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Timely Items of Interest...

DECA Dues
If you were a member of DECA last year, your school name should already be listed under Louisiana. If you are a new chapter or a chapter that is re-activating, you will need to click on the link that asks if you are a new chapter advisor. Every chapter advisor will enroll and set up a username and password. You'll type all your information and the information of any additional advisors, your chapter members, your professional members, and your alumni members. Once finished, you can pay with a credit card, or you can print out an invoice and mail it in with your check ($16 is total for state and national dues--send all to national DECA). Dues should be sent in by November 1 to get the first issue of DECA Dimensions. To attend the La. State CDC, you must have your dues paid by January 30. To enroll your chapter members, go to http://www.deca.org/membershipprocessing.html

DECA Outstanding Chapter Advisor
Shouldn't you be recognized for the great job you do with your DECA chapter? National DECA and Louisiana want to recognize outstanding chapter advisors with the "DECA Outstanding Chapter Advisor" award. Look over the list of activities and their point values by clicking on the Teacher link above, then by clicking on the name of the award. There may be other activities added to this list as they year progresses; however, the Goal # of points an advisor needs will not change. Awards will be give at the La. CDC in March. Get points by having students apply for DECA scholarships, joining LME (La. Marketing Educators), attending CDC and ICDC, having your chapter donate to the La. DECA Scholarship Fund or getting a business to donate, submitting the forms and obtaining one of the levels in the National DECA Membership Campaign, running a student for DECA state office, conducting an MDA activity, and many other ways...

State Chapter Award
All chapters can earn this award. Recognition for your entire chapter will take place at the La. DECA CDC. The guidelines will be given out at FCL and emailed to all chapter advisors. Your chapter officers should complete the forms and submit them to the state advisor by February 15 (postmarked). You, as the advisor, only need to initial in several spots to verify some of the activities. Let your chapter officers do the work for this one. You can find the State Chapter Award form on the Forms link above.

The La. DECA Fall Leadership Conference will be held in Lafayette at the Hotel Acadiana on October 5-7, 2008. Registration forms must be emailed and mailed to Mary Flowers by 9/8/08. DECA Week is Oct. 12-18.