Connect with the LEAD Experience
Attendees cultivate enhanced professional networks and refine leadership skills. The LEAD Experiences interactions and camaraderie propel educators and students toward career success.
Check Out the LEAD Series
Our goals are to...
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INSPIRE EXCELLENCE
Highlight the transformative effects educators have on the FFA community.
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Appreciate Teachers
Celebrate contributions, dedication, and impact on students’ lives.
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Immersive Experience
Engage with and learn from diverse agricultural industry leaders.
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Expand Networks
Connect with peers and over 50 premier presenters across Texas.
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Cultivate Advocacy
Gain skills and knowledge to effectively advocate agricultural education and the FFA mission.
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Personal Growth
Discover new ways to ignite passion for agriculture while nurturing professional aspirations.
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Understand Regulatory Landscape
Understand the regulatory processes that shape the ag policy, to overcome challenges and seize opportunities.
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Enrich the Classroom
Teachers become knowledge-sharing catalysts, bringing diverse experiences and perspectives gained during LEAD.
Explore the series
The LEAD Experience empowers and equips educators through exposure to professional networks rich in cultural values, agriculture, natural resources, sustainability, education, and development, inspiring them to pursue their calling with excellence.
The week-long LEAD Experience, held in June, takes teachers on a 1,000+ mile journey across Texas, encompassing approximately 15 locations. Visits include headquarters of corporate sponsors as well as educational and workforce sites. During the event, participants have the opportunity to hear from over 50 presenters, including workforce executives, agricultural specialists, legislators, supporters of Texas FFA, Foundation Board Members, and staff from Texas Team Ag Ed.
Please be our guest, and enjoy an expense free, week long experience as a “Thank You” for everything you do for the youth of Texas.
TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT Please contact:
YOUR AREA COORDINATOR
All Texas agricultural science teachers are offered this expense-free experience.
The two-day educational experience at the State Capitol empowers teachers to better understand and engage with their elected officials in legislative, government, and educational discussions. Becoming better citizens in our democracy.
There is no fee to register, and all expenses are covered to offer a unique leadership experience for our Texas agricultural science teachers and invited guests.
TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT Please contact:
AARON ALEJANDRO -or- KASSIE MONTFORD
The Student Legislative LEAD program is held in conjunction with the Texas FFA Day at the Capitol event and connects participants to business, policy, organizational, and industry leaders.
Members gain exposure to high-caliber mentors, which is an important step in developing leadership skills. Providing a unique platform to glimpse into the future as leaders in agriculture.
There is no fee to register and lunch is provided free of charge.
Register for 2023 now
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Join us on February 23 & 24, 2024 in Austin to explore potential employment and internship opportunities that are just right for you.
What participants are saying...
The Texas FFA LEAD experience is the catalyst of the LEAD series. It is a week-long, all-expenses-paid, next-level of leadership development journey. It provides educators with professional credentials and networks that have never been open to them.
- Teachers LEAD ParticipantThe Legislative LEAD program is geared to teach educators how to access public policy information, and identify and communicate with elected officials. We learned how teachers can become trusted advisers to our elected officials and how we can have a positive voice on the local, state, and federal levels.
- Kristi Coleman (LEAD Participant)This program is for students seeking a broader professional network and expert insights. Students hear from leaders in business, agriculture, public policy, and education. This program encourages students to hone their leadership capacity and provides them with a unique platform of opportunities.
- Members LEAD Agriculture Science Teacher