I.  PROFESSIONAL LEADERSHIP & SERVICE
ACTIVITY	WAYS & MEANS	RESPONSIBILITY
1.  Strive for 100% membership in	a.  Collect dues as a package prior to or	SDVATA  ExecutiveTreasurer
ACTE, NAAE,and SDVATA	during Summer Conference
	b.  Promptly follow up on any instructor	SDVATA Executive Treasurer
	not attending Summer Conference
2.   Keep membership informed	a.  Use newsletters	Editor SD AG-EDUCATOR
	b.  Reports at conference and spring meetings	SDVATA Officers/Comm Chairs
	c.  Invite national officers to attend	SDVATA President
	conference and/or spring meetings
3.  Officers to attend Region III	a.  Encourage all State Officers and District	SDVATA Officers and
Leadership Conference	Chairpersons to attend	District Chairpersons
	b.  State Association to pay conference	SDVATA Executive Treasurer
	registration and expenses including
	travel and dual occupancy not covered
	by local school district along with a
	$50.00 stipend
4.  Ten-Year Club	a.  Members to be inducted when eligible	SDVATA Executive Treasurer
	b.  Hold meetings at Conference once a year	SDVATA President to schedule
	c.  Maintain records of membership	SDVATA Executive Treasurer
	d.  Maintain current brochure and/or	State Ed Program Rep/
	pictures of the group as needed	SDVATA Exec. Treas
5.  Honorary Members	a.  Select individuals for honorary membership	SDVATA Members & Officers
	with nominations being made by districts
	at annual conference and finalized at
	Executive Committee meeting
	b.  SDSU Ag Ed Club honor one Ag Teacher	SDSU Ag Ed Club
	each year
6.  NAAE Creeds	a.  Present all first year teachers with	SDVATA President
	a framed copy of the Creed at
	Summer Conference
7.  Honor Award for perpetuating	a.  Each instructor submit a list of former	SDVATA Members
Ag Ed Teachers	students now teaching agriculture
	b.  Present Teacher of Teachers Award	SDVATA President
	at Summer Conference
8.  Recruitment of teachers	a.  Invite junior and senior members of	SDVATA President
	Ag Ed Club to  Spring and Summer	Teacher Education Staff
	Conference meetings
9.  New or out of state teachers	a. Have an SDVATA sponsored preservice/	SDVATA President to schedule
	inservice session
	b. Include coverage of SD recordbooks,	SDVATA President
	forms, state activities, etc.	SDVATA Officers and
		State Education Program Rep
10.  SDACTE Awards	a.  Have district nominees in all SDACTE	SDVATA Members
	award areas when applicable
	b.  Provide certificates to agriculture	SDVATA President
	division applicants
II.  PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENT AND
PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT
ACTIVITY	WAYS & MEANS	RESPONSIBILITY
1.  Teachers Insurance Program,	a.  Inform teachers of present coverage	Editor SD AG-EDUCATOR
Liability, Hospital, Medical,	available through SDEA, ACTE, and NAAE
Auto, and Life insurance.	b.  Work with NAAE, SDACTE, and ACTE	SDVATA Officers
	for a complete program
2.  Ag Ed Teacher's Problems	a.  Establish standards for a full teaching	State Ed. Program Rep.
	load
	b.  Evaluate teacher loads	State Ed. Program Rep.
	c.  Salary commensurate with extra	State Ed. Program Rep.
	summer work load
	d.  Salary based on professional basis	State Ed. Program Rep.
	e.  All teachers be compensated for	State Ede. Program Rep.
