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New Jersey
2009-2010
Chapter Manual
Ellen A. BenowitzNJ FBLA-PBL State Chairman
www.fbla-pbl.org
www.njfbla.org
2009-2010 New Jersey FBLA-PBL Chapter Manual
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
Calendar of Events.......................................................................................................................1-1
State and National Offices Information.......................................................................................1-2
Adviser’s Role..............................................................................................................................1-3
State and National Themes..........................................................................................................1-4
State Officer Directory.................................................................................................................1-5
Local Chapter Directory
Central Region.....................................................................................................................1-8
North Central Region.........................................................................................................1-11
Southern Region................................................................................................................1-17
Northern Region................................................................................................................1-13
Middle Levels.............................................................................................................................1-20
PBL Chapters..............................................................................................................................1-21
2. Organization and Structure
State Chapter Constitution..........................................................................................................2-1
FBLA State Chapter Bylaws..........................................................................................................2-3
PBL State Chapter Bylaws............................................................................................................2-6
FBLA Regions...............................................................................................................................2-8
Fact Sheet....................................................................................................................................2-9
National Center.........................................................................................................................2-11
3. Membership Development
Professional Division National and State Dues Reporting Procedures.........................................3-1
Chapter Chartering/Reactivating.................................................................................................3-3
State Membership Equalization and Expansion Awards..............................................................3-5
Gold Seal Chapter Award of Merit...............................................................................................3-6
Gold member & Gold Officer.......................................................................................................3-7
Recruitment Tips.........................................................................................................................3-8
2009-2010 State Membership Reports......................................................................................3-10
Bronze Key Chapter...................................................................................................................3-13
Silver Key Chapter......................................................................................................................3-14
Gold Key Chapter.......................................................................................................................3-15
4. Publications
Developing a Promotional Plan...................................................................................................4-1
Media Relations...........................................................................................................................4-3
Press Releases.............................................................................................................................4-4
Sample Press Release..................................................................................................................4-5
Public Service Announcement.....................................................................................................4-6
Photograph..................................................................................................................................4-7
Newsletters..................................................................................................................................4-8
Sample News release.................................................................................................................4-10
FBLA-PBL National Publications.................................................................................................4-11
Bi-Monthly Activities Reports/State Newsletters......................................................................4-12
Bi-Monthly Activities Report Forms...........................................................................................4-13
Chapter News Form...................................................................................................................4-14
5. Programs and Projects
Program of Work Development...................................................................................................5-1
Program of Work Form................................................................................................................5-4
Strategic Direction of the Organization.......................................................................................5-5
State March of Dimes Campaign, “Sharing the Song of Life”.......................................................5-6
American Enterprise Day.............................................................................................................5-7
FBLA-PBL Week Sample Proclamation.........................................................................................5-8
Middle/Junior High School FBLA Program...................................................................................5-9
6. Scholarships and Awards
National Scholarships and Awards...............................................................................................6-1
FBLA-PBL Stock Market Game.....................................................................................................6-6
PBL State Scholarship Guidelines and Application.......................................................................6-7
FBLA State Scholarship Guidelines and Application.....................................................................6-9
FBLA State Competitive Events Savings Bond Program.............................................................6-11
Outstanding Local Adviser Awards............................................................................................6-12
Adviser Service Recognition Awards .........................................................................................6-13
Member of the Month...............................................................................................................6-14
Parental Consent form – for publishing name...........................................................................6-15
Partnership Programs-Fundraisers............................................................................................6-16
7. Running for Office
Running for office Guidelines......................................................................................................7-1
Campaigning Hints.......................................................................................................................7-3
FBLA Sample Campaign Income and Expense Report..................................................................7-4
FBLA Application for State Office.................................................................................................7-5
FBLA Résumé for State Office......................................................................................................7-6
PBL Application for State Office...................................................................................................7-7
PBL Résumé for State Office .......................................................................................................7-8
8. References and Memoranda
History and Traditions.................................................................................................................8-1
Statistics.......................................................................................................................................8-8
Timeline.......................................................................................................................................8-9
Facts –
Mission, Goals, Code of Ethics......................................................................................8-10
Creed, Pledge, Position Statement...............................................................................8-11
The Extra Step............................................................................................................................8-12
You as a leader..........................................................................................................................8-13
Effective Leadership...................................................................................................................8-14
Effective Decision making..........................................................................................................8-15
Parliamentary Procedure...........................................................................................................8-16
9. Conferences and Competitive Events
Conference Overview..................................................................................................................9-1
Battle of the Chapters..................................................................................................................9-2
Battle of the states......................................................................................................................9-4
Competitive Events Topics FBLA..................................................................................................9-5
Competitive Events Topics PBL....................................................................................................9-7
Dress Code...................................................................................................................................9-8
Code of Conduct..........................................................................................................................9-9
Registration for Participants with Special Needs.......................................................................9-10
"Competitive Events - Use and Abuse"......................................................................................9-11
State Fall Leadership Conference..............................................................................................9-12
National Fall Leadership Conference.........................................................................................9-12
FBLA Regional Competitive Events............................................................................................9-12
FBLA State Leadership Conference............................................................................................9-13
PBL State Leadership Conference..............................................................................................9-13
FBLA-PBL National Leadership Conferences..............................................................................9-14
PBL National Leadership Conference Stipend Program.............................................................9-14
Public Relations Award..............................................................................................................9-15
PBL 2009 National Leadership Conference Winners..................................................................9-17
FBLA 2009 National Leadership Conference Winners................................................................9-19
1
Introduction
2009-2010 New Jersey FBLA-PBL Events Calendar
August 2009
7-9 FBLA-PBL State Officer Leadership Training, Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village, NJ
September
8 FBLA Stock Market Game (9/8 – 12/18)
October 2009
22 FBLA-PBL State Fall Leadership Conference, Pines Manor, Edison, NJ
26 Virtual Business Challenge 1 (10/26 – 11/20)
November 2009
5-6 NJEA Convention, Atlantic City, NJ –Harboring Success for Every Child
6-7 FBLA-PBL National Fall Leadership Conference, Baltimore, MD
15 American Enterprise Day
19-21 Association of Career and Technical Education Convention, Nashville, TN
January 2010
11 FBLA Stock Market Game (1/11 – 4/23)
5 FBLA Central Regional Competitive Events, Mercer County Community College
6 FBLA North Central Regional Competitive Events, Mercer County Community College
7 FBLA Northern Regional Competitive Events, Mercer County Community College
8 FBLA Southern Regional Competitive Events, Mercer County Community College
February 2010
1-28 National Career and Technical Education Month
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7-13 FBLA-PBLWeek
8 Virtual Business Challenge 2 (2/8 – 3/5)
10 FBLA-PBL Adviser Appreciation Day
12 FBLA-PBL Professional Dress Day
13 FBLA-PBL National Community Service Day
TBA PBL State Leadership Conference, Mercer County Community College
March 2010
TBA FBLA State Leadership Conference, TBA
31 – April 3 NBEA Convention, San Diego, California
April 2010
26-27 March of Dimes March for Babies
July 2010
8- 9 PBL Institute for Leaders, Nashville, TN
9-12 PBL National Leadership Conference, Nashville, TN
13-14 FBLA Institute for Leaders, Nashville, TN
14-17 FBLA National Leadership Conference, Nashville, TN
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New Jersey FBLA-PBL State Office and Staff
Mailing address: NJ FBLA-PBL
Mercer County Community College
PO Box B
Trenton, NJ 08690
(FedEx, UPS) NJ FBLA-PBL
Mercer County Community College
1200 Old Trenton Road
Trenton, NJ 08550
Telephone: 609-570-3766
Fax: 609-570-3887
E-mail: [email protected]
Office Hours: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday
Website: www.njfbla.org
State Chairman: Ms. Ellen Benowitz
609-570-3481 (office)
Conference Coordinator: Ms. Marie Mendez
Education Specialist: Ms. Patricia DuPre
FBLA-PBL National Office Information
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Office Address: Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, Inc.
1912 Association Drive
Reston, VA 22091-1591
Mail dues to: National Membership Dues
Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, Inc.
PO Box 79063
Baltimore, MD 21279-0063
Website: www.fbla-pbl.org
Telephone: 1-800-325-2946 (FBLA WIN)
1-703-860-3334
Fax: 1-866-500-5610
Office Hours: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday
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The Adviser’s Role
The success of FBLA- PBL rests on the shoulders of the student members. However, without the guidance of the local chapter advisers, no success would be possible. The adviser is instrumental in organizing and stimulating chapter development. They gain the support of the school administration and community leadership. Specifically, the local chapter adviser should:
Be knowledgeable about the history, principles, bylaws, ceremonies, activities, and other essentials for the active operation of a local chapter.
Direct, chaperone, and coordinate supervision of chapter activities.
Organize the selection process for chapter officers.
Provide for the training of chapter officers. Establish rules and guidelines that will help
students lead themselves while remaining consistent with school policies and state and national chapter bylaws.
Hold regular chapter meetings and see that they are conducted in a businesslike manner.
Assist members and officers in developing an annual program of work that includes a budget, calendar, and committee assignments.
Encourage civic responsibility. Assist in the maintenance of necessary
chapter records. Assist members in planning, collecting,
preparing, and arranging materials promoting the chapter and its activities.
Ensure that the school administration, faculty, students, and the public are informed of chapter activities and outstanding student achievements.
Be knowledgeable of the guidelines for district/ region, state, and national competitive events and activities and coordinate participation at all levels.
Oversee financial development projects. Supervise the receipt, recording, depositing,
and expenditure of chapter funds.
In addition, chapter advisers who accompany students to conferences have the following responsibilities:
Know the whereabouts of their students at all times.
Maintain emergency contact information (including the Medical Release Form) for students attending the conference.
Ensure that students display proper conduct and appearance at all times.
Finally, local chapter advisers are encouraged to implement the following chapter management tips:
Set long-term and short-term goals for the chapter with the local officers.
Teach students to develop a program of work as a basis for chapter management.
Delegate assignments to student members commensurate with their abilities and their duties, along with the authority to get the job done.
Agree on priority rankings for assignments given I members.
Set deadlines for completion of member assignments.
Ask for periodic progress reports and schedule these with individual members.
Evaluate the member's work as it is completed.
Establish a schedule or daily plan of when and where the officers and members can contact the adviser. This will help to cut down on interruptions.
Use a bulletin board or central meeting place for members to seek out information on chapter activities and programs.
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2009-2010
New Jersey FBLA-PBL State Theme
"Tune Into Success"
2009-2010
FBLA-PBL National Theme
"Simply the Best!"
2009-2010 NJ FBLA State Officers
President
Sachet Choudhary
Piscataway High School
100 Behmer Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854
State Officer Adviser
Ms. Nancy Ostrowski
School phone: 732-981-0700 ext 2247
Fax: 732-981-1985
Northern Region Vice President
Romil Malkan
Academies @ Englewood
274 Knickerbocker Road
Englewood, NJ 07631-1599
State Officer Adviser
Mr. Charles Keohane
School phone: 201-862-6133
Fax: 201-833-6168
Central Region Vice President
Jeff Chen
Hunterdon Central Regional High School
Att: Counselling Office 84 Route 31
Flemington, NJ 08822
State Officer Adviser
Ms. Dana Tsivikis
School phone: 908-284-7148
Fax: 908-284-7107
Southern Region Vice President
Matt Dellaira
Northern Burlington County Regional HS
160 Mansfield Road E.
Columbus, NJ 08022
State Officer Adviser
Mrs. Lori Nadolny
School phone: 609-298-3900 ext 2063
Fax: 609-298-3154
North-Central Region Vice President
Lloyd Marcus Parker
Piscataway High School
100 Behmer Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854
State Officer Adviser
Ms. Nancy Ostrowski
School phone: 732-981-0700 ext 2247
Fax: 732-981-1985
Secretary
Cristina Sorice
Old Bridge High School
4209 Route 516
Matawan, NJ 07747
State Officer Adviser
Ms. Karen Venezia
School phone: 732-290-3900 ext 1995
Fax: 732-441-9156
Parliamentarian
Sunny Shah
Parsippany Hills High School
20 Rita Drive
Parsippany, NJ 07054
State Officer Adviser
Mr. Ahmed Kandil
School phone: 973-682-2815 ext 7710
Fax: 973-326-9260
Historian
Sam Bhakuni
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School
667 Westfield Road
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
State Officer Adviser
Mr. Joseph Franzone
School phone: 908-889-8600 ext 733
Fax: 908-889-8254
Community Service Vice President
William Pereira
Wallkill Valley Regional High School
21 Rubin Hill Road
Montague, NJ 07827
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State Officer Adviser
Mrs. Carol Jurkouich
School phone: 973-827-4100
Fax: 973-293-3847
Membership Vice President
Urvashi Banerjea
Wayne Hills High School
272 Berdan Avenue
Wayne, NJ 07470
Webmaster
Daniel Henriques
Union County Vo-Tech
1776 Raritan Road
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
State Officer Adviser
Ms. Carla McClain
School phone: 973-342-9599
Fax: 973-633-2589
State Officer Adviser
Ms. Janet Kneisel
School phone: 908-889-8288 ext 347
Fax: 908-889-4399
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2009-2010 NJ PBL State Officers
PBL State President
Usman Ahmed
Rutgers University
New Brunswick Campus
94 Rockafeller Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854
PBL State Vice President
James Shaw
The College of New Jersey
2000 Pennington Avenue
Ewing, NJ 08628
PBL State Secretary
Julie Claire Mahoney
460 Hollywood Avenue
Carneys Point, NJ 08069
PBL State Membership Director
Frank Gorman
Ocean County College
BD 2000 College Drive
Toms River, NJ 08755
