A DeWitt County school district is exploring re-establishing its own ag program after a couple of decades of partnering with a neighboring district.
On the WHOW Morning Show Wednesday, Superintendent of DeLand-Weldon Schools, Dr. Michael Tresnak told Regional Radio for many years now, his district has partnered with Blue Ridge to give kids the opportunity to be a part of the FFA program but that could change.
According to Dr. Tresnak, DeLand-Weldon is set up to be able to provide many opportunities for its students in ag education and would hope to see that come to fruition to get more students involved.
The first-year Superintendent believes the hardest part of getting the program going is going to be finding an ag teacher. The teacher shortage has certainly impacted ag programs as there are some that have struggled to find and keep ag instructors.
Dr. Tresnak hopes having an ag program in the school would make it more accessible for students to participate and keep them from having to take so much time away from the classroom due to travel.
