VETERINARY ASSISTING PROGRAM @ the Seminole Vocational Education Center

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VETERINARY ASSISTING PROGRAM _at_ the Seminole
Vocational Education Center

• Program Syllabus

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VA Program

• Instructor - L. William Shrum
• shruml_at_pcsb.org
• Ph 545-6505
• Viet Nam Era Veteran, USAF
• B.S. Agriculture and Animal Science
  University of Florida
• M.S. Ed Educational Leadership University of
  South Florida
• Instructor at SVEC since 1985

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VA Program - Syllabus

• Program Mission The veterinary science
  curriculum strives to provide integration between
  the rigors of academics and the relevance of
  career skills. By participating in
  decision-making, problem solving and career
  related activities. Students leave the program
  with the employability and technical skills
  needed to succeed in the workplace and/or further
  education

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VA Program - Syllabus

• There needs to be a strong, direct connection
  between content knowledge and real-world
  applications
• This program is designed around the
  Rigor/Relevance/Relationship Framework based on
  the 3 dimensions of higher standards, student
  achievement and civility

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VA Program - Syllabus

• The program consist of 5 semester courses
• To ensure quality, certificates are awarded for
  the successful completion at each exit point
  beginning with level 3.

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VA Program - Syllabus

• At level 3, w/ GPA 3.0 Assistant Animal
  Caretaker
• At level 4, w/GPA 3.0 Animal Caretaker
• At level 5, w/GPA 3.0 Veterinary Assistant
• These certificates make an excellent addition to
  the students portfolio and will come in handy
  when looking for a job

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VA Program - Certificate
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VA Program Grading Policy

• Pinellas County School Board Policy

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VA Program Required Materials

• Pencil or pen (must be blue or black ink only)
• Notebook paper and dividers
• NEW 1 loose leaf 3 ringed notebook
• 2 3 ring binder, ( provided by program)
• Closed toed and closed heel shoes for lab
• Scrubs for lab
• 3.5 HD Floppy, CD or Thumb Drive

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VA Program Classroom Performance

• 30 of Grade
• Class assignments, homework
• Unit test and quizzes (weighted)
• Assignments in correct format
• Grammar and Spelling are important and will be a
  part of grade
• All work in on time
• Late work not accepted

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VA Program Clinic Performance

• 40 of grade
• Each student will receive 20 pts/day for every
  day present and appropriately dressed for clinic
• Each lab station is designed to function in a
  clinical situation emulating real world
  application
• Participation, cooperation, teamwork, safety and
  acceptable animal care
• Lab groups will consist of a supervisor (upper
  level peer) and team members
• Clinics will rotate between small and large
  animal clinics

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VA Program - Recordkeeping

• 20 of grade
• Class Notebook based on neatness, organization
  and content (course outline, class assignments,
  lecture notes and textbook outlines)
• Portfolio based on Resume, Accomplishments and
  Program Reflections

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VA Program Vocational Development

• 10 of Grade
• Because you are enrolled in a career development
  program, you will receive a grade as if I was
  your employer
• Communication skills, appropriate dress quantity
  and timeliness of work quality of work job
  knowledge dependability initiative attitude
  cooperation attendance
• Behavior Matrix

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VA Program Make-up Work

• After an absence, you the student is responsible
  to make arrangements with the teacher to make up
  work
• Students have the same number of days absent for
  make up. i.e. 2 days out 2 days make up
• Clinic grades you will lose your 20 pt/day for
  each day out. See instructor for make-up work
• Unexcused absence will be dropped 1 letter grade
• Excused absence will be grade earned

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VA Program

• Do you have any questions?
• If your parents have any questions, please have
  them contact me. I will be contacting them
• Please take your notes home and have them signed
  by your parents. Put your signed syllabus in your
  portfolio

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VA Program

• Failure is not an option
• Gene Krantz, Apollo 13