Take your leadership to the next level!
Running and holding an office provides students with a meaningful leadership role packed full of opportunities for personal and professional growth, networking with other leaders within FCCLA and beyond, and valuable lessons in teamwork as you’re relied upon as essential piece of a larger FCCLA community. Each leadership role has different guidelines for chapters in running candidates. Click here to view the full Board of Directors Policy regarding the Election of Minnesota Officers.
Click on the leadership tabs below to learn more about the different roles and view important dates and events associated with those commitments on the Leadership Dates 25-26 FCCLA Calendar. All Applications close on February 17, 2025.
Peer Educators
Peer Educators play an important role in empowering other members to grow within MN FCCLA by leading trainings, workshops and talking to potential members about FCCLA. This may entail leading trainings or workshops within your own chapter, visiting nearby chapters to lead a session, facilitating a session at Leadership Camp, the Fall Summit, and even the State Conference. Peer Educators are invited to attend the Leadership Camp in the early summer, the Fall Summit and the State Conference for training, connecting with your Leadership Team, and for facilitating sessions.
There are no guidelines for limiting the number of Peer Educators across the state or from any given school as long as the responsibilities are understood and fulfilled.
- Attend Leadership Camp for training.
- Facilitate at least three workshops, trainings, or presentations to groups of students (not from your own FCCLA chapter).
- Attend Fall Leadership Summit, hosting a “Table Topic” and co-facilitating a workshop.
- Attend State Leadership Conference while running for office, taking the Peer Educators Test, interviewing and presenting an outline for a workshop.
- Attend State Conference at the end of term, leading a 45-60 workshop and working on aspects of the conference assigned to your Leadership Team.
State Conference – Peer Educator Candidate Process:
- Develop a 30 minute workshop outline for a National Program or related topic using this FCCLA Workshop Planning Guide
- Take the Peer Educator Test -Friday, March 28 at 12pm
- Hand in your Workshop Planning Guide and give a brief (10 minutes, 5 minutes for questions) overview of your proposal as your Peer Educator Interview – Friday, March 28th starting at 12pm
- Find out if you’ve been selected by the election committee at the Candidate Letter Drop – Saturday, March 29th at 4:15pm
- Attend New Candidate Orientation – Saturday, March 29 at 4:30pm
Area Officers
Area officers are a critical part of the MN FCCLA structure as they provide leadership and guidance to chapters across their region. Area Officers are responsible for putting on the Area Meetings, promoting STAR Event participation, leading workshops, representing members concerns and interests, and promoting service projects. Area Officers are invited to attend the Leadership Camp in the early summer, the Fall Summit and the State Conference as well as their own Area Fall Rallies, and Area Midwinter Meetings.
Area Officer Positions include, President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Junior High Rep. Guidelines for the number of Area Officer candidates per school is two (the Junior High Rep does not count towards this total), this helps us promote diversity on our leadership team. If your school has more than two members seeking an Area Officer position, have your chapter’s first two choices run as an Area Officer and your others as a Peer Educator. Check in with the state office after the application period has closed to see if there is room for an exception that year. If a candidate is not elected, they may be considered and offered the opportunity to serve as a Peer Educator.
- Attend Leadership Camp for training.
- Plan and Facilitate their Area’s Fall Rally and Midwinter Meeting.
- Attend the Fall Leadership Summit, facilitating pre-conference activities and co-leading a workshop.
- Attend State Leadership Conference while running for office and take the Area Officer test, introduce yourself at the Area Meeting and give a short speech.
- Attend State Conference at the end of term, planning and facilitating the Area Meeting and working on aspects of the conference assigned to your Leadership Team.
State Conference – Area Officer Candidate Process:
- Take the Area Officer Test -Friday, March 28 at 12pm.
- Give a short speech, 1-2 minutes, for the topic “The 2025 National FCCLA theme is Dare to Dream. How have your experiences in FCCLA inspired the dreams you have for the future?” at the Area Meeting on Saturday, March 29th at 9am. Candidates are encouraged to memorize their speech or use limited notes on index cards.
- Answer a short question or two during the Area Meeting on Saturday, March 29th at 9am.
- Find out election results at the Candidate Letter Drop – Saturday, March 29th at 4:15pm.
- Attend New Candidate Orientation – Saturday, March 29 at 4:30pm.
State Officers
State Officers are responsible for helping MN FCCLA pursue it’s mission to: Promote personal growth and leadership development through family and consumer sciences education, focusing on the multiple roles of family member, wage earner, and community leader. State officers preside over all of the MN FCCLA chapters and speak, act, and plan on the behalf of all of MN FCCLA members. Each school may run up to 2 members for State Officer positions. Second year State Officers and the President Elect, count toward this 2 officer limit. This helps us promote diversity on our leadership team and spread around the benefits that come to schools who have a State Officer. See the full Policy regarding the Election of Minnesota Officers here.
Duties of all State Officer include:
- See specific responsibilities and roles for each State Officer position here
- See a general overview of the different types of leadership roles here
- Provide strategic planning and guidance to the MN FCCLA organization
- Promote and grow FCCLA membership
- Cultivate new leadership within MN FCCLA
- Provide direction and leadership on service projects throughout the year
- Play an active role in planning and facilitating leadership events throughout the year including the State Conference, Leadership Camp, Fall Conference, and Capitol Day
- Attend Officer Training
- Attend Leadership Camp
- Attend Fall Summit Summit
- Attend January Executive Council Meeting
- Attend Day at the Capitol
- Attend State Leadership Conference at the beginning and end of term
- Virtually attend monthly Zoom meetings
State Conference – State Officer Candidate Process:
- Develop a 30 minute workshop outline for a National Program or related topic using this FCCLA Workshop Planning Guide
- Take the State Officer Test -Friday, March 28 at 12pm
- State Officer Interviews, between 12pm-2pm (exact schedule shared with candidates closer to the conference) on Friday, March 28
- Hand in your Workshop Planning Guide at your interview and give a brief (10 minutes) overview of your proposal at your scheduled interview time on Friday, March 28
- Give a short speech, 1-3 minutes, for the topic ” Purpose number seven of FCCLA is to prepare for the multiple roles of men and women in today’s society. How has being involved in FCCLA shaped your skills and character to prepare you for the future?”“ at the Opening Session at 4:30pm on Friday, March 28th. This speech should be memorized.
- Meet voting delegates and answer questions during the Candidate Round Tables, at 12pm on Saturday, March 29th
- Find out election results at the Candidate Letter Drop – Saturday, March 29th at 4:15pm
- Attend New Candidate Orientation – Saturday, March 29 at 4:30pm
- Potentially attend “Meeting of Incoming and Outgoing Officers” on Sunday, March 30th at 7:30am
National Officers
Running for National Office is an opportunity to gain an unparalleled leadership experience that will grow you personally and professionally regardless of the outcome. Ten youth leaders elected annually at FCCLA’s National Leadership Conference make up the National Executive Council and serve a one-year term as the representative body of FCCLA. The National Executive Council’s primary function is program development, program implementation, and public relations.
Connect with Patrick at the state office and let him know that you intend to run for National Office. Patrick will brief you on the process for running for the Minnesota Associations’ endorsement as a National Officer Candidate and send you an application, and guidelines for creating an FCCLA resume, both will need to be submitted by February 17, to move forward in the process.
