), Extended Practicum in AFNR (§127.87), Career Preparation General (§127.20), Career Preparation for Programs of Study (§127.21), and Extended Career Preparation (§127.22). 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