! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! TO:! ! FFA!Chapter!Advisors! FROM:!! Mr.!Zane!Sheehan,!State!FFA!Leadership!Development!Coordinator! ! ! Mr.!Josiah!Mayfield,!State!Assistant!FFA!Advisor! ! ! Mrs.!Katie!Otto,!FFA!Center!Director,!Financial!Services! ! ! SUBJECT:!!! 2014%GREENHAND%LEADERSHIP%CONFERENCES% % Once!again,!we!are!excited!to!deliver!our!highly!successful!Greenhand!Leadership!Conferences!(GLC)!for! our!firstMyear!members.!!The!leadership!development!team!for!California!FFA!has!been!working!diligently! to!provide!an!up!beat,!engaging!and!energized!conference!experience!to!emerge!our!students!in!to!the! opportunities!that!wait!for!each!of!them!in!FFA.! ! Greenhand%Leadership%Conference% ! This!conference!introduces!students!to!the!benefits!and!opportunities!in!Agricultural!Education,! including!SAE!and!FFA.!This!conference!is!the!“hookMlineMandMsinker”!to!get!students!to!buy!into! Agricultural!Education!throughout!their!four!years!in!high!school.! ! Who:!Freshmen! When:!25!Conferences!in!Sept.,!Oct.!and!Nov.! What:!Each!student!will:! • Define!Agricultural!Education,!it's!three!ring!model!(Classroom!&!Laboratory,!Supervised! Agricultural!Experience!and!the!National!FFA!Organization)!and!the!three!"Rs"!model!(Rigorous! Instruction,!Relevant!Experiences!and!Relationships)! • Explore!the!Six!Benefits!of!Agricultural!Education!through!hands!on!team!challenges:!Learning,! Experience,!Leadership,!Competition,!Travel!and!Personal!Growth! • Discover!the!Six!Opportunities!in!Agricultural!Education,!which!provide!the!Six!Benefits:! Instruction,!SAE,!Officers,!CDE,!Conventions!and!Conferences! • Learn!more!about!California!FFA's!leadership!and!personal!growth!conferences:!GLC,!MFE,!ALA,! SLE!and!WLC! • Develop!a!personal!plan!of!action!utilizing!SMART!goals!that!address!the!following!areas:!Lead! (FFA),!Learn!(Classroom),!Earn!(SAE),!and!Live!(Life)! Changes%for%2014:! 1. Additional%Conferences.!!A!conference!has!been!added!to!Petaluma,!as!well!as!additional!days!in! San!Joaquin!at!Delano!Paramount!Bard!and!Visalia.!Additionally,!we!are!making!an!effort!to!limit! size!at!each!conference!to!180!to!keep!student!to!staff!numbers!low.! 2. Flexibility%on%TIShirt%Sizes.!!We!stock!extra!shirts!now!and!do!not!require!shirt!sizes!to!be!sent!to! us!until!the!week!of!the!event!in!an!effort!provide!a!more!accurate!count!for!your!chapter.! % % % Registration:% Conferences!for!2014!will!be!hosted!at!25!locations!throughout!the!state!(the!list!of!sites!and!dates!is! included!in!this!packet).!! ! Registration!opens!July!1,!2014.!Cost!is!$35!per!student!participant!and!$10!per!Advisor.!Send!payment! to:!California!FFA,!Attn:!GLC!Registration,!PO!Box!460,!Galt,!CA!95632.! ! A!maximum!of!180!seats!will!be!available!at!each!location.!To!be!certain!you!secure!the!number!of!seats! you!need,!be!sure!to!complete!the!registration!materials!and!mail!payment!immediately.!Each!conference! will!begin!promptly!at!8:00!am!and!conclude!at!2:45!pm.!All!conferences!will!include!lunch.! ! ALL%REGISTRATIONS%WILL%BE%HANDLED%ON%A%FIRSTICOME%BASIS.