**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO WILL INTEGRATE AND DISSEMINATE NEW AGRISCIENCE CURRICULUM AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCES TO ASSIST 9TH-12TH GRADE IN-SERVICE TEACHERS, PRE-SERVICE POST-BACCALAUREATE TEACHERS, AND HIGH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS AND COUNSELORS IN TRAINING THE FUTURE WORKFORCE OF THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES INDUSTRIES IN THE PROJECT TITLED: NEXT GENERATION AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE: ELEVATING TODAY'S AND TOMORROW'S TEACHERS. IN THREE YEARS, THREE AGRISCIENCE LABORATORY MANUALS EMPHASIZING NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS WILL BE DEVELOPED AND INTEGRATED INTO EXISTING TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO SECURE LONG-TERM ADOPTION IN AGRISCIENCE PATHWAYS. EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES, TEACHER EXTERNSHIPS, AND ADMINISTRATOR/COUNSELOR NIGHTS, WILL CONNECT EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONALS TO AGRISCIENCE INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT LEADERS. FRESNO STATE'S PROJECT, IN COLLABORATION WITH THECALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURAL TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, NORTH COAST AGRICULTURAL PARTNERS, AND CENTRAL REGION AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION CAREER PATHWAYS CONSORTIUM, WILL DIRECTLY AFFECT 211, 781, 963 PARTICIPANTS IN EACH RESPECTIVE YEAR AND 43,350 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INDIRECTLY FOR A RETURN ON INVESTMENT OF $11 PER INTERACTION. BY CREATING IMMERSIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS WITH THE LOW FACILITATOR PARTICIPANT RATIOS (CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT (1:8), TEACHER WORKSHOPS (1:20), TEACHER EXTERNSHIPS (1:1), AND ADMINISTRATOR/COUNSELOR NIGHTS (1:16)) THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA, EDUCATORS WILL BE TRAINED IN IMPLEMENTING INTEGRATED SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURAL INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES, SKILLS, AND GUIDANCE THAT EMPHASIZE AFRI FARM BILL PRIORITY AREAS 1-5. FRESNO STATE WILL EXPERTLY AND ENTHUSIASTICALLY ADVANCE THE QUALITY OF AGRISCIENCE PEDAGOGY THROUGH SUPPORTING AGRICULTURAL EDUCATORS IN THEIR QUEST TO PREPARE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO BE COLLEGE/CAREER-READY.