STATE AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION LEADERS’CONFERENCE CALL Sept 9, 2014 *Recorded* WELCOME

1. STATE AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION LEADERS’CONFERENCE CALLSept 9, 2014 *Recorded* WELCOME Dial In:1-800-779-9088 Pass Code: 32267 **MUTE YOUR PHONE** **Do Not Put On Hold**

2. National Association of Agricultural Educators Julie Fritsch Communications/Marketing Director

3. NAAE Update National Association of Agricultural Educators www.NAAE.org

4. 2013-14 NAAE Board of Directors President Kevin Stacy, Oklahoma President-elect Charlie Sappington, Illinois Region I Vice President Nick Nelson, Oregon Region II Vice President James Cannon, Arkansas Region III Vice President Terry Rieckman, South Dakota Region IV Vice President Scott Stone, Missouri Region V Vice President Daryl Behel, Alabama Region VI Vice President Krista Pontius, Pennsylvania Executive Director Wm. Jay Jackman www.naae.org

5. NAAE Update New NAAE Website www.NAAE.org

6. NAAE Update 2014 NAAE Convention November 18 - 22, 2014 Gaylord Opryland Hotel Nashville, Tennessee

7. NAAE Update NAAE Membership State Leaders: 2014-15 membership rosters are now due. Membership rosters are to be submitted on-line from the new NAAE website.

8. Professional Development • Farmer to Farmer Program • NAAE is a partner with several other organizations • on a Farmer to Farmer Program supporting East Africa. • All expense-paid trips to East African nations to conduct agriculture-related projects in partnership with East African hosts. • Learn more

9. Professional Development • Teachers World • 2014 National FFA Convention • Teacher professional development workshops • Internet lounge (check e-mail / rapidly recharge phones) • Corporate and educational exhibits

10. Professional Development • 2014 XLR8 Applications • Due September 26, 2014 • Professional development program for ag teachers • in their 7-15th year. • Applications are available online

11. Professional Development National Agriscience Pre-service Teacher Program Applications Due September 19, 2014 Inquiry-based professional development, during the national FFA convention, specifically designed for pre-service teachers. Applications are available online

12. Professional Development • CASE Update • 2014 CASE Certifications: 502 (total all years 1,394) • Intro to AFNR: 196 (total all years 543) • Agricultural Science -- Plant: 114 (total all years 350) • Agricultural Science -- Animal: 113 (total all years 353) • Animal and Plant Biotechnology: 16 (total all years 58) • Natural Resources and Ecology: 27(total all years 54) • Food Science and Safety: 36 (total all years 36) • CASE Certified Teachers in 38 states • New states added in 2014: AR, MI, ND, NM, NV, OK, VA • www.case4learning.org

13. Advocacy • State Agricultural Education Profiles • We invite you to help us either update your developed profile (that can be previewed here) or develop • one for your state. • Contact Jay Jackman for more information.

14. National Teach Ag Campaign • State Teach Ag Results (STAR) Program • Deliberate and results driven program for selected states to develop a sustainable and effective recruitment and retention plan supported and guided by the National Teach Ag Campaign.   • The first group of states have completed their initial assessment and planning meeting.  (NC, MO, IL, NE, MS, NY, MN, KS, OR, IN, CA).  STAR teams are finalizing their plans, determining a working budget and beginning to set their plans in motion this fall.  • The next round of states will begin the process in December/January. They include ID, IA, PA and SD.  There may be an opportunity for an additional 1-2 states in the January cohort.  • The data collected from the 11 states is very telling.  The main shortage problem does not appear to be retention based but rather recruitment based.  States are implementing a variety of strategies to address this.  The strategies will be shared in the coming months.

