District 7 Spring Meeting Minutes

5/4/10—Hocking College of Energy Institute

4:00 p.m.

The spring meeting of the District 7 Agricultural Educators was held on May 4, 2010 at the Hocking College of Energy Institute. The meeting was called to order at 4:00 p.m. by President—Scott Sharp.

BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES!!

• Welcome with state portion from Steve Gratz.

• Agricultural and Environmental Systems Career Field Pathways and Course Structure
• Everyone should have seen this by now.
• This structure will help teachers to know what to teach and when. It can also help your schools make your program worth science credits.
• All teachers are expected to follow this structure by 2013 in order to receive your districts .57 funding.

• Jim Ogden
• Online Testing
• 90% of people had no problems
• Improvements
• When to register and the length of time for registration
• Ag Issues
• Will be added as contest in 2011.
• Wilmington College has offered to host the contest.
• Students would discuss in a debate format on issues
• H.O.T Conference
• June 14, 15, 16
• Registration is now open

• Secretary Report—posted on website.
• Treasurer’s Report
• Balance is $588.50

• OAAE – membership forms were passed out.

• Legislative—NONE.

• Camp Board

• Sessions one and two are currently full.
• If you are taking ten or more students then you need to stay at camp with them.

• CDE—Tom Holton
• Environmental and Natural Resources
• Schools that compete in this contest must have been the top 5 teams in soils, forestry, wildlife, and nature interpretation.
• Next year the contest will be held at Hocking College
• District Webpage Report—Jeff Tilley
• http://www.acffa.org/d7
• Please check periodically to verify spellings of participant names so that correct awards can be completed.
• Trophies will continue the same as in the past.

• Foundation—None

UNFINISHED BUSINESS-

· District Calendar was passed out.

o District 7 Ag Teachers meeting- Sept 2, 4pm at Amanda Clearcreek

o District 7 Soils- Sept 28^th-9am- Licking County

o Knox County Forestry Invitational-Sept. 23^rd, 3pm.- Knox Woods

o District 7 Agricultural Communications- Nov 9^th, 3:30pm- Amanda Clearcreek

o District 7 Food Science- Nov 16^th, 3:30pm- Zane Trace High School

o State FFA Officer Leadership Might- Nov 17^th, 6pm- Amanda Clearcreek

o District 7 Parliamentary Procedure- Dec 8^th, 3pm- Westfall High School

o District 7 Job Interview- Feb 9^th, 3pm-Lancaster

o District 7 Agricultural Sales- Feb 9^th, 3pm- Lancaster

o District 7 Awards Evaluation and Meeting- Feb 3^rd, 9am- ODA

o District 7 Public Speaking- Feb 17^th, 3pm- Amanda Clearcreek

o District 7 Agricultural and Industrial Diagnostics- Feb 23^rd, 4pm- Westfall High School

o District 7 Agricultural Mechanics Skills- March 8^th, 3pm- Teays Valley

o District 7 Outdoor Power Equipment- April 5^th, 3pm- Teays Valley

o District 7 Officer Training- March 17^th, Fairfield Union

NEW BUSINESS—

· Items for Delegate Council / State CDE—

o None

· Announcements

o None.

· Adjournment

o Cassie Palsgrove moved to adjourn. 2^nd by Steve Priest. Motion Passed.

Respectfully Submitted, Sabrina Piper