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State Officer Adviser
Mr. Martin Markowitz
School Phone: 732-445-3600
State Officer Adviser
Dr. Patricia Wallace
School Phone: 609-771-2220
State Officer Adviser
Mr. Kevin Foley
School Phone: 856-299-2100
State Officer Adviser
Ms. Katherine Dillon
School Phone: 732-255-0400
ext 2227
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2009-2010 New Jersey FBLA Local Chapters
Central Region
Ms. Melinda Truex
Brick Township High School
346 Chambersbridge Road
Brick, NJ 08723
732-477-2806
fax: 732-477-0575
KeriAnn Kaepernik
Bridgewater-Raritan High School
P.O. Box 6569, Garretson Road
Bridgewater, NJ 08807
908-231-8660, x 2651
fax: 908-231-0467
Ms. Colleen M. Hayes
Christian Brothers Academy
850 Newman Springs Road
Lincroft, NJ 07738
732-747-1959
fax: 732-747-1643
Mr. Ron Richter
Franklin High School
500 Elizabeth Street
Somerset, NJ 08873
732-302-4200 ext 4546
fax: 732-246-0770
Ms. Audra Gutridge
Hamilton High School West
2720 South Clinton Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08610-5098
609-631-4168
fax: 609-631-4137
Mr. David Teleposky
Hightstown High School
25 Leshin Lane
Hightstown, NJ 08520-4099
609-443-7738
fax: 609-443-7880
Elliot Cohen
Holmdel High School
36 Crawford’s Corner Road
Holmdel, NJ 07733
732-946-1832
fax: 732-946-0093
Ms. Dana Tsivikis
Hunterdon Central Regional High School
84 Route 31
Flemington, NJ 08822
908-782-5727
Ms. Nina Iwaszczenko
Jackson Memorial High School
101 Don Connor Boulevard
Jackson, NJ 08527-3499
732-833-4600
fax: 732-833-4629
Ms. Jennifer Osborn
Jackson Liberty High School
125 North Hope Chapel Road
Jackson, NJ 08527
732-833-4700 ext 7303
Fax: 732-415-7099
Ms. Linda Lucas
Lacey Township High School
Haines Street
Lanoka Harbor, NJ 08734
609-971-2020
fax: 609-242-0873
Ms. Regina Hayes
Manalapan High School
30 Church Lane #1
Englishtown, NJ 07726
732-792-7200
fax: 732-792-7663
Ms. Nancy Ostaszewski
Manville High School
1100 Brooks Boulevard
Manville, NJ 08835-1599
908-231-8504
fax: 908-231-8532
Ms. Esther Cooke
Marlboro High School
95 North Main Street
Marlboro, NJ 07746-1055
732-617-8393 ext 8592
fax: 732-972-6615
Mr. Douglas Felegy
Middletown High School North
63 Tindall Road
Middletown, NJ 07748-2795
732-706-6061
fax: 732-706-9575
Ms. Tricia Lentine
Middletown High School South
501 Nut Swamp Road
Middletown, NJ 07748-3199
732-706-6111, ext 2561
fax: 732-706-8058
Ms. Nancy Albrizio
Monmouth County Career Center
1000 Kozloski Road
Freehold, NJ 07728
732-431-4616
fax: 732-409-7292
Ms. Lucille Jarosinski
Monmouth County Vocational School
21 Robertsville Road
Freehold, NJ 07728
732-462-7570
fax: 732-294-0564
Ms. Susan Wolff
Monmouth Regional High School
One Norman J. Field Way
Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
732-542-1170 ext 160
fax: 732-542-5815
Ms. Karen Cohen
Montgomery High School
1016 Route 601
Skillman, NJ 08558-1799
609-466-7602 - 6826
fax: 609-466-0243
Ms. Ann Marie Bette
New Egypt High School
117 Evergreen Road
Plumsted, NJ 08533
609-758-6800 x 23
fax: 609-758-5683
Ms. Robert Farrell
Ms. Michelle Chang
North Hunterdon High School
1445 Route 31
Annandale, NJ 08801
908-713-4168
fax: 908-735-6447
Ms. Kathleen Elia
North Plainfield High School
34 Wilson Avenue
North Plainfield, NJ 07060
908-769-6000
Ms. Amy Horn
North Warren Regional High School
PO Box 410, 10 NOE Road
Blairstown, NJ 07825
908-362-8211, x 1139
fax: 908-362-8744
Ms. Michele Dooley
Nottingham High School
1055 Klockner Road
Trenton, NJ 08619-3087
609-631-4161 x 5592
fax: 609-631-4129
Mr. Gene Sible
Mr. David Fisher
Point Pleasant Borough High School
Laura Herbert Drive
Point Pleasant, NJ 08742
732-701-1900 ext 2201
fax: 732-892-1252
Mr. Joseph Gallagher
Red Bank Catholic High School
112 Broad Street
Red Bank, NJ 07701
732-747-1774
fax: 732-747-1936
Mr. Louis Villano
Red Bank Regional High School
101 Ridge Road
Little Silver, NJ 07739
732-842-8000 ext 245
Mr. Andrew Brasno
Ridge High School
268 South Finley Avenue
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
908-204-2585
Mr. J. Smith-Carey
Robbinsville High School
155 Robbinsville-Edenburg Roads
Robbinsville, NJ 08691
609-632-0950
Fax: 609-371-7961
Ms. Debra Ragolia
Rumson-Fairhaven Regional High School
74 Ridge Road
Rumson, NJ 07760
732-842-1597
Ms. JoAnne Bruno-Schwartz
South Hunterdon Regional High School
301 Mount Airy-Harbourton Road
Lambertville, NJ 08530
609-397-2060, ext 3102
fax: 609-397-2366
Mr. Todd Jacobs
Steinert High School
2900 Klockner Road
Hamilton, NJ 08690
609-890-3743, x131
fax: 609-890-4126
Ms. Diane Morrissey
Ms. Laura Drackwicz
Toms River High School East
1225 Raider Way
Toms River, NJ 08753
732-505-5665
fax: 732-270-0909
Mr. William R. Press
Toms River High School North
1221 Old Freehold Road
Toms River, NJ 08753-4299
732-505-5702
fax: 732-341-6249
Ms. Kristi Csapo
Trenton Catholic Academy
175 Leonard Avenue
Hamilton, NJ 08610
609-586-3705
Fax: 609-586-6584
Mr. Raymond Strelecki
Watchung Hills Regional High School
108 Stirling Road
Warren, NJ 07059
908-647-4800 x 2720
fax: 908-647-8143
Ms. Marianne Ly
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South
346 Clarksville Road
Princeton Junction, NJ 08550-1599
609-719-5050
fax: 609-719-5092
Mr. Glenn Bartram
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North
90 Grovers Mill Road
West Windsor-Plainsboro, NJ
609-716-5100
North Central Region
Ms. Meryl Mendolla
Belleville High School
100 Passaic Avenue
Belleville, NJ 07109-1807
973-450-3500 x 3559
fax: 973-450-3196
Ms. Melissa Bartnicki
Bloomfield High School
160 Broad Street
Bloomfield, NJ 07003-2698
973-680-8507
fax: 973-680-8568
Ms. Grace Cunha
Carteret High School
199 Washington Avenue
Carteret, NJ 07008
732-969-4026
fax: 732-969-2094
Ms. Kathy Rossi
Clifton High School
333 Colfax Avenue
Clifton, NJ 07013-1701
973-470-2336
fax: 973-477-4572
Ms. Joanne Gobbo
Ms. Karen Kenny
Colonia High School
180 East Street
Colonia, NJ 07067-2299
732-499-6500
fax: 732-574-2575
Ms. Jeanette Griffin
East Orange Campus High School
344 Prospect Street
East Orange, NJ 07017-3506
973-266-7300
fax: 973-266-2954
Ms. Mary Conlon
Essex Co Vocational School-Bloomfield
209 Franklin Street
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
973-429-8893, x2018
fax: 973-429-7330
Ms. Jennifer Ballance
Essex Co Vocational HS -13th Street
300 North 13th Street
Newark, NJ 07107-1297
973-483-5466 ext 3023, 3059
fax: 973-483-6066
Mr. Andrew Turner
Essex Co Vocational School-TCC
91 West Market Street
Newark, NJ 07103-3497
973-412-2056 ext 422
fax: 973-623-2010
Mr. Joseph Hubert
Governor Livingston Regional High School
Watchung Boulevard
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922-2799
908-464-3100 ext 531, 559
fax: 908-464-7508
Mr. Joseph Romano
Irvington High School
1253 Clinton Avenue
Irvington, NJ 07111
973-399-6899
973-371-7045
Ms. Laura Ribinsky
J.P. Stevens High School
855 Grove Avenue
Edison, NJ 08820
732-452-2800
fax: 732-452-2863
Mr. Bob Schreck
John F. Kennedy High School
200 Washington Avenue
Iselin, NJ 08830
732-602-8650
Mr. Jeffrey McMurry
Livingston High School
30 Robert Harp Drive
Livingston, NJ 07039-3987
973-535-8100, 8102
fax: 973-994-4297
Ms. Jilyan Lane
Middlesex County Academy
100 Technology Drive
Edison, NJ 08837
732-452-2600
Ms. Violet Valenti Musso
Middlesex High School
300 Kennedy Drive
Middlesex, NJ 08846
732-317-6000
fax: 732-317-6008
Ms. Deanna Dale
Monroe Township High School
1629 Perrineville Road
Jamesburg, NJ 08831
732-521-2882
fax: 732-521-2976
Mr. Paul Cunningham
Montclair Kimberly High School
6 Lloyd Road
Montclair, NJ 07042
973-746-9800
Ms. Susan Maroon
North Brunswick Twp High School
Raider Road Route 130 South
North Brunswick, NJ 08902-2698
732-289-3700, 3762
fax: 732-821-8342
Ms. Karen Venezia/Mr. David Morrongiello
Old Bridge High School
East Campus
519 Route 516
Old Bridge, NJ 08857
732-290-3937
fax: 732-566-1263
Ms. Nancy Ostrowski
Piscataway High School
100 Behmer Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854-4173
732-981-0700 ext 2247
fax: 732-981-1985
Ms. Elaine Hall
Sayreville War Memorial High School
820 Washington Road
Parlin, NJ 08859
732-525-5251, ext 2406
fax: 732-316-0720
Mr. Joe Franzone
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School
667 Westfield Road
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076-2196
908-889-8600 x 408
fax: 908-889-8254
Rick Ingraffia
Seton Hall Preparatory School
120 Northfield Avenue
West Orange, NJ 07052
973-325-6675
Ms. Karen Hunte/Ms. Laura Dec
South Brunswick High School
750 Ridge Road
Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852
732-329-4044, ext 2209
fax: 732-274-1237
Ms. Sharon Marshall
Spotswood High School
105 Summerhill Road
Spotswood, NJ 08850
732-723-2201
fax: 732-251-1567
Ms. Janet Kneisel
Union County Vo Tech School
1776 Raritan Road
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
908-889-8288, x 347
fax: 908-889-4399
Ms. Rosemary Federer
Union High School
North Third Street
Union, NJ 07083
908-851-6585
fax: 908-687-5204
Ms. Andrea Mondadori
West Essex Regional High School
West Greenbrook Raod
North Caldwell, NJ 07006
973-228-1200 ext 242
fax: 973-364-1872
Ms. Yvette Esteves/Ms. Kathleen Prochoren
Woodbridge Senior High School
Sam Lupo Place
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
732-602-8636, 8627
fax: 732-326-0629
Northern Region
Mr. William Warren
Abraham Lincoln High School
60 Crescent Avenue
Jeresey City, NJ 07304
201-915-6019
Mr. Charles Keohane
Academies @ Englewood
274 Knickerbocker Road
Englewood, NJ 07631-1599
201-862-6074
Ms. Mary M. Hooper
Bayonne High School
669 Avenue A and 28th Street (House 2)
Bayonne, NJ 07002
201-858-5891
fax: 201-858-9369
Ms. Karan Anderson
Bergen County Academies
200 Hackensack Avenue
Hackensack, NJ 07601
201-343-6000, x 2240
fax: 201-343-0483
Ms. Arlene Farrell/Ms. Angela Laurenza
Dickinson High School
Two Palisades Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306
201-714-4400
fax: 201-792-2292
Mr. Peter Zisa
Fair Lawn High School
14-00 Berdan Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
201-794-3396
fax: 201-794-8107
Ms. Christen Cohn
Fort Lee High School
3000 Lemoine Avenue
Fort Lee, NJ 07024-6199
201-585-4688
fax: 201-585-2296
Mr. Kevin Mulligan
Glen Rock High School
400 Hamilton Avenue
Glen Rock, NJ 07452
201-445-7700 ext 8955
201-389-5015
Mr. Edward Renz
Hackensack High School
First and Beech Streets
Hackensack, NJ 07601
201-646-7924
fax: 201-646-7922
Ms. Sandra Klinck
Hanover Park High School
63 Mount Pleasant Avenue
East Hanover, NJ 07936
973-887-0300, x 4076
fax: 973-515-7680
Ms. Doris Allen/Ms. Deborah Flowers
Henry Snyder High School
239 Bergen Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07305-1599
201-915-6641
fax: 201-451-7633
Mrs. Melanie Litrenta/Mr. Ronald Hoffman
High Point Regional High School
229 Pigeon Hill Road
Sussex, NJ 07461
973-875-3101
fax: 973-875-2756
Ms. Mariela Calderon
James J. Ferris High School
35 Colgate Street
Jersey City, NJ 07302
201-915-6660
Ms. Gail DeGraw
Jefferson Township High School1010 Weldon Road
Oak Ridge, NJ 07438
973-697-3535
fax: 973-208-8409
Ms. Lisa Krulik
Kearny High School
336 Devon Street
Kearny, NJ 07032
201-955-5050
Ms. Mary Ann Stanek
Kittatinny Regional High School
77 Halsey Road
Newton, NJ 07860
973-383-1800 ext 695
fax: 973-383-4392
Ms. Rita Mazza
Lakeland Regional High School
205 Conklintown Road
Wanaque, NJ 07465
973-835-1900, x 127
fax: 973-835-6369
Ms. Janet Bardello
Lenape Valley Regional High School
P.O. Box 578
Stanhope, NJ 07874-0578
973-347-7600 ext 184
fax: 973-347-2536
Mr. Brian Fuschetto
Lyndhurst High School
Fern and Weart Avenues
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
201-896-2100 x 4011
fax: 201-939-6150
Ms. Eileen Vrabel
Mahwah High School
50 Ridge Road
Mahwah, NJ 074430
201-882-2301
Fax: 201-529-1614
Mr. James Davila/Mr. Luis Gonzalez
Memorial High School-West New York
5501 Park Avenue
West New York, NJ 07093-3599
201-553-4110, x 7142, 7145
fax: 201-863-7798
Ms. Barbara Carriere/Mr. Robert Naturale
Montville Township High School
100 Horseneck Road
Montville, NJ 07045-9626
973-331-7100 ext 851
fax: 973-334-0753
Ms. Lauren Jackson
Morris Hills High School
520 West Main Street
Rockaway, NJ 07866-3799
973-664-2300, x 2309
fax: 973-983-7461
Mr. Michael Mugavero
Morris Knolls High School
50 Knoll Drive
Rockaway, NJ 07866-4099
973-664-2209
fax: 973-586-3550
Ms. Caroll Fiorenzo
Morristown High School
50 Early Street
Morristown, NJ 07960-3898
973-292-2000 ext 2182
fax: 973-539-5573
Ms. Linda Ward
Mount Olive High School18 Cory Road
Flanders, NJ 07836-9615
973-927-2208, x7641/7667
fax: 973-927-2204
Ms. Inga Grossman-Savitsky
Northern Valley Regional HS-Demarest
150 Knickerbocker Road
Demarest, NJ 07627
201-768-3200 ext 3604
fax: 201-768-5438
Ms. Anita Parciasepe/Ms. Suzanne O’Sullivan
Northern Valley Regional HS-Old Tappan
Central Avenue
Old Tappan, NJ 07675
201-784-1600 ext 4506
fax: 201-768-7724
Mr. Robert Garcia
Parsippany High School
309 Baldwin Road
Parsippany, NJ 07054
973-975-3015
fax: 973-263-7174
Mr. Ahmed Kandil
Parsippany Hills High School
20 Rita Drive
Parsippany, NJ 07054
973-682-2815 x 1076
fax: 973-326-9260
Ms. Linda Murphy
Passaic County Technical Institute
45 Reinhardt Road
Wayne, NJ 07470-2299
973-790-6000
fax: 973-790-4727
Ms. Theresa Emma
Pequannock Township High School
85 Sunset Road
Pompton Plains, NJ 07444-1652
973-616-6000, x240
fax: 973-616-6029
Ms. Carol Ann Helm
Pompton Lakes High School
44 Lakeside Avenue
Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442-1734
973-835-7100
fax: 973-835-1054
Ms. Martel Roberts/Ms. Chris Dilling
Randolph High School
Millbrook Avenue
Randolph, NJ 07869-3796
973-361-2400
fax: 973-361-1661
Ms. Joanne Haines
Roxbury High School
1 Bryant Drive
Succasunna, NJ 07876
973-584-1200, x 228
Ms. Lindsay Mollo
Rutherford High School
56 Elliott Place
Rutherford, NJ 07070
201-438-7675
fax: 201-438-7293
Ms. Sharon Richmond
Sparta High School
70 West Mountain Road
Sparta, NJ 07871-3598
973-729-6191, 2936
fax: 973-729-3258
Ms. Marilyn Schilkie
Union Hill High School
3808 Hudson Avenue
Union City, NJ 07087-6095
201-348-5953
fax: 201-271-9470
Ms. Kelly DeCongelio
Wallington High School
234 Main Avenue
Wallington, NJ 07057-1523
973-777-0808
fax: 973-777-1434
Ms. Carol Jurkouich
Wallkill Valley Regional High School
10 Grumm Road
Hamburg, NJ 07419
973-827-4100 x 238
fax: 973-827-8318
Ms. Carla McClain
Wayne Hills Senior High School
272 Berdan Avenue
Wayne, NJ 07470
973-633-3090, 3113
fax: 973-633-2985
Ms. Donna Bykowski
Wayne Valley High School
551 Valley Road
Wayne, NJ 07470-3588
973-633-3067, 3057(FBLA)
fax: 973-633-3082
Ms. Anne Meagher/Ms. Cara Fabin
West Morris Central High School
Bartley Road
Chester, NJ 07930-9515
908-879-5212 x 3209
fax: 908-879-2741
Ms. Brenda DeRogatis
West Morris-Mendham High School
East Main Street
Mendham, NJ 07945-1599
973-543-2501, x 5122
fax: 973-543-6739
Ms. Pam Souto
Whippany Park High School
165 Whippany Road
Whippany, NJ 07981
973-887-3004
fax: 973-887-0451
Southern Region
Ms. Lorraine Ballard
Bordentown Regional High School
Dunns Mill Road
Bordentown, NJ 08505
609-298-0025 ext 1300
fax: 609-291-0347
Ms. Theresa Queen
Buena Regional High School
Weymouth Road
Buena, NJ 08310
856-697-2400
Mr. John Orlando
Burlington City High School
Blue Devil Way
Burlington, NJ 08016
609-387-5877
Fax: 609-386-6971
Ms. Diane Brockway/Ms. Martha Derickson
Burlington Co Institute of Technology
695 Woodlane Road
Westampton, NJ 08060
609-267-4226, x 286
fax: 609-518-2360
[email protected] /[email protected]
Ms. Amy L. Carruth
Burlington Co Institute of Technology
10 Hawkins Road
Medford, NJ 08055
609-654-0200 ext 514
Fax: 609-654-1081
Mr. Robert Carson
Burlington Township High School
610 Fountain Avenue
Burlington, NJ 08016
609-387-1713 x 6069
Ms. Veronica Moore/Ms. Cathy Titterton
Camden Co Technical School-Gloucester
343 Berlin-Cross Keys Road
Sicklerville, NJ 08081-4000
856-767-7000, x 5217/5346
fax: 856-767-6625
Ms. Susan Van Hoy/Ms. Marilyn Larke
Camden Co Technical School-Pennsauken
6008 Browning Road
Pennsauken, NJ 08109-1599
856-663-1040, x 7244
fax: 856-665-8011
Ms. Shellie Hughes
Cherokee High School
120 Tomlinson Mill Road
Marlton, NJ 08054
856-983-5140
fax: 856-596-6495
Ms. Sharon Gates/Mr. Carlos Morales
Cumberland Co Technical Education Center
601 Bridgeton Avenue
Bridgeton, NJ 08302
856-451-9000, x 224
fax: 856-453-1118
Ms. Valerie Pemberton/Ms. Rebecca Mulhern
Cumberland Regional High School
P.O. Box 5115
Seabrook, NJ 08302
856-451-9400
fax: 856-455-8514
Mr. Christopher Scheeper
Deptford High School
575 South Fox Run Road
Deptford, NJ 08096
856-232-2713 ext 651, 313
fax: 856-374-9145
Mr. Eric Allen
Eastern Regional High School
1401 Laurel Oak Road, Box 2500
Voorhees, NJ 08043-4328
856-784-4441
fax: 856-784-1322
Mrs. Kim DeMaggio
Egg Harbor Township High School
24 High School Drive
Egg Harbor Township, NJ 08234
609-653-0100
Ms. Pat Weikel
Florence Township Memorial High School
1050 Cedar Lane
Florence, NJ 08518
609-499-4620
Fax: 609-499-3424
Mr. Walter Chandler
Gloucester Co Institute of Technology
1360 Tanyard Road, PO Box 800
Sewell, NJ 08080
856-468-1445 ext 2530
fax: 856-468-1035
Ms. Lisa Stellaccio
Highland Regional High School
580 Erial Road
Blackwood, NJ 08012-4599
856-227-4100 ext 4027
fax: 856-227-3619
Ms. Megan Cashman/Ms. Gail Kain
Lenape High School
235 Hartford Road
Medford, NJ 08055-9503
609-654-5111 x 8454
fax: 609:953-6779
Mrs. Mary Rose Bispels/Ms. Kathy Parker
Lower Cape May Regional High School
687 Route 9
Cape May, NJ 08204
609-884-3475
Mr. Robert Kickish
Mainland Regional High School
1301 Oak Avenue
Linwood, NJ 08221-1698
609-927-4151
fax: 609-927-1942
Mr. Timothy O’Reilly/Ms. Rosalind Chadwick
Moorestown High School
350 Bridgeboro Road
Moorestown, NJ 08057
856-778-6610 x 3733
fax: 856-722-8983
Ms. Lori Nadolny/Ms. Kathy McCaughey
Northern Burlington Regional High School
160 Mansfield Road East
Columbus, NJ 08022
609-298-3900 ext 2063
fax: 609-298-3154
Mr. Brendan Wise
Oakcrest High School
1824 Dr. Dennis Foreman Drive
Mays Landing, NJ 08361
609-625-2242
Ms. Terri Sharp/Ms. Alice Drakopoulos
Pemberton Township High School
Arney's Mt. Road
Pemberton, NJ 08068
609-893-8141, x 2234
fax: 609-894-0126
Ms. Candelle Richman
Pennsville Memorial High School
110 South Broadway
Pennsville, NJ 08070
856-540-6220
fax: 856-678-2715
Ms. Wanda Fecher
Pinelands Regional High School
565 Nugentown Road
Tuckerton, NJ 08087
609-296-3106 ext 8607
609-296-6905
Carolee C. Gray
Rancocas Valley Regional High School
520 Jacksonville Road
Mount Holly, NJ 08060
609-267-0830
609-265-9204
Ms. Lea Lauletta
Riverside High School
112 Washington Street
Riverside, NJ 08075
856-461-1255
fax: 856-461-7277
Ms. Suzanne Landolfi
Salem High School
219 Walnut Street
Salem, NJ 08079-9408
856-935-3900 ext 621
fax: 856-935-3288
Ms. Pat Costello
Seneca High School
110 Carranza Road
Tabernacle, NJ 08088
609-268-4600
fax: 609-268-6642
Ms. Katherine Mortimer/Ms. Dot Medvetz
Shawnee High School
600 Tabernacle Road
Medford, NJ 08055-9503
609-654-7544, x 8676
fax: 609-654-5611
Ms. Susan McCartney
Triton Regional High School
250 Schubert Avenue
Runnemede, NJ 08078-1796
856-764-0233 x 2084
fax: 856-794-6878
Ms. Mary Beth Banko
Vineland High School
1186 East Grant Avenue
Vineland, NJ 08361
856-794-6800 x 2642
Ms. Pat Chiaro
Washington Township High School
519 Huffville-Cross Keys Road
Sewell, NJ 08080
856-589-8500 ext 7501
fax: 856-218-0991
Ms. Jena Clark
Winslow Township High School
10 Coopers Folly Road
Atco, NJ 08004
609-767-1850
609-767-5670
Ms. Cheryl Levitsky
Woodstown High School
140 East Avenue
Woodstown, NJ 08098
856-769-0144 ext 885
Fax: 856-769-9480
2009-2010 New Jersey FBLA Middle Level Local Chapters
Ms. Laurie Keats
C. W. Goetz Middle School
835 Patterson Road
Jackson, NJ 08527
732-833-4610 ext 3136
fax: 732-833-4749
Ms. JoAnne Bruno
South Hunterdon Middle School
301 Mt. Airy-Harbourton Road
Lambertville, NJ 08530
609-397-2366
Ms. Carol Zammitti
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
35-01 Morlot Avenue
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
201-703-2240
Ms. Susan Sherman/Ms. Janice Emering
West Essex Junior High School
West Greenbrook Road
North Caldwell, NJ 07006
973-228-1200
2008-2009 New Jersey PBL Local Chapters
Dr. Michael Faulkner
DeVry University
630 US Route 1
Noth Brunswick, NJ 08902
732-729-3532
Ms. Ellen A. Benowitz
Mercer County Community College
P.O. Box B
1200 Old Trenton Road
Trenton, NJ 08690-0182
609-586-4800, ext 3766
Ms. Kathy Dillon
Ocean County College
Instructional Building, Rm 318
College Drive - PO Box 2001
Toms River, NJ 08754-2001
732-255-0400, x2220
fax: 732-255-0444
Dr. John Donovan
Rider University
2083 Lawrenceville Road
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
609-896-5000
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Mr. Martin Markowitz
Rutgers University
New Brunswick Campus
94 Rockafeller Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854
732-445-3600
Mr. Joe Markert
Rutgers University – Newark
249 University Avenue
Newark, NJ 07102
732-445-5110
Fax: 732-445-6987
Mr. Kevin Foley
Salem Community College
460 Hollywood Avenue
Carneys Point, NJ 08069
856-351-2651
Fax: 856-351-2689
Dr. Patricia Wallace
The College of New Jersey
P. O. Box 7718
Ewing, NJ 08628-0718
609-771-2220
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Organization and Structure
New Jersey State Chapter Constitution
Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda
Article I
Name
The name of this organization shall be the New Jersey State Chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, Inc., hereinafter referred to as “the Chapter.”
