Transcript Regional Advisory Committee Fall Meeting

BPA Advisor Update
Weslaco High School
October 6, 2005
Report from the Board of Directors
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Lucy Gonzalez-Ybarra (TEA rep)
Vickie Thomas
National Board Chairperson/State
Advisor
• 5510 S. Rice Apt. 713
• Houston, TX 77081
Report from the Board of Directors
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Toni Flores elected board chair
Mildred Woerndel elected secretary
Joseph Hicks appointed treasurer
Regions will have to pay for summer
officer training this summer because of
the tight budget at State--$250 per region
Report from the Board of Directors
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SLC theme “BPA—A Texas Giant”
March 1-4, 2006 in Lubbock
Toni has blocked off rooms at Holiday
Inn & Towers
Special event is Joy Land, an
amusement park with use of all
rides. www.joylandpark.com
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Students will get a hamburger,
hotdog, chips and a drink.
Park will be open only to BPA
students
Registration and Headquarters
located at Civic Center
Registration cost $65; late $70
Note: BPA and DECA having SLC at
same time.
Competitive Events Coordinator
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Competitive events will be held at
convention center and various hotels
Contests will be on Thursday and
Friday
Limited conflicts because individual
events and team events will be on
separate dates
Computer techs will be on site again
National Information
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Pay Membership Dues by Nov. 1
Be sure to complete demographic
portion of member registration
Be sure to click submit after
entering information on registration
May 10-14 NLC in Orlando, FL
Registration $99; Late $135.00
Texas hotel at Disney Dolphin Hotel
FLC Updates
No State sponsored Fall Leadership
Conference this year
 Area IV
• Amarillo on October 17th
 Area IV
• San Angelo on October 19th
 Area III
• Seguin on October 29th
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Membership Dues
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Membership Dues to Nationals by
Nov. 1
• Secondary National $10 State $6
Associate $7 State $7
Middle
$6 State $4
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BPA Themes
Nationals—”Make Your Mark”
State—”BPA…A Texas Giant”
BPA Info.
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Nov. 1st is the Initial membership
deadline
Texas deadline is Jan 15
(NOT FEBRUARY)
ALL money goes to National office
National office sends membership
information to State office
Membership
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Advisors must pay their dues
Must be paid up by Jan 15 in
order to compete at RLC, and
must be on roster.
Student will NOT be allowed to compete
at Regional Contest without being on
membership roster.
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Ineligible students will NOT advance to
State.
WSAP Changes
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Documents created for Desktop
Publishing are to be printed in only
black and white.
All printouts done during the day of
contest must be in black and white
only
Visual Basic is removed as a contest.
Nationals only—Each member of
Network Design team can bring
laptop
Changes Continued
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At regional and state conference they
will limit the laptops to one per team
because of scheduling problems.
School names should not be visible
on any equipment, screen savers,
etc. utilized during presentations in
front of judges.
Middle Level
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Advance to Nationals
Contact Middle-level teachers
Middle-Level “start-up” kit on-line
Distinguished Advisor Award
Information is forthcoming
 Area Advisor Award
 Let the students know
 Will be mailed to Austin PO address
 Board members not eligible
2006 Regional Leadership
Conference (RLC)
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Friday Jan. 27 – Saturday Jan. 28,
2006
TSTC – Harlingen
Email registration form
$15 registration fee
Registration deadline: Dec. 1, 2005
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Thursday @ midnight
Copy of official membership roster
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Check student name spelling!!!
RLC Judges Gifts
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Options
• Pen (last year)
• Stapler (wood)
• Calculator
• Business Card Holder
• Vinyl Notepad Holder
• Paper Clip Holder
• Other
RLC
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Friday Lunch
• No outside food
• Encourage to eat at TSTC Cafeteria
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Projects (turned in and picked up)
Advisors are to help administer and
proctor contests
Advisors are to help grade on Friday
and Saturday
Judges’ Rotation Plan
JUDGED EVENT
ASSIGNED SCHOOL
07-Financial Analyst Team
Edcouch-Elsa HS
08-Economic Research Project -Individual
Sharyland HS
09-Economic Research Project-Team
McAllen Rowe HS
31-Administrative Support Research Project - Individual
Donna HS
42-Software Engineering Team
Edinburg HS
48-Network Design Team
49-Web Site Development Team
Weslaco East
50-E-commerce Team
San Benito HS
51-Digital Media Production
60-Global Marketing Team
Weslaco HS
61-Entrepreneurship
Brownsville Rivera HS
62-Small Business Management Team
McAllen Memorial HS
63-Graphic Design Promotion
Brownsville Lopez HS
64-Interview Skills
TSTC
65-Advanced Interview Skills
TSTC
66-Extemporaneous Speech (S)
Progreso HS
67-Human Resource Management
South Texas HS
68-Prepared Speech (S)
Brownsville Porter HS
69-Presentation Management – Individual
Mercedes HS
70-Presentation Mgmt. Team
Mission HS
71-Parliamentary Procedure Team
Harlingen HS
RLC Committees
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Scholarship Committee
Judges Gift Committee
Food Committee
Awards Committee
BPA State Leadership Conference
Year
Location
Date
2006
Lubbock
March 1-4
2007
Corpus Christi
Feb. 28-March 3
BPA NLC
Year
Location
Date
2006
Orlando
May 10 – 14
2007
New York City
May 9 – 13
2008
Reno
May 7 - 11
2009
Dallas
May 6 - 10
2010
Anaheim
May 5 - 9
Business Ed. PDC
Year
Location
Date
2006
Corpus Christi
July 24-28
BPA Websites
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National – http://www.bpa.org
State – http://www.texasbpa.com
Regional – http://bpa_a2r3.tripod.com
Email Addresses
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Area II Board Member: Toni Flores
• [email protected]
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Regional Advisor: Diana Hicks
• [email protected]
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State Vice-President: Gina Cardenas
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Regional President: Laura Gonzalez