To: Private School Administrators
From: Tom Maynard, Texas FFA Executive Director
Re: FFA in private schools
More than 74,000 Texas students studying agricultural education benefit from the hands-on leadership development and life skills training experiences provided through the Texas FFA Association.
With more than 80 years of tradition and cutting edge excellence, FFA is integral to an instructional program in Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, a curriculum that has great potential to support your school's core curriculum while preparing students for careers related to the food and fiber industry. Students have opportunities to participate to in competitive events at the state and national levels, exert significant leadership through elected offices, gain significant recognition and earn scholarships to pursue post-secondary education.
Historically, agricultural education has been the exclusive domain of the public schools. However, private schools who open their doors to all students, establish a state-approved instructional program, and employ a fully certified agruculture, food and natural resources intsructors may charter an FFA chapter and provide access to these remarkable opportunities for their students.
Please do not hesitate to contact us to inquire about the possibilities of agricultural education and the FFA in a private school setting.