Article II
Purpose
The purpose of this FBLA Chapter shall be to further the goals of FBLA within the State of New Jersey. The Chapter shall provide as an integral part of the instructional program additional opportunities for secondary students (grades 7-12) in business and/or business-related fields to develop vocational and career supportive competencies and to promote civic and personal responsibilities.
The purpose of this PBL Chapter shall be to further the goals of PBL within the State of New Jersey. The Chapter shall provide opportunities for post-secondary and college students to develop vocational competencies for business occupations and business teacher education. PBL is an
integral part of the instructional program and in addition promotes a sense of civic and personal responsibility.
The specific goals of FBLA-PBL and the Chapter are to:
develop competent, aggressive business leadership
strengthen the confidence of students in themselves and their work
create more interest in and understanding of American business enterprise
encourage members in the development of individual projects which contribute to the improvement of home, business and community
develop character, prepare for useful citizenship, and foster patriotism
encourage and practice efficient money management
encourage scholarship and promote school loyalty
assist students in the establishment of occupational goals
facilitate the transition from school to work
The Chapter shall not have any purpose nor engage in any activity inconsistent with the status of an educational and charitable organization as
defined in Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 or any successor provision thereto, and none of these goals shall at any time be deemed or construed to be other than the public benefit purposes and objectives consistent with such educational and charitable status, nor shall the Chapter adopt goals or engage in any activity inconsistent with the goals and policies of FBLA-PBL, Inc.
Article III
Membership
The membership of the Chapter shall consist of FBLA or PBL members re-siding within the State of New Jersey. Classes of membership, identical to those established by FBLA-PBL, Inc., shall be established by the Chapter. Such classes, together with the voting and other rights of each, shall be more specifically set forth in the Bylaws.
Article IV
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Dues and Finance
Section 1. The Chapter may assess dues from the members in addition to dues assessed by FBLA-PBL, Inc.
Section 2. No part of the net earnings of the Chapter shall inure to the benefit of any member, sponsor, donor, creator, director, officer, employee, or any other private individual or to the benefit of any corporation or organization, any part of the net earnings of which inure to the benefit of any private individual; provided, this shall not prevent payment of reasonable compensation for services actually rendered the chapter in effecting its goals.
The Chapter shall not divert any part of its income or corpus to any member, sponsor, donor, creator, director, officer, or employee; by lending any part of its income or corpus without receipt of adequate security and a reasonable rate of interest; by paying any compensation in excess of reasonable allowance for salaries, or other compensation for personal services actually rendered; by making any purchase of security or other property for more than adequate consideration for money or money’s worth; by selling any substantial part of its securities or other property for less than adequate consideration
for money or money’s worth; or by engaging in any other transaction which, either directly or indirectly, results in such diversion of its income or corpus.
The Chapter shall not make any accumulation of its income unreasonable in the amount or duration.
Section 3. The Chapter shall not use any income for purposes other than the objects in this Constitution set forth or invest any income in any manner which might jeopardize the fulfillment or carrying out of its objects. The Chapter shall not devote a substantial portion of its activities to carrying on propaganda or otherwise attempting to influence legislation, and in no event shall the Chapter engage in any legislative activities other than those in direct furtherance of the Chapter’s stated objective. The Chapter shall not participate in or intervene in any political campaign on behalf of any candidate for public office. In general, the Chapter shall not act in any way or engage in any activity which might affect its right or the right of FBLA-PBL, Inc. to full tax exemption or the right of donors to the Chapter of FBLA-PBL, Inc., to full tax deduction for their contributions to the chapter of FBLA-PBL, Inc., and the Chapter shall be so
operated as to be entitled to and receive all tax exemptions, federal or local, which may be granted to charitable, scientific, or educational associations or foundations.
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Article V
Organization
Section 1. The Chapter is a subsidiary of the Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Bet Lambda, Inc. As an integral part of FBLA-PBL, Inc., the chapter shall have goals and engage in activities consistent with the organization’s status as a charitable and educational organization as designed in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954. Reports shall be submitted to FBLA-PBL, Inc. as requested.
Section 2. The Chapter shall be governed by a Board of Directors which shall serve as the policymaking body for the Chapter and which shall be subject to this Constitution of FBLA or PBL Bylaws, and the Board of Directors of FBLA-PBL, Inc.
Section 3. The Chapter shall adopt a set of Bylaws consistent with this Constitution, which shall include the powers and duties of the Board of Directors, officers and elections, meetings of the chapter, and any other provisions necessary for the orderly administration of the chapter.
Section 4. The Chapter shall maintain such relationship with FBLA or PBL local chapters within the State of New Jersey as shall be approved by the Board of Directors. The Chapter may apply to the Internal Revenue Service for a group tax exemption ruling on behalf of the local chapter within the State.
Section 5. Upon dissolution, all the assets of the Chapter shall be and remain the assets of FBLA-PBL, Inc.
Article VI
Emblems and Insignia
The Chapter emblems shall be the emblems of the national organization. Only members in good standing may use official emblems and insignia.
Article VII
Amendment
This Constitution is a mandatory Constitution drafted by FBLA-PBL, Inc. for adoption by its state chapters and shall be unamendable without the written consent of FBLA-PBL, Inc. Should amendments be required for the purpose of qualifying or retaining qualification under Section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 or any successor provision thereto, such amendments, as approved by the Board of Directors of FBLA-PBL, shall become a part of this Constitution with or without the consent of the Chapter.
Revised December 28, 1976
Updated April 12, 1988, to comply with FBLA National Bylaws change
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New Jersey State Chapter Bylaws
Future Business Leaders of America
Article I
Membership
Section 1. Any student enrolled in a business program and in a school with a chartered local chapter of FBLA in the State of New Jersey shall be eligible for membership.
Section 2. State FBLA shall be open for membership to the two following classes of members:
Active Members shall be secondary students who become members while enrolled in business and/or business-related fields, who accept the purpose of FBLA, subscribe to its creed, demonstrate willingness to contribute to good school-community relations, and possess qualities for employment. Active members shall pay dues as established by FBLA and may participate in regional, state, and national events, in accordance with the guidelines of the New Jersey State and National Awards Program, serve as voting dele-gates to the Regional Competitive Events and State and National Leadership
Conferences, hold state and national office and otherwise represent their state and local chapters as approved by their respective state and local advisers.
Honorary Life Members may be elected to a state or local chapter by a majority vote. They shall be persons who are assisting in the advancement of business and office education and/or who are rendering out-standing service to FBLA-PBL, Inc. Honorary Life Members shall not vote or hold office and shall not be required to pay dues.
Article II
Dues and Financial Responsibility
Section 1. Annual membership dues shall be fixed by the State Executive Board.
Section 2. State dues are payable on or before October 20 of the current school year. Dues for additional members taken into the chapter after October 20 are payable at the time of induction.
Section 3. All FBLA-PBL finances should reflect sound accounting procedures and follow the State of New Jersey and the vocational student organization treasury accounting procedures.
Section 4. The budget shall be prepared by designated member(s) of FBLA-PBL’s governing body. The proposed budget shall be submitted to that group for approval.
Section 5. The fiscal year shall be July 1 through June 30.
Section 6. An audit reflecting all financial activities of FBLA-PBL shall be con-ducted by the State of New Jersey Department of Legislative Services. The audit report shall be presented to the governing body for approval and, if necessary, responsive action.
Article III
Officers
Section 1. The FBLA state officers of the Chapter shall be a president, a vice-president of each region, a membership vice-
president, a community service vice-president, a secretary, a historian, and a parliamentarian. These officers shall per-form the duties prescribed by these By-laws and by the parliamentary authority adopted by the chapter. The duties of the officers shall be to:
A. President. Preside over and con-duct meetings according to accepted parliamentary procedure; represent the state chapter; coordinate chapter activities by keeping close touch with other officers; the membership, and the advisers.
B. Vice-Presidents of the Regions. Assist the President in the discharge of his/her duties and preside at meetings in the absence of the President; preside over the Regional Competitive Events.
C. Membership Vice-President. Collect state dues; record all membership receipts and local chapter enrollments.
D. Community Service Vice-President. Contact representatives of state charity; develop incentives for charity fundraising; and organize promotional materials.
E. Secretary. Prepare and read the minutes of the meeting; have available for the President the agenda of each meeting; count and record votes when taken; attend to official correspondence; send out
meeting notices; and read communications at meetings.
F. Historian. Maintain an accurate and up-to-date history, including a state newsletter and an annual report of chapter activities.
G. Parliamentarian. Advise the presiding officer and other chapter members on parliamentary procedure; have reference materials pertaining to parliamentary procedure available for each meeting; and make sure that chapter meetings are conducted in an orderly manner according to Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised.
Section 2. Only active members are eligible to hold office. Candidates must have at least one year remaining in their educational programs.
Section 3. All prospective candidates for state office shall submit to the State Executive Board an application and resume by the deadline dates approximately one month before the Regional Competitive Events (vice-presidents of the regions and parliamentarian) and all other officers approximately six weeks prior to the State Leadership Conference.
Section 4. All applications and resumes shall be screened by the State Executive Board, with candidacy subject to the State Executive Board’s approval.
Section 5. If there is no candidate for a particular office, the resumes of those candidates not elected to office shall be reviewed by the State Executive Board; and one of them shall be appointed to fill the office, pending his/her approval.
Section 6. The state officers shall be elected by ballot with a plurality necessary for election. Unopposed candidates must receive a majority. The state officer candidate test scores shall be used to break a tie in an election.
Section 7. The officers shall serve for one year and their term of office shall begin on June 1 of the year in which they are elected.
Section 8. All state officers will be required to attend all State Executive Board meetings and the New Jersey FBLA-PBL Fall, FBLA-PBL Eastern National Fall, one of the New Jersey FBLA Regional Competitive Events, and New Jersey FBLA State Leadership Conferences and
FBLA-PBL State Officer Leadership Training Seminar. The state president must attend the FBLA-PBL Management Series. All state officers should attend the FBLA National Leader-ship Conference. If an officer misses one State Executive Board meeting or one of the conferences mentioned above without notice or two with notice, it will be a sign of resignation and another member will be appointed to the office by the State Executive Board at the next Board meeting. If an officer is in violation of the State or National Code of Conduct, it will be a sign of resignation and another member will be appointed to the office by the State Executive Board at the next Board meeting. If an officer is absent from school with an extended illness, the State Executive Board may accept a doctor’s note and permit the officer to complete his/her term.
Section 9. All state officers will be required to send copies of all official correspondence to the FBLA-PBL State Committee for the FBLA files. All officers must submit copies of their management plans to the State Committee by dates specified.
Section 10. The same office may not be filled by persons from the same school for more than two years in a row.
Section 11. A chapter cannot have more than two state officers in any one year.
Section 12. In the event that there is a vacancy in the presidency, the vice-president from the president’s region shall assume that office. In the event that a vacancy arises in any other office, another member will be appointed to the office by the State Executive Board at the next Board meeting.
Article IV
Executive Board
Section 1. The State Executive Board shall consist of all state officers, their lo-cal chapter advisers, and the FBLA-PBL State Committee.
Section 2. Only the state officers on the Board shall have voting rights.
Section 3. A majority of the state officers shall constitute a quorum of the Board.
Section 4. The State Executive Board shall determine the dates and locations of its meetings for the school year.
Article V
Advisory Groups
Section 1. The State Committee is com-posed of a State Chairman and other professional employees under contract to the New Jersey Department of Education. The State Committee shall coordinate and supervise the activities of the organization.
Section 2. Part-time consultants may be hired by the New Jersey Department of Education and may serve on or assist the State Committee.
Article VI
Meetings and Conferences
Section 1. The chapter shall conduct one or two Fall Leadership Conference(s), four Regional Competitive Events, and a State Leadership Conference each year.
Section 2. The date, location, and agenda of each meeting shall be decided by the State Executive Board.
Section 3. At the Regional Competitive Events, each local chapter shall be entitled to two regional voting delegates who
will cast votes for the regional vice-president.
Section 4. At the State Leadership Conference, each local chapter shall be en-titled to two voting delegates. Each chapter shall cast two votes for president, membership vice-president, community service vice-president, secretary, historian, and parliamentarian and for any other business which may be proposed.
Article VII
Committees
Committees, standing or special, shall be appointed by the president, as the State Executive Board shall from time to time deem necessary to carry on the work of the chapter.
Article VIII
Parliamentary Authority
The rules contained in the current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised shall govern the chapter in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with the National Bylaws, the State Constitution, and these Bylaws
Article IX
Amendments
Proposed amendments to the Bylaws shall be submitted in writing by local chapters to the State Executive Board. These proposed amendments shall be reviewed by the State Executive Board which shall, in turn, submit them to the delegates at the State Leadership Conference with recommendations. Amendments may be adopted or revision made in the Bylaws at the State Leadership Conference by a two-thirds vote of the delegates present.
Revised December 28, 1976
Revised April 10, 1981
Revised April 22, 1983
Updated December 12, 1984,
for corrections not changing intent
Revised April 12, 1988
Revised March 22, 1991
Revised March 11, 1994
Revised November 18, 1995
New Jersey State Chapter Bylaws
Phi Beta Lambda
Article I
Membership
Section 1. Any student with an interest in business or business teacher education program and enrolled in a post-secondary institution with a chartered local chapter of PBL in the State of New Jersey shall be eligible for membership.
Section 2. State PBL shall be open for membership to the two following classes of members:
Active Members shall be students participating in the fields of business or business teacher education who accept the purpose of PBL and subscribe to its creed. Active members shall pay dues as established by PBL and may participate in state and national events, in accordance with the guidelines of the New Jersey State and National Awards Program, serve as voting delegates to the State and National Leadership Conferences, hold state and national office and otherwise represent their state and local chapters as approved by their respective state and local advisers.
Honorary Life Members may be elected to a state or local chapter by a majority vote. They shall be persons who are assisting in the advancement of business education and/or who are rendering outstanding service to PBL. Honorary Life Members shall not vote or hold office and shall not be required to pay dues.
Article II
Dues and Financial Responsibility
Section 1. Annual membership dues shall be fixed by the State Executive Board.
Section 2. State dues are payable on or before October 20 of the current school year. Dues for additional members taken into the chapter after October 20 are pay-able at the time of induction.
Section 3. All FBLA-PBL finances should reflect sound accounting procedures and follow the State of New Jersey and the vocational student organization treasury accounting procedures.
Section 4. The budget shall be prepared by designated member(s) of FBLA-PBL’s governing body. The proposed budget shall be submitted to that group for approval.
Section 5. The fiscal year shall be July 1 through June 30.
Section 6. An audit reflecting all financial activities of FBLA-PBL shall be con-ducted by the State
of New Jersey Department of Legislative Services. The audit report shall be presented to the governing body for approval and, if necessary, responsive action.
Article III
Officers
Section 1. The PBL state officers of the chapter shall be a president, a vice-president, a secretary, and a treasurer. These officers shall perform the duties prescribed by these Bylaws and by the parliamentary authority adopted by the chapter.
Section 2. Only active members are eligible to hold office. Candidates must have at least one semester of their educational programs remaining. A candidate must have been a member of PBL for at least one semester or of FBLA for one school year according to the membership records maintained by the FBLA-PBL state office. He/she must have attended one state or national conference. A candidate (if a sophomore at a county college) must show proof of acceptance at a New Jersey four-year college with PBL by the date specified by the State Executive Board.
Section 3. All prospective candidates for state office shall submit to the State Executive Board an application and resume by the deadline date approximately four weeks prior
to the State Leadership Conference.
Section 4. All applications and resumes shall be screened by the State Executive Board, with candidacy subject to the State Executive Board’s approval.
Section 5. If there is no candidate for a particular office, the resumes of those candidates not elected to office shall be reviewed by the State Executive Board; and one of them shall be appointed to fill the office, pending his/her approval.
Section 6. The state officers shall be elected by ballot with a plurality necessary for election. Unopposed candidates must receive a majority. The number of FBLA-PBL conferences attended for the current fiscal year as a PBL member will be used to break a tie in an election.
Section 7. The officers shall serve for one year and their term of office shall begin on May 1 of the year in which they are elected.
Section 8. All state officers will be required to attend all State Executive Board meetings and the New Jersey FBLA-PBL State Officer Leadership Training
Seminar, FBLA-PBL Fall, FBLA-PBL Eastern National Fall, and New Jersey PBL State Leadership Conferences. The state president must attend the FBLA-PBL Management Series. All state officers should attend the PBL National Leadership Conference. If an officer misses one State Executive Board meeting or one of the conferences mentioned above without notice or two with notice, it will be a sign of resignation and another member will be appointed to the office by the State Executive Board at the next Board meeting. If an officer is absent from school with an extended illness, the State Executive Board may accept a doctor’s note and permit the officer to complete his/her term.
