1. Arizona Agriculture Teacher Summer Conference Tucson, Arizona July 20, 2010

2. New COO--Dr. Dwight Armstrong

3. Dwight Armstrong Former FFA member and Kentucky State Officer Professor North Carolina State University 1975-82 Former COO for Akey, Inc. 1982-2000 Former COO for North American Nutrition Companies, Inc 2000-08 Founder and Principal at JDA Consulting, LLC 2008-09 Served as chair of the National FFA Foundation Sponsors’ Board

4. Dr. Larry Case Retiring Served as National FFA Advisor and USDE Agriculture Education specialist since 1984 Retiring January 1, 2011 Position announcement and search pending

5. Alumni Alumni award/grant applications due July 1 Alumni Development Conference – Held this year in Rock Island, Illinois – July 14-18 – Registration is always due June 1 Alumni Convention---October 21 & 22

6. Awards and Recognition American Degree Change 2011 Community Service Chapter Degree—10 hours State Degree---25 hrs, 2 activities American Degree---50 hrs, 3 activities Start preparing now! Proficiency Award Application Problems Contact Rosalie Hunsinger at proficiency@ffa.org

7. CDE Revision Timeline August 2010 Revision summary presented to EMC for review March 2011 State staff inservice on revisions at Ag Ed Summit April 2011 Train the Trainer program one representative per state, Indianapolis May – August 2011 LPS and CARE staff participate in state level meeting and inservice August 2011 Updated rules, formats and applications released via www.ffa.org October 2012 Award programs conducted at convention following revised rules and formats. Applications submitted in spring of 2012 will follow revised rules and formats.

8. Serving others is something your chapter already does, right? The goal of the Million Hour Challenge is for FFA chapters to collectively reach 1 million hours by completing service projects in one or all of the five service categories: Education, Environment, Government, Social/Human Services and Healthy Lifestyles. Up your chapters chance to receive $2,500 for their service efforts. Log your hours now! www.ffa.org/mhc

9. 11 States and 65 Chapters Received Grant Awards of nearly $400,000 9 grants in western states Check out the amazing service- learning projects that FFA chapters around the country are conducting to make BIG impacts in their communities. Go to www.ffa.org/ltsgrants Go to the Community Walk link and see where sites are located and get great project ideas for your community! 11 States and 65 Chapters Received Grant Awards of nearly $400,000 9 grants in western states Check out the amazing service- learning projects that FFA chapters around the country are conducting to make BIG impacts in their communities. Go to www.ffa.org/ltsgrants Go to the Community Walk link and see where sites are located and get great project ideas for your community!

10. Changing Young Lives & A Community’s Future through Care and Agriculture PALS and Campbell Soup have made grants available for community gardens for up to $2,000 each! The deadline for applying is August 2, 2010. Contact the PALS office at 317-802-4413 or pals@ffa.org for more information. Taja of Urban Farming is providing an education segment to Mayor Franklin and Creekside High School FFA members. (GA, April 21, 2009)

11. Middle School Food and Agriculture Literacy Curriculum National FFA and the National Pork Board have teamed-up to create a new middle school curriculum It is intended to be an entire year’s worth of material. Focusing on all agriculture pathways, math, science and literacy and agriculture awareness Coming this fall!

12. Core Catalog Update National Career Development Events Questions & Answers 2009– NOW Available 2010-2011 Official FFA Manual available New Official FFA Handbooks available spring 2011

13. Merchandise Center Customer Service continues to be highest priority. If you have an issue, contact customer service as early as possible to correct problems by calling our toll free number 888-332-2668.

14. FFA Jackets Set of 10 Official FFA Jackets are available for $450. They have no personalization on the front and are the 6 most common sizes for males and 4 for females. New Chapters can order the set for $400. Online jacket measuring tool. http://car.clemson.edu/prog/ffa/index.php

15. Professional Development DELTA---Tarleton State, cancelled Transitioning to NAAE AgScience Ambassador National AgScience Integration Institute Curriculum for Ag Science Education

16. AgScience Ambassador Program Chestertown, Md Always held in mid July Three from the 13 western states accepted Wyoming---Colorado---Oregon Will transition to NAAE after this summer class

17. National AgScience Integration Institute Agriscience Teacher Ambassador(s), a Teacher Educator, and a State Staff person 10-12 state teams Was held in Johnston, Iowa, on the campus of Pioneer Hybrid, International, June 27- July 1, 2010. Cutting edge approach to integrating Agriscience and Inquiry-based instruction Washington participated last year Arizona this year Transition to NAAE after this institute

18. Status of CASE Developing four program of study pathways for AFNR Three courses released nationally: – Principles of Agricultural Science – Animal – Principles of Agricultural Science – Plant – Introduction to Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (Field test 2010-2011) Developing end of course assessments

19. Benefits of CASE Increase rigor and relevance of student learning for AFNR content and core academics Inquiry-based instruction Engages students as instruction is provide using activities, projects, and problems Student directed lessons – not teacher directed (innovative) National standards alignment Learn how to implement CASE in your program at www.case4learning.org

20. Chapter Leadership Conferences Scheduled 212 and 360 conferences will be occurring this summer Send feedback to Mike Honeycutt Online National Officer Applications and Non Com Nominations Open April 1-August 1

21. National Convention 2010 National FFA Band, Chorus and Talent “on line” applications available Deadline is past. For more information email bct@ffa.org 2010 Online National FFA Convention Planning web site is up Convention registration – opens mid- August

22. National convention Housing registration is open. login to MyFFA account to get the hotel listing and form. Convention Housing closes Tuesday, September 7, 2010. Reserving Rooms for Other Chapters? Indicate on the chapter housing form the chapters and the number of rooms allotted to each chapter to get the preconvention registration discount To update this information please contact housing@ffa.org Need help with your state’s convention registration process? Contact Ellen Williams for more details. 317-802-4269

23. National Quality Program Standards Pilot is over Available to all chapters http://ffa.learn.com/council Prefer to have state trainings for success Individual Teachers can get on and do it Involve administration and Advisory committee

25. Questions/Ideas/Concerns Contact: Ernie Gill Western Region LPS Specialist 317-294-8410 egill@ffa.org