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Chapter SWOT Analysis

S

Strengths

Career/ Leadership Development Events

  • 4 National Champions 

  • 12 State Champions

  • Access to Industry Professionals 

  • Located in an agriculture heavy area

Leadership

  • 10 Past Sectional Officers 

  • 9 Past Regional Officers 

  • 1 Past State Officer

Community Involvement

  • Involvement in CDE Coaching

  • Spring Valley Ag Boosters

  • Event Volunteering

    • Community Judges for invitational and agriscience 

Livestock Based SAE Projects 

  • Competitive livestock SAEs at local and state shows     

SAEs

Proficiencies 

  • Have students with strong SAEs 

  • Don't highlight or encourage

  • Should Include more work days

  • highlight on social media 

Variety 

  • Educate Members 

  • Introduction to every member in class

School Spirit 

  • Bad View from other clubs 

  • Attend other club events to show support

  • Encouragement for others by offering FFA Points to students  

Monies: 

  • Must fundraise to often for small community 

  • Budget better with larger fundraisers  

W

Weaknesses

Discovery Program

  • New members 

  • Increase in CDE students 

  • New school 

Agriscience Fair 

  • New way to engage students

  • Still building programs

  • Allows for increase SAE

SAE Fair 

  • New way to showcase students 

  • Allows for more variety 

  • Encourages more projects

Greenhouse

  • Underutilized currently

  • Could be a fundraiser

  • Expansion of pathways 

O

Opportunities

T

Funding

  • Little help from district with funds

  • High Transportation cost 

  • Rely on fundraisers and community support

Culture

  • Other teachers and students dislike for FFA

  • Other organizations making it hard to participate in FFA activities 

  • Peer pressure new students 

 False Information

  • Students spreading false information about agriculture 

  • False information about FFA and the organization

Threats

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