OVATA Summer Conference Yamhill, OR 2015 FFA Updates and Information.

OVATA Summer Conference

Yamhill, OR

2015 FFA Updates and Information

National Focus

Supporting Teachers

Sharing Resources

Student Engagement

Important Information

Money for your Chapter

Setting the Stage

FFA Brand in Action Video

Supporting Teachers

Online

• Brand Guide

• Emblem

• Templates, letterhead, guides

• Videos

• ffa.org/resources

Supporting Teachers

Your Classroom

Coming to your school this summer!

• Posters• Annual calendar• National events, programs, acronyms• Graphic from USA Today promo

• 2015 FFA Fact Sheet

• Brand Center Information

• My Journey graphics

• Chapter support/dealer program information

• Classroom video resource card

Supporting Teachers

New Horizons Teaching Guide

• Literacy and technology integration

• Turn-key activities that align to:• AFNR• Common Core• Next Generation Science• 21st Century Skills

• Sign up for email notification at www.ffanewhorizons.org

http://www.ffanewhorizons.org/

Supporting Teachers

Safety in your Program

Safety in Agriculture for Youth

• Time to take safety in ag ed seriously• Shop/laboratory• Greenhouse• SAE projects• Equipment management and use• At home SAE efforts• On-the-job SAE programs

• Formal curriculum

• OSHA 10 hour course

• Injury risk assessment for SAE

Supporting Teachers

National Board Certification

• AFNR CTE teachers needed

• Field test runs through August 20th

• Sign up online

• Receive CEU credit

• Voice of ag education NEEDED!

• Sign up link in emailed presentation

Important Information – Convention

National Convention

• New concert start time• Start at 8:30, doors at 7:30• Wednesday and Thursday options• Concerts announced this summer

• Housing closes Sept. 9th

• 24 states qualify for KY streamline tax exemption including NV, UT, WY and WY• No tax exemption for Indiana

hotels• AK, CA, HI, ID, MT, and OR can get

tax form online• Band/Choir/Talent applications

now open• Closes July 10th

• Registration opens mid-August

• Closes on October 12 at 5pm EST• No change in registration fees

• Educational standards will be posted again


National Convention

• Transition to Indianapolis• States will draw for new state

block hotels for 2016-2018 this year

• Reserve chapter housing for Indy after Louisville

• Chapters can book directly with Indianapolis housing starting in January of 2016

• 2016-2018 locked in with Indianapolis

• 2019-2024 in negotiation with Indianapolis


National Convention

• Information and announcements about convention• Concert acts• Registration opening

• Sign up for FFA Pulse

• Find the sign up in your ffa.org profile


National Convention CDEs

• CDE information and handbooks

• Login is required

• Updates• Check website frequently

• Resources• Free exams and study material

available online

• September 15th Deadline• Prepared manuscript• Ag Comm portfolio• Marketing Plan documents• Job Interview packet• Ag Issues portfolio

• Send questions at any time to [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


Agriscience and National Chapter

National Chapter• Optional online application can

be used this year• Advisor must certify online by

July 15th

• September 15th deadline for meal tickets, shuttle, plaque, and spur

• Best practices, tips, and recommendations all available online

Agriscience• Optional online application can

be used this year• September 15 waivers due• APA style• State staff must sign – do not

mail straight to Indianapolis

Engaging Students

My Journey

Engaging Students

Will transfer to award applications in 2016!

Engaging Students

WLC

• Tour and out-of-hotel hours are up over 25% since 2013

• Immediate registration sell out is down• Five of seven weeks were still open in early June for summer

attendance

• Teacher companion guide online• Engage your students before and after

their WLC experience

Engaging Students

Collegiate Opportunities

• Membership is important and valuable

• The majority of ag businesses interested in hiring want our collegiate demographic

• Membership helps keep students in the pipeline

• New Century Farmer

• National Collegiate Agricultural Ambassador Program

Engaging Students

Engaging Students

Scholarships

• 127 sponsors awarded 2,148 individual scholarships worth over $2.7M

• 7,171 students applied

• About 1 out of 3 applicants received $$

• The average grade point for recipients was 3.75 on a 4.0 scale.

• Scholarships can be for either two-year or four-year degrees or vocational programs and range in size from a $300 endowment to full tuition for four years.

