CAREER

Leadership CDE's

Leadership CDE General Rules

1. Official Dress is required for all leadership CDE events unless otherwise noted.
2. Each chapter is entitled to one entry in a district leadership CDE event.
3. Each district is entitled to one entry in a state event.
4. All students must be currently enrolled in a high school agriculture education course at the time of the district event and have their state dues paid to be eligible to compete, with the exception of the Talent contest (see official Talent rules).
5. The first place teams, or individuals at district events will advance to the state event.

Leadership CDE Eligibility

State Winners No Longer Eligible to Compete in Leadership CDE

1. Demonstrations
2. Public Speaking
3. Extemporaneous Public Speaking
4. Essay
5. Job Interview
6. Quiz Bowl

Individuals Not Eligible to Compete the Year After Winning the State Event

(The chapter that has won first place in the state, shall be eligible to participate in the event the year immediately following the winning of first place, provided the team is composed of completely different members. The winning team can sit out one year and compete the following year with original members that meet membership and leadership contest participation requirements.)

1. Chapter Meeting
2. Agriculture Issues Forum
3. Talent
4. Agricultural Communications
5. Marketing

State Winners Eligible Every Year

1. Scrapbook
2. Exhibit

Leadership CDE Judges Criteria

1. One judge should be designated as a time keeper who will record the time used by each student, noting under time or over time.
2. Three competent, impartial persons should be selected to judge the event. At least one judge should have an agriculture background.
3. At the time of the event, the judges will be seated in different sections of the room in which the event is held. They will score each student upon the quality of presentation, using the score sheet provided.
4. When questions are needed, each judge shall formulate and ask questions. Questions shall pertain directly to the speakers subject and questions containing two or more parts should be avoided. Judges will score students on the ability to answer all questions asked by all the judges.
5. When time is called by the time keepers, questioning by the judges and answering by the students ends immediately.
6. When all students have finished presenting, each judge will total the score on each student using the time keepers record.
7. Students shall be ranked in numerical order on the basis of final score to be determined by each judge without consulting with each other. The judges ranking of each shall be added (not the actual numerical scores), and the winner will be the student that scores the lowest sum of rankings. (In case of a tie, the individual who has the highest grand total score shall have priority rating.)

Ask anyone involved with FFA to describe the organization in one word and the most common response is always "LEADERSHIP". These CDE's promote leadership development in our members and serve to recognize those that achieve excellence in those areas. Those areas and corresponding information links are below.