15. National Teach Ag Day  • Thursday, September 25, 2014; CHS, Inc. in Minnesota • Nationwide day to encourage others to consider teaching agriculture, raise awareness of the need to recruit and retain agriculture teachers and celebrate the positive contributions that agriculture teachers make in their schools and communities. • This is the 5th National Teach Ag Day • 3rd consecutive year of the live stream event • Livestream begins at 1pm ET and ends at 3pm ET – video will be embedded into the Teach Ag website for easy viewer access • There will also be a dialogue meeting with agribusiness leaders, policy makers and ag ed stakeholders the day before the live stream.  This will not be streamed and is by invitation only.   • There are numerous engagement opportunities for Alumni, Current Teachers, Future Teachers and students.  Check out the Teach Ag website for more details. National Teach Ag Campaign

16. Minorities in Agriculture Natural Resources and Related Sciences Ms. Koni Patterson National President http://www.manrrs.org

17. 2014 National Officer Leadership Training May 12-17, 2014 Riverdale, MD Hosted by USDA APHIS Animal Care and USDA APHIS Veterinary Services Executive Summer Meeting July 31 – August 3, 2014 Atlanta, GA

18. 2014 Regional Cluster Meeting September 26-28, 2014 Atlanta, GA – Marriott Century Center October 17-19, 2014 Ames, IA – Iowa State University October 24-25, 2014 Las Vegas, NV – UNLV November 7-9, 2014 Dover, DE - Delaware State University November 14-15, 2014 Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX - Farm Credit Service

19. Website Redesign Set to Launch Oct. 1, 2014 More user-friendly More robust profile system

20. 2015 Information 30th Conference Anniversary March 26-28, 2015 Crowne Plaza Houston Houston, TX Conference Co-Hosts: Farm Credit Services, Prairie View A&M University, and Texas A&M University Conference Theme “Thirty Years of Triumph: Branching Out and Excelling to Greater Heights”

21. National FFA Organization and FFA Foundation Update

22. National FFA OrganizationNational FFAFoundation State Leaders Conference Call September 2014

23. National Agriculture Day

24. National Agriculture Day 2015 National Ag Day in DC National Ag Day Activities 2015 Theme “Agriculture:  Sustaining Future Generations” Poster Contest-10/31/2014 Essay Contest-1/31/2015 Video Contest-1/31/2015 Additional Info: www.agday.org • Wednesday, Mar. 18, 2015 • Student Leader Program Monday Mar. 16-Wednesday Mar. 18, 2015 • Information and nomination forms will be sent to state leaders by early October • Nomination deadline will be Dec. 8, 2014 • FFA-Increased to 40 participants • Contact: Kent Schescke kschescke@ffa.org

25. Convention, Awards, Recognition, Events & Service

26. National FFA Convention & Expo • Approaching Deadlines • Housing – closes Sept. 10 at 5 p.m. EST • Pre-Registration – closes Oct. 13 at 5 p.m. EST • New for 2014 • Expanded food options at Kentucky Exposition Center • 2 FFA private concerts • Updated Convention App • Additional Student Workshops offered downtown For more information visit www.ffa.org/convention

27. Awards & Recognition Team Update • Sept. 2 - SAE Grant application opens • Sept. 15 - deadline for the following • CDE Deadlines • Online certifications & speaking judges • Agricultural Communications Media plan (uploaded on certification site) • Marketing written plan (uploaded on certification site or 20 copies postmarked • Job Interview (cover letter & resume) 10 copies postmarked

28. Awards & Recognition Team Update • Sept. 15 deadline (cont.) • National Chapter Award requests (banquet tickets, shuttle, plaque/spur, dietary needs)   • If a school is a national finalist, photos and captions are due via Dropbox • Agriscience Fair: waivers due, electricity needs due, dietary needs • Dual participation notification deadline - Agriscience, Proficiency, Stars & CDEs

29. Awards & Recognition Team Update • Oct. 1 • National CDE Waivers due • Oct. 15 • Agriscience Fair Add/Delete deadline (only applicable for Divisions 3 and 4) • Oct. 28 • CDE add/delete 12 pm deadline

30. The Topic of Hunger is “Sirius” • The Living to Serve Team was interviewed by RURAL RADIO for the “FFA Today” radio program. • The team had the opportunity to talk about the Feeding Our World–Starting At Home hunger platform, FFA: Food For All Grants and the FFA Hunger Heroes Challenge. • The team’s interview was part of an entire show based on FFA's fight against hunger which aired Labor Day weekend. • The radio segments can be accessed at https://www.ffa.org/FFAResources/Video/ffatoday/Pages/default.aspx.

