From The Council President
Focus: “National FFA Foundation – Planned Revisions to Structure and Governance”
Next month the FFA Foundation Board of Trustees will determine the future structure of the Foundation which will impact its connectivity to FFA and Agricultural Education. Many have seen the presentation “National FFA Foundation – Planned Revisions to Structure and Governance” over the past several months.
Are we ready for major decisions that may have long term impact on FFA, the Foundation and Agricultural Education? Have those of us not on the Board done our homework, thought deeply about this topic and have we expressed our views to the members of the FFA Board of Trustees? Have we thought about real or perceived conflicts of interests, financial management of the Foundation, the Foundation relationship to FFA, executive leadership of the Foundation and board representation and roles?
Now is the time to focus on the FFA Foundation Board structure, its connectivity to FFA and its impact on all of agricultural education. For more information and/or to express your views, contact Drs. Case and Brown, Joel Larsen, Chair of the Foundation Governance Committee and the FFA Board of Trustees. They need to hear your thoughts, concerns and/or support. (The FFA Board of Trustees is listed at the bottom of this web link.) http://www.ffa.org/index.cfm?method=c_about.board
Nancy J. Trivette
Council President
nancy.trivette@ag.state.nj.us
From FFA
Join us on December 8th at 6pm EST for a free webinar on Integrating Leadership into Every Lesson!
Are you tired of the same routine day after day, year after year? Join us to explore exciting methods and techniques to engage every student in the learning process every day. We’ll discover how to integrate interactive, hands-on leadership experiences into your current curriculum- from ag mechanics to plant science, seamlessly transferring between technical content and leadership skills. Also learn how to purposefully bring leadership education into every FFA activity. Click here to register!
FFA Today
FFA Today is a weekly television show featuring talented FFA members and teachers from across the U.S.A. It airs on RFD-TV every Wednesday at 6 p.m. EST.
Send Your Video
Send us a home video and show us what you or your chapter has been up to! Chosen videos will be featured on the FFA Today television show and ffa.org. Contact ffatoday@ffa.org for more info.
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From NAAE
National Teach Ag Day Resources Available
National Teach Ag Day will be here before you know it, and NAAE has been coordinating a variety of resources to help you celebrate. Or just use the stuff and make ANY day Teach Ag Day!
Everything we have is accessible from the Teach Ag Website (www.naae.org/teachag). You can find:
- Lesson plans and ideas to encourage your students to consider a career in agricultural education
- A searchable list of colleges and universities with agricultural education programs
- A way to sign up to join the National Teach Ag Campaign
- Teach Ag logos
We'll have more to come - check back often!
Teach Ag Posters available
We have a small quantity of extra Teach Ag Posters available. These are the posters that were given out at FFA and NAAE Convention. One poster will also be included in each FFA week packet that is mailed to advisors for National FFA week. We will be giving these out for free (or the cost of shipping for a large quantity) on a first-come, first-served basis. To request posters, email Julie Fritsch at jfritsch.naae@uky.edu
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From ACTE
National Policy Seminar
Mark your calendars for the 2010 National Policy Seminar, March 8-10 at the Marriott Crystal Gateway in Arlington, Virginia. Registration (print form) is now open! Make hotel reservations here.
NPS will update you on all the important legislative, regulatory and political activities of 2009 related to CTE and prepare you for policy action in 2010. You will learn how the new Administration and Congress addressed CTE issues and how you can take advantage of these opportunities for your school programs.
Remember: NPS is the bridge you need to connect with Capitol Hill and the White House!
December’s Book of the Month
Awakening the Sleeping Giant: Helping Teachers Develop as Leaders by Marilyn Katzenmeyer and Gayle Moller
Empower teachers as leaders to improve student learning and performance! This book draws on the experiences of the two authors’ two decades of studying and observing the work of teacher leaders. After developing the principles in this book, principals will comment on their teacher leaders, “They may be a peer to many, but an expert on our campus.” http://www.acteonline.org/shop.aspx
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From USDE
Applications Now Available for $3.5 Billion in Title I School Improvement Grants to Turn Around Nation's Lowest Achieving Public Schools
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the final requirements for $3.5 billion in Title I School Improvement grants to turn around the nation's lowest performing schools. The applications are now available at http://www.ed.gov/programs/sif/applicant.html and are due into the Department of Education by Feb. 8, 2010.
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From AgrowKnowledge
A New Look for AgrowKnowledge
If you haven’t noticed by now, things look a little different on the AgrowKnowledge website. We have recently re-designed our website, to make things flow a little smoother and make things easier to find. As we move forward with these changes to our website, please note that some functions of our website are being overhauled, so they may not work correctly! We are working on getting these taken care of as soon as possible and should have everything back to perfection in the next few weeks. If you have any questions, or suggestions, feel free to drop us a line at agknow@agrowknow.org |
