Dates:
April 10 - 5:30 pm in Gilmer - workshop
April 15 - 5 pm FINAL SUBMISSION (yes, that is also Area CDE)
April 16 - Pre-check (a small group to only verify uploads and GPA pages)
April 17 - Area 6 Scholarship scoring - 25 + 2 alternates will advance
May 2 - 5 pm Final Submission for Corrected Advancing Scholarships
May 16-19th - State Scoring
@May 26th - Texas FFA Scholarship Interviews will be announced
June 2 - Scholarship interviews in Stephenville
(posted and emailed May 7 at 5:42 pm)
More very important things....
RETRACTION from me - Star applicants are required to interview, per policy changes made last summer. (apologies!!!)
Chapters MUST have a POA on file for Golden Horizon and National Chapter Applications. (I do not know if you can still submit those.)
Star Applications should be ready to score by Monday, May 12. If a representative from your school is available to check Lone Stars, it would be completely appropriate for those Star Committee members to start scoring applications. There will be 8 interviews in each room on Saturday.
7.1 Advisor Responsibilities
All award candidates will be submitted online prior to District Degree Check.
All applications will be checked at the district degree check. If applications do not arrive at, and qualify from, district check then they will forfeit advancement to the Area Degree Check.
One advisor for every 5 applications per chapter at degree check must be there to actively participate on a degree check committee. This includes Lone Star FFA degrees. Pre-check does not exempt a teacher from that responsibility.
$100 late fee per application if an advisor is not in attendance, at the discretion of the Area Teacher Officers. (All advisors should actively participate in both precheck and degree check if a Chapter has applications.)
(posted and emailed May 7 at 1:42 pm)
May 12 - Area Pre-Check starting at 4:30 pm at Region 8 Service Center
May 17 - Area Degree Check and Speaking also at Region 8
7:45 am - Speakers check in on the 1st floor
8:15 am - Degree Check meeting will start followed by committee work
May 20 - 5 pm - Absolute deadline to submit CORRECTED applications for me to submit, including National Chapter Applications.
General Information:
ALL APPLICATIONS on AET have been removed if there was a no or 2nd place notation. If you update an application, remove the old version to ensure the most current PDF is attached.
Speaking order is at the bottom of the Area Committee page. Let me know if I missed noting a student that is participating in multiple events. You do NOT need to bring manuscripts to Area. They are not scored and will be available online, if requested.
Ryan Mott & John Justin - Applications can be corrected, even though they may have been submitted. (State changed that feature.) I know they print ugly! Print 3 copies of each and front & back is fine!
Stars - Interviewing is OPTIONAL and will not be held against a student.
Star Americans - The contested Ag Business category will be determined at pre-check, then I will advance the applications on May 15.
Golden Horizon - application - A POA must have been submitted and approved by Texas FFA to be able to apply. The more applicants the more Gold rating available!
Tip of the day: Check your students' applications using the manual checklists found here!
Refer to the calendar on area6ffa.org, or your district tab, for details about district degree checks.
(posted and emailed April 29)
Ryan Mott and John Justin UPDATE:
You will print 4 copies to bring with you to degree check. Do not hit submit. After submission, applicants are not able to make corrections.
(posted and emailed April 24)
Reminders from Tammy:
1. Turn off inactive SAE's.
2. Active Non - Current SAE's should claim some current inventory.
3. Current inventory should be claimed as an asset. (Complete the graph on the right side with the dollar sign)
4. Check ONLY what is on the checklist for the degree!
5. The ending date for Stars and State Degrees is May 15, 2025.
6. The deadline for Proficiencies and Star Americans is December 31, 2024.
7. Golden Horizon applications will be checked (verified) at the State Degree Check. If you did not turn in a POA you are not eligible.
8. If you have questions regarding any application or if an SAE qualifies, please contact me.
9. FB, more specifically Ag Teacher Buddies is NOT OFFICIAL and the information provided may not always be accurate.
Tips for Teachers Trying to Submit Applications Using the AET Degree App.
Manager:
1. Be sure the student has “0” NOT MET PDF, or it cannot be submitted
2. Students MUST save a new version to get a MET PDF version (0 Not Met Value)
3. If a student had a 2024-ending application, it must now be a 2025 application
4. If updating the year to 2025, new signatures will be required
5. If an application gets removed, a new version will need to be saved and added
6. See AET’s Submission List (in the same location where it was submitted) for notes and the
ability to update and resubmit.
(posted and emailed April 10)
Honorary degree applications due by each District Degree Check. Unlimited Honorary TEACHER and 23 NON-teacher for the Area total.
Applications must be submitted and checked at District. (EXCEPT: Golden Horizon and National Chapter must be submitted to State by May 22.)
April 28 - Paris District Degree Check
May 5 - Daingerfield & Mineola District Degree Checks
May 6 - Longview District Degree Check
May 12 - Deadline for Area Star American Applications to be scored on the 12th & Area Pre-Check
May 17 - All applications must be present to advance to State.
Ag Teacher Assoc Award STATEMENT of NOMINATION must be printed and turned in at Area Degree Check to be considered. The application doesn't print well, therefore bring the statement of nom!
May 17 - Area Leadership Conference deadline
May 20 - 5pm - Absolute deadline to submit CORRECTED applications for me to submit.
(posted and emailed March 24)
ALL Ryan Mott, John Justin, and Honorary Non-Teacher must go through District and Area degree checks.
Americans are due April 1
Star Americans will be due May 12th (Lone Star pre-check) to be selected and submitted to State by the 15th.
Refer to the calendar on area6ffa.org, or your district tab, for details about district degree checks.