Middle School FFA Survey

Dale Gruis is part of a National FFA CDE Advisory Committee, and at our Jan. 2012 meeting a significant amount of time was spent discussing middle school FFA participation.

The following questions were generated from my involvement in discussion about the "potential" of establishing one or more National FFA Middle School CDEs.


  1. Email:


  1. School:


  1. Middle School FFA members.
    Yes
    No


  1. Since middle school FFA membership started, FFA MEMBERSHIP in high school has...
    not changed.
    decreased.
    increased.


  1. Since middle school FFA membership started, ENROLLMENT in HIGH SCHOOL AG ED courses has...
    not changed.
    decreased.
    increased.


  1. From my observations, it appears that middle school FFA members...
    become BURNT-OUT with participation in high school FFA.
    become more EXCITED to participate in high school FFA.
    show no difference with respect to participation in high school FFA.


  1. From my observations, it appears that middle school FFA members...
    become negative about Ag Ed and has DECREASED high school Ag course enrollment.
    become positive about Ag Ed and has INCREASED high school Ag course enrollment.


  1. Middle school FFA members should NEVER be mixed with High School FFA members.
    I agree
    I disagree


  1. I like the possibility of taking a winning team of Middle School FFA members to the National FFA Convention to compete in a National FFA Middle School CDE.
    Yes
    No


  1. I would take a team of middle school FFA members to the National Convention.
    Yes
    No


  1. I do ike Iowa's Middle School CDEs, Ag CSI and Ag Impact.
    Yes
    No


  1. I like Iowa's CDE approach of allowing middle school student to participate in BROAD area CDEs, then allowing students to select more SPECIALIZED CDEs as they participate in high school FFA CDEs.
    Yes
    No


  1. Iowa should scrap Ag CSI and Ag Impact and ONLY utilize junior versions of the high school CDEs. i.e, Middle School Livestock Judging, Middle School Parli. Pro., etc.
    Yes
    No


  1. Some AG Educators with no exposure to middle school FFA justify National FFA's lack of attention to middle school FFA membership because students will become BURNT-OUT with FFA if we start too young.
    I strongly agree.
    I agree.
    I am neutral.
    I disagree.
    I strongly disagree.


  1. The State FFA Advisor should encourage National FFA to develop one or more CDEs specifically for Middle School FFA members.
    Yes
    No


  1. Iowa should propose AgCSI to National to utilize as a National Middle School FFA CDE.
    Yes
    No


  1. Iowa should propose Ag Impact to National FFA to utilize as a National Middle School FFA CDE.
    Yes
    No


  1. What question(s) do wish I would have been asked?


  1. Other Comments:





Dale Gruis
Instructor
Collins-Maxwell MS/HS
IA