	expenses at summer conference by
	school district
3.  Teacher Communication	a.  Work toward modern communication	SDVATA Officers and Members
	system
	b.  Work towards obtaining access to Internet	SDVATA Officers and Members
4.  School District Reorganization	a.  Become acquainted with problems of	SDVATA Members
	district reorganization
	b.  Become familiar with multi-district	SDVATA Members
	organizations
5.  Ag Ed Teachers' Scholarships	a.  Compile a list of scholarships available	Teacher Education Staff
	b.  Establish new scholarship programs	SDVATA Executive Committee
	c.  Provide a list of scholarships	Teacher Education Staff/
	available to teachers	State Education Program Rep
6.  Salary Schedule	a.   Work actively to establish and/or	SDVATA Members and
	maintain an extended contract for	State Ed. Program  Rep
	summer employment
7.  Exchange of Ideas	a.  Conduct Ideas Unlimited program at	SDVATA Officers/
	Summer Conference	Teacher Education Staff
	b.  Write articles for publication in	SDVATA Members & Editor of
	SD AG-EDUCATOR & other publications	SD AG-EDUCATOR
	c.  Secure prize sources for winners	Teacher Education Staff
	in each division
	d.  Have Ideas Unlimited entry in	State Ideas Unlimited winner
	Region III competion each year
8.  Fellowships and Scholarships to	a.  Publish fellowships and scholarships	Head Teacher Educator
Agriculture Eucation Teachers	available in newsletters
9.  Encourage In-Service Training	a.  In-service meetings provided by	Preservice/Inservice Committee
	commercial concerns and State
	University specialized personnel
	b.  Encourage enrollment in on-campus	Preservice/Inservice Committee
	and off-campus extension courses
	during fall and spring semesters
	c.  All Ag Ed teachers in attendance at	Preservice/Inservice Committee
	summer conference and other sites
	when in-service training is given
	d.  Promote the use of audio visuals to	Preservice/Inservice Committee
	encourage professional development
	e.  Encourage Ag Ed teachers to attend	Preservice/Inservice Committee
	summer school to obtain Masters
	of Education with emphasis in Ag Ed
	f.  Certificate renewal credit should be	State Ed. Program Rep
	given whenever possible for inservice	to arrange
	training
10.  Encourage college credit be	a.  Encourage that credit be given for	Teacher Education Staff and
given for work in special schools	schools, conferences, workshops, etc.	State Education Program Rep
11.  Send association officers to	a.  Association provide funds, if available,	SDVATA Executive Treasurer
regional and national meetings	for SDVATA officers to attend Regional
	III Summer Leadership Conference
	each year
	b.  Association provide funds, if available,	SDVATA Executive Treasurer
	for SDVATA Officers to attend the NAAE
	Convention
	c.  Encourage SDVATA officers to obtain	SDVATA Executive Treasurer
	funds from their school for professional
	travel if possible
12.  Teacher Placement and	a.  Provide a list of department openings	Teacher Education Staff
Employment	to all present teachers
III.  PUBLIC RELATIONS AND
COMMUNICATIONS
ACTIVITY	WAYS & MEANS	RESPONSIBILITY
1.  Promote news coverage of FFA,	a.  Encourage preparation of news items	Editor SD AG-EDUCATOR
PAS, and SDVATA events	and pictures to be sent out during
	special events
	b.  Encourage all members to write articles	Editor SD AG-EDUCATOR
	on local activities
	c.  Encourage participation in radio and	Editor SD AG-EDUCATOR
	TV programs
	d.  Present the annual report of publicity and	SDVATA Secretary
	programs of work to SDVATA & NAAE
	e.  Have delegates give a report to the	NAAE Delegates
	members on NAAE Convention
	f.  Encourage contacting radio and TV	Editor SD AG-EDUCATOR
	stations and daily newspapers in advance
	of important events to get better
	news coverage
	g.  Schools with a TV coverage area cooperate	SDVATA Members
	to get a program on that station and
	advertise Ag Ed as well as FFA & PAS
	h.  Take the initative in presenting materials	SDVATA Members
	for publication and news release and
	don't wait for the media to come to you
2.  30 Minute Club Certificates	a.  Encourage all members to write articles	Editor SD AG-EDUCATOR
	for publication
	b.  Present 30-Minute Club certificates	Editor SD AG-EDUCATOR/
	at the annual SDVATA Summer Conference	SDVATA President
	c.  Encourage each district to get at least	Editor SD AG-EDUCATOR
	one new member each year
3.  Annual Newsletter	a.   Keep members informed of state,	Editor SD AG-EDUCATOR
	national, and local activities