Section 9. All state officers will be required to send copies of all official correspondence to the FBLA-PBL State Committee for the PBL files. All officers must submit copies of their management plans to the State Committee by dates specified.
Section 10. A local chapter cannot have more than two state officers in any one year.
Section 11. In the event that there is a vacancy in the presidency, the vice-president shall assume that office. In the event that vacancy arises in any
other office, another member will be appointed to the office by the State Executive Board at the next Board meeting.
Article IV
Executive Board
Section 1. The State Executive Board shall consist of all state officers, their local advisers, and the FBLA-PBL State Committee.
Section 2. Only the state officers on the Board shall have voting rights.
Section 3. A majority of the state officers shall constitute a quorum of the Board.
Section 4. The State Executive Board shall determine the dates and locations of its meetings for the school year.
Article V
Advisory Groups
Section 1. The State Committee is composed of a State Chairman employed by the New Jersey Department of Education. The State Committee shall coordinate and supervise the activities of the organization.
Section 2. Part-time consultants may be hired by the New Jersey Department of Education and may serve on or assist the State Committee.
Article VI
Meetings and Conferences
Section 1. The chapter shall conduct a Fall Leadership Conference and a State Leadership Conference each year.
Section 2. The date, location, and agenda of each meeting shall be decided by the State Executive Board.
Section 3. At the State Leadership Con-ference, each local chapter shall be entitled to voting delegates. Each chapter shall cast two votes for president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer and for any other business which may be proposed.
Article VII
Committees
Committees, standing or special, shall be appointed by the president, as the State Executive board shall from time to time deem necessary to carry on the work of the chapter.
Article VIII
Parliamentary Authority
The rules contained in the current edition of Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised shall govern the chapter in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with the National Bylaws, the State Constitution, and these Bylaws.
Article IX
Amendments
Proposed amendments to the Bylaws shall be submitted in writing by local chapters to the State Executive Board. These proposed amendments shall be reviewed by the State Executive Board which shall, in turn, submit them to the delegates at the State Leadership Conference with recommendations. Amendments may be adopted or revision made in the Bylaws at the State Leadership Conference by a two-thirds vote of the delegates present.
Written June 11, 1977
Revised March 1979
Revised March 1981
Revised March 5, 1988
Revised March 2, 1991
Revised June 10, 1994
New Jersey FBLA Regions
Central Region
Hunterdon
Mercer
Monmouth
Ocean
Somerset
Warren
North-Central Region
Essex
Middlesex
Union
Northern Region
Bergen
Hudson
Morris
Passaic
Sussex
Southern Region
Atlantic
Burlington
Camden
Cape May
Cumberland
Gloucester
Salem
Regions are subject to change to ensure fair competition at the Regional Competitive Events.
Future Business Leaders of America
- Phi Beta Lambda, Inc.
ServiceEducation
& Progress
ABOUT FBLA-PBL, INC.
Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda is a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) education association with
a quarter million students preparing for careers in business and business-related fields. The association has
four divisions:
FBLA for high school students; FBLA Middle Level for junior high, middle, and intermediate school students; PBL for postsecondary students; And the Professional Alumni Division for business people, educators and parents, who support the goals
of the Association.
FBLA-PBL is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, and organized on local, state and national levels. Business teachers/advisers and advisory councils (including school officials, business people, and community representatives) guide local chapters. State advisers and committee members coordinate chapter activities for the national organization.
The FBLA concept was developed in 1937 by Dr. Hamden L. Forkner of Columbia University. On
February 3, 1942, the first high school chapter was chartered in Johnson City, Tennessee. In 1958, the first
Phi Beta Lambda collegiate chapter was chartered in Iowa. The Professional Division (originally the
Alumni Division) began in 1979; the latest group to join FBLA (in 1994) is the FBLA-Middle Level for
students grades 5-9
The National Board of Directors is comprised of local teachers, state educators, business leaders, and the
student and professional division presidents.
MEMBERSHIP
FBLA-PBL is the largest business career student organization in the country. The high school level has
over 210,000 members, while Phi Beta Lambda (postsecondary level) reaches over 10,000 college
students. The newest group, FBLA-Middle Level (grades 5-9), is showing remarkable growth with over
10,000 student members. Finally, our Professional Division has reached over 3,000 members.
FUNDING
FBLA-PBL, Inc. is funded by membership dues, conference fees, corporate contributions and grants.
CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS
NATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
Each year, 7,000 of the best and brightest of FBLA and PBL convene to compete in leadership events, share their successes, and learn new ideas about shaping their career future through workshops and exhibits. These four-day sessions are considered the pinnacle of the FBLA-PBL experience, especially for those running for national office. FBLA-PBL has forged partnerships with industry leaders to underwrite competitive events so that students achieving national ranking receive proper recognition.
FBLA-PBL sponsors conferences and seminars for members and advisers, which are designed to enhance experience initially developed on the local and state level. Among them are:
INSTITUTE FOR LEADERS
This two-day seminar is a focused leadership experience for state and local chapter officers as well as members and
advisers on Entrepreneurship, Communication, and FBLA-PBL Leadership. It is held in conjunction with the
National Leadership Conference each year.
NATIONAL FALL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
Each Fall, new leaders and advisers from chapters across the nation, gather for regional conferences designed to guide and motivate their success for the year. This includes workshops, seminars, and a plenary session, as well as the benefit of networking among their peers from other cities.
PUBLICATIONS
These publications bring fresh ideas, new directions and network-building news to our members. They are published three times each year. Tomorrow’s Business Leader goes to FBLA & FBLA- Middle Level students;
Adviser Hotline to high school teachers; Middle Level Advisers’ Hotline to Middle Level teachers; and Business Leader to PBL members and advisers. The professional division receives The Professional Edge.
ENDORSEMENTS
FBLA-PBL is officially endorsed by American Management Association; Association for Career and Technical Education; Career College Association; March of Dimes; National Association of Parliamentarians; National Association of Secondary School Principals; National Business Education Association; National Management Association; and the U.S. Department of Education.
Future Business Leaders Of America Phi Beta Lambda, Inc.
1912 Association Drive
Reston, VA 20191-1591
703-860-3334
FAX 703-758-0749
Web Site www.fbla-pbl.org
National Registration Fees: What Do They Cover?
FBLA-PBL tries to keep the costs of its conferences as low as possible. Your registration fees, however, cover quite a bit, as explained below
.
Printing and Distribution Conference program Awards program NLC Guide/NFLC Guide Printed VIP invitations Name badges and certificates Printing of workshop materials
General Sessions Stage decoration Audiovisual presentations Related Labor, Lighting, and Sound Production costs Security service for audiovisual equipment Rental of convention center Printing of scripts Rental of formal wear for officers Recognition awards for board of directors,
national officers, and host states
Registration and Office Administration Computer supplies Shipping of conference materials Convention insurance Conference ribbons and badge holders Conference headquarters and registration office
supplies Convention bureau personnel Printing of conference updates to national
officers, board of directors, and state committee
Headquarters office equipment
Management and Logistic Fees Conference personnel Hotel staff gratuities On-site management personnel
Exhibition Decorator fee for booths Printing and distribution of exhibitors packet
Security service for exhibitors
Food, Travel, and Accommodations National officers National staff
Workshops Speaker honoraria and travel expenses Audiovisual rental for workshops
Social/Image Events/Awards Entertainment/DJ for dances Food and beverages for receptions, national
officers luncheon/dinners; and receptions for businesspersons, and sponsors
National Staff Responsibilities Inspect and select conference sites. Establish budgets to support conference. Meet with host committee to review program
plans and determine host committee support. Design and distribute conference promotional
material to local and state chapters. Coordinate logistics with hotel(s) and
convention center. Provide direction to national officers for their
conference participation. Coordinate registration services. Develop programs and secure speakers for
student and adviser workshops. Sell and manage exhibit space. Provide a management team to coordinate on-
site conference activities. Design and distribute evaluative instruments. Coordinate general session programming with
multimedia firm.
Host Committee Responsibilities Meet with national staff to determine degree of
host committee participation. Provide on-site manpower.
Select/solicit chapters to provide on-site assistance.
Provide office equipment, e.g., computers, copy machines, etc.
Provide favors, table decorations, or door prizes where appropriate (optional).
Provide hosts or hostesses where necessary. Make recommendations on workshop topics
and/or presenters.
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Membership
Development
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FBLA-PBL and Professional DivisionState and National Dues Reporting Procedures
National dues are $4 (Middle Level FBLA), $6 (FBLA) and $10 (PBL) per member. State dues are $2 (Middle Level FBLA), $4 (FBLA) and $6 (PBL) per member. A school check or money order made payable to "FBLA-PBL, Inc." should include national plus state dues and be mailed with the pink and blue copies of the membership renewal form to:
Online Registration Instructions
1. Log on to the national Web site at www.fbla-pbl.org. 2. Click “Membership” on the left hand side of the page. 3. Click “Register Now.” 4. Key in your chapter number (do not key in hyphens or zero) and the password. Your chapter number is located on the
mailing label. Example: your chapter number 9811-00 would be 9811 and password would be “service.”
Once logged on, complete the following steps: 1. School Information: Review current school information. To update contact information, click “Edit School
Information.” 2. Adviser and Principal Information: Review and update advisers’ contact information to receive national
mailings. There must be at least one person designated as a primary adviser. Please include an e-mail address. 3. Select Prior Year Members or Add New Members: If your school had members last year, select members
from last year’s roster to move to the current year. (Members are shown 50 at a time.) Please note: Please select and change student year before you check the box. Once you have selected members to move to the current year, click “Go To Members Page” to continue. If you did not have members last year, simply add members for this year. Once all names have been added, click “Post and Continue.” You must click “Post and Continue” for names to be saved.
4. Professional Division Members: Add new Professional Division members or select from a list of last year’s members and include address, title, organization, e-mail, phone, and fax.
5. State and National Dues: Review total amount of state and national dues for the most recent invoice. (FBLA-PBL membership dues are unified. State dues and national dues must be paid to be considered a member. Refer to the “National and State Dues” link.
6. National Scholarships: Contribute to national scholarships (optional). 7. Invoice/Receipt: Once you have completed your registration, click “Invoice/Receipt.” Print a copy of this page
for your records and mail a copy with payment to:
National Membership DuesFuture Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, Inc.
P.O. Box 79063Baltimore, MD 21279-0063
For questions or concerns regarding online registration, please contact the FBLA-PBL membership office at 800.325.2946 or [email protected].
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October 20 is the date that the initial reporting of membership should be received in order for a chapter to be sent the November issue of Tomorrow’s Business Leader or PBL Business Leader. In order for a chapter to be eligible for the FBLA-PBL Gold Seal Chapter Award of Merit and FBLA Outstanding Chapter and Rookie Chapter of the year events, dues for 2009-2010 chapters must be RECEIVED BY NOVEMBER 1, 2009.
Membership cards will be supplied by the FBLA-PBL National Office upon receipt of dues.
The number of copies of Tomorrow’s Business Leader or PBL Business Leader is determined by the number of chapter members listed on the membership renewal form or chapter application. If you do not receive the correct number of copies, call the Membership Services Department of the national office at 1-800-FBLA-WIN.
Do Not Delay Registration.
Submit your initial reporting as soon as possible..
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Chartering or Reactivating an
FBLA-PBL Chapter in New Jersey
The following procedures should aid an adviser in organizing a local FBLA or PBL chapter.
1. Write or call the FBLA-PBL state chairman to obtain a new chapter organization packet:
Ms. Ellen Benowitz, NJ FBLA-PBL State Chairman
Mercer County Community College
PO Box B
Trenton, NJ 08690
609-570-3766
2. Talk to students, school administrators, and faculty to create interest in organizing a local chapter of FBLA or PBL.
3. Review materials received from the FBLA-PBL state office and/or national office.
4. Plan an organizational meeting. Elect officers (president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, historian, etc.). Appoint temporary committees (bylaws and membership) to complete the prerequisites for chartering/reactivating.
5. Review the sample bylaws provided in the new chapter organization packet before writing the local chapter bylaws. New bylaws are not required but are strongly suggested for reactivated chapters.
6. Submit the following items to the New Jersey FBLA-PBL state chairman at the above address:
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New chapter/reactivation application including a list of members and newly elected officers Copy of local chapter Bylaws (optional for reactivated chapters) A check payable to "FBLA-PBL, Inc." including charter/reactivation fee ($20) plus national dues ($4-Middle
Level, $6-FBLA, $10-PBL) per member plus state dues ($2-Middle Level, $4-FBLA, $6-PBL) per member
7. Plan an installation ceremony. Present the chapter charter and membership cards received from the national office. Charters will not be sent to reactivated chapters.
8. Form an advisory committee of businesspersons from the local community and school officials to work with the chapter.
9. Participate actively in state and national association leadership activities
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New Chapter/Reactivation Application
Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda, Inc.
Complete and return this application packet to your State Chairman.
Constitution and Bylaws State Remittance
Listing of Members National Remittance
Upon receipt of this information from your State Chairman, the national office will issue you a charter certificate, membership cards, and a packet containing an FBLA-PBL Handbook and other materials to assist your chapter.
I. Chapter Information
Complete School Name_______________________________________________________________________Phone_______________________________
(As it will appear on certificate)
Street Address____________________________________________________City_________________________________State__________Zip____________
Adviser(s)______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Administrative Head______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
II. Membership List (If additional space is needed, list names on school letterhead and attach to this application packet.)
1. (President)___________________________________________________________16.____________________________________________________
2. (Vice President)_______________________________________________________17.____________________________________________________
3. (Secretary)___________________________________________________________18.____________________________________________________
4. (Treasurer)___________________________________________________________19.____________________________________________________
5._______________________________________________________________________20.____________________________________________________
6._______________________________________________________________________21.____________________________________________________
7._______________________________________________________________________22.____________________________________________________
8._______________________________________________________________________23.____________________________________________________
9._______________________________________________________________________24.____________________________________________________
10.______________________________________________________________________25.____________________________________________________
11.______________________________________________________________________26.____________________________________________________
12.______________________________________________________________________27.____________________________________________________
13.______________________________________________________________________28.____________________________________________________
14.______________________________________________________________________29.____________________________________________________
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APPROVED:
State____________ Date________
APPLICATION & BYLAWS
15.______________________________________________________________________30.____________________________________________________
We agree to communicate with the FBLA-PBL State Chairman in complying with this and other state regulations. Local, state, and national membership are unified and not available separately.
Signed_______________________________________________________________Sponsoring Chapter___________________________________________
Approved____________________________________________________________City______________________________________State______________
III. State and National Remittance
Make combined check payable to FBLA-PBL, Inc, PO Box 79063, Baltimore, MD 21279-0063
State Dues: National Dues:
________ FBLA (middle level) members @ $2.00 per year = $_______ FBLA Middle Level members @ $4.00 per year = $____________
________ FBLA (secondary level) members @ $4.00 per year = $_______ FBLA members @ $6.00 per year = $____________
________ PBL members @ $6.00 per year = $_______ PBL members @ $10 per year = $____________
Non-recurring Charter orReactivation Fee @ $20 = $ ____________(if applicable, give original charter number)
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FBLA-PBL State Membership Equalization and Expansion Awards
Membership Equalization Award
FBLA or PBL chapters must achieve their previous year’s closing membership by October 20. The Equalization Awards will be presented at the FBLA Regional Competitive Events in January.
Membership Expansion Award
The Expansion Awards will be given at the PBL and FBLA State Leadership Conferences in March. To be eligible for this award, the FBLA or PBL chapter must achieve a certain amount of growth over its previous year’s closing membership as follows:
PBL 5 member increase by February 20
FBLA 4 member increase by February 20
Submission Dates
The dates are the postmarked dates for the membership list and payment to be submitted in order for an FBLA or PBL chapter to be eligible for the awards.
Membership Recognition Awards
Largest Local Chapter Membership
Largest Local Chapter Membership Professional Division
Local Recruitment of Chapters
Local recruitment of Middle Level Chapters
Public Relations
Other Recognition Events
Chapter Achievement Award
Chapter Excellence Award
Outstanding Chapter Award
Gold Member Award
Gold Officer Award
March of Dimes
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Who’s Who in FBLA-PBL
Outstanding Local Adviser
Businessperson of the Year
Business Professional of the Year
(Please refer to the current State Awards Program Manual for further details.)
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Complete 10 items for Gold Seal Chapter entry.Deadline is February 10. Submit form with all paperwork to the State Office
GOLD SEAL CHAPTER AWARD OF MERIT
Perform any TEN of the following items. If you participate in more than one of the activities listed for items 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8, you can use the extra activity(ies) to replace any of the other nine items. For instructions on how to Go for the Gold and for ideas and information on performing Gold Seal Chapter activities, see the State Awards Program or the Chapter Management Handbook
1. Maintain/increase national membership. (Attach member listing)
Current Membership __________ Prior Year Membership
orSign up all students in any business class (100% class participation). (Attach member listing)
Class Title _________________________Class Enrollment
2. Recruit FIVE Professional members or ONE lifetime member. Submit national dues by April 1.
Name _______________________________ Date paid________Name __________________________ Date paid ________
Name _______________________________ Date paid ________Name __________________________ Date paid ________
Name _______________________________ Date paid ________Name __________________________ Date paid ________
3. Invite a school official/administrator to participate in a chapter activity. Event: _______________________
4. Participate in a Challenge. Stock Market Game Virtual Business Challenge Other _____________________
5. Participate in a public visibility project. (Attach a 100-word or more description.) American Enterprise Day
WeSeed/Chapter Challenge Education for Business Week FBLA-PBL Week Other_________________
6. Participate in an FBLA-PBL learning experience. (You receive credit for asterisked items if at least one of your members submits an entry/application; member does NOT need to attend.) Business Challenge Johnson & Wales University*
Linking Leaders Operation Enterprise* Economics for Leaders* Otis Spunkmeyer Other
7. Participate in a community service project. (Attach a 100-word or more description.)
March of Dimes Red Cross Blood Drive Other_________________________
8. Participate in a leadership activity. (Attach a 100-word or more description.)
WeSeed/Chapter Challenge Fundraising opportunity Linking Leaders® Other__________________
9. Submit an article to an FBLA-PBL national publication. (Article does not need to be printed for you to receive credit for this
item.) Title/Subject :___________________________________________________________________________________
10. Submit a $25 contribution to the FBLA Business Leadership Scholarship Fund.
Amount __________________ Date ________________
BONUS!!! At least one member must fulfill the Business Achievement Award requirements and entry form.
Member(s) name
1. _________________________________________ 2. _____________________________________________
Phone _____________________________________________ Chapter number _______________________________
Adviser__________________________________________________________________________________________
School___________________________________________________________________________________________
Principal/chief administrator_________________________________________________________________________
Street address ____________________________________________________________________________________
City/State/ZIP Code ________________________________________________________________________________
(State use only) Date received _______________ Verified by _______________________________________
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GOLD MEMBER AWARD
This award honors FBLA local members who have made outstanding contributions to the association at the local, state, and possibly national levels. Each active local chapter may enter one (1) member in this event at the State Leadership Conference. No current or former FBLA state officer may be entered in this event.
