1. FFA Update Fall Ag Education Professional Development Conference September 30, 2011 Erin Noble State FFA Specialist

2. Flooding You with Information…

3. 2011-2012 State Officers Alec McAlarnen State President Jimmie Ferguson State Vice President Stephanie Tarlowe State Secretary Anna Lubas State Treasurer Ernie Arians State Reporter Samuel Rubinstein State Sentinel Gillian Armstrong State Parliamentarian “Unlock the Possibilities”

4. LEAD  Leadership Experience And Development is October 7-8, 2011 in Port Murray, NJ Chapter Officer Leadership Training (COLT) State Greenhand Conference (SGC)  New leadership curriculum from National FFA being used - 360° Conference: Influence  CSX Transportation sponsored curriculum, training, and one free registration for COLT and SGC

5. National FFA Convention  12 chapters  10 American FFA Degree recipients  4 Honorary American FFA Degree recipients  1 Three Star National Chapters  3 Two Star National Chapters  1 National Band  1 National Talent  1 Agriscience Student of the Year Finalist

6. Ag Ed Website  State Activity Guide  Ag Ed Bulletin Board (online directory and current announcements/registrations)  NJ FFA Association (minutes/agenda)  Calendar of Events  National FFA Organization  ag.ed.registration@ag.state.nj.us ag.ed.registration@ag.state.nj.us

7. Application/Registration Policies Reminder  Member of the Month due dates  Mail applications to: –Office of Agricultural Education New Jersey Department of Agriculture 369 South Warren Street P.O. Box 330 Trenton, NJ 08625-0330

8. Chapter Charter Requirements  Chapter Officer List – October 1  Program of Activities – December 1  Affiliation Contracts – September 30; Membership Rosters (ACN) – December 1  Participate in at least 5 State/National Level Events  Send 2 Delegates to the State FFA Convention

9. Membership Rosters  Membership Rosters will be submitted through Ag Career Network (ACN)  ACN is projected to launch after National FFA Convention  With affiliation, all students enrolled in your agriculture program must be entered into the roster system.

10. Program Affiliation  Program Affiliation

11. National FFA News  American Degree and Proficiency Applications 2012-2013 (online)  Agriscience Student of the Year is the new Agriscience Research Proficiency Area

12. National FFA News National Chapter  National Chapter Application – New for 2011-12 Change of quality standards Student Leadership Healthy Lifestyle Career Success Scholarship Personal Growth Chapter Chapter Recruitment Financial Public Relations Cooperation Support Group Community Economic Development Environmental Human Resources Citizenship Agriculture Promotion

13. National Chapter: Major Changes POA will be on ACN next spring Form III has moved to Form I All chapters are required to fill out Condensed to yes/no questions and percentages Quality Chapter Indicators are aligned with National Quality Program Standards Standard 3-Leadership Development Form I is not scored

14. Evaluation of Form II Number of goals increased from 3 to 4 Score sheet has been modified Easier to follow Added clarification for 25 point deduction Evaluation of Form II Number of goals increased from 3 to 4 Score sheet has been modified Easier to follow Added clarification for 25 point deduction National Chapter: Major Changes

15. No word limit on captions Text must fit in box and be Arial 14 Maximum of 8 lines Photo pages moved Integrated with Form II Rubric is redesigned Matches up with the score sheet Resources included in handbook LifeKnowledge lessons on how to write SMART goals Example application pages

16. National Chapter: Major Changes  Model of Excellence –Top 10 Chapters  Outstanding Middle School –Top 5 Chapters  Recognition of chapters –The MOI, MOE, and OMS chapters will be recognized on main stage –3,2 and 1 star chapters will be recognized at the banquet

17. National FFA News Agriscience Fair  Agriscience Fair –New Categories Animal Systems (AS) Environmental Services/Natural Resource Systems (ENR) Food Products and Processing (FPP) Plant Systems (PS) Power, Structural and Technical Systems (PST) Social Systems (SS)

18. CDE Revisions  CDE Changes – State & National

19. Degree Changes - 2015  Will take affect with 2015 applications  American FFA Degree (Article VI. Section F, Item 5) A student after entering agricultural education must have: 1) Earned at least $10,000 and productively invested at least $7,500; or 2) Earned and productively invested $2,000.00 and worked 2,250 hours in excess of scheduled class time. Any combination of hours, times a factor of 3.56, plus actual dollars earned and productively invested must be equal to or greater than the number 10,000. Hours used for the purpose of producing earnings reported as productively invested income shall not be duplicated as hours of credit to meet the minimum requirements for the degree.

20. Degree Changes - 2015  Will take affect with 2015 applications  State FFA Degree (Article VI. Section E, Item 4) A student after entering agricultural education must have: 1) earned and productively invested at least $1000; or 2) worked at least 300 hours in excess of scheduled class time; or 3) a combination thereof, in a supervised agricultural experience program.  Chapter FFA Degree (Article VI. Section D, Item 4) A student after entering agricultural education must have: 1) earned and productively invested at least $150 by the member’s own efforts; or 2) worked at least 45 hours in excess of scheduled class time; or 3) a combination there of, and have developed plans for continued growth and improvement in a supervised agricultural experience program.

21. NJ FFA Staying Connected  Check out NJ FFA on FacebookFacebook –www.facebook.com/NJFFAwww.facebook.com/NJFFA –Linked to a Twitter Account  CONNECT! Past. Present. Future. –www.connectffa.orgwww.connectffa.org