February Update
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Have you been wanting some MAAE teacher swag? Well MAAE has the stuff for you. You can purchase your items of clothing from the store till February 14. Shipping is included in the price.
Click HERE for the Store website.
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| Dates |
Reports/Apps Due |
Where to Send |
| February 10 |
Economic Impact Report Due |
Montana OPI |
| February 15 |
State FFA Degrees Due |
State FFA Office |
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State Officer Applications |
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State Officer Nom-Com App |
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| February 19 |
Proficiency Applications Due |
State FFA Office |
| March 1 |
Talent Applications Due |
Talent Director |
| March 15 |
Advancing Ag Applications Due |
Montana OPI |
| April 7 |
American Degrees Due |
State FFA Office |
Economic Reports are due to Eric Tilleman and you can email them to eric.tilleman@mt.gov.
State FFA Degrees need to have the State FFA Degree cover sheet and should be mailed to Jim Rose.
If you need editable Chapter/Greenhand/Discovery degrees click here
These schools have submitted their Economic Report:
- Malta
- Big Timber
- Columbus
- Colstrip
- CJI
- Plevna
- Harlowton,
- Deer Lodge
- Red Lodge
- St. Regis
- Froid
- Culbertson
- Roberts
If you need any help, there is a guide below or please call Eric at 406-444-4451:
Advancing Ag Funds for 2019-21
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Please get your Advancing Ag Fund Applications in before March 15, 2021. |
Please reach out if you need help or if you need to know if you have submitted or not for this biennium.
Items you need to complete the application:
1) NPQS located on the National FFA Website
2) Attach growth plan and signature page to application on MagNet
Schools who have completed their NPQS but not submitted their budget:
Deer Lodge, Hysham, Lewistown, Fromberg, Plentywood, Corvallis, Dawson, Sunburst, and Plevna
Schools who have submitted for this biennium:
Simms, Hinsdale, Poplar, Dodson, Roy, Moore, Dillion, Townsend, Rapelje, Shelby, and Valier
Hello Agronomy Coaches and Teams!
A couple of ag teachers from California are excited to announce the first annual States Collide Agronomy contest! This will be the first contest other than Nationals, where participants in multiple states will compete together in Agronomy. The Spring/Winter contest will be held February 15-19, 2021. Some states have chosen a later date to suit their needs. Just let us know. We have done our best to develop a google form contest tailored to your states Agronomy contest. There will be some entities of your contest that may be altered due to the fact that they do not translate well to the google form platform. This contest will be a great opportunity for your students to apply what they have learned so far, practice for state finals, and THEY GET TO COMPETE WITH STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE NATION!!
Registration: Registration Form Link [forms.gle] . Spring participants, please register by February 5, 2021. Registration is $ 50 per CHAPTER. Invoices will be emailed to coaches once they register. When registering, be sure to use a google email account. This will be the email address that all the contest forms will be sent to. Coaches will receive the forms and then share them with their students.
Contest Logistics:
- Each state will have its own contest and its own contest winners. Then all scores will be converted to a percentage multiplied by 1000 to determine the overall winners of the States Collide Agronomy contest.
- Coaches: You will be emailed the contest forms the Friday before the contest. You can then share them with your students however you would like. Be aware that some student Gmail accounts have restrictions. You may want to share the forms to your student’s private Gmail accounts.
- We will also send you a link that will automatically make a copy of the form for you. Please feel free to use these forms to practice in the future. YOU DON'T HAVE TO SPEND HOURS TAKING PICS AND CREATING STUDY MATERIALS.
- There is no particular order of how the contest forms are to be completed. It is up to the coach on how they will have their teams complete the forms. Some coaches choose to do the entire contest in one day. Other coaches break it up throughout the week.
- A contest tracker will be provided to coaches to keep track of what sub contest your student has completed.
- Nothing will be timed. Participants must have ALL contest forms completed by the Friday of the contest. Note: If a student does start a form they need to complete it that day.
- Awards will be mailed to the coaches after the awards ceremony.
- A website will be created to showcase the scores and winners of the contest. This website will also be used as a platform to access information such as the link for the award ceremony.
Contest Line Up:
- Contest subcategories will vary from state to state and will follow the state’s contest as closely as possible.
- Please note that there will be no team component in this competition.
Zoom Awards Ceremony: The States Collide Agronomy awards ceremony will be held on Saturday, February 19, 2021 at 2 pm. (MST) Zoom invites will be sent to coaches to then share with their teams. Students are encouraged to have family members and friends “tune in” to the awards ceremony!!
Should coaches or students have any questions or concerns before, during, or after the contest, please do not hesitate to contact Tim Brown at tbrown@tbjusd.org or (530) 260-0877.
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If you have any students who are interested in teaching agriculture and planning on attending college this fall, please let me know. The STAR team is planning on having a virtual signing day during state FFA this spring and would like to recognize those students personally.
Deadline to sign up your students is March 1.
Please send any students names to eric.tilleman@mt.gov.
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To read more about what is happening in Montana Ag in the Classroom and what materials they have to offer you to utilize in your classroom.
For questions, please contact:
Eric Tilleman, Agricultural Education Specialist - 406.444.4451
The OPI is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, require an alternate format, or have questions concerning accessibility, contact the OPI ADA Coordinator, 406-444-3161, opiada@mt.gov, Relay Service: 711.
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