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 director of vocational education will meet the quali-
 fications set up in Section I, 6.22, of this Plan.

 1.52-1 Professional Preparation in Agricultural
 Education. The local supervisor or coordi-
 nator shall have the same professional pre-
 paration as that required of an area super-
 visor in vocational agriculture.

 1.52-2 Experience in Vocational Agriculture. The
 local supervisor or coordinator shall have
 the same experience as that required of an
 area supervisor in vocational agriculture.


2.0 PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION

 The following types of classes may be included in agricultural
 education: all-day, young farmer, adult farmer, and adult voca-
 tional agriculture classes.

 2.1 Program Characteristics. The program of instruction in
 vocational agriculture will deal with practical farm problems
 found in the community and will relate to the students enrolled
 in the class. Teachers shall submit an annual program of
 work each year which is reviewed by the area supervisors.

 2.2 Bases of Course Content. The course content in agricultural
 education is based on the supervised farming programs of the
 students enrolled in the class. The course calendars are
 reviewed with the teachers each year by the area supervisors
 during supervisory visits.

 2.3 Enrollment Age and Grade Placement. Persons enrolled will
 be no less than 14 years of age by January 1 of the school year
 in which enrollment will occur or are in the ninth grade. The
 State assures that this standard is maintained by means of a
 preliminary statement of supervised farming work which
 contains the age and grade level of enrollees and which is
 filled out by the teacher and submitted to the office of the
 state supervisor of vocational agriculture.

 2.4 All-Day Classes. All-day classes will be organized for boys
 enrolled in public high schools who are interested in agri-
 culture and who desire to become farmers and have an
 opportunity for conducting a supervised farming program.