Rhett Hanry – AG/FFA Adviser, Junction City High School Shanna Pinkerton – Business/FBLA Adviser, Foreman High School Beau McCastlain – History/Coach, Foreman High School

Goals Teachers will be able to:  define EC Activity  understand how EC activities benefit a students’ future and class performance  Understand how they can help mainstream EC activities  Have a positive perspective on EC activities

Define Extra-Curricular Activities  All sports activities  Church  Any Clubs/Organizations involved at school  Any type of volunteer service that has a purpose to benefit the community and teaches a life skill

Survey Results  Extra-Curricular activities as a student: 2 not involved  Extra-Curricular activities as a teacher: 8 teachers not involved  The importance of EC activities: 1 not important, 1 important with concerns,17 very important  Should EC activities be required: 5 Yes, 14 No

Survey Results

De Queen High School Mission Statement  To provide our students with the skills and knowledge they will need to exceed and excel in every aspect of their lives.

Mena High School Mission Statement  All people are productive and participate in educational, social, and community life activities. The community is responsible with families and schools to provide a safe environment, to educate, to enrich, and to assist with resources and opportunities for all children.

Mena High School Mission Statement Cont’d  Families participate in the child's learning and social education by knowing what the system is teaching and incorporating it in everyday life. Communication unifies and coordinates curriculum and enhances daily life skills, work atmosphere, and overall growth. Teachers, students, community: together we can make good things happen.

Arkansas High Mission Statement We are a district dedicated to continuous improvement. Our mission is to provide a safe and nurturing environment of educational excellence where all belong, all learn, and all succeed.

Why AGRI  Safety Rules and Equipment  Hands on skills carpentry, mechanics, metal working, plumbing, electricity  Understand where food comes from Animal Science and Applied Biology Forestry, Plant Science, Agronomy, and Applied Botany

EC and Class Performance  Competitive events help build self- confidence  Maintain grades  Attitude  Apply real-world situations  Reinforce concepts both ways

EC and the Future  Learn more about business careers through Business classes and FBLA competitions  Scholarship  Money Management  Establish Occupational Goals  Teaches them work ethic  Interpersonal skills  Life skills

Prepares Them For The Future  Teaches them real-world skills that will help them become a benefit to the community.  Time Management Skills  Interpersonal Skills  Organizational Skills  Work Ethic

Be Positive and Help Influence Students  We’re here for the students  “Success breathes success” – Sanders  Competition in classroom  Creates Professional relationships Who you know, not what you know

How You Can Mainstream EC  Secondary Teachers Be active in Clubs (Math, History, Science, Drama, Speech, etc.)  Primary/Elementary: Use Business activities to teach concepts (banking, savings, etc.)  Reinforce concepts through business classes and competitive events  Establishing rapport  Encourage students to be involved

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