District 7 Evaluation Meeting
February 2, 2012
Evaluation meeting
was held on Feb,2 2012 at the Ohio Dept. of Agriculture . Meeting was called to order by
President Rick Metzger at 9:10 am.
á Secretary Report – Jeff Ellis - read and approved.
á Treasurer Report – Susan
Metzger
o Balance of Feb 2 2012 was $661.22
o Food expense of $134.16
o District Dues set at $.50 per member
– Invoice on Dist 7 web page.
o 9 schools need to have dues submitted
o Moved by Brian Breece to accept
report, 2nd by Cassie Palsgrove. Passed
o Moved by Cassie Palsgrove that
Schools who fail to pay district dues are ineligible to participate in district
events the following year. 2nd by Jeff Tilley. Tom Holton moved to
postpone motion definitely until March 14th officer training. Matt
Wead 2nd Motion Passed
á Jeff Tilley –
o Colt Conference for next fall will move from Vets Memorial to
the Statehouse. A new format is planned
o Encourage students to visit with
their elected officials the first day of State Convention
á OAAE – Gina Anderson
o Please join. We make our students FFA members why
are you not part of OAAE?
o Contact Mike Derringer for payment
options.
á CDE – Tom Holton
o AIDS contest at Utica Agritrac on Sat
Feb 11th 2 times to
compete 8:00 and 11:30am. Contact host for preference.
o Online test for AIDS Feb 9th
o Online test for Ag Sales Feb 16th
o Job Interview Weds Feb 8th
Lancaster HS watch for email with times.
o Public Speaking Feb 16th
Amanda Clearcreek HS. First come
first served. Please have
transcripts snail mailed to Scott by Monday Feb 13
o CDE scoring to count 3 of 4
scores. Winning teams must have 4
members in order to advance to National level of competition. Teams with less
than 4 may not advance even if they win.
o A National Parli Pro Contest is
planned for next years National Convention. It will be hosted by Dunbar. Watch
for more info.
o Energy CDE is in planning stages.
Contact Tom Holton if you are interested in being a part of this new contest
design.
o District Scheduling for next
year, please bring ideas and
concerns to the District Officer training March 14 at Fairfield Union ( This is not a teachers meeting per
Loren Young)
o Moved
to recommend the Greenhand contest be moved to a new date in November or
December. Adam Staley 2nd
Motion Fails 6 to14
o Jeff Tilley moved to recommend that
CDE test be made available to students after they are given. Steve Priest 2nd Motion Passed
á Camp Board –Cassie Palsgrove
o Renovation to current latrines.
Initial plans have been submitted. New name suggestions are being accepted.
o Options for a new multi-purpose
building are being explored. Will
hold nature center and all campers for programs during camp.
o Utica Shale oil lease money may help.
Not finalized.
o Total campers for 2011 were up. 1263 FFA members attended camp.
o Cost for 2012 to increase $5.00 to
$170 per camper per week. Still a
bargin.
á Advisory Committee - Rachel Garrett
o No report.
á Mentorship- Cassie Palsgrove
o Cards were sent to new teachers to
check on their progress.
á Alumni – Jeff Ellis
o 40th Alumni meeting held
Jan 26th.
o Alumni rosters due April 1st
á Kevin Williams
o CTE , Are you working on it?
o Inquiry Institute coming again this
year. 2 days during HOT Conference
(Weds, Thurs) 2 days in Nov. 2 days in March. State Agriscience Fair part of the program this year.
o Student and Advisor needed to host
FFA Display at State Convention call Kevin to volunteer your group.
o Register your chapter with Ag Career
Network for your FFA rosters.
People Soft is gone can no longer use. Contact Brenda if you have roster issues.
o State Convention information is on
Ohio FFA website.
á New Business
o Vote for District 7 Vice Chair; Nominees Jennifer Johnston, Brian Breece
o Steve Priest moved to close
nominations. 2nd by Tom Holton
Motion passed
o Brian Breece Elected
á State Evaluations : March 3-4 2012 at
Ohio FFA Center. 3 teachers from District
7 needed to evaluate. President
Metzger asked for volunteers.
o Keller Moore, Racheal Sears, Jennifer
Johnston agreed to help.
Items for Delegate council : None
Meeting adjourned at 10:35 am with evaluations following
Respectfully
submitted
Jeff Ellis