DECA's School-based Enterprises | Update for Chapter Advisors

September 2011

DECA School-based Enterprises Update

Greetings!

Welcome back to school. I would like to take this opportunity to share with you several updates regarding DECA's School-based Enterprises (SBE) Program and wish you much success this school year.

Below are key updates for the 2011-2012 school year. After reviewing the updates, if you have questions feel free to contact our office.

All the best,

Shane Thomas

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Certification Deadline: January 13, 2012

Otis Spunkmeyer SBE Scholarship Deadline:
January 20, 2012

Otis Spunkmeyer 5-Star Chapter Awards & SBE Advisor Scholarship Deadline: March 2, 2012

ICDC: Salt Lake City, UT
April 28-May 1, 2012

SBE Academy at ICDC:
April 29-May 1, 2012

Sissy Long Retires

Over the summer, Sissy Long retired from DECA to spend more time with her family. Sissy served as a state advisor in Alabama for more than 25 years before joining the DECA staff in 2000.

Sissy played a major role in developing and building the SBE program. She grew the SBE Certification from less than 40 chapters in 2003 to over 180 chapters this past year. She enhanced the SBE web site and promoted the SBE Program throughout DECA in various publications, conducted workshops at conferences, etc. In addition, Sissy implemented the SBE Academy at the International Career Development Conference (ICDC).

Sissy will truly be missed here at DECA. We wish her all the best.

New SBE Point of Contact at DECA

As a result of Sissy Long's retirement, DECA will have a new point of contact for School-based Enterprises - Shane Thomas, Director of Competitive Events.

Feel free to contact Shane with SBE-related questions.

Office: 703.860.5000

E-mail: shane_thomas@deca.org

New SBE Website

Within the next few weeks www.schoolbasedenterprises.org will be taken offline and the information will be relocated to www.deca.org/sbe. Please be sure to bookmark the new page in your web browser.

The new website is broken down into four major pages:

1.) Landing page with general information about SBE

2.) SBE Certification Information

3.) SBE Academy at ICDC Information

4.) SBE Resources

Revised SBE Certification Guidelines for 2011-2012

Guidelines for DECA's School-based Enterprises Certification Program are available at www.deca.org/sbe/certification. Slight modifications were made over the summer to the guidelines so before submitting your chapter's certification materials, be sure that you are using the 2011-2012 guidelines.

Certification deadline is January 13, 2012.

Generous support for DECA's School-based Enterprises Program is provided by Otis Spunkmeyer. Otis provides scholarships to DECA members who are involved with SBE as well as Advisor and Chapter scholarships to those who are involved with the SBE. In addition, Otis sponsors the SBE Academy that takes place at ICDC.

Otis Spunkmeyer Logo

2011-2012 SBE Advisory Council Members

- Krys Ellis (WA)

- Jacqueline Huffman (GA)

- Rhonda Nachtigall (WI)

- Kirsten Nicholas (CT)

- Tim Todd (MI)

In August, the council members met in Ogden, Utah, to review the SBE certification guidelines and make recommendations to improve and enhance the certification process. Additionally, the council began planning the SBE Academy at ICDC.

DECA would like to thank the council members for their time, effort and support of school-based enterprises.

In addition, DECA would like to thank Otis Spunkmeyer, Inc. for hosting the meeting and being the premier sponsor of the SBE Program.

Shane Thomas, Director of Competitive Events

DECA Inc.

1908 Association Drive

Reston, VA 20191

703.860.5000