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Washington FFA state officers, staff, and our Washington State Foundation are excited to play host to 2,000 FFA members, advisors, and guests from across the state as they gather to learn about careers in the agriculture industry, compete in state Career and Leadership Development Events, and shape the future of the Washington FFA Association. The 93rd Washington State FFA Convention and Expo is scheduled for May 11–13, 2023 at the Three Rivers Convention Center Campus in Kennewick, Washington.
The official State FFA Convention link on the Washington FFA Association website is easy to navigate and has quick links for all your FFA chapter's planning needs. We also encourage you to check out the New State FFA Convention App now available to download on your mobile devices.
Each FFA member is required to review and complete the State FFA Convention Conduct and Medical Release Waiver form with a parent/guardian. Advisors will be responsible for turning in the completed forms to Washington FFA state staff at convention registration.
The deadline to submit all Washington State FFA applications for consideration by National FFA is June 15. This includes all State FFA Proficiency Award Winners, National Chapter Award applications that earned Gold and all Agriscience Fair Award winners. All applications must be uploaded using either FFA.org or AET. Make sure to have your students select the "complete/save your application" button after making revisions to applications.
If you have any questions, or would like any assistance in helping your students complete the applications, please reach out to a Washington State FFA staff member prior to the deadline. Lisa Baser has volunteered to work with students on their Proficiency Award applications, and National Chapter Award and Agriscience Fair applicants can contact Tamara Whitcomb for assistance. A list of state award applicants is available at the link provided.
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Now Open: WLC Registration
Don’t miss an opportunity for your students to attend the Washington Leadership Conference! Registration for WLC is now open. Click here to see a list of conference dates. If you want more information about the conference and its impact, click here.
Apply Now: Convention Band, Chorus and Talent
Do you know someone with talent who should be showcased at the 96th National FFA Convention & Expo? Applications for Band, Chorus and Talent are now open. Encourage members to apply here.
Yearlong Living to Serve Grant App Open
This grant provides middle and high school FFA chapters with up to $3,000 to support a service-learning project that spans an entire school year. Apply today.
AgExplorer: NOW LIVE — New Design, More Connections, Same Purpose
Find your future in agriculture and start exploring career focus areas with the new and improved AgExplorer. We’ve worked to enhance AgExplorer with an improved MyCareer Quiz (formerly Career Finder), 70 new careers, three new career focus area tiles including: sustainability, skilled trades and agricultural technology and new educator resources. Visit AgExplorer today to get more information.
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The Agricultural Education End of Year Report supplies data that can be used to plan for Ag Ed in the future. In a bid to have all agricultural education teachers submit their data this year, OSPI will be utilizing an Alchemers survey format for 2023. The Ag Ed End of Year Report will be sent out via email on May 1, 2023 to all Ag Teachers and CTE Directors across the state and will remain open only until July 1, 2023. You are welcome to access the Ag Ed End of Year Report using the survey link provided. The questions are provided to help you plan ahead.
Our WAAE Summer Conference will be held June 18–22 at the Northern Quest Resort. This location is just west of Spokane near the Spokane International Airport. It promises to be a very exciting conference! The pre-liminary conference schedule, registration form, and hotel booking flyer are all available for anyone that is interested in attending. Please take note that Chris Carlson is our current WAAE Executive Director and can be contacted by emailing: waaeccarlson@yahoo.com.
There is also a NEW address to send in conference registration forms: WAAE, PO Box 96, Stanwood, WA 98292. Additionally, please make sure to let Chris Carlson know your polo shirt size so he can order you one in time for conference. If you would like to pay online for your registration, pre-conference professional development, a new name tag or anything WAAE conference related check out the New SquareUp Store at the following link: waae-123456.square.site
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As agriculture education teachers, you serve many roles within your school and community. Often, you are the person that people go to for help because you are someone they trust on staff or you have connections within the community to provide help when someone is struggling. Although it feels great to provide that assistance to another person, it is also important for you to stay mentally healthy as well.
During the month of May, we challenge you to take some time to look around and look within. According to Mental Health America, "your mental health is one of your greatest assets. It helps you focus at work, overcome obstacles, get along with the people around you, and get well and stay well." At OSPI we understand how stressful the end of the school year can be and the daily obligations you have as agriculture education teachers in the field. We also want to make sure we are retaining you as teachers to help the next generation learn about agriculture in the future.
For additonal information on how you can stay mentally healthy, check out the resources on the Mental Health America website.
Source: Mental Health America website, Accessed on 4/24/23
The CTE Teacher Certification page on the OSPI website serves as a great resource on applying for full and limited certificates in Career and Technical Education. Whether you are looking to add a VCODE to your current certificate or are new to teaching CTE because you came through industry route, you can find valuable information on each type of certification and the forms necessary as an applicant.
The website also provides information on the steps needed to renew your current CTE certification and the clocks hours or credits needed to retain your certification. You can review all information related to CTE certification by visiting the link provided and discover what route is right for you based on your current status.
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Each year, Washington state has openings for agricultural education teaching positions at various locations across the state. As openings for agricultural education teachers are made available this school year, please contact J.D. Baser, Associate Professor at Washington State University at jbaser@wsu.edu, to provide details on the posting. All openings submitted will be made available for anyone to access using the provided link. |
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With all the outstanding agriculture teachers, programs and supporters in Washington state, it would be great to see everyone recognized for all their hard work in the field. To access the NAAE applications, please visit the NAAE website and remember that All applications should be submitted electronically to Chris Carlson (WAAE Executive Director) at waaeccarlson@yahoo.com by May 5 for consideration.
- Teacher Turn the Key
- Upper Division Scholarship
- Outstanding Teacher
- Outstanding Early Career Teacher
- Outstanding Middle/Secondary Program
- Outstanding Postsecondary Program
- Teacher Mentor
- Ideas Unlimited
- Outstanding Cooperation
- Outstanding Service Citation
- Lifetime Achievement
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