REGULATIONS
The entry form must be completed and accompanied by two (2) copies of a brief resume (original or copy) not to exceed two (2) pages and mailed to the FBLA state office by the deadline date approximately four (4) weeks prior to the State Leadership Conference. No other materials may be submitted to the judges. The resumes will not be returned. Nominees must not have been selected for this award at a previous State Leadership Conference. Nominees may be entered in another individual or team event at the same time. A chapter may not select the same member for this event and for the Gold Officer Award at the same time. Judges must deduct up to ten (10) points from the scores of the participants who submit materials by the stated deadline but do not adhere to the event guidelines for the submission of proper materials. Judges will determine the amount of point deduction to be used for all affected participants prior to judging.
Entry forms will be the State Leadership Conference registration packets. For further instructions and rating sheets, see the State Awards Manual
GOLD OFFICER AWARD
This award honors FBLA local members who have made outstanding contributions to the association at the local, state, and possibly national levels. Each active local chapter may enter one (1) local member who is serving or has served as a local officer for the current or previous school year in this event at the State Leadership Conference. No current or former FBLA state officer may be entered in this event.
The entry form must be completed and accompanied by two (2) copies of a brief resume (original or copy) not to exceed two (2) pages and mailed to the FBLA state office by the deadline date approximately four (4) weeks prior to the State Leadership Conference. No other materials may be submitted to the judges. The resumes will not be
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returned. Nominees must not have been selected for this award at a previous State Leadership Conference. Nominees may be entered in another individual or team event at the same time. A chapter may not select the same member for this event and for the Gold Member Award at the same time. Judges must deduct up to ten (10) points from the scores of the participants who submit materials by the stated deadline but do not adhere to the event guidelines for the submission of proper materials. Judges will determine the amount of point deduction to be used for all affected participants prior to judging.
Entry forms will be the State Leadership Conference registration packets. For further instructions and rating sheets, see the State Awards Manual
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Both long and loud?
Do you take an active part
To help the cause along,
Or are you satisfied to be,
The kind to just belong?
There’s quite a project brewing
That means success, if done.
And it can be accomplished
With the help of everyone.
So attend all the m
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And help with hand and heart.
Don’t be just a m
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But take an active part.
Think this over, student
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going, w
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increase
mem
bership. In this brochure you will find the
four steps
to m
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recruitment:
publicizing, giving incentives, offering rewards,
and entering
competitions.
Each of
the
suggestions for mem
bership recruitment or
recognition listed in this brochure has been
successful for chapters across the country.
Choose what w
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FBLA-PBL Mem
bership Recruitment
Step 1. P
ublicize!
Display offi
cial FBLA posters from the
Chapter Managem
ent Handbook or m
ake your ow
n.M
ake flyers with catchy slogans and
important inform
ation to give out betw
een classes or to hang on the wall.
Explain the Benefits of joining FBLA.Acquire leadership skills.W
in recognition at conferences.Be a part of a team
.G
ive comm
unity service.Acquire organizational skills.Im
prove or enhance job skills.Travel the U
SA.M
eet new people.
Meet business professionals.
Earn scholarship money.
Compete in com
petitions.Set up an exhibit booth at freshm
an orientation during the first few
days back to school to explain w
hat FBLA is.Place an add in your school new
spaper about FBLA.
Send a letter to every teacher in your
school asking them to recom
mend
students who seem
interested in FBLA. Com
pile a list of names and send them
invitations to att
end a meeting.
Sponsor an FBLA minute.
Have team
s of FBLA mem
bers visit middle
schoo students to promote the
organization.H
old a “Bring a Friend” meeting.
Make a blast of N
ational FBLA week.
Talk it up! Mem
bers who are enthusiastic about
FBLA will spark an interest into other
prospective mem
bers.Create a Chapter N
ewslett
er. O
btain a bulletin board in your school to publicize FBLA. M
ake PA announcements for one w
eek every m
onth informing students about FBLA.
Adopt a Highw
ay to make your chapter’s hard
work visible to m
any people.H
ave officers travel from
business class to business class to speak about FBLA.
Step 2. G
ive Incentives!
Sponsor an event to gain publicity for your chapter such as:
A pizza party.A dance.A business or educational opportunity like a tour of local businesses, a career day, or an activity fair.A concession stand at a school eventA sem
inar, lecture, or workshop
involving local business people.Consistently or occasionally serve refreshm
ents at m
eetings.M
ake meetings as fun, enjoyable, and
interactive as possible. Try using fun icebreakers to get the m
eetings going.H
old a welcom
e banquet or ice cream party for
new m
embers to get fam
iliar with the objectives
of your chapter and aquatinted with other
mem
bers. Present m
embers w
ith t-shirts, certificates, and pins from
the MarketPlace catalog.
Step 3. O
ffer Rew
ards!
Go out to dinner as a chapter.
Have a barbecue for m
embers.
Hold ice or roller skating parties.
Have a sw
imm
ing party. Sponsor an end of the year banquet.G
ive scholarships from FBLA for graduating
outstanding mem
bers.Institute a rating system
where each activity
has a specific point value. At the end of a designated tim
e period, give a prize to the m
ember w
ith the most points!
Display aw
ards from com
petitions in your school.G
ive a prize to the mem
ber who recruits the
most new
mem
bers.
Step 4. E
nter Com
petitions!
Enter mem
bers in competitions on all three
levels: regional, statewide, and national!
Participate in mem
bership recognition program
s such as 100% of a Business Class
or Mem
bership Madness.
Encourage Who’s W
ho in FBLA.Enter m
embers in The W
inner’s Circle Gold
or Silver Mem
ber Awards.
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rder to
incre
ase
m
em
bersh
ip scce
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, m
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2009-2010 NJ FBLA Chapter Membership Report
154 Chapters, 8,032 Members
June 30, 2009
Central Region 39 Chapters1881 Members
Brick Township High School 14
Bridgewater-Raritan High School 86
Christian Brothers Academy 90
Franklin High School 80
Hamilton High School West 50
Hillsborough High School 24
Holmdel High School 43
Hunterdon Central Regional High School 53
Jackson Memorial High School 51
Jackson Liberty High School 22
Lacey Township High School 63
Manalapan High School 75
Manville High School 94
Marlboro High School 60
Middletown High School North 32
Middletown High School South 56
Monmouth County Career Center 13
Monmouth County Vocational School-Freehold 26
Monmouth Regional High School 84
Montgomery High School 81
New Egypt High School 40
North Hunterdon High School 83
North Plainfield High School 9
North Warren Regional High School 48
Nottingham High School 78
Point Pleasant Borough High School 77
Red Bank Catholic High School 46
Red Bank Regional High School 25
Ridge High School 49
Robbinsville High School * 24
Rumson-Fair Haven High School 72
South Hunterdon Regional High School 34
Steinert High School 57
Toms River High School East 5
Toms River High School North 31
Trenton Catholic Academy 16
Watchung Hills Regional High School 21
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School – North 33
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School – South 42
* New Chapter
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** Reactivated Chapter
Southern Region 36 Chapters1330 Members
Bordentown Regional High School 34
Buena Regional High School 12
Burlington City High School 17
Burlington County Institute of Technology 47
Burlington County Institute of Tech - Medford 16
Burlington Township High School 49
Camden County Technical School-Gloucester 49
Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken 123
Cherokee High School 31
Cumberland County Technical Education Ctr. 11
Cumberland Regional High School 81
Deptford Township High School 29
Eastern Regional High School 46
Egg Harbor Township High School 60
Florence Township High School ** 12
Gloucester County Institute of Technology 112
Highland Regional High School 16
Lenape High School 31
Lower Cape May Regional High School * 14
Mainland Regional High School 30
Moorestown High School 47
Northern Burlington County Regional HS 53
Oakcrest High School * 17
Pemberton Township High School 43
Pennsville Memorial High School 39
Pinelands Regional High School 12
Rancocas Valley Regional High School 11
Riverside High School 5
Salem High School 62
Seneca High School 18
Shawnee High School 46
Triton Regional High School 13
Vineland High School – South 37
Washington Township High School 32
Winslow Township High School 19
Woodstown High School 57
Middle Level 4 Chapters63 Members
C.W. Goetz Middle School 28Thomas Jefferson Middle School 7
South Hunterdon Middle School 9West Essex Middle School * 19
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North-Central Region 30 Chapters
2072 Members
Belleville High School 64
Bloomfield High School 32
Carteret High School 26
Clifton High School 31
Colonia High School 57
East Orange Campus High School 4
Essex County Voc Tech School-Bloomfield 27
Essex County Voc High School-13th Street 71
Essex County Vocational School-TCC 28
Governor Livingston Regional High School 23
Irvington High School 30
J.P. Stevens High School 52
John F. Kennedy High School 176
Livingston High School 141
Middlesex County Academy 27
Middlesex High School 74
Monroe Township High School 80
Montclair Kimberly High School * 12
North Brunswick Twp High School 30
Old Bridge High School 258
Piscataway High School 65
Sayreville War Memorial High School 75
Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School 66
South Brunswick High School 109
Seton Hall Preparatory School 60
Spotswood High School 46
Union County Voc-Tech School 146
Union High School 46
West Essex Senior High School 123
Woodbridge Senior High School 94
* New Chapter ** Reactivated Chapter *** Inactive Chapter
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Northern Region 45 Chapters2651 Members
Abraham Lincoln High School * 12
Academies @ Englewood 88
Bayonne High School 10
Bergen County Academies 16
Dickinson High School 20
Fair Lawn High School 68
Fort Lee High School 52
Glen Rock High School 128
Hackensack High School 44
Hanover Park High School 143
Henry Snyder High School 20
High Point Regional High School 32
James J. Ferris High School 21
Jefferson Township High School 30
Kearny High School 39
Kittatinny Regional High School 36
Lakeland Regional High School 26
Lenape Valley Regional High School 33
Lyndhurst High School 128
Mahwah High School 33
Memorial High School—West New York 23
Montville Township High School 96
Morris Hills High School 36
Morris Knolls High School 37
Morristown High School 24
Mt. Olive High School 64
Northern Valley Regional HS-Old Tappan 63
Northern Valley Regional HS-Demarest 58
Parsippany High School 46
Parsippany Hills High School 63
Passaic County Technical Institute 130
Pequannock Township High School 125
Pompton Lakes High School 90
Randolph High School 25
Roxbury High School 25
Rutherford High School 32
Sparta High School 35
Union Hill High School 86
Wallington High School 19
Wallkill Valley Regional High School 104
Wayne Hills Senior High School 66
Wayne Valley High School 89
West Morris Central High School 60
West Morris-Mendham High School 92
Whippany Park High School 184
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2009-2010 PBL Chapter Membership Report
NJ PBL Totals: Chapters 8, Members 256
June 30, 2009
DeVry University 11
Mercer County Community College 10
Ocean County College 115
Rider University 29
Rutgers University – New Brunswick Campus 54
Rutgers University – Newark Campus 4
Salem Community College 7
The College of New Jersey 26
Bronze Key Chapter
Chapter Entry Form
For state level recognition, FBLA chapters must complete six activities. Complete and submit this form, with all required documentation, to the state office by March 1.
Membership/Chapter Management (Complete two activities from this section.) 1. Prepare a Program of Work for your chapter. The Local Chapter Organization section of the Chapter
Management Handbook has ideas on what to include.(Complete & submit the Program of Work form.) 2. Recruit two new paid members. (Attach list of paid members.) 3. Submit at least one member’s nomination for Future, or higher, level of the FBLA Individual Business
Achievement Awards Program. (Attach brochure.) 4. Have one of your local chapter officers prepare a local chapter recruitment brochure that includes a list of
ten benefits that students gain by joining FBLA. (Attach brochure.)
Community/School Service (Complete one activity from this section.) 5. Have an experienced member help a new member study for a competitive event. (Have both members
attach a one-page summary of the benefits of this project.) 6. Plan a service project for the school or community, e.g., a project to raise money for the March of Dimes,
state service project, school service project such as providing computer classes to Senior Citizens, etc. (Attach a completed Project Planning Sheet from the Local Chapter Organization section of the Chapter Management Handbook.)
Education/Progress (Complete three activities from this section.)
7. Submit a press release to your local or school newspaper about a chapter activity or event. (Attach a copy of press release or newspaper clipping. Press release does not have to be published to count.)
8. Have at least one chapter member shadow a businessperson.NameBusiness_____________________Adviser’s Initials_______________
9. Have your local officers plan and present an icebreaker at a local chapter meeting. (Attach an outline copy/description of the icebreaker.) Adviser’s Initials
10. Conduct a planning session for newly elected officers. (Attach a copy of the agenda.) 11. Invite a businessperson, alumni, or community leader to speak at a chapter meeting.
NameTitle_________________________Meeting Date_________________
12. Participate in at least one FBLA national program (Virtual Business Challenge, Stock Market Game, Junior Tours, Community Service Day, etc.). Descriptions of these activities can be found in the Chapter Management Handbook under the National Programs section. (Have one of your chapter members attach a 100-word summary about what he/she learned from the program.)School Name:__________________________________________Chapter Number:_____________________
School Address:________________________________________School Phone:_______________________
City, State, Zip:___________________________________________________________________________
Number of Advisers:__________Principal/Dean Name:___________________________________________
Number of Members:_________Principal/Dean Salutation (circle one): Dr. Mr. Mrs. Ms.
Silver Key Chapter
Chapter Entry Form
For state level recognition, FBLA chapters must complete eight activities. Complete and submit this form, with all required documentation, to the state office by March 1.
Membership/Chapter Management (Complete three activities from this section. All chapters must complete the first two activities.)
1. Prepare a Program of Work for your chapter. The Local Chapter Organization section of the Chapter Management Handbook has ideas on what to include. (Complete and submit the Program of Work form.)
2. Recruit five new paid members. (Attach list of paid members.) 3. Submit at least one member’s nomination for the Business, or higher, level of the FBLA Business
Achievement Awards Program. (Attach a list of nominees.) 4. Prepare an FBLA chapter bulletin board or display advertising FBLA, chapter meetings, etc. Use the
national theme. (Attach a copy of a photo of the bulletin board or display.) 5. Create a chapter recruitment committee. (Attach a list of committee members, five recruitment ideas that
this committee will use, and an agenda from one meeting.)
Community/School Service (Complete one activity from this section.)
6. Plan a school service project, e.g., teacher appreciation activity, babysitting service for parent-teacher conferences, guide at freshman orientation, etc. (Attach a completed Project Planning Form from the Local Chapter Organization section of the Chapter Management Handbook.)
7. Host a multi-club/organization activity for your school or a multi-chapter activity for your area FBLA, FBLA-Middle Level, and/or PBL chapters, e.g., an event, a picnic, a conference, a rally, a meeting, etc. (Attach a new release or a newspaper clipping. News release does not have to be published to count.)
8. Plan or participate in a community service activity such as a project to benefit or raise money for the March of Dimes, a state service project, etc. (Attach a completed Project Evaluation Form from the Local Chapter Organization section of the Chapter Management Handbook.)
Education/Progress (Complete four activities from this section.)
9. Have chapter representation at one of the National Fall Leadership Conferences (NFLC). (Attach a copy of the NFLC registration form and a copy of proof of payment.)
10. Create a 30-second public service announcement or press release about American Enterprise Day, November 15, or FBLA-PBL Week, February 9-15. (Attach script, press release or the newspaper clipping.)
11. Design local chapter FBLA T-shirts for your members to promote your local chapter at meetings, events, and conferences. (Attach a copy of the T-shirt design.)
12. Publish a local chapter newsletter for distribution to members. (Attach a copy of the newsletter.) 13. Organize a tour of a business for chapter members who have paid dues by October 20. 14. Participate in at least one FBLA national program (Virtual Business Challenge, Stock Market Game, Junior
Tours, Join Hands Day, Community Service Day, etc.). Descriptions of these activities can be found in the Chapter Management Handbook under the National Programs section. (Have one of your chapter members attach a 100-word summary about what he/she learned from the program.)
15. Plan and conduct activities for FBLA-PBL Week/National Career and Technical Education Week. See the National Programs section of the Chapter Management Handbook for project ideas.
School Name:__________________________________________Chapter Number:_____________________
School Address:________________________________________School Phone:_______________________
City, State, Zip:___________________________________________________________________________
Number of Advisers:__________Principal/Dean Name:___________________________________________
Number of Members:_________Principal/Dean Salutation (circle one): Dr. Mr. Mrs. Ms.
Gold Key Chapter
Chapter Entry Form
For state level recognition, FBLA chapters must complete ten activities. Complete and submit this form to the state office with all required documentation postmarked by March 1.
MEMBERSHIP/CHAPTER MANAGEMENT (Complete four of the activities from this section. All chapters must complete the first three activities.)
1. Required. Recruit five new paid members. (Attach list of paid members.) 2. Required. Prepare a Program of Work for your chapter. See the Local Chapter Organization section of the
Chapter Management Handbook for ideas on what to include in a local chapter Program of Work. (Complete and submit the Program of Work form.)
3. Required. Maintain or increase national membership. (Attach current year's member listing.)Last Year's Membership Current Year's Membership
OR
Sign up all students in any business class--100% class participation. (Attach form from the Membership Recognition section of the Chapter Management Handbook and a copy of the class roster.)
4. Submit at least one member's nomination for the Leader, or higher, level of the FBLA Business Achievement Awards Program. (Attach a list of nominees.)
5. Recruit a school official/administrator to participate in a chapter activity.Event_______________________________________________________________________School Official________________________________________________________________
6. Submit a press release to an FBLA national/state publication. Press release does not have to be published to receive credit. (Attach a copy of the press release.)
7. Submit a contribution to the National Scholarship Fund by March 1. (Attach a copy of the form from the National Programs section of the Chapter Management Handbook and a copy of the check.)
8. Conduct at least two chapter meetings. (Attach a copy of the agenda and minutes from the meetings. For sample agendas of a local chapter meeting, see the Local Chapter Organization section of the Chapter Management Handbook.)
9. Recruit two new business/community leaders as Professional Members for the 2003-2004 membership year (or one Lifetime Professional Member). Submit national dues by March 1. (Attach a copy of Professional Member's Application Form(s) and a copy of proof of payment.)
10. Charter/reactivate at least one new FBLA, FBLA-Middle Level, or PBL chapter by March 1. (Attach a copy of the program from the induction ceremony.)Name of new/reactivated chapter_____________________________Date chartered______________
Community/School Service (Complete two of the activities listed below.)
11. Conduct a chapter community service project. See the Recruitment section of the Chapter Management Handbook for community service project ideas. (Attach a completed Project Evaluation Form from the Local Chapter Organization section of the Chapter Management Handbook.)
12. Conduct a project to either educate, promote, or raise money for the March of Dimes. (Attach a copy of a completed Mission LIFT form found in the National Programs section of the Chapter Management Handbook.)
