Alumni Council May Conference Call Minutes Tuesday, May 16, PM EST

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1 National FFA Association Council May Conference Call Minutes Tuesday, May 16, PM EST Council Members Present: Ron Lynch- President Robert Schmidig- President Elect Zach Classen- Region III Vice President Ted Hughes, Jr. - Region IV Vice President Doug Register- Region V Vice President Mark Milby- Region VI Vice President Caleb ustin- Past National Officer Bill Davenport- NAAE Representative Leon Busdieker- NASAE Representative FFA Staff Members Present: Joshua Rusk Executive Director Allie Ellis Education Specialist Jada Buchanan Program Manager Josh Bledsoe National FFA COO Steve Brown National FFA Advisor 1. Call to order President: Ron Lynch Meeting was called to order at 6 PM EST 2. Update from The National Council on Agricultural Education Ron Lynch 3. Update from The National FFA Foundation Board of Trustee s Robert Schmidig 4. Updates from council members 5. Update on council goals Allie Ellis see attached 6. Update on charter work with US Department of Education - Josh Bledsoe 7. Life Membership Update Joshua Rusk 8. Conference Updates a. RDC s - Allie Ellis b. Convention - Joshua Rusk c. Delegates - Joshua Rusk o National FFA will release all preliminary delegate allocations (student & alumni) as one on June 1 and give states until June 15, 2017 to ask questions. National FFA will release all final delegate allocations by July 1, d In-service Joshua Rusk o 2018 has been cancelled and is being reviewed to determine future structure and frequency e. July Council Meeting Joshua Rusk o In-person meeting has been cancelled to reflect assistance in budget savings. We will hold a conference call with a second one if needed a week later. 9. Communications Jada Buchanan a. Monthly News b. New Horizons

2 c. Associate Member Communications d. Data Collection Motion: Ted Hughes moved to adjourn the meeting Second: Robert Schmidig Vote: Motion Passed Meeting adjourned at 7:14 PM EST Respectfully submitted by: Allie Ellis

3 National FFA Council 2017 oals UPDATED: R = Red (oal will not be achieved) Current Status KEY Y = Yellow (Achievement of goal is behind track) = reen (Achievement of goal is on track) Ensuring Quality and Relevance Specific oal Current Status Increase local alumni chapters submitting Impact Data showing total economic impact reported to Region 1: $43,174 Region 6: $103,029 Y be at least $6.75 Million volunteer rate = $23.56/hour Data range: 9/1/2016 to 6/01/2017 Region 2: $15,502 Region 3: $94,637 Region 4: $31,312 Region 5: $291, Total Impact Data 2017 Total Impact Data % Change $2,931,307 $579,302-80% 264 Chapters 31 Chapters -88% 13 States 14 States +8%

4 National FFA Council 2017 oals 2016 Total 2017 Total % Change % 2016 Total 2017 Total % Change % Improving Operational Excellence and Efficiency Specific oal Current Status Charter/Reactivate 125 Local FFA Chapters 126 Newly Chartered 53 Reactivated Region 1: 22 Region 2: 29 Region 3: 35 Region 4: 37 Region 5: 36 Region 6: 24 rowing Resource Specific oal Current Status Charter 20 NEW Non-Traditional FFA alumni chapters. (Already included in Chartering/Reactivating Number) We have not received word of any non-traditional chapters that started from contact with the alumni council. 27 Total Nontraditional FFA Chapters Region 1: 4 Region 2: 3 Region 3: 4 Region 4: 3 Region 5: 5 Region 6: 2

5 Annual Plan Summary 2017 UPDATED: Building Relationships Increase communications and engagement of year-old members by providing three specific communications and increasing collegiate alumni chapters by 10%. Second year old went out on 4/20/17 Collegiate Chapters = 10 + AR (Sigma Alpha Chartering) Ensuring Quality and Relevance Increase local chapters submitting Impact Data by 50% and total impact reported by 15% Chapters 2017 Chapters % Change % 2016 Economic Impact 2017 Economic Impact % Change $2,931,307 $5,271, % Increase attendance at National FFA Events by 10% Y Conference 2016 Attendance 2017 Attendance TD % Change In-Service % RDC s % Convention TOTAL 1, %

6 Annual Plan Summary 2017 Improving Operational Excellence and Efficiency rowing Resources Increase the number of volunteers at the local level by 33% Increase by 6% the total # of life members Increase by 5% the total # of state officers with life membership oal EOY TD % Change Current Membership 222, , % New Life Members % 100% Life Member State 14 5? Officer Teams Develop and Manage Our Talent

7 Strategic Plan Summary 2017 UPDATED: Engaging Our Students Pilot an SAE Mentoring Program partnering industry professionals with career specific interested students. 14 active pairings sent a mid-semester survey to evaluate progress Supporting Our Advisors Have 25% of surveyed Ag. Ed. programs and 30% of Teacher Educator Programs implementing the new Volunteer Management Program Working with Education Development team (LEAD) to look at Allie building training modules in Storyline. Allie reviewing handbook and sending to MARCOMBS for editing and taking content from old modules to determine what is good and what is not. Has been working with Bob W. to determine best practice and what should go to whom. Y Telling Our Story