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The National FFA Organization was established in Kansas City, Missouri on November 20, 1928. Today, there are 850,823 FFA members in 8,995 chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. In Washington state, we have 196 FFA chapters across 9 districts, and last year our membership set new records with over 13,500 FFA members.
This year, help celebrate all the ways that FFA is unique by participating in National FFA Week scheduled for February 18–25, 2023. Your Washington state FFA officers have put together a fun schedule of events that FFA chapters can use to promote National FFA Week on all your social media outlets. Check out the schedule provided and encourage students to spread the news on all the activities planned for your chapter members that week.
A.J. Grooters, an agricultural teacher at White Swan High School, and her FFA members were recently featured in the Yakima Herald-Republic for re-opening their school barn doors and housing swine projects on campus once again.
For all the details on how this type of hands-on Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) teaches students swine handling procedures, provides new avenues for learning, and financial skills check out the full article entitled: "It’s Swine Time: Hands-on Ag Education Returns to White Swan High School Following Pandemic."
Photo Credit - A.J. Grooters
Source: Yakima Herald-Republic and The Spokesman Review, Accessed on 02/03/23.
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The March 1 FFA Spring Roster Deadline is fast approaching. Make sure all FFA members that were not initially included on the Fall Roster are submitted for spring, so they can take advantage of all the activities available to them. Applications for various degrees, awards, honors, and leadership opportunities are open and available for your students to use.
We have put considerable effort into ensuring that processes and materials are available on our website and are clearly outlined to eliminate any confusion. All information for the various applications can be found on our website under the Student or Advisor tabs. All applications are submitted electronically through the National FFA Application System or JotForm; no applications need to be printed or placed in the mail.
If you have questions about any of the applications Due on March 1, please contact an FFA state staff member. Applications include: American Degree, National Officer Candidate, Proficiency Awards, State Degree, State Officer Candidate, State Star.
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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 5th 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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Registration for CASE Institutes is open on teachcase.org through April 15, 2023. This is the last year for virtual Institutes. Starting in 2024, all events will be hybrid (5 days in-person / 2 days virtual). For all options and to register, visit:https://bit.ly/CASEInstitutes2023.
Since 2009, CASE has offered hands-on agriscience curriculum through transformative professional development. More than 3,500 teachers hold 7,000+ CASE certifications and deliver inquiry-based, student-focused activities, projects, and problems to students nationwide.
You may know a teacher who needs curriculum and PD support; feel free to forward this information. We welcome all teachers to become CASE certified.
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FFA Award Application Review will be happening in person this year on March 4, 2023 from 8:30 am–1:00 pm at Big Bend Community College. We will be reviewing Proficiency Awards, American Degree and State Star applications. Clock hours will be made available for agriculture teachers that attend. The deadline to register for this event is February 14, 2023.
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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 conference registration form is now available for anyone that would like to register early. Please take note that Chris Carlson is our NEW 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
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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. Please see the link for a preview of the questions that will be included on this year's report. |
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OSPI will be serving as an approved clock hour provider for agriculture education teachers this school year for several events within Washington state. These events include:
State FFA Proficiency/Degree Application Review – Mar. 4, 2023
National Chapter Application Review – Apr. 29, 2023
WAAE Summer Conference – June 18–22, 2023
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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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To increase clarity among state staff and our local chapters, we have published the Chapter in Good Standing tracker on our website. This tracker can be found under the “Advisor” tab and "Chapters in Good Standing" page. This report will be updated weekly to ensure it is accurate and up-to-date. As a reminder, chapters that are not in good standing will not be able to participate in any state FFA events. |
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The Washington FFA Association website has a NEW link to access scholarships, internships and other opportunities available to Washington FFA members. If you would like receive notifications automatically, please access the link to subscribe to this page. If you would like your opportunity posted here, please forward relevant information to Dany Payne at dany@washingtonffa.org |
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