13. Plan a ceremony to induct your new members into FBLA. New member induction ceremonies can be found in the Local Chapter Organization section of the Chapter Management Handbook. (Attach a copy of the program from the ceremony.)
14. Have your local chapter officers prepare a presentation highlighting the "Benefits of FBLA" to present to students in business classes. (Attach a brief outline of the presentation.)
15. Plan a project to benefit your school. (Attach a completed Project Planning form from the Local Chapter Organization section of the Chapter Management Handbook.)
EDUCATION/PROGRESS (FBLA chapters must complete four activities from this section.)
16. Plan and conduct a free enterprise project for American Enterprise Day in November. See the recruitment section of the Chapter Management Handbook for American Enterprise Project ideas. (Attach a completed
Gold Key Chapter – page 2
Project Planning and Project Evaluation Form from the Local Chapter Organization section of the Chapter Management Handbook.)
17. Organize a tour of a business for chapter members who have paid dues by October 20. (Attach a one-page summary of the tour and a list of participating members.)
18. Have chapter representation at one of the National Fall Leadership Conferences (NFLC). (Attach a copy of your NFLC registration form and a copy of proof of purchase of payment.)
19. Implement a lesson or activity from the March of Dimes-FBLA Mission LIFT Service Learning Curriculum in one or more business classes. (Attach a brief description of the lesson(s) used and the class(es).)
20. Participate in at least one FBLA National program (Virtual Business Challenge, Stock Market Game, Junior Tours, Join Hands Day, Community Service Day, etc.). Descriptions of these activities can be found in the Chapter Management Handbook under the National Programs section. (Have one of your members attach a 100-word summary about what he/she learned.)
21. With some of your chapter officers, contact local, county, state, or federal legislators and share the benefits of FBLA membership. (Have one of our members attach a brief description about this activity and a copy of the letter sent to contact or set up an appointment with this official.)
22. Participate in at least one fundraiser for your local chapter (Otis Spunkmeyer, DataMatch, Orion Pizza, car wash, prom fashion show, etc.). (Attach a brief paragraph about the fundraiser and the amount raised.)
23. Plan and conduct activities for FBLA-PBL Week/National Career and Technical Education Week. (Attach a list and 100-word summary of the activities that your chapter conducted.).
24. Submit a list of chapter competitors (include names of students, events entered, and events won) at the regional/district conference or from the last year's state or national conference.
25. Prepare a local chapter website. (Attach a copy of the home page of the website.)website address: ______________________________________________________________
School Name:__________________________________________Chapter Number:_____________________
School Address:________________________________________School Phone:_______________________
City, State, Zip:___________________________________________________________________________
Number of Advisers:__________Principal/Dean Name:___________________________________________
Number of Members:_________Principal/Dean Salutation (circle one): Dr. Mr. Mrs. Ms.
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Publications
Developing a Promotional Plan
The success of a public relations campaign lies in the completeness of its planning. A written and carefully constructed blueprint for promotional action:
Provides step-by-step guidelines for promoting vocational education and the successes of students and programs; specifies tangible communication-awareness goals;
Helps prevent duplicating unnecessary activities and wasting limited funds; and
Will force you to consider details and alternatives that can eliminate nasty surprises once you have begun your campaign.
A good overall plan can be created by answering questions to develop these five steps.
I. Goals: What do we want to accomplish?
Promote an upcoming activity Promote a successfully completed activity Promote our students Promote our program Increase enrollment
II. Audiences: Whom are we trying to reach?
Students Educators Administrators Community Business and industry Parents
III. Activities: How should we reach these people to obtain our goals?
Press releases Public service announcements Speakers Advertisements
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IV. Action: How will we execute the activities?
Who is going to do the writing/typing? When should we do it? What message should the press releases convey?
V. Evaluation: Did our plan work?
How much feedback did we receive? What are the alternate plans for the future?
After generally considering the plan, outline activities for each goal on a form like the one on this page.
Remember that the key to good organizational publicity is to get as much recognition through public relations efforts without having to pay for it. When planning your promotional plan, think of creative ways to maximize your dollars. The use of press releases and public service announcements are probably the most popular.
Activity______________________
Date________________________
Time________________________
Location_____________________
Chairperson____________________________________________________________________________
Goal__________________________________________________________________________________
Audience/Public________________________________________________________________________
Publicity
Radio/TV______________________________________________________________________________
Newspapers____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
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_____________________________________________________________________________
Other ______________________________________________________________________________
Bulletin Boards_________________________________________________________________________
Newsletters____________________________________________________________________________
Billboards
Flyers _______________________________________________________________________________
Details (Deadline date, chairperson, specific activities)
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
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Media Relations
The media are the channels through which any organization conveys their message and information about themselves to the public. Knowing how to develop a good working relationship with members of the media makes all the difference between a successful public relations campaign and a poorly coordinated one.
“Media” people are those involved with print communications, such as daily and weekly newspapers and magazines, and broadcast communications, such as radio, television, and cable networks. Each of them is as busy as you, plus they face the pressures of daily or weekly deadlines. Therefore, treating them professionally and honestly and providing accurate information will yield the best results.
Begin your relationship with the media by calling local newspapers, radio stations and television stations and establish contacts with key people on their staffs.
When calling newspapers, introduce yourself, explain your role promoting vocational education and ask for the names of the city editor, education editor, business editor, and features editor. Each of these people has a different interest in a vocational story; for example, contact the:
City Editor
______________________________________________________________________________General interest information______________________________________________________________________________Students
who won regional, state or national competitions
Education Editor
General information about vocational education Outstanding student and program successes
Business Editor
Business-oriented education news Information about your vocational advisory council Apprentice ships with local business
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Features Editor
General interest information Student projects involving the school and community
When you are calling broadcasters, ask for the program director or the person responsible for public service announcements.
REMEMBER: Mail addressed to “Editor, XYZ Newspaper” is most likely to end up in the garbage. Establish a contact person.
In addition to establishing your contacts, verify other information helpful when sending publicity material to the media. Confirm the organization’s address, telephone number and deadlines for receiving information for
publication. Include that information on a Contact Record for each medium that you will utilize. In addition, keep a record of the dates and topics of photographs, press releases and public service announcements sent to the stations and papers and whether the material was used. Be sure to attach copies of all material sent on the Contact Record.
All of this information is part of your media file and helps begin your public relations network.
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Press Releases
The press release is perhaps the most important tool in good public relations. It is simply a brief news announcement about any newsworthy event which can be submitted to the media for publication or broadcast.
When written properly, it is frequently used verbatim by newspapers. Editors are most likely to run a well-written press release because they will not have to do anything to it before publication. Conversely, a poorly written release is more likely to end up in the garbage. Therefore, it is important to follow some very simple guidelines in preparing all releases.
A press release is a concise news story and follows a specific journalism format. To begin preparing your release, answer these six basic questions:
WHO . . . is involved?
WHAT. . . is happening?
WHEN. . . is the event taking place?
WHERE. . . is the event occurring?
WHY. . . is the event important?
HOW. . . does this event affect vocational education?
The answers to these six questions form the basis of your story. Because they are the most important facts, they should all go in the first paragraph of the story called the “lead.” And all other facts are added to the story, beginning with the most important and ending with the least important. The easiest way to remember this format is to think of it as an inverted pyramid.
Should the press call for clarification on one of your releases, you may wish to develop a reference numbering system to keep track of many releases. For example 1999-001 on the bottom of your release means January 1999—Press Release #1.
There are many, many other things to remember when preparing your releases:
Be brief and use simple sentences. Also limit your paragraph to no more than five typed lines, if possible. Keep you lead sentence to no more than 30 words. Always type and double-space your release on stationery or white typing paper. Jump down one third of the
paper before beginning the body of the text. At the top of the release, be sure to type:
For Immediate Release Contact: (name) (telephone)
or
For Release (date you want information released)
Always use the first and last names of every person mentioned and verify the spelling of the names before submitting the release.
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Who What When
Where Why
Important
Keep your release to a maximum of two pages. If your release is only one page, type “-30-” on the bottom of the page. If it is more than one page, type “-more-” on the bottom of the first page and “-30-” or “-XXX-” on the bottom of the second page.
Building a good relationship with an editor is dependent on using good news format as described above. But it is also dependent on ACCURACY and HONESTY. A good relationship with the newspapers and well-written releases can often lead to editors sending reporters out to develop a good feature story from your release.
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For Immediate Release
Date:
Contact: (Name)
Phone:
NEW FBLA-PBL CHAPTER ESTABLISHED
______________________________________ School has become one of the Future Business Leaders of America-
Phi Beta Lambda’s newest chapters.
Members of this organization gain the competitive edge through involvement in business stimulation
projects, community service projects, and application of business skills to real-world situations. FBLA-PBL’s
emphasis is on getting our students connected with the school, the community, and the business world. For more
than 65 years, FBLA-PBL, Inc. has helped high school, middle level, and post-secondary students successfully make
the school-to-work transition. FBLA-PBL produces results: Character and leadership, good citizenship, financial
management skills, global marketing knowledge. Each year, more than 250,000 students are gaining ability and
skills today for their personal and professional development.
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SAMPLE PRESS RELEASE
FBLA-PBL is headquartered in Reston, Virginia and is organized on the local, state, and national levels. This
organization provides learning experiences, informational workshops, motivating speakers, and a chance to interact
with other members at various leadership conferences at the State and National levels throughout the year.
Chapter Officers include:
Charter Members include:
Public Service Announcements
The broadcast medium is an extremely important tool in your public relations campaign because it is so pervasive. Everyone listens to the radio at some time during the day.
Just as the press release is the vital tool for reaching the print media, the public service announcement (PSA) is the method for getting publicity on the radio. PSAs are free time that stations are required by law to provide to non-profit organizations. But, you must remember that there is no guarantee that your organization’s PSA will be chosen to be aired. Again, the success of the PSA lies in how well it is written.
The best PSAs are those that grab your attention and carry a specific message which continues to hold your attention. To accomplish this, some announcements begin with questions or thought-provoking statements. Then introduce your topic and challenge the listener to get involved with vocational education. Getting the listener involved and motivated to learn more about vocational education is really the most important part of the announcement.
When preparing your PSA, remember to:
Keep the PSAs to approximately 30 seconds in length. This is a standard length and should be sufficient to help you get a brief, crisp message to the listeners.
Type the PSA triple spaced on one side of standard paper.
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Use the same contact information as on the press releases but include the time it will take to read the release. You should also include the words per second—25 words = 10 seconds; 65 words = 30 seconds; 120 words = 60 seconds.
Specify dates for airing.
Keep the copy informational but conversational. The main purpose of the release is to gain interest.
Contact the right person at the station. This may be the program director, general manager, Director of public service announcements, director of community affairs or marketing director.
Radio stations receive hundreds of PSAs each week. Make sure yours will be the one that is broadcast by following good PSA format and keeping the message light and interesting.
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Photography
A picture really is worth a thousand words when it comes to the success of your public relations campaign. Sometimes a newspaper will send a photographer to take pictures, but you are more likely to have photographs published if you take quality photos yourself.
Follow a few simple guidelines when taking pictures to be submitted for publication:
Always use black and white film in a 35 mm camera. Color pictures are great for scrapbooks and displays, but they don’t reproduce very well in newspapers and magazines.
Appoint a photographer to be responsible for taking pictures.
Take action pictures. Pictures of students doing things and expressing their excitement for the programs are much more exciting that passive or inexpressive pictures.
Take lots and lots of pictures. Don’t be stingy with your film. A good opportunity for an action photo that communicates the event doesn’t come twice. If you have a good shot in view, take at least two pictures just in case one is not as good as you had hoped.
Keep the content simple. The best photos are those of a few people doing something interesting rather than crowd shots.
Avoid clutter. Avoid complex backgrounds that are too dark and too crowded.
Always submit caption information. Pictures of unidentified people will not be published. Be sure to include the names of the people (from left to right), what is happening, where it is taking place and when it is taking place. Type the information on a sheet of paper, and tape it to the back of the photo. Never write on the photo itself. Be sure your information is accurate and names are spelled correctly.
Include the name and phone number of a contact person from your organization in case the editor should have a question about the picture before publication.
Take time to study photographs in newspapers in your area to help you determine what the best pictures are for publication. And, don’t be disappointed if your first few pictures submitted are not published. Other photos certainly will be.
Get written permission from persons who are photographed for publicity purposes. Here is a sample release:
Permission to use my name and/or photograph for publicity purposes is hereby given.
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Signature
Date
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Newsletters
A regularly published newsletter containing interesting information about students and programs can be an attractive and effective method of communication. It may be just a page or several pages containing artwork, stories, pictures and other general information.
Planning:
Determine who the newsletter public will be (students, parents, the media, educators, and administrators).
Decide what the basic content of the newsletter will be (student and program success stories, vocational student organization accomplishments, general vocational education information).
Create a general format for the newsletter (one page with two columns of type, four pages with two columns of type and photographs, etc.).
Determine a publication schedule (once per month, once per quarter, once per semester).
Determine whether you have the budget to have your publication typeset and professionally printed or whether you must type it and print it within your school.
Set up a schedule of deadlines for articles, photographs, editing and layout. Be sure to budget enough time for typesetting or typing and printing or photocopying.
Writing and Photography:
Write your stories in basically the same style as you write your press releases. However, in your newsletter articles you may add more detail than in press releases.
Be sure to verify all details for accuracy.
Include action photos if you can. Caption each photo as you would if they were being sent to the media.
Write simple and clear headlines for each story.
Layout:
Design a “flag” with the name of your newsletter to be put on the top of the first page. Underneath the flag, be sure to include the date of the issue.
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Prepare a rough sketch of each page of the newsletter. Decide where each photo and story will go. Be sure to allow enough space for each story when it is typed in columns.
Be creative in your design. Ask about clip art and rub-off letters at your local art supplies store. Also, be sure to consult people on your staff or in your community who have produced newsletters before. They will have many suggestions for good style.
Look at other samples of newsletters. Collect as many as you can from different organizations and adopt their good ideas to fit your newsletter.
Production:
If you are having your newsletter typeset and printed professionally:
Be sure to get estimates from printers before sending them the material. Typesetting and printing can be expensive.
Send your penciled layouts, double spaced stories with headlines, clip art and/or photographs to the printer. He will format the newsletter
Select colors and paper with your printer before publication.
If you are typing the newsletter but having it professionally printed:
Format the newsletter completely. Type your stories in columns and cut and paste them on the pages.
Indicate the sizes of photos and where they should be put on the pages, but attach them to the end of the newsletter. Your printer must make “halftones” from them and can alter their sizes to your specification before putting them on the pages himself.
Be sure to make the newsletter “camera ready.” That means do all the typing and layout (except for pictures). Be sure you type is dark and clear.
On an extra photocopy, be sure to indicate what you want printed in a different color.
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SAMPLE NEWS RELEASE
(Use this sample as a guide in preparing news releases about chapter events.
Always send releases out on your chapter letterhead.)
RELEASE DATE
FOR RELEASE: September 1, 2009 CONTACT PERSON
AND PHONE
CONTACT: Jane Doe, (123) 456-7890
INFORMATIVE DONALD TRUMP TO SPEAK AT FBLA
HEADLINE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL CHAPTER
YOUR TOWN, U.S.A., September 1, 2009 – Donald Trump, America’s richest man, will be the guest
speaker at the FBLA chapter meeting to be held on Tuesday, September 5, at 7 pm in the Central High School
Auditorium. TIME AND PLACE OF EVENT
Trump will speak on “Entrepreneurship and the Next Generation”. His address kicks off a year-long
series of monthly lectures to be given by guest speakers. The FBLA Central High School Chapter designed this
series to explore various aspects of entrepreneurship in America today.
The meeting is open to the public and free of charge. For more information, contact FBLA chapter
adviser Jane Doe at (123) 456-7890.
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INFORMATION OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO THE PRESS
NOTE TO EDITORS: Mr. Trump will be available to meet with the press at 6:30 pm in the Central High School
Teacher’s Lounge on the second floor. To make an appointment, contact Jane Doe at (123) 456-7890.
FBLA-PBL National Publications
All advisers of active chapters received the FBLA-PBL National Chapter Management Handbook in August. As chapters, chartered or reactivated, they are mailed copies of this publication.
One copy of the Chapter Planning Booklet will be sent to local chapters by the FBLA-PBL National Office as part of the Chapter Planning Packet in August. This packet is an excellent resource for planning with a calendar, a poster, and helpful ideas for chapter activities.
The number of copies of Tomorrow’s Business Leader or PBL Business Leader issued to a chapter is determined by the number of members reported. Chapters are encouraged to submit articles to these and other national publications. Send articles to:
FBLA-PBL, Inc.
1912 Association Drive
Reston, VA 20191-1591
1-800-325-2946
1-703-758-0749 (FAX)
Deadlines for Tomorrow's Business Leader, The Professional Edge, PBL Business Leader,
Middle Level Advisers' Hotline and FBLA Advisers Hotline are:
Submission Deadlines for Chapter News and Feature Articles
"Tomorrow’s Business Leader" "The Professional Edge"
Fall 2009 September 7 Fall 2009 October 13
Winter 2009 November 16 Winter 2009 November 6
Spring 2010 February 23 Spring 2010 April 1
Summer 2010 July 25
PBL Business Leader" "Middle Level Advisers' Hotline"
Fall 2009 September 14 Fall 2009 September 15
Winter 2009 December 1 Winter 2009 December 8
Spring 2010 February 26 Spring 2010 March 15
Summer 2010 June 25
"FBLA Advisers’ Hotline"
Fall 2009 September 15
Winter 2009 December 8
Spring 2010 March 15
FBLA-PBL Bi-Monthly Activities Reports and State Newsletters
Local chapters must submit the bi-monthly activities reports to the state office by the dates listed on the forms four times during 2009-2010 covering the following time periods:
October: May-October
December November-December
February: January-February
April: March-April
Two points per report will be awarded toward the FBLA Outstanding Chapter and FBLA Rookie Chapter of the Year
events at the State Leadership Conference. Two copies of each report must be submitted. The information received in the reports will be used for the FBLA and PBL state newsletters and the State Chapter Annual Business Reports. Attach newspaper articles to the reports. Five copies of the form follow.
Also included is a chapter news coupon to highlight in detail one activity from the report. Completed coupons will be sent to the national publications Tomorrow’s Business Leader and PBL Business Leader. Submit photographs (black and white) to supplement highlighted activities. For the past several years, New Jersey FBLA-PBL has had good coverage in TBL using this system of reporting.
Deadlines for submission of additional information to the state newsletters FBLA Spotlight and PBLicizer are October 15, 2009 and March 1, 2010 for both FBLA and PBL of the current year.
Bi-Monthly Activities ReportNew Jersey Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda
Bi-Monthly Report for ____________________________ FBLA/Region _____________________ PBL __________
(Months and Year)
Local Chapter/School Name ____________________________________ City __________________________
Report Submitted by __________________________________________ Office ________________________
Explain activities fully. Attach any articles or new items to this sheet. This information will be used in the New Jersey State Chapter Annual Business Report and State Newsletter. Highlight one activity in detail on the next page.
