Recruitment & Retention By Chelsea Schlittenhart and Tyler Massey

Why Recruit? Because they are the future Because they are the future To give all students a chance to succeed To give all students a chance to succeed Build on success year after year Build on success year after year

Effective Presenting Be confident! Be confident! Know what your talking about! Know what your talking about! Have a plan of attack! Have a plan of attack! Be personable! Be personable! Know your audience! Know your audience! HAVE FUN! HAVE FUN! AND REMEMBER YOU DON’T KNOW IT ALL!! AND REMEMBER YOU DON’T KNOW IT ALL!!

Lets try it out! Next your going to split up and get in a group Next your going to split up and get in a group You will come up with a recruitment idea for the scenario you are given! You will come up with a recruitment idea for the scenario you are given!

Lets try it out! In a moment you will be given a scenario, you have 20 minutes to come up with a 1-2 minute presentation about that scenario! In a moment you will be given a scenario, you have 20 minutes to come up with a 1-2 minute presentation about that scenario! As you entered the room you were given a notebook with a character, go ahead and get in to your group and find an empty flip chart As you entered the room you were given a notebook with a character, go ahead and get in to your group and find an empty flip chart

Scenarios: Career Day Career Day 1. Talk about what agricultural education will teach them. 2. Why a career in agriculture is important. 3. Talk about what’s out there for them in our industry. 4. Give websites and places they can look into agriculture more!

Scenarios: 8 th Grade science class 8 th Grade science class 1. Talk about how science plays a role in agriculture. 2. Talk about the opportunities available to use science in everyday life. 3. Talk about how agricultural education counts towards science credits!

Scenarios: Parents Parents 1. Talk about the opportunities there kids can have. 2. Talk about SAE and how kids must keep accurate records and depending on the type might have a job or might have to care for an animal or even a research project. 3. Talk about scholarships.

Scenarios: Freshman Freshman 1. Talk about the opportunities they have if they stay in the FFA. 2. Talk about the role they play as members and as an officer they can play!

Scenarios: Auditorium of 8 th graders Auditorium of 8 th graders 1. Talk about what FFA is! 2. Talk about the trips and oppertunitys that FFA members have 3. Talk about what you’ve done in the FFA