• Scholastic record is important, but not always the determining factor.

• Financial need is considered for many.

• Nearly 1,700 applicants declared a non-ag major – tough to award

Significant opportunities missed last year:

Lincoln Electric in Ohio Tulsa Welding School in Oklahoma and Florida Johnson and Wales with campuses in RI, CO,

NC and FL

AK CA HI ID MT NV OR UT WA WY5/1 216/5

91/0 90/37 72/23 24/4 92/29 78/15 90/24 65/16

20% 27% 0% 41% 32% 17% 32% 19% 27% 25%

Engaging Students

Discovery, Greenhand, and Chapter Degrees

• Each student can track THEIR OWN progress towards a degree

• Automatically generate complete degree certificates!

Sharing Resources

Living to Serve

• FFA Hunger Heroes

• Log hunger relief related efforts atwww.ffa.org/heroes

• State with highest percentage of chapter participation will win a truckload of protein from Tyson

• Activities from last school year through September 30th

• Chapters that log activities also qualify for monthly drawings

http://www.ffa.org/heroes

Sharing Resources

Sharing Resources

#SpeakAg Challenge

• When? September 1, 2015 to October 31, 2015

• How? Use #SpeakAg on all social media platforms to share facts, stories, infographics,

videos, pictures, and audio clips. The National FFA Organization will be watching for content on Facebook and Twitter.

• Why? To promote agriculture advocacy as part of personal growth and interaction with

classmates, community members, and decision makers

• More Information and Promotion State Officers will receive initial information in late July. More information and guidelines will be released to teachers and advisors in early

August in preparation for the September 1 start date.

Supporting your Chapter

Give the Gift of Blue

• Free FFA Jacket with tie or scarf (shipping included)

• Simple application with one essay question

• Must be approved by advisor to receive jacket

• Not a competitive program

AK CA HI ID MT NV OR UT WA WY

0 104 8 10 3 2 53 11 14 12

Jacket requests fulfilled to-date


Chapter Support Programs

• Money for your chapter!• RAM Test Drive Program• Scholarships• CSX• Case IH

• Including student recognition

• Proficiency winners• Winning speakers

• Does not include• Zoetis• Culvers• State officer programs

• Programs where companies write a check directly to your chapter

AK CA HI ID MT NV OR UT WA WY

$5K $327K

$2K $151K

$90K $20K $120K

$60K $99K $60K

National dollars raised for states


Chapter Engagement Programs


Alumni

• Alumni Development Conference (ADC)• July 8-11• Raleigh, NC• Registration closes June 21st

• $300

• Regional Alumni Development Conference (RADC)• December 5th (Saturday)• Blackfoot, ID• Watch for registration announcement• FREE – NO COST $0

Spread the word – You never know who might be interested in something like this in your community


Alumni

• Help your program by helping your seniors advance to FFA alumni membership

• Now easier than ever!

• Five years of FREE associate membership


Purchase Order Billing

• Effective August 1st

• Orders from the merchandising center at FFA charged to a purchase order

• Will be invoiced and billed for each shipment/transaction

• For example:• A combined order of FFA jackets and award plaques will have two

invoices• One from the origination point of the jackets• One from our merchandising warehouse with the plaques

• All bills will still be paid to National FFA


Roster

• Students can reset their own password

• Email address is critical – serves as unique identifier

• Teachers can reset passwords with

• Execute a function before changing pages• The system only acts upon the information that is showing on screen

• Your students can access all of ffa.org as soon as you put them on your roster and they create their account

• Waiting to pay dues or state/national approval is not needed


ffa.org

• Teachers and students can update their own email

• Access account anytime from the dashboard

• Ask students to review their information


Invitation Codes

In discussion to possibly offer invitation codes that are….

Teacher generated

Standardized for each chapter

Thank you

Kevin Keith, LPS Team, Leader

([email protected] - 317-709 0806)

--- On behalf of ---

Ben Meyer

Western Region LPS Specialist

[email protected]

317-802-4347

A print copy of this information will be provided to State Leadership to share with everyone later today.

mailto:[email protected]

OVATA Summer Conference Yamhill, OR 2015 FFA Updates and Information.

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