Highlights of Local Chapter Activities:
1. Involvement with Business/Leadership Activities
2. Community Service/Civic Activities
3. Membership/Fundraising Activities
Mail Original and One Copy to:
Ms. Ellen A. Benowitz, FBLA-PBL State Chairman
Mercer County Community College
P.O. Box B
Trenton, NJ 08690
Or e-mail to: [email protected]
*Two points per report will be awarded toward Outstanding Chapter and Rookie Chapter of the Year events for FBLA.
Postmark by: October 20 December 8 February 16 April 6
We Want to Hear What You Have Been Up To!
Take a minute to tell us what you’ve been doing. We know you’re busy, but we want to share some of your chapter activity success stories with other FBLA and PBL members.
Make some copies of this form and use it throughout the year to keep us up to date on your happenings—recognizing special events, special people or whatever.
Check the appropriate box on the form and complete all the information. Please be specific! If you would like, you can attach an additional sheet for more information. Don’t forget to list the full name of a contact person, with a daytime phone number so we can check details.
Send us your photos, as well.
Chapter News Form
Contact Person ______________________________ Chapter Number ______________ FBLA __________ PBL ___________
School _______________________________________________________________________________________________
Address ______________________________________________________________________________________________
City ______________________________________________________ State _________________ ZIP _________________
Daytime Phone ________________________________________________________________________________________
Activity: Membership Fundraising Entrepreneurism Community Service
(Check only one)
Name of Activity: _______________________________________________________________________________________
Date Held: (month, day, year) ____________________________________________________________________________
Location: (room, building, city, state) _______________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Percentage of Chapter Members Involved: __________________________________________________________________
Others Involved: (full names and titles of special guests) _______________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Classifying Information: (Include specific information such as amount of money raised, number of people in attendance, reason for holding the event, and results.)
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Programs and
Projects
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Developing a Program of Work
Chapter members are encouraged to participate in activities designed to facilitate intelligent career choices, develop business skills, learn the value of community responsibility and become well-rounded individuals.
Activities are developed and tailored to each chapter by its members. Members plan activities to reinforce FBLA-PBL goals.
Since FBLA-PBL is a business association, it emphasizes the business training that members can derive from participating in all activities. Personal growth, as well as career preparation, are an important part of developing good business leaders.
Chapter activities can be categorized in the following areas:
Professional
Professional meetings, which increase members’ knowledge of various business and office occupations, provide valuable career orientation and assist in the setting of career goals. Guest speakers, panel discussions, and business-related films are often used as instructional programs for chapter meetings. Many chapters also take field trips to study specific problems and methods of solution as related to and determined by various business, industry, and office occupations.
Learning about free enterprise is an important professional activity that can help prepare members for careers within the system.
A widely used professional activity is the special Recognition Banquet, which many chapters hold at the end of the school year.
Competitive events and project participation are also considered professional activities.
Alumni follow-up is another type of professional activity.
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Civic
Activities that make a contribution to the community offer members the opportunity to become involved in community life and provide a service to the community. They will help members learn how to be responsible citizens, meet influential business and community leaders, learn steps necessary to see a project through, and how to work with various business and local government officials.
Many chapters sponsor or co-sponsor activities for the benefit of the March of Dimes, Heart Fund, Community Chest, the Red Cross, United Fund, and many, many others whose services are urgently needed and whose national reputation is undisputed.
Chapters often enter floats in parades, sponsor booths and exhibits that tell the FBLA-PBL story, assist community election officials at voting time, and further offer their service to community projects that need assistance.
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Through working with local chambers of commerce, local merchants, and business organizations, a chapter may provide a worthwhile service to the community by conducting business- and/or consumer-related projects that can improve the community.
Some chapters assist in school-wide activities, such as clean-up drives and citizenship campaigns. Other chapters offer their services assisting faculty members with typing, organizing, and publishing a school directory, setting up and providing personnel for concession stands at sports and social events; typing and duplicating programs for various school events; etc. Assembly programs related to business and office career education can be of service to the entire school as well as of benefit to the association and your chapter.
Service
These activities are often classified as “heart-fun,” because their main purpose is the helping of others with no regard for recognition other than the satisfaction derived from helping those in need. Some chapters have named a senior citizen as “chapter grandmother,” helping to provide for her through the year and using her assistance wherever possible to give her a sense of being needed and belonging. Others have “adopted” an orphan or group of orphans and remembered them throughout the year with special activities and events. Preparing Thanksgiving or Christmas baskets for needy families is always a welcome contribution.
Social
All work and no play is certainly not part of the FBLA-PBL philosophy. Because the association is one that works, provisions should be made for events that provide recreation, socializing, and just plain fun. Chapters that invite visitors, such as faculty members, merchants, prospective students, and parents, to some of their social gatherings, usually receive increased public awareness, interest, and involvement as a reward.
Financial
Two of the goals of the Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda association are to develop competent, aggressive business leadership and to encourage and practice efficient money management. These two goals, along with the need for funds to support the activities of the local chapter, are indeed reasons enough for fund-raising events.
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The educational value that can exist from the fund-raising event should be an excellent cause or reason for carrying out such a project.
The 2009-2010 NJ State FRBLA-PBL Program of Work will be available on-line by the fourth week in September.
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Procedures to Follow In DevelopingA Local Program of Work
Purpose of a Program of Work
1. Help local officers set challenging work objectives.
2. Provide a means for feedback on performance of the chapter.
Development of a Program of Work
1. Review and understand the national and state projects/programs of the vocational student organizations.
2. Local presidents and adviser initiate program of work development with other local officers.
3. Goals are identified.
4. Local officers brainstorm activities within goals that mesh with the national and state projects/programs, national and state activities, and calendar of events.
5. Advantages and disadvantages of all ideas are discussed.
6. Activities are selected and prioritized to become the program of work objectives.
7. Program of work is keyboarded and distributed to the local officers, adviser, members, and school administrators.
8. Local officers work toward achieving goals and objectives identified in program of work.
9. Adviser checks progress on the chapter’s activities based upon achievement of goals and objectives.
The local program of work should be submitted to the FBLA-PBL state office by November 15 of each school year.
Chapter Analysis
Strengths Limitations Strategy
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FBLA or PBL Local Program of Work
School ________________________________________________________________________________
FBLA Region _________________________________________________ PBL ______________________
Chapter Officers:
Name Office
________________________________________ ________________________________________
________________________________________ ________________________________________
________________________________________ ________________________________________
________________________________________ ________________________________________
________________________________________ ________________________________________
________________________________________ ________________________________________
________________________________________ ________________________________________
________________________________________ ________________________________________
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Attach this form to the Local Program of Work and mail to:
Ms. Ellen A. Benowitz
NJ FBLA-PBL State Chairman
Mercer County Community College
PO Box B
Trenton, NJ 08690
This form and Program of Work must be postmarked by November 15 of the current school year.
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Strategic Direction of the OrganizationFuture Business Leaders of America – Phi Beta Lambda, Inc.
Our MISSION is
to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development programs
Our VISION is that…
FBLA-PBL is the “PREMIER” career student association helping an ever-increasing number of business students reach their full potential
Our Strategies are:
Education Programs: Continuous Improvement & Enhancements
Student Membership focusing on “growth and benefits” Adviser Support focusing on “communication and
support” Conferences focusing on “quality at affordable
price/margin Competitive Events focusing on “relevance and effective
operations”Revenue & Resources
Increase business support for competitive events sponsorship, special projects, and general contributions
Create an annual giving campaign Solicit foundation “Special Project” funding Increase advertising in publications Grow rebates from national fundraisers Increase membership Increase Marketplace sales
Image and Awareness
Develop an “organization position” that is unique, beneficial, credible, and simple, and then consistently present this to our constituent publics
Improve communications at all levels Research new ways to use electronic technology More story placements, media contacts
In Educating Young People
We Believe in:
Strengthening the confidence if students in themselves and their work
Developing competent, aggressive business leadership
Developing character, preparing for useful citizenship and fostering patriotism
Assisting students in the establishment of occupational goals
Creating more interest in and understanding of American business enterprise
Encouraging members in the development of individual projects that contribute to the improvement of home, business, and community
Facilitating the transition from school to work
Encouraging scholarship and promoting school loyalty
Encouraging and practicing efficient money management
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Our Goals are:
Customer Service: To be responsive to the needs of our students, advisers, and business customers!
Relationships: To have the most effective partnerships of any career student organization!
Resources: To operate with yearly surpluses, while diversifying and increasing our funding sources, especially targeting business sponsorship of competitive events!
Image and Awareness: To be the best known career student organization in the country!
In Managing our Association We Value:
Our student members, teacher advisers, state education partners, and business supporters, and commit to providing quality programs and services that are responsive to their needs
Accurate and timely internal/external communication that includes effective listening and assessment of all diverse input
Fiscal accountability, and take seriously our responsibility to effectively manage student and contributor funds
Individual accountability and responsibility practiced in an environment of cooperation and teamwork
A proactive, solution-driven approach to managing projects that celebrates/rewards successes and recognizes the need for calculated risk taking
A positive and enjoyable work environment where staff can experience meaning from their accomplishments and continue to grow as professionals
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Sharing the Song of LifeMarch of Dimes
The FBLA-PBL partnership with the March of Dimes gives chapters a chance to raise money for a worthy cause while learning the ins and outs of fundraising. It’s hard to ask strangers for money. The techniques used and self-confidence gained through raising funds for a national philanthropy like March of Dimes can help members immensely when doing their own fundraisers.
The Program
Chapters raise funds to support Team Youth. The money raised is used in March of Dimes programs to prevent birth defects and reduce infant mortality. Through their participation, chapters also promote awareness of the March of Dimes mission and learn leadership skills.
Surefire Fundraisers
As an organization that raises funds through special events, the March of Dimes has new ideas every year for how to raise funds and have fun in the process. Recent campaigns have included:
Mile of Dimes—students try to raise enough dimes to cover a mile. Lip-Sync Contest—students pay to vote for their favorite performer. Servant for a Day—FBLA-PBL members are auctioned off to the
highest bidder as servants. Save or Shave Contest—students pay to vote if a (consenting)
teacher should “save or shave” his mustache or beard. Cutest Baby Contest—students pay to guess the identity of faculty
and student baby pictures. WalkAmerica—the annual March of Dimes walk-a-thon —a national
tradition!
Your local March of Dimes chapter can provide educational literature, speakers and any other assistance you need to put together a successful, memorable fundraising event.
Recognition
The March of Dimes rewards outstanding chapter participation at the annual National Leadership Conference. Awards are given to chapters that raised the most money, that came up with the most creative events and that did the best educational project.
To be eligible for these awards, chapters must submit a March of Dimes Fund-raising Report Form.
Large-Scale Projects
Make your chapter’s March of Dimes fundraiser part of a larger project. For example, use the event as a chance to work with other local FBLA or PBL chapters; their participation can stimulate creativity and innovation.
Your March of Dimes fundraiser can also be an element in a school- or
For resources and support!Contact: The March of Dimes
New Jersey Chapter
5 Cedar Brook Drive
Cranbury, NJ 08512
609-655-7400
American Enterprise Day
November 15 is American Enterprise Day. As the vocational student organization designated to communicate the free enterprise message, the celebration of this day should provide a vehicle for interaction between FBLA-PBL and the community.
In developing the programs of work, both the FBLA and PBL state executive boards identified the celebration of American Enterprise Day as an activity deserving special emphasis. Members can learn how free enterprise affects business, consumers, and producers while enabling the school and community to become more aware of the role the American economic system has played and will continue to play in their daily lives. Be challenged to implement at least one activity in your school and/or community for American Enterprise Day. Local chapters may wish to develop American Enterprise Projects from these general areas: speakers, career seminars, proclamations, business and industry tours, and awareness display.
This manual contains the following materials:
Sample proclamation to be signed by the former Governor for American Enterprise Day.
Two public service announcements for use on local radio stations publicizing FBLA-PBL and American Enterprise Day.
American Enterprise Day advertisement: Space is provided on this advertisement to insert the name of your chapter. This ad is “camera ready” and may be increased or reduced in size to fit your needs. The ad could be used as follows:
Newspapers in your area may agree to use the ad at no charge to you if it can be sized to fit their format.
You may convince a local business to use the ad. The business would include its name in the ad, specify what size the ad will be, and where it will appear—newspaper, community magazine, company publication, or flyer.
The celebration of this day is an opportunity to develop leadership qualities in members who participate and to increase school and community awareness of the benefits of the American free enterprise system.
FBLA-PBL Week Sample Proclamation
This document is based upon a state proclamation. However, it can be adapted to a city, town, or county by changing Governor to Mayor or County Executive and name of state to name of city, town, or county.
WHEREAS, Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda is a non-profit educational organization whose first chapter was established in Johnson City, Tennessee, in 1942; and
WHEREAS, this organization has grown now to encompass over 250,000 members and advisers nationwide in high schools, colleges, universities, career and technical schools, and private business schools; and
WHEREAS, FBLA-PBL is a professional business organization dedicated to bringing business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development programs; and
WHEREAS, members perform community service activities and strive to build a student's understanding of the realities of the modern business world; and
WHEREAS, FBLA teaches high school students basic business and leadership principles, and PBL helps university, college, technical and business school students to make the transition from school to work;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, (your governor's name here), Governor of the State of (your state's name here), do hereby proclaim February 7-13, 2010 as National FBLA-PBL Week in the State of (your state's name here).
Middle/Junior High School FBLA Program
FBLA Builds Leaders
Participation in Future Business Leaders of America can help middle school students become leaders—leaders today, leaders in their school activities, leaders in business and technology of the future.
FBLA builds self-esteem, independence, responsibility and creativity. Using FBLA resources, partnerships and ideas, students design and implement their own projects and watch successful leaders in action. FBLA members learn to make decisions, deal respectfully with other and contribute to society.
FBLA Builds Vital School and Career Skills
FBLA gives middle school students hands-on experience with vital business tools and skills. FBLA chapters across the country host competitions to challenge student abilities in keyboarding, computer concepts, public speaking, spelling, graphics, communications and business math. Practice for these competitions can be part of the middle school instructional technology curriculum. All students win in these competitions, not by being first, but by gaining hard-earned knowledge and skill-building experience.
Through FBLA meetings and activities, students use communication and management skills by:
Organizing and analyzing information. Developing budgets. Solving problems. Setting goals. Addressing groups of peers and adults.
FBLA Builds Career Awareness
A major FBLA experience is interaction with community business leaders through guest lectures and community and school projects.
FBLA members are in contact with a broad range of professions and careers.
FBLA career activities go beyond “show and tell” be encouraging associations with business leaders. These relationships help students understand and appreciate the skills and abilities needed for jobs in business and technology. They also foster an understanding of how an individual person influences and creates his or her own career opportunities.
FBLA Builds Teams
Getting along in the world of technology and business means getting along with people and bringing out the best in each other. FBLA helps to instill team principles in middle school students—an emphasis that complements current trends in middle school education, as well as trends in business and management.
By participating in FBLA activities, students learn how small tasks accomplish large goals. They learn how to accept responsibility; and how to help others do the same. They learn how to cooperate, listen, share and support one another. Through FBLA, students learn to contribute to classroom and school activities and to their family and community. FBLA programs are covered in Tomorrow’s Business Leader (TBL), the student members’ publication. TBL is published four times a year and provides ideas for chapter programs and articles on careers and personal development and local chapter news.
FBLA Builds Teachers' Professional Development
Teachers grow and learn from motivated interactions in FBLA and through contacts with the business community. Teachers can:
Use these interactions to make teaching more “real-world” oriented. Work with FBLA to develop innovative teaching projects and approaches. Serve in FBLA district, state or national leadership positions. Earn professional Awards and recognition.
Teachers also gain professional insight from the Advisers’ Hotline, an informative newsletter published four times a year featuring chapter management tips, educational trends, profiles of successful advisers and information on FBLA programs and services. A supplement to the newsletter incorporates the TBL magazine into a classroom lesson plan.
FBLA Builds Visibility for Teachers and Schools
Public awareness and visibility help identify and promote worthy projects that develop student skills and answer community needs. Future Business Leaders of America helps middle school students learn how to publicize chapter activities in local media. Publicity leads to awareness, which is good for everyone:
Teachers gain visibility for their curriculum. Schools gain visibility for their activities before parent groups, the school board, the administration and the
community. Teachers and principals gain visibility among their peers and can expand their peer network and resource
pool. School programs become more visible in the community as donations of time, energy and expertise from
informed businesses and volunteers increase.
FBLA Middle School Goals
Develop competent, aggressive business leadership. Strengthen the confidence of students in themselves and their work.
Create more interest in and understanding of American business enterprise. Encourage members in the development of individual projects that contribute to the improvement of home,
business and community. Develop character, prepare for useful citizenship and foster patriotism. Encourage and practice efficient money management. Encourage scholarship and promote school loyalty. Assist students in the establishment of occupational goals.
FBLA: Building Leaders Since 1942
The Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) is a national association of middle and secondary school students interested in business or business related careers. Together with its postsecondary division, Phi Beta Lambda, FBLA-PBL, Inc. is celebrating over 50 years of success with more than 12,000 chartered chapters throughout the United
States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Europe and the Pacific. FBLA’s mission is to bring business and education together through such innovative leadership development programs as American Enterprise Day, In Praise of Age, Linking Leaders, and Connecting Chapters.
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Scholarships and
Awards
FOR MORE INFORMATION, REQUEST A MIDDLE SCHOOL PACKET FROM THE FBLA-PBL NATIONAL OFFICE.
National Scholarships and Other Awards
The following scholarships are either offered by FBLA-PBL, by a participating sponsor specifically for current FBLA and/or PBL members, or by organizations that provide recognition for which current
FBLA-PBL members would be well suited.
This listing is provided as a service to current FBLA and PBL members and their advisers and is not intended to be an endorsement of any of the non–FBLA-PBL affiliated organizations or programs. The information provided in this document is accurate as of the publication date to the best of our knowledge.
