POA’s
What are they and why are
they used??
Topic 0004
By: Walt Iciek and Nadja Koehler
What is a POA??
 Program of Activities
 Serves
as a ‘game plan’ for the chapter.
 Includes three divisions:
 Student
Development
 Chapter Development
 Community Development
Divisions
 Each division can be subdivided into
separate committees.
 Ex:
finance committee
leadership committee
natural resource committee
recruitment committee
Student Development Division
 Concentrates on opportunities for
 Individual and team leadership
 Personal growth
 SAE experiences
 Promotes
 Healthy lifestyles
 Scholarship
 Development of agricultural career skills
Chapter Development Division
 Focuses on
 Recruitment
 Finance
 Public
Relations
 Support groups
 Participation in FFA and other
organizational activities
Community Development
Division
 Works on development of
 Economic,
environmental, and human
resources
 Citizenship
 Agricultural awareness and literacy
 Safety
Committees
 Each committee sets goals for what it
wants to accomplish during the year
and how it plans to achieve these goals.
 Ex:
Fruit sale fundraiser
Food drive
Chapter awareness program
Organizing community members for
a clean-up activity (highway, river,
etc.)
Committees continued…
 Each member is assigned to at least
one committee.
 Committees are coordinated by the Vice
President and are chaired by a
corresponding officer.
Questions??