Maryland FFA Association INC

STATE CONVENTION AND STATE CDE/LDE (CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT EVENTS): THIS PROGRAM SERVICE AREAL INCLUDES THE ANNUAL MARYLAND FFA CONVENTION AND THE ASSOCIATED CDE/LDE EVENTS HELD THERE. OTHER CDE/LDE EVENTS ARE HELD AT VAIOUS TIMES AND LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THERE ARE 19 CDE EVENTS RANGING FROM AGRICULTURE COMMUNICATIONS TO VETERINARY SCIENCE. THERE ARE 7 LDE EVENTS FROM AGRICULTURE ISSUES FORUM TO PREPARED PUBLIC SPEAKING. THESE EVENTS SUPPORT THE STUDENTS CAREER SUCCESS THROUGH DIRECT REAL-WORLD EMPLOYMENT SCENARIOS AS WELL AS LEADERSHIP JOB PLACEMENT AND PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS ALL THROUGH A COMPETITIVE ENVIROMENT. THE MARYLAND FFA CONVENTION ALSO SUPPORTS THE MISSION AND EXEMPT PURPOSE BY PROVIDING OTHER LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND THE DELEGATE PROCESS WHERE STUDENTS CONDUCT THE BUSINESS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND HELP TO DETERMINE THE ORGANIZATIONS FUTURE DIRECTION.

STUDENT LEADERSHIP: THIS PROGRAM SERVCE AREA INCLUDES THE REGIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCES, CHAPTER OFFICER LEADERSHIP TRAINING, STATE OFFICER TRAINING AND THE STATE OFFICER PROGRAM OF WORK. THESE EVENTS ALL FOCUS ON THE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OF MEMBERS. STATE OFFICERS RECEIVE EXTENSIVE TRAINING AND THEN TRAVEL ACROSS THE STATE CONDUCTING LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS INSIDE THE CLASSROOMS. THIS ALLOWS FOR GREATER REACH AT A LOWER COST TO MEMBERS. THE REGIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCES ARE A SERIES OF ONE DAY CONFERENCES HELD AROUND THE STATE WHERE STUDENTS HAVE THE ADDED BENEFIT OF INTERACTING WITH STUDENTS FROM OTHER SCHOOLS IN THEIR REGION DURING THEIR LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS. CHAPTER OFFICER LEADERSHIP TRAINING IS LESS EXTENSICE THAN THE STATE OFFICER TRAINING, BUT HELPS TO PREPARE THESE STUDENTS TO EFFECTIVELY COORDINATE CHAPTER ACTIVITIES AT HOME AND SCHOOL.