	b.  Additional issues to be published when
	necessary
	c.   Keep superintendent informed of	SDVATA Members
	local program of work and its progress
	d.   Keep superintendent informed of	SDVATA Members
	state program of work and its progress
	e.  Stress cooperation with entire school	SDVATA Members
	faculty
	f.   Cooperate with farm organizations,	SDVATA Members
	agencies, and civic groups
4.  American Agriculture Day	a.  Encourage activities in each town	SDVATA Members
	with a Ag Ed Department
5.  Sponsor Recognition	a. Strongly recommend that all SDVATA	SDVATA Executive Committee
	members write and thank all sponsors
	for their help in all NAAE & SDVATA activities
6.  Materials for use in preparing and	a.  Provide a list of sources/authors	Teacher Education Staff
determining curriculum	and publishers of Ag Ed/Agribusiness
	material
	b.  Provide a list of materials which can	SD Tech. Ed. Resource Center
	be inspected or used free of charge
7.  Change in curriculum	a.  Keep above materials list current	Curriculum Committee
	b.  Maintain list of current material	Curriculum Committee
	developed out-of-state which has
	practicability here
8.  Book list and visuals be correlated	a.  Refer to teacher education staff for	Teacher Education Staff
with the curriculum developed	correlation with the curriculum developed
by Teacher Education Staff
9.  Print and distribute convention	a.  Secure copies of reports given	SDVATA Secretary
minutes to SDVATA members	b.  Distribute to each member	SDVATA Secretary
10.  Publish regular newsletter and send	a.  Copies sent through the state office	Editor SD Ag-Educator/
to each instructor	with other mailings	State Ed. Program Rep
11.  Print and distribute SDVATA	a.  Provide a copy for new instructors	SDVATA Secretary
Constitution	or schools which do not have a copy
12.  Provide  a listing of all SDVATA	a.  Copies to be mailed to each member	SDVATA Secretary
Executive Committee members
13.  Provide members with a copy of	a.  Have districts prepare Program of Work	SDVATA Secretary/Committee
of the Program of Work	activities and submit for approval
	b.  Distribute one copy to each member	SDVATA Secretary
	every three years and one copy to each
	new instructor entering the profession
14.  Use official NAAE materials	a.  Use in correspondance, letterhead, etc.	SDVATA Officers and Members
	b.  5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45	SDVATA Executive Treasurer
	year pins furnished by SDVATA
15.  Encourage support of agricultural	a.  Cooperate with agricultural organizations,	SDVATA Members
education by state and national	agencies, and civic groups on the local,
organizations	state, and national level
	b.  SDVATA Executive committee contact and
	encourage agricultural organizations to
	adopt resolutions of support for	SDVATA Members
	agricultural education on the local, state,
	and national levels of their organizations
	c.  Encourage participation in hearings on	SDVATA Members
	categorital funding
16.  Recruitment of Ag Educators at the	a.  Include Ag Ed and Collegiate FFA in all	State FFA Advisor
College Level	State FFA & PAS Activities
	b.  Recruit other Ag majors into the	Teacher Education Staff
	Ag Ed field
17.  Create a Website	a.  Create a website and create a link fom	SDVATA Member
	State Ag Ed website or ACTE website
IV.  PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP AND
RELATIONS
ACTIVITY	WAYS & MEANS	RESPONSIBILITY
1.  Cooperate in holding state	a.  Promote 100% membership and	SDVATA Executive Committee
ACTE meetings	participation of members
	b.  Hold meetings as needed during the	SDVATA Officers
	SDACTE Convention
2.  Cooperate with ACTE for a stronger	a.  Continue to plan and work with other	SDVATA Officers
coordinated program in Vocational	divisions of Vocational Education
Education
3.  Cooperate with other Ag Education	a.  Continue to plan and work with such	SDVATA Officers
organizations for a stronger	entities as The Council and other
coordinated program in Agricultural	members in Team Ag Ed
Education
4.  Report State Convention activities	a.   Distribute reports to all members	SDVATA Secretary/
to all members		SD Ag Educator Editor
	b.  Provide reports of delegates to SDSU	SDVATA Secretary
	Education Department for use by Senior
	Ag Ed students
5.  Send delegates to NAAE Convention	a.  One or more members, consisting of	SDVATA Officers
	SDVATA Officers or their representatives,
	to attend NAAE Convention
	b.  State Association to pay expenses	SDVATA Executive Treasurer
