Officer Selection and Preparation: Failing to Plan or Planning to Fail Erin Johnson Union County High School Lake Butler FFA

What do I hope to accomplish with my Officer Team?

Before Selection… Workshops Applications Parent Meeting Selection Process Your attitude

Workshops “So you think you want to be an Officer?” ◦ Student led ◦ Workbook Open to all, but tickets too.

Applications Are the parent meeting and retreat mandatory? Are the dates for the parent meeting and retreat set and listed on the application?

Parent Meeting Make sure everyone is on the same page!!

Selection Process What does your Constitution and By-Laws actually say? Election Interview/Screening ◦ What role do you serve in this process? Member of committee or facilitator? ◦ Committee Members  Administrator, Alumni member, Past Officers, Current Senior Officers ◦ Parts of the process: Individual interview, group interview, etc. ◦ Evaluations

Announcement Depends on Process Election – may take several days Interview - Following Interviews, Posted next day, At the Banquet, etc.

Why do I need to do a retreat? To train officers To establish procedures To assign/discuss duties & responsibilities for the year To create a plan for the year To build comradery

Officer Retreats Go AWAY! ◦ FFA Center, Church camp facilities, hunting lodges, Elks/Moose Lodge facilities, Military facilities, houses for rent, etc

Officer Retreats Make it a BIG DEAL!! ◦ Themes ◦ T-shirts – ◦ Binders – ◦ Team building activity- Ropes courses, Challenge courses, Deep sea fishing

Officer Retreats Have a Plan (Don’t wing it)

Officer Retreats Train Them! ◦ Expectations, Responsibilities, Leadership, Accountability

Officer Selection and Preparation: Planning to Fail or Failing to Plan Before Selection ◦ Workshops, Applications, Parent Meeting, Selection Process….But it all comes down to my attitude! Officer Retreat ◦ Go Away, Make it a Big Deal, Have a Plan, Train Them Materials ◦ NAAE COP ◦