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FFA!Chapter!Advisors!
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Mr.!Zane!Sheehan,!State!FFA!Leadership!Development!Coordinator!
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Mr.!Josiah!Mayfield,!State!Assistant!FFA!Advisor!
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Mrs.!Katie!Otto,!FFA!Center!Director,!Financial!Services!
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SUBJECT:!!! 2014%GREENHAND%LEADERSHIP%CONFERENCES%
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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.!
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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.!
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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.!
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Registration:%
Conferences!for!2014!will!be!hosted!at!25!locations!throughout!the!state!(the!list!of!sites!and!dates!is!
included!in!this!packet).!!
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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.!
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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.!
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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.!
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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.!!
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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.!
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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.!
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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$
kotto@californiaffa.org$
zsheehan@californiaffa.org$
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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
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2014!GREENHAND!LEADERSHIP!CONFERENCE!
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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(
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Session!1!–!“Welcome!to!Hollywood!”!
Opening%and%Welcome%|%Large%Group%
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Session!2!–!“The!Ag!Ed!Script!”!
Agricultural%Education%|%Small%Group%
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Session!3!–!“Benefits!of!Hollywood!”!
Benefits%of%Agricultural%Education%|%Small%Group,%Team%Challenges%
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Lunch!–!30!minutes%
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Session!4!–!!“Opportunities!Await!”!
Opportunities%in%Agricultural%Education%|%Large%Group,%Breakouts%
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Session!5!–!“Lights,!Camera,!Action!”!
Personal%Plans%of%Action,%Goals%|%Small%Group%
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Session!6!–!“Your!Big!Premiere!”!
Celebration%and%Final%Challenge%|%Large%Group%
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Adjourn%Conference%