The FBLA Deadline is WHEN???!!!!

Planning Your Year and Finding Your ResourcesKelly HelnerFBLA Triad Region Adviser

KNOW WHO TO ASK ……•Regional Adviser

•Regional Vice President

•Regional Board Member

Go to the Contacts section of the NCFBLA Website! Make sure you turn in your Chapter Information sheet so that we have updated contact information!

CALENDARFrom the NC FBLA Website, click on Calendar. It will take you to a link for the calendar document. Here you will find:

• Event Deadlines• Dues Deadlines• Competitive Event Registration Deadlines• Project and Chapter Event Deadlines• Competitive Event Dates• Important Adviser and Student Deadlines

RESOURCES

Go to the NCFBLA website and click on the Documents section. Here you will find the following resources which you need for competitive events:•NC FBLA Competitive Events Program (formerly State Awards Program)•Dress Code•Format Guide

COMPETITIVE EVENTS PROGRAMAll you need to know about Competitions including:•Eligibility Requirements

•Event Requirements

•Guidelines

•Qualifications for State or National Eligibility

DRESS CODEGives updated standards for Dress Code and Competitive Events.

• Student awareness

• Disqualification

• Judges decisions are final* Note: Students who are not dressed properly at

SLC Awards Ceremony will NOT be allowed on stage but will receive their award afterward.

FORMAT GUIDEFormat guides for competitive events

•Students may be able to use these on production tests

•Can be used for Keyboarding, Word Processing and Computer Applications performance competitions.

CALENDAR INFORMATION

The 2013-2014 Calendar (located in Documents on the NC FBLA Website shows:

•Dues deadlines for Membership

•RCE Dates/Deadlines

•Project Due Dates/ Deadlines

•Event Due Dates/ Deadlines

MEMBERSHIP DEADLINESThere are specific deadlines for Membership Dues to be received in the NATIONAL office in order for students to be eligible to compete at competitive events.

November 1 - RCE Deadline

February 1 - SLC Deadline

March 1 - NLC Deadline

REGIONAL COMPETITIVE EVENTS (RCE)

Events at RCE are events which require eligibility in order to compete at States.

Look these over so you know which events require eligibility. A quick list of those events follows.

REGIONAL COMPETITIVE EVENTS

High School Regional Events

Accounting I Job InterviewBusiness Calculations Public Speaking IBusiness Communications Public Speaking IIBusiness Procedures *Word ProcessingComputer Applications NCBEA OutstandingFuture Business Leader Student

*Word Processing I and II has been combined!

REGIONAL COMPETITIVE EVENTS

Middle School Regional Events Business Math – Middle Grades Career Exploration – Middle Grades FBLA Creed – Middle Grades Introduction to Business Communication – Middle

Grades Public Speaking – Middle Grades

OTHER EVENTS

Start anytime!

Projects and Chapter events especially!

Deadlines are early!!!!

EVENT PREPARATION CONT'D

There are different types of activities required for events. They are:•Objective Tests•Home Site Tests•Projects •Case Studies•Oral Presentations

OBJECTIVE TESTS

- Multiple choice tests

- Offered online PRIOR to SLC

- Require Proctors

- Deadlines are often WELL before SLC

HOME SITE TESTS

- Performance Tests

- Offered online PRIOR to SLC

- Require Proctors

- Deadlines are often WELL before SLC

PROJECTS

- Usually require a lot of time!

- Start EARLY!!!!!

- May be part of a Chapter Project, Individual or Team (depending on the event)

CASE STUDIES

- Part of an event that includes an Oral Presentation

- Usually specific topic or a specific task

- Specific amount of time in which to prepare.

Use the event guidelines to help determine what the case study requires.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

- Consist of pre-prepared speeches or part of a case study that is given on site.

Use the event guidelines to determine what the oral presentation requirements are and how to prepare.

SLC REGISTRATION

- Online registration

- Registration open from January 13 - 27

- Once registration closes - no changes can be made!

CALENDAR EVENTS

So …. what should I put in my calendar?

AUGUST•Students select events for RCE

•Select Chapter Projects

•Membership Drive

SEPTEMBER

• Begin Chapter/Individual/Team Projects

•Select Individual events for RCE

•Continue membership drive

OCTOBER•Continue working on Projects

•Students prepare for RCE events

•October 20 (send Membership dues for Nov 1 deadline)

•Salt Lake NFLC Early Bird Deadline is October 25

•October 20 - send your chapter information sheet to Ms. Thomas

NOVEMBER

•Continue working Chapter Projects

•RCE registration forms are due Nov 2

•November 22 - 23 is the National Fall Leadership Conference in Salt Lake City

•State and National Officer applications due Nov 2

DECEMBER

•RCEs in December: Western Region (Dec. 3) Southeast Region (Dec. 6) Eastern Region (Dec. 7) Northwest Region (Dec. 7) Triangle East Region (Dec. 7) Central Region (Dec. 7) Southwest Region (Dec. 14)

•Check deadlines for Chapter Projects

JANUARY

• RCEs in January: Triad Region (Jan. 4)

• Project RECEIPT deadlines are January 10

• SLC Registration (Jan 13 - 27)

• January 15 (mail dues for February 1 SLC deadline)

FEBRUARY• SLC Membership Deadline: February 1

• February 1 Receipt Deadline for: Gold Seal Chapter Award of Merit Helen Ragan Chapter of the Year Award Joyce M. Keller Local Chapter Annual

Business Report

• Online testing Feb. 3 - 17

• SLC Payment Due Feb. 7

• FBLA/PBL Week Feb 9 - 15

• Hotel Reservation deadline Feb. 20

• Homesite Production Tests Receipt Date Feb 21

MARCH

• NLC Membership Eligibility Deadline: March 1

• SLC March 20 - 22

• BAA Awards Deadline (except America Award)

APRILNational Awards deadline: April 1

BAA America Award deadline: April 25

Preparation for National Leadership Conference (June 29 - July 2 Nashville, TN)

MAYNational Candidate Application Deadline: May 15

Receipt date for Homesite and Production Tests for NLC: May 16

Early Bird Registration for NLC: May 23

SUMMARY

My students don’t place every year and we don’t do a Chapter Project every year – it always depends on the students I have that particular year. However, we are always well prepared so that we will be ABLE to do those things if we work at it and choose to do so.

It is really all about being organized ….

CONTACT INFORMATION

Kelly HelnerOrange High School500 Orange High School Rd.Hillsborough, NC 27278(919) 732-6133 ext. 20613Kelly.helner@orange.k12.nc.us