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Overview
This event is designed to emphasize group activity and accomplishments, and to recognize cooperative undertakings and leadership, growing out of an organized program in schools and communities. Its importance is indicated by the fact that the event is based on the chapter program and achievements for the event year beginning January 1st and running thourgh December 31st of the previous year and involves the entire chapter membership. The target audience for this CDE is a formal, professional adult audience. For example: school board meeting, Farm Bureau meeting, etc. Evaluation of this CDE should be based in part on the appropriateness of the materials and presentation for the aforementioned audience.
Sub-District, District, State
12 minutes
Rules
It is necessary for chapter to have a copy of their annual program plan on file with the Iowa Association (The Chapter POA report is NOT to be submitted as material for this event).
Team members are permitted into the event room to deliver and set up their event equipment and materials. However, they are not permitted to practice speaking. Ten minutes will be allowed to set up immediately prior to presentation. Points will be deducted for exceeding the ten minutes to setup. (0.1 point per second)
Each chapter will be represented by one to two active members in school who will perform and present their chapter's activities and accomplishments during the twelve months starting January 1st of the event year. Teams may have the option to add an active member to the team to serve as a media equipment specialist. The media equipment specialist will be counted as a participant in the event and will not be allowed to answer questions. Thus, including a media equipment specialist, a chapter can have teams represented by two to three active members. If the media equipment specialist speaks during the presentation or questions, the team will receive participation.
Twelve minutes will be allowed each chapter in which to make its report. A time card will be shown at 10 minutes. Points will be deducted for presentations eceeding 12 minutes (0.1 point per second overtime). Five minutes following will be allowed for questions by the judges.
Illustrative materials may be used to any desired extent (Visual and Audio). The presentations must be live. Any audio and or visual materials shall illustrate the specific activities involved in the Chapter Program of Activities event for the event year. Eligibility of materials shall be left to the discretion of the District advisors regarding this rule. Two screens will be provided on-site for this event. Set-up and technical difficulties must be handled by team members only.
The presentation script is to be used by students for the purpose of the presentation only and is not submitted to the jduges.
Chapters are to submit a bulleted Summarized Report of Accomplishments for the judges' review. The Summarized Report of Accomplishments is to provide factual information of the event year for the use of the judges. (See example in the Resource Information section of this document.)
At the Sub-District level each chapter must submit three copies of the Summarized Report of Accomplishments in one manila envelope:
no more than four pages
typed
8-1/2 x 11 inch page
one inch margins
starting January 1st of the event year
At Sub-District level, it is permissible to deliver the Summarized Report of Accomplishments to the Sub-District Advisor the day of the event. Program materials will be returned following the Sub-District event. Materials for the advancing teams may be revised and delivered at registration of the District event.
At District level, it is permissible to deliver the Summarized Report of Accomplishments to registration the day of the event. Program materials will be returned following the District event. Materials for the advancing teams may be revised.
Program event materials of advancing chapter must be postmarked to the FFA Enrichment Center seven business days following the District event.
For the State event the Summarized Report of Accomplishments will be judged prior to the State event. Scores of the judges on Summarized Report of Accomplishments and presentation are to be combined at the time of the event.
In the Sub-District event, the judges will designate the two highest chapter teams to compete in the District event. In each District, the judges will designate the two highest chapter teams to compete in the State event. The judges at both the Sub-District and District levels shall name an alternate team. The judges at the state event shall rank the top three teams.
Oral presentations and the Summarized Report of Accomplishments must be organized in the same order listed below.
Growing Leaders
Leadership
Healthy Lifestyles
Scholarship
Personal Growth
Career Success
Building Communties
Enviromental
Human Resources
Citizenship
Stakeholder Engagement
Economic Development
Strengthening Agriculture
Support Group
Chapter Recruitment
Safety
Agricultural Advocacy
Agricultural Literacy
All items on the Summarized Report of Accomplishments need to be included in the oral presentation.
Resource Information