Leading leaders to lead

Leading leaders to lead

An officer team can make or break the success a chapter finds within its POA and the National Chapter Award.

Through my nine years advising FFA chapters, my best teams were not necessarily the smartest or most talented students…but the ones that worked best together and had a MOTIVATION to impact their chapter!

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Maximizing SAE visits

Maximizing SAE visits

So you have scheduled your SAE visits and are packing your truck to go to the first visit…

You have your coffee, water and snacks…which are arguably the most important if you work in a district without gas stations or restaurants like I did! 

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From poo to profit - A new fundraiser

From poo to profit - A new fundraiser

Need a new fundraiser? Getting bored of the same fruit sale? Cheese sale? Silent auction? The list goes on and on.

Agriculture teachers may be the most creative educators when it comes to fundraising…and we need to be. Between conventions, camps, judging trips and scholarships, agriculture teachers and FFA advisors need to be able to fund the immense amount of opportunities it provides for its members!

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SAE visit pre-work

SAE visit pre-work

I’ve almost made it! Summer is just around the corner and I’m so ready to be DONE!

We have our sights focused on getting to summer break and we forget that our jobs are often a year-round role.

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Maintain the meeting. Redefine the delivery.

Maintain the meeting. Redefine the delivery.

Often times as agriculture teachers and FFA advisors you have to get creative to FIT it all in!

You are COACHES for CDE and LDE teams.

You are PROJECT MANAGERS for FFA activities.

You are TRAVEL AGENTS for trips.

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