31. FFA Hunger Heroes Challenge • To date - 34 states have participated reporting over 900,000 meals donated! • This year’s challenge is on its way to being a huge success, but we are not there yet! • Encourage your chapters to continue reporting their efforts at ffa.org/hunger. • During convention we will announce a new goal and issue a new challenge for our FFA chapters, states and sponsors.

32. National FFA Foundation

33. National FFA Foundation Update • The Team • Justin Blackstone • Lesli Garrett • Stewardship Coordinator – change in description • Corporate Giving Coordinators – move into more of a fundraising role rather than coordination • Maximizing capacity and efficiency

34. Open Position Major Gifts Officer

36. National FFA Convention • NASAE • Talk about foundation programs coming down the pike that would benefit state and local chapters • State Foundation Meeting • Friday morning of convention

37. National FFA Alumni

38. New Team Member Joshua Rusk Partner Development Specialist - Alumni • Hometown: Wellington, KS • Degree: • Master’s Degree: Educational Administration • Bachelor’s Degree: Agricultural Education • Agricultural Educator/FFA Advisor jrusk@ffa.org

39. Updates • Membership • Dodge Rebate • Affiliation Program • $100/affiliate = unlimited members • Data Collection • New feature on Affiliate AgCN account • Update/Complete Profile • Regional Development Conferences • Sept. 27 – Nashville, TN • Registration OPEN online • Nov. 15 – Hermiston, OR • 2015 ADC in Raleigh, NC • Win a Yamaha Viking • Become an FFA Alumni member. • Complete your profile page in AgCN. • You are entered!

40. Updates • National FFA Alumni Convention • Registration on AgCN this year! • Volunteer Opportunities • Looking for 100 people • Registration Discount • State Baskets BACK! • Auction • State Baskets are BACK! • National FFA Center Commissioned Print • NO Truck – not enough data!

41. New FFA Website

42. New FFA Website Update

43. Mike Honeycutt Managing Director

44. Will Hold Fall Face to Face Meeting September 15-17 in Indianapolis Ken Allen, retire President of Bridgestone Agricultural Tires, has joined the Council board as the new Business and Industry Representative Several organizational terms end on 12/31 and will require a new selection or re-appointment: NFRBMEA, National FFA Board (Brett Evans already selected), APLU, NAAE National Council for Agricultural Education Update – September 2014

45. Major activities • Currently conducting the first phase of AFNR Standard Revision project; thanks to all that have volunteered as subject matter experts; approximately 300 have volunteered • Ira Beckman, Dr. Larry Case and Mike Honeycutt will attend National Teach Ag Day events in MN representing the Council • SAE Renewal Committee will be meeting face to face Sept. 30- Oct. 1, 2014 • Data Collection Committee working to identify a few key questions on which we need data to demonstrate relevance of SBAE; will be asking states and other stakeholders to provide information they have in regard to these questions National Council for Agricultural Education Update – May 2014

46. American Association for Agricultural Education http://www.aaaeonline.org/ Dr. Donna Graham President

47. American Association for Agricultural Education Donna L. Graham

48. Mission • AAAE is dedicated to studying, applying, and promoting the teaching and learning processes in agriculture.

49. Goals • Serve as an advocate for improvement of teaching and learning in agriculture. • Provide a forum to address issues in agricultural education. • Provide an approach to identifying, prioritizing, and organizing research in teaching and learning. • Provide opportunities for individual and organizational growth, development, and renewal. • Provide opportunities to communicate the results of research and other scholarly activities. • Provide opportunities for collaboration within and outside of agricultural education. • Provide for recruiting, inducting, and mentoring people into the profession.

50. Research/Development • Meetings • Southern Region - Dallas,Texas • Western Region - Kona, Hawaii • North Central Region - Morganton,W VA • National Meeting - Snowbird, Utah • Webinars • Journal • Committees/Special Interest Groups