	not covered by any SDACTE stipend or
	local school districts
	c.  Represent SDVATA at NAAE Convention	SDVATA Officers
	d.  Represent SDVATA at ACTE Convention	SDVATA Officers
6.  SDVATA Leadership Handbook	a.  Update yearly	SDVATA Officers
	b.  Distribute to all members	SDVATA Officers
V.  GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
AND LEGISLATIVE INVOLVEMENT
ACTIVITY	WAYS & MEANS	RESPONSIBILITY
1.  Interact with government and	a.  Communicate with local and state	SDVATA Members
legislative bodies in such a manner	elected officials during the FFA
as to assure support for Vocational	Legislative Breakfast
Education	b.  Invite legislators to local FFA, PAS,	SDVATA Members
	and Agricultural Education functions
	c.  Establish contingency fund for	SDVATA Officers
	legislative efforts
2.  Have an effective means of gathering	a.  Have SDVATA designate monitor state	Legislative Committee
and dissemination of legislative,	leglislatives activity and serve as a	Chairperson
NAAE, FFA, and PAS information	liaison with state leglislative officials
	b.  Use a phone network to disseminate	SDVATA Members
	information to members
	c.  Flow chart for b above:	SDVATA Executive Committee
	SDVATA/STATE STAFF to DISTRICT
	CHAIRPERSON to LOCAL ADVISORS
	d.  Include current, pertainent information	Legislative Committee
	related to legislation on S.D. AgEd website	Chairperson
3.  Maintain and develop a working	a.  Involve area agri-business and industry	SDVATA Members
relationship with Agri-business	people in curriculum development and
and Industry	presentation
	b.  Recognize agri-business people for	SDVATA Meembers
	contributions, ie: curriculum materials,
	etc.
4.  Strengthen ties with other educational	a.  Encourage open communication between	SDVATA Members
groups (ie: NEA, SDEA)	groups
5.  Pursue and strengthen seamless	a. Encourage open communication	SDVATA Executive Committee
articulation from K-12, technical,	between groups	and members
academic education
	b.  Involve SDVATA members through	SDVATA Executive Committee
	committees & legislative activities	and members
	dealing with articulation
6.  Form a task force to study	a.  Develop a steering committee to	SDVATA Members
Distance Learning.	cooperate with the Department of
	Education and Government Agencies to
	develop guidelines and policies for
	distance learning.
VI.  AGRICULTURE/AGRIBUSINESS RELATIONS
ACTIVITY	WAYS & MEANS	RESPONSIBILITY
1.  Help industry and business in an	a.  Cooperate with business and industry in	SDVATA Members
advisory capacity in preparation of	an advisory capacity in the preparation
teaching materials and work toward	of teaching materials
standardization of materials	b.  SDVATA secure materials from	SDVATA Members
	commercial and other agencies for
	evaluation
	c.  Invite ag/agribusiness representatives	SDVATA Officers
	to attend SDVATA convention
2.  Encourage business and industry to	a.  Contact business and industry	SDVATA Officers
display products and services during	b.  Locate and provide suitable space for	SDVATA Officers
Summer Conference	exhibits
	c.  Allow time for demonstration and	SDVATA Officers
	observation by conference participants
	d.  Solicit and encourage business and	SDVATA Members
	industry to contribute to the FFA
	Foundation
	e.  Encourage local Ag Ed instructors to	SDVATA Members
	personally extend appreciation to business
	and individuals who support SDVATA
	and Agricultural Education
3.  Teacher Recognition Awards	a.  Members enter Outstanding Ag Ed	SDVATA Members
	Teacher Award competition
	b.  Members enter Outstanding Young	SDVATA Members
	Member Award competition
	c.  Members enter Outstanding Program	SDVATA Members
	Award competition
	d.  Members enter Outstanding Postsecondary	SDVATA Members
	All-Star Team Award competition
	e.  Members enter Ideas Unlimited competition	SDVATA Members
	f.   Nominate members for SDACTE/ACTE awards	SDVATA Members
4.  Recognize agriculture and agribusiness	a.  Provide a plaque and recognition to	SDVATA Executive Committee
organizations for their support of	supporters of SDVATA
SDVATA	b.   Evaluate and make recommendations to	SDVATA Officers
	SDVATA members for the award areas
	c.  Encourage local Ag Educators to personally	SDVATA Members
	extend appreciation to businesses and
	individuals who support the SDVATA and
	Agriculture Education
5.  Encourage SDVATA Officers to seek	a.   Contact members in proximity of meeting	SDVATA Officers
representation at local agribusiness	sites to attend as SDVATA representative
annual meeting