Making Long Range Plans for Expanding SAE Programs

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Bell Work! Identify the factors that should be considered in expanding an SAE program. Explain how placement and ownership SAE programs may be expanded.

Terms Diversification Ownership SAE Placement SAE Scope

Interest Approach What is your response to the following questions? Should you double your SAE program next year? How can you expand your current SAE program? How much will it cost to expand your SAE program?

Factors to consider in deciding whether to expand an SAE program? Several factors should be taken into consideration prior to expanding an SAE program. Student interest is of primary concern prior to increasing the scope of the SAE. Both the career and vocational interest should be taken into consideration.

Factors to consider in deciding whether to expand an SAE program? Overall financial success of the previous year is important to review. Was there profit gained in the SAE project or activity? If no profit was realized, then strong considerations to the benefits of expanding should be reviewed prior to making that decision.

Factors to consider in deciding whether to expand an SAE program? How efficient was the enterprise? Consideration should be given to the efficiency of your project in comparison to the state averages. Will expansion provide the potential for increasing profit and for efficiency?

Factors to consider in deciding whether to expand an SAE program? Comparing the present scope with facility and financial limits is an important factor to consider. Will your facilities be adequate for your planned expansion?

Factors to consider in deciding whether to expand an SAE program? Is there enough labor supply and opportunity to meet the demands of the planned expansion? What are the financial benefits to the SAE of the expansion?

How are the SAE programs expanded and/or diversified? Several methods can be used in expanding the SAE programs. An ownership SAE refers to the student activities conducted by students as owners or managers for profit.

How are the SAE programs expanded and/or diversified? Ownership SAE programs can be expanded in the following methods: By increasing the scope. Scope is the size, sales volume, number of head, number of acres, etc. By adding or increasing new products and/or enterprises. This is known as diversification.

Ownership SAE programs can be expanded in the following methods: By increasing the capital investments, purchasing major equipment, land, building, etc. By increasing the amount of self labor contributed to the SAE program.

Ownership SAE programs can be expanded in the following methods: By increasing the variety of experiences obtained in the program. By adding to the knowledge gained through the SAE programs. By increasing the skills developed from the SAE program.

How are the SAE programs expanded and/or diversified? Placement SAE programs are those where the student is placed with an employer in a production unit such as a farm, ranch, greenhouse, etc. to produce commodities for wages.

Placement SAE programs can be expanded in the following methods: The student can increase the hours of experience in the SAE program. By increasing the variety of experiences in the SAE program. By increasing the total wages earned from the SAE programs.

Placement SAE programs can be expanded in the following methods: By adding to the knowledge learned from the SAE programs. By developing additional skills from experiences in the SAE programs.

Review Identify the factors that should be considered in expanding an SAE program. Explain how placement and ownership SAE programs may be expanded.

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