singer for star spangled banner at slc needed

If you are interested in singing the Star Spangled Banner at the State Leadership Conference Awards Ceremony on the evening of April 17 at the Irvine Hyatt Regency, please send a recording of yourself singing the national anthem to Kiki nakauchi, Conference Chairperson, at kikinakauchi@aol.com or at her maililng address listed on the Contacts page no later than February 15.

2010-2011 state and section officer candidate information

If you are interested in becoming a state officer in 2010-2011, the following documents and forms must be downloaded and the forms should be submitted as indicated. Please note that section officer guidelines and related documents for all positions other than the section president (who also serves as a state officer in the capacity of vice president and must follow both the state and section documentation), are located on the individual section pages. The due date for section applicants, including the section president, is January 8. Section candidates must submit the forms listed in the last three bullets below, in addition to following any other instructions found on the section web page (in some cases, the section page contains all necessary documents). State officer application forms for all other state offices, and for candidates for national office, are due on March 1.

• Candidate Guide Cover Page
• Candidate Guide
• Duties and Responsibilities of State Officers
• State Officer Candidate Application Form
• Section Officer Candidate Application Form is located on section web pages
• State/Section Officer Candidate Code of Conduct and Medical Release Form
• State/Section Officer Candidate Permission to Post on Internet Form

southern section director needed beginning July 1, 2010

Applications are being accepted for the position of Southern Section Director. The application form and general information about the position are linked below. Applications are due by June 1, 2010.

• Application Form for Southern Section Director Position
• Information About the Position of Southern Section Director

sb70 grant applications for chapters

Funds are still available from the first round for chapters that have not yet applied, and all chapters, including previously funded chapters, are now eligible for Round 2 funds. Please check out the following documents:

• SB70 First Round: Cover Memo, Application Form, Example of Filled-in Application Form
• SB70 Second Round: Cover Memo, Application Form, Example of Filled-in Application Form

ca fbla beginning-of-year mailer

The California FBLA Board of Directors mailed the following documents to chapters in August, 2009.

• Back-to-School Letter from the Board of Directors
• State Officer Leadership Directory
• CA FBLA Management Team
• CA FBLA Management Structure
• CAP Committee
• Online Membership Registration Information
• Calendar
• CAP 2010 Revisions Guide
• BAA Chapter (POW--Cover Sheet)
• BAA Chapter (POW Form)
• BAA Individual
• CA FBLA Goes Green Project (.doc)
• CA FBLA Internship Project (.doc)
• 2009 NLC Competitive Event Results
• State Projects Summary

ca fbla seeks applicants for gold coast director position

The California FBLA Board of Directors is accepting applications for the position of Gold Coast Section Director.

• Announcement Flyer
• Application Form

ca fbla leadership development institute coming soon

LDI South--November 21-22, 2009, Irvine Hyatt

• LDI 2009 South Registration Guide (.doc)
• 2009 LDI South Registration Forms

regional and national leadership opportunities

Applications for the National President's Assistants (NPA), Regional Executive Boards (REB), and National Treasurer's Council (NTC) are now posted on the FBLA website at http://fbla-pbl.org/web/page/587/sectionid/587/pagelevel/2/fbla.asp. These boards and committees bring FBLA students together from across the nation to help execute the National Program of Work at a more localized level. Applications for NPA and REB are due on September 15th and applications for NTC are due on September 1st!

accessing perkins funds to fund fbla activities

The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE), in conjunction with the career technical student organizations, has published a booklet which explains how advisers can tap into federal Perkins funds granted to their school districts. Check out this booklet soon and work with your principal to make sure that FBLA is written into the next Perkins application and plan for your District: CTSO Guide for Accessing Federal Perkins Funds for the Support of Career Technical Student Organizations.

professional member recruitment how-to kit

The Professional Division has supplied us with a very useful recruitment kit. It includes sample letters, ideas for activities for recruitment, and ideas for activities to incorporate professional members into the life of the chapter. Check it out:

chapters--nominate an outstanding member each month for state recognition!

Each month, a chapter has the opportunity to recognize one of its outstanding members as a part of the California FBLA Member-of-the-Month recognition program. By the 10th of the month (the 20th of September for the summer months' report), just email the State President using the email address of mom@cafbla.org, the following information:  the name of the outstanding member, the month of recognition, the school name, the adviser's name, and the complete school mailing address.