Handbook 2015-2016 #bedecaepic

Handbook

2015-2016

#BEDECAEPIC

Revised

December 18, 2015

Table of Contents

#BEDECAEPIC 1

High School Division State Officer Action Team 4

NEW JERSEY DECA 5

Regional Conference Dates, Locations and Chairpersons 7

DECA Inc. INFORMATION 8

CALENDAR 9

Membership Dues and Information 16

MEMBERSHIP DUES INFORMATION 17

ELIGIBILITY FOR DECA MEMBERSHIP 17

2015-2016 DECA Inc. Registration Procedures 17

Blue/Gold Divisions 19

& Quotas 19

Administration and Organization 20

Organization for New Jersey DECA 21

BLUE DIVISION 21

GOLD DIVISION 22

Important Competitive Event Updates for 2015-2016 23

SPECIAL GUIDELINES 27

“Statement of Assurance” Clarification 28

State Career Development Conference Quotas 28

Competitive Event Specifications 33

Purposes and Rationale 34

Qualifications for Entering DECA’s International Competitive Events 35

New Jersey DECA’s addition to the DECA Inc. General Rules 36

Competitive Event Abbreviations 36

2015-2016 NJ DECA Pin Design Event Guidelines 38

2015-2016 NEW JERSEY DECA PROGRAM COVER DESIGN EVENT GUIDELINES 38

Supermarket Careers & Customer SERVICE EVENTs 39

2016 44

State Career Development Conference Information Package 44

INFORMATION PACKET 45

2015 New Jersey DECA State Career Development Conference Data 46

2015 NJ DECA State career Development CONFERENCE HOUSING Information 49

Conference Checklist 51

Summary Form 52

BUS ARRIVAL TIME REQUEST form 54

Responsibility Statement 55

Code of Ethics – Adult Advisors & CHAPERONES 56

Advisor Statement of Assurance 57

Attendance Permission form 57

Delegate Conduct Practices and Procedures 58

Dress Code 60

STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN ADDITIONAL NON-DECA ACTIVITY 61

VOTING DELEGATES FORM – 2016 61

ALTERNATES VOTING DELEGATES FORM – 2016 63

Conference Housing Summary Form 64

Miscellaneous Information 66

Facts for DECA Members 67

DECA INFORMATION 68

The DECA CREED 69

North Atlantic Region Information 70

International Career Development Conference 71

Attendance Criteria and eligibility 72

Qualifications for entering International Competitive Events 73

2016 – Leadership Academies 74

New Jersey DECA Constitution 75

New Jersey State Career Development Conference Judge Information 79

2015-2016 85

New Jersey State Scholarship Application 85

New Jersey State Officer Candidate Information 92

State & National Awards Nomination Information and Forms 116

DECA, Inc. Scholarship 121

Information 121

Community Service Project 123

2015 COLT REGISTRATION 130

PACKETS FOR NORTH/CENTRAL 130

INTERNATIONAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER CANDIDATE PACKET 146

New Jersey DECA

2015-2016

Organizational Contact Information

NEW JERSEY DECA

High School Division State Officer Action Team

2015-2016
Kathleen Malik - Advisor to the State Officers

Crissy Jones – Advisor to the State Officers

Name	School Address	Advisor
Destini Clark President	Delsea Regional High School 242 Fries Mill Road Franklinville, NJ 08322 Phone: [phone] E-mail [e-mail]	Eileen Fischer Email: [e-mail]
VACANT Northern Region Vice President
Paul Averhart Central Region Vice President	Monroe Township High School 1629 Perrineville Road Monroe Township, NJ 08831 Phone: [phone] E-Mail: [e-mail]	Deborah Stapenski Email: [e-mail]
Brendan Kelley Southern Region Vice President	Clearview Regional High School 625 Breakneck Road Mullica Hill, NJ 08062 Phone: [phone] E-Mail: [e-mail]	Shawn Ellis Email: [e-mail]
Christopher Tejada Treasurer	Union City High School 2500 John F. Kennedy Boulevard Union City, NJ 07087 Phone: [phone] E-Mail: [e-mail]	Shane Harnett Email: [e-mail]
Nicholas Gentile Communications Secretary	Lenape Valley High School 28 Sparta Road Stanhope, NJ 07874 Phone: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]	Robert Nusbaum Email: [e-mail]
Madison Grant Recording Secretary	Lenape Valley High School 28 Sparta Road Stanhope, NJ 07874 Phone: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]	Robert Nusbaum Email: [e-mail]