% ! One!week!prior!to!your!registered!conference!you!will!receive!an!email!with!additional!instructions!and!a! roster!form!for!tMshirt!sizes!and!names!of!your!students.!This!information!needs!to!be!submitted!digitally! as!it!is!used!to!generate!the!certificates!members!receive!at!the!end!of!the!day.!This!form!should!be! emailed!back!prior!to!the!start!of!the!event!to!provide!accurate!shirts.!Changes!to!names!can!be!made!on! site.! ! When!you!arrive!you!will!receive!shirts,!based!on!the!sizes!you!submitted.!These!can!also!be!exchanged! the!morning!of.!You!will!also!receive!colored!wristbands!for!students,!which!will!determine!their!small! group!for!the!day.!! ! Plan!to!arrive!between!7:15!to!7:45!am.!GLC!will!start!at!exactly!8:00!am!in!order!to!keep!schedule!and! will!end!no!later!than!2:40!pm.!If!schools!arrive!late!students!will!enter!the!conference!midMsession,!only! when!instructed!to!do!so!by!a!facilitator.! ! We!will!have!a!space!dedicated!for!Advisors.!We!have!two!requests!for!assistance!from!teachers:!to! supervise!students!when!they!eat!lunch!outside!and,!after!the!certificates!are!printed,!to!assist!with! placing!them!in!folders.!!At!some!locations,!staff!will!have!meetings!coordinated!by!their!regional! supervisors.! ! ! General%Questions! Registration%Questions! Mr.$Zane$Sheehan$ Mrs.$Katie$Otto,$$ FFA$Center$Director$ State$Leadership$Development$Coordinator$ phone$209/$744=1600$or$$ phone$209/$744=1910$or$ [email protected]$ [email protected]$ ! ! ! Greenhand Conferences 2014 DATE SITE REG DEADLINE Mon, September 15 Wed, September 17 Thu, September 18 Mon, September 22 Tue, September 23 Wed, September 24 Thu, September 25 Fri, September 26 Mon, September 29 Tue, September 30 UC Davis Colusa, Fairgrounds Colusa, Fairgrounds Petaluma Modesto, Stanislaus Ag Center Modesto, Stanislaus Ag Center Modesto, Stanislaus Ag Center Modesto, Stanislaus Ag Center Redding, Foothill Palo Cedro Redding, Foothill Palo Cedro September 1, 2014 September 1, 2014 September 1, 2014 September 1, 2014 September 1, 2014 September 1, 2014 September 1, 2014 September 1, 2014 September 1, 2014 September 1, 2014 Wed, October 1 Thu, October 2 Fri, October 3 Mon, October 6 Tue, October 7 Wed, October 8 Thu, October 9 Tue, October 14 Wed, October 15 Thu, October 16 Tue, October 21 Wed, October 22 Lodi Lodi Lodi Visalia Visalia Delano, Paramount Bard Academy Delano, Paramount Bard Academy Paso Robles/ SLO Paso Robles/ SLO Paso Robles/ SLO Lemoore Fresno, Clovis East September 15, 2014 September 15, 2014 September 15, 2014 September 15, 2014 September 15, 2014 September 15, 2014 September 15, 2014 September 15, 2014 September 15, 2014 September 15, 2014 September 15, 2014 September 15, 2014 Mon, November 10 Wed, November 12 Thu, November 13 Nicolaus, East Nicolaus Lakeside, El Capitan Menifee, Heritage October 15, 2014 October 15, 2014 October 15, 2014 ! 2014!GREENHAND!LEADERSHIP!CONFERENCE! Conference(Schedule( ! ! 7:15%–%7:50%am% % 8:00%am% % ! ! ! % 9:00%am% % ! ! ! % 10:00%am% % ! ! ! % 11:20%am% % % 12:00%noon%% ! ! ! % 1:30%pm% % ! ! ! % 2:10%pm% % ! ! ! % 2:40%pm% % ! % Conference!Registration,!TAShirts% Complete(attendance(and(t2shirt(form(and(submit(electronically(to( CA(FFA(Leadership(Development(Coordinator(in(advance(or(before( 12:00(noon(the(day(of(the(conference( % ! Session!1!–!“Welcome!to!Hollywood!”! Opening%and%Welcome%|%Large%Group% % ! Session!2!–!“The!Ag!Ed!Script!”! Agricultural%Education%|%Small%Group% % ! Session!3!–!“Benefits!of!Hollywood!”! Benefits%of%Agricultural%Education%|%Small%Group,%Team%Challenges% % Lunch!–!30!minutes% % ! Session!4!–!!“Opportunities!Await!”! Opportunities%in%Agricultural%Education%|%Large%Group,%Breakouts% % ! Session!5!–!“Lights,!Camera,!Action!”! Personal%Plans%of%Action,%Goals%|%Small%Group% % ! Session!6!–!“Your!Big!Premiere!”! Celebration%and%Final%Challenge%|%Large%Group% % Adjourn%Conference%