LPR: Program Planning

Planning the local program is most likely the last thing on your mind after a busy day. This chapter focuses on this key to success in building a quality local program. Through the three program planning phases--visioning, strategic planning and implementation--you can work to develop an agricultural education program to meet future industry and occupational demands.

Key Resources

The Core (formerly Agricultural Education Resources Catalog)

Agriculture Teachers Manual

Promising Practices for Program Planning

Local Program Success Guide, Second Edition

STIHL Resources & Lesson Plans

Strategic Plan and Action Agenda for Ag Ed

LPS Forms

All LPS Forms

Below are documents related to the Program Planning area of LPS. Click on a link and the file will open in a new window. Since LPS areas are interconnected, some files are listed in more than one of the seven key areas of LPS.

Additional Resources


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The LPR Guide is sponsored by STIHL as a special project of the National FFA Foundation.