FBLA-PBL Competitive Event AwardsSeveral FBLA-PBL Competitive Events carry cash awards for the national winners sponsored by business partners of the association. Each year, sponsorships are subject to change. At the 2009 National Leadership Conference the following events carried cash awards:
PBL Accounting Analysis & Dec Making
PBL Accounting for Professionals
PBL Accounting Principles
FBLA Accounting I
FBLA Accounting II
FBLA American Enterprise Project
FBLA Banking and Financial Systems
FBLA Business Calculations
FBLA/PBL Business Communication
PBL Business Decision Making
FBLA Business Ethics
FBLA Business Financial Plan
FBLA Business Law
FBLA Business Math
FBLA Business Plan
FBLA Business Presentation
FBLA Business Procedures
FBLA Client Services
FBLA Community Service Project
FBLA/PBL Computer Applications
FBLA Computer Problem Solving
FBLA/PBL Database Design & Applications
FBLA/PBL Desktop Publishing
FBLA Digital Video Production
FBLA E-Business
FBLA Economics
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PBL Economic Analysis & Dec Making
FBLA Electronic Career Portfolio
FBLA/PBL Emerging Business Issues
FBLA Entrepreneurship
FBLA FBLA Principles and Procedures
PBL Financial Analysis & Decision Making
PBL Financial Concepts
PBL Financial Services
PBL Future Business Executive
FBLA Future Business Leader
PBL Future Business Teacher
FBLA Global Business
FBLA Help Desk
FBLA Impromptu Speaking
FBLA Internet Application Programming
FBLA Introduction to Business
FBLA Introduction to Business Comm
FBLA Job Interview
FBLA/PBL Local Chapter Annual Bus Report
FBLA Management Decision Making
FBLA Marketing
PBL Marketing Concepts
FBLA/PBL Parliamentary Procedure
FBLA Partnership with Business Project
FBLA Personal Finance
FBLA/PBL Public Speaking I
FBLA Public Speaking II
FBLA Spreadsheet Applications
FBLA State Chapter Annual Business Report
FBLA Technology Concepts
PBL Telecommunications
FBLA Virtual Business Challenge
FBLA Word Processing I
FBLA Word Processing II
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FBLA Distinguished Business Leader Scholarship
This scholarship is designed to recognize outstanding FBLA members for their activity and involvement in the association. The number of scholarships given depends on yearly contributions to the FBLA scholarship fund.
Receipt Deadline: April 1
Individual Award: Minimum of $500; half will be awarded at the National Conference, and the other half upon joining Phi Beta Lambda.
Criteria: Open to graduating FBLA members who plan to pursue a post-secondary education and become actively involved in PBL at the postsecondary level.
Must be Dues Paid Members of FBLA. Must have achieved the Leader or America level of the Business Achievement Awards (BAA). Must submit Distinguished Business Leader Scholarship Form found in the National Chapter Management
Handbook or in the documents section of the online library of the National Web site (www.fbla-pbl.org). The completed form and a one-page cover letter summarizing FBLA-PBL, business, leadership, and
community activities, a resume outlining FBLA-PBL activities and educational achievements, and one letter of recommendation from a chapter adviser, a teacher, or a business/community leader must be submitted to the National Center.
Applicants must submit four copies of the form and all accompanying documentation in four separate manila file folders labeled with the student’s name, school, and state. These materials must arrive at the National Center on or before April 1.
PBL Distinguished Business Leader Scholarship
This scholarship is designed to recognize outstanding PBL members for their activity and involvement in the association.
Application Receipt Deadline: April 1
Award Amount: Minimum of $500
Scholarship Form in Adviser Area.
Open to PBL members who plan to continue to pursue a • postsecondary or postgraduate education. Must be dues-paid members of PBL. Must have achieved the Executive or President Level of CMAP. Must submit Distinguished Business Leader Scholarship Form found in the National Chapter
Management Handbook or in the documents section of the online library of the National Web site (www.fbla-pbl.org).
The completed form and a one-page cover letter summarizing FBLA-PBL, business, leadership, and community activities; a resume outlining FBLA-PBL activities and educational achievements; and one letter of recommendation from a chapter adviser, a teacher, or a business/community leader must be submitted to the National Center.
Applicants must submit four copies of the form and all accompanying documentation in three manila file folders labeled with the student’s name, school, and state.
Economics for Leaders
Each summer the Foundation for Teaching Economics (FTE) offers the Economics for Leaders program. This program provides high school juniors with an exceptional opportunity to learn economics and leadership through interactive games and simulations. These weeklong camps are held at some of the country’s most prestigious universities and taught by actual economic professors.
Application Deadline: February 15
Individual Award: The Foundation for Teaching Economics provides scholarships to cover the cost of the tuition, housing, and meals for the week-long event. Participants must pay a $125-200 program fee, travel costs, and dinner on the excursion day.
Eligibility: Open to national and state dues-paid members who are high school juniors.
Application Procedure: You may apply online at www.fte.org
FTE also has programs for advisers available through the above Web site. roles. In addition, teachers are presented with new methods to teach principles of free enterprise in such a way that the subjects come alive for their students.
Application deadline: March 31
Individual Award: The Foundation for Teaching Economics provides scholarships to cover the entire cost of tuition, housing, and meals for the week-long event. Participants must pay a $100 program fee, and pay for their own transportation to the event. Teachers can also receive graduate credit for completing the course.
Eligibility: Open to high school juniors, high school and post-secondary teachers, and PBL members enrolled in teacher education programs. All applicants must be national and state dues-paid members.
Application procedure: See the FTE Website for details. www.fte.org
NCCPAP/AICPA Scholarship
The National Conference of CPA Practitioners, Inc. (NCCPAP) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) provide scholarships to outstanding high school seniors planning to pursue a career as certified public accountants.
Application Deadline: December 15
Individual Award: These scholarships are competitive merit-based awards of $1,000.
Eligibility: High school seniors who have a GPA of at least 3.3 on a 4.0 scale and have applied to or been accepted at a two- or four-year college. Students must be enrolled as full-time students.
Application Procedure: Go to www.nccpap.org and click “Scholarships” at the left of the home page to obtain a
scholarship application form. For more information, please call 888.488.5400.
McKelvey Foundation – Scholarships for Young Entrepreneurs
This scholarship was created to offer young entrepreneurs the benefits of a college education without the burden of debt many students face after graduation.
Application Deadline: December 20, 2009
Individual Award: $40,000 ($10,000/year for four years)
Eligibility:
Be a graduating senior of a U.S. high school or home-school program Attend a four-year college or university within the 50 United States Own and operate a business for at least one (1) year (non- profits are OK) Have at least one paid employee (not including yourself or partner) Have sales revenue (unless non-profit) Submit a completed online application Provide documentation of the above when requested Agree to participate in a telephone interview, if selected as a finalist Winners must attend the summer e-Venture program (2010 location TBD)
Application Procedure: Visit www.mckelveyfoundation.org, click on Entrepreneurial Scholarship at the top of the home page and complete an online application
National Technical Honor Society – NEW
The National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) is offering a $1,000 scholarship exclusively for FBLA members.
Eligibility: Applicant must be a dues-paid member of FBLA and a member in good standing of NTHS.
Application Receipt Deadline: April 1
Criteria: which includes submission of a charter application and approval from the school administration.
Applicants must be in 10th grade or higher (scholarship will be held for three (3) years). Scholarship may only be used for postsecondary education. Scholarship funds will be sent to the winner’s chosen post-secondary school after he/she is enrolled at
that institution. A fully completed application must be submitted by the deadline date. Applications with incomplete
information will be void. Go to the scholarship page at www.fbla.org to download the application form.
Please Note: In addition to the scholarships that NTHS is providing exclusively for FBLA-PBL, NTHS provides the Jon H. Poteat Scholarships. All members in good standing of NTHS are eligible for these scholarships. Forty-five $1,000 scholarships will be awarded for the 08-09 school year. Go to www.nths.org and click on Scholarships to complete an on-line application.
Knowledge Matters
The Virtual Business Scholarship is an annual scholarship available to business, marketing and personal finance students currently enrolled in their junior or senior year of high school throughout the country. To be eligible for nomination by their teachers, students must exhibit excellence in business, marketing, or personal finance classes and show interest and accomplishment in the use of technologies within these subjects. Three scholarships will be awarded nationally. The first place winner will receive $1,000, the second place winner will receive $500, and the third, $250. For full details and nomination forms visit the national Web site at www.fbla-pbl.org.
NFIB Young Entrepreneur Awards
The NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation provides a minimum of 400 nonrenewable scholarships each year ranging from $1,000 to $10,000.
Eligibility: Graduating high school seniors who will be entering their freshman year at an accredited two- or four-year university, college, or technical institute, in the fall of 2010. Students must be able to demonstrate entrepreneurial spirit/initiative.
Criteria:
The application process is in two phases, October 15, 2009—December 15, 2009. If applicants are selected as a semi-finalist, the deadline for final materials will be announced at www.NFIB.com/YEA.
Applicants may apply online at www.NFIB.com/YEA beginning October 15, 2009. When applying online, applicants will be asked for an Access Key = NFIB. Hard copy applications will also be available for download at www.NFIB.com/YEA.
Applications will be accepted October 15, 2009–December 15, 2009. Deadline date for semi-finalist materials will be announced at www.NFIB.com/YEA. Any questions, contact program manager, Julie Carney, at [email protected] or 202.314.2042.
Additional National Scholarships
Berkeley College
Cumberland University – NEW
Johnson & Wales University
Northwood University Business Club Scholarship – NEW
Penn Commercial Business/Technical School – NEW
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Pittsburgh Technical Institute – NEW
Rasmussen College – NEW
Mount Ida College
University of the Ozarks
Webber International University Scholarship
FBLA-PBL Stock Market Game!
Stock Market Game
Over the course of 15 weeks, members can invest a hypothetical $100,000 in NASDAQ, AMEX, and NYSE-listed common stocks. Students can research stocks; discover how financial markers work; chose portfolios; manage budgets; follow companies in the news; and make decisions on whether to buy, sell, or hold. For details on the game, go to the national Web site at www.fbla-pbl.org and click The Stock Market Game.
Game dates are September 8 to December 18, 2009 (registration deadline September 22) and January 11 to April 23, 2010 (registration deadline January 25). Participants will be ranked and winners will be publicized through FBLA-PBL.
WeSeed Stock Market Challenge
FBLA-PBL has partnered with WeSeed to provide a fun, free, risk-free way for students to learn about the stock market. And best of all, by developing an innovative, creative lesson plan for teaching this program and describing recruiting efforts to involve students, your chapter through our new WeSeed Stock Market Challenge has the opportunity to win:
GRAND PRIZE (one will be awarded)
• $5,000 for the chapter
• Laptop computer for the adviser
• Trip to the Chicago Board of Trade for the adviser and chapter president (airfare and one night lodging for two)
FIRST PRIZE (two will be awarded)
• $1,000 for the chapter
• Laptop computer for the adviser
HONORABLE MENTION (10 will be awarded)
• $100 for the chapter
Contest starts August, 2009 and concludes on April 30, 2010. For full details go to www.fbla-pbl.org.
New Jersey PBL Scholarship Guidelines
The New Jersey Phi Beta Lambda scholarship was established in 1989 to be presented to freshman, sophomore, or junior PBL members who plan to work toward degrees in any business, business-related, or business teacher education program at an accredited New Jersey institution (two or four-year colleges or private business schools.)
General Information
1. The scholarship will consist of two $250 awards.
2. The awards will be administered by a special committee appointed by the FBLA-PBL state chairman.
3. Eight finalists will be selected. These finalists must be available for interviews at the PBL State Leadership Conference.
4. The winners will be announced at the awards banquet of the PBL State Leadership Conference.
Eligibility
1. Only freshmen, sophomores, and juniors who are members of active PBL local chapters are eligible.
2. There is no limit to the number of applicants per chapter.
3. All applicants must plan to work toward degrees in any business, business-related, or business teacher education program at an accredited New Jersey institution.
5. Regulations for the selection of the chapter applicant(s) should be determined by the local chapter. The applicant(s) must be approved by the local chapter adviser.
Application Procedure
Submit the following materials by the deadline date of February 5:
1. Application form.
2. Résumé outlining education, work experience, involvement with FBLA-PBL and other school and community activities, etc.
3. Letter of recommendation from the local chapter adviser.
4. Transcript of grades through close of fall semester of the current year.
6. Letter of application for the scholarship from the member.
Criteria for Selection
Applicants must be deserving of the awards as demonstrated in the screening of materials and the responses to judges’ questions during the interview process. Involvement with the nine goals of FBLA-PBL will serve as the basis for the interview questions.
Submit by February 5
New Jersey PBL Scholarship Application
Please print or type all information.
For Academic Year 20____ to 20____ Social Security Number ____________—__________—__________
Applicant’s Name______________________________________________________________________________
Complete Home Address ____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Home Telephone (________)________________________Graduation Date__________________________
Present School________________________________________________________________________________
Number of Years in FBLA _______________________ Number of Years in PBL ________________________
Business Courses Taken ________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Name of Post-Secondary Institution for Next Year:
School Accepted Rejected Pending
_________ _________ _________
________________________________________ _________ _________ _________
Prospective Major _______________________________________ Length of Program__________________
Attach the following materials for PBL:
Item
__________ Resumé outlining education, work experience, involvement with FBLA-PBL and other school and community activities, etc.
__________ Letter of recommendation from the local chapter adviser
__________ Transcript of grades through close of fall semester of the current year
__________ Letter of application for the scholarship from the member
New Jersey FBLA Scholarship Guidelines
The New Jersey Future Business Leaders of America scholarship was established in 1989 to be presented to senior FBLA members who plan to attend post-secondary institutions (two- or four-year colleges or private business schools) and work toward degrees or diplomas in any business, business-related, or business teacher education program upon graduation.
General Information
1. The scholarship will consist of one $700 and three $500 awards.a. In 1989, one of these awards was named the Christopher Heider Memorial Scholarship for
recognition of leadership and service to the association. (Chris Heider was the 1975-76 FBLA state vice president of the Northern Region and held leadership positions in Florida Phi Beta Lambda and the national Alumni Division.)
b. In 1990, one of these awards was named the Frances E. Eggert Memorial Scholarship for recognition of a student selecting a career in business teacher education or office administration/secretarial studies. (Frances Eggert was the PBL adviser and a business teacher educator at Rider College, and FBLA-PBL state consultant, and member of the FBLA-PBL National Board of Directors.)
2. The awards will be administered by a special committee appointed by the FBLA-PBL State Chairman.
3. Ten finalists will be selected. These finalists must be available for interviews at the FBLA State Leadership Conference.
4. The winners will be announced at an awards assembly of the FBLA State Leadership Conference.
Eligibility
1. Only seniors who are members of active FBLA local chapters are eligible.
2. One member per active FBLA chapter may apply for the scholarships.
3. All applicants must plan to work toward degrees or diplomas in any business, business-related, or business teacher education program while attending post-secondary institutions (two- or four-year colleges or private business schools).
4. Regulations for the selection of the chapter applicant should be determined by the local chapter. The applicant must be approved by the local chapter adviser.
Procedure for Making Application
Submit the following materials by the deadline date of February 5:
1. Application form
2. Résumé outlining education, work experience, involvement with FBLA-PBL and other school and community activities, etc.
3. Letter of recommendation from the local chapter adviser.
4. Transcript of grades through close of fall semester of the current school year. (Submit report card for first semester if information is not covered on transcript. If grades for second marking period are not available by the deadline date, send a note to that effect with application and submit grades by February 11.) Failure to submit these grades by the deadline date will result in disqualification.
5. Essay (not to exceed 300 words) on how participation in FBLA has assisted the member in making his/her occupational choice.
Criteria for Selection
Applicants must be deserving of the awards as demonstrated in the screening of materials and the responses to judges’ questions during the interview process. Involvement with the nine goals of the FBLA-PBL will serve as the basis for the interview questions.
Submit by February 5
New Jersey FBLA Scholarship Application
Please print or type all information.
For Academic Year 20____ to 20____ Social Security Number ____________—__________—__________
Applicant’s Name______________________________________________________________________________
Complete Home Address ____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Home Telephone (________)________________________Graduation Date__________________________
Present School________________________________________________________________________________
Number of Years in FBLA_________________________________
Business Courses Taken_________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Name of Post-Secondary Institution for Next Year:
School Accepted Rejected Pending
_________ _________ _________
________________________________________ _________ _________ _________
Prospective Major________________________________________Length of Program
Attach the following materials for FBLA:
FBLA Item
_______ Résumé outlining education, work experience, involvement with FBLA-PBL and other school and community activities, etc.
_______ Letter of recommendation from the local chapter adviser.
_______ Transcript of grades through close of fall semester of the current year.
_______ Essay (not to exceed 300 words) on how participation in FBLA has assisted the member in making his/her occupational choice.
FBLA State Competitive Events Savings Bond Program
At the New Jersey FBLA State Leadership Conference, a $100 savings bond is awarded to the first-place winner of each individual competitive event and to each member of the New Jersey team to the FBLA National Leadership Conference for Entrepreneurship and Parliamentary Procedure. The FBLA State Executive Board established these awards as an incentive for and acknowledgment of excellence.
A student receiving first honors will find a form attached to the back of his/her plaque. This form must be completed fully and returned to the state office within one month following the FBLA State Leadership Conference. Savings bonds will be mailed out within a five-month time frame following the FBLA State Leadership Conference.
Those events awarding savings bonds include:
Accounting I
Accounting II
Banking & Financial Systems
Business Calculations
Business Communication
Business Financial Plan
Business Ethics
Business Law
Business Math
Business Plan Project *
Business Presentation *
Business Procedures
Client Service
Computer Applications
Computer Problem Solving
Cyber Security
Database Design & Applications
Desktop Application Programming
Desktop Publishing
Digital Video Production *
E-Business
Economics
Electronic Career Portfolio
Emerging Business Issues *
Entrepreneurship *
FBLA Principles and Procedures
Global Business *
Help Desk
Impromptu Speaking
Internet Application Programming
Introduction to Business
Introduction to Business Communication
Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure
Introduction to Technology Concepts
Job Description Manual
Job Interview
Management Decision Making *
Management Information Systems *
Marketing
Mr. Future Business Leader
Ms. Future Business Leader
Networking Concepts
Parliamentary Procedure *
Personal Finance
Public Speaking I
Public Speaking II
Spreadsheet Applications
Technology Concepts
Website Development *
Word Processing I
Word Processing II
* Awarded to each member of the National Leadership Conference team.
FBLA and PBL Outstanding Local Adviser Award
The FBLA and PBL Outstanding Local Adviser Awards honor local FBLA and PBL advisers who have made outstanding contributions to the association at the local, state, and national levels.
General Information
1. The awards will be administered by a special committee appointed by the FBLA-PBL state chairman.2. There will be one FBLA local and one PBL local adviser selected.3. The winners will be announced at the awards assemblies of the FBLA and PBL State Leadership Conferences.4. Each state can nominate one FBLA outstanding local adviser and one PBL outstanding local adviser to the national
association who will be recognized at a general session of the FBLA-PBL National Leadership Conference.
Eligibility
1. Only local advisers of active FBLA or PBL local chapters are eligible. The adviser’s name must appear on the membership roster submitted to the state and national offices with dues for the current school year.
2. A chapter may nominate one local adviser.3. Regulations for the selection of the chapter adviser should be determined by the local chapter.
Procedure for Making Application -- Submit the following materials by the deadline date of February 5.
1. Letter of application for the award from the adviser.2. Resume outlining education, work experience, involvement with FBLA-PBL and other school and community
activities, etc.3. Letter of recommendation from a school administrator (department chair, dean, principal, etc.).4. Letter of recommendation from a local member or officer for the current school year.
Criteria for Selection
Applicants must be deserving of the awards as demonstrated in the screening of materials. The materials submitted should address the following:
Years of involvement in FBLA and/or PBL Extent of participation in FBLA-PBL conferences sponsored by the state chapter and the national association Offices, chairmanships, and committee memberships held in FBLA-PBL Contributions to FBLA-PBL local, state, and national projects Promotion of FBLA-PBL Participation in other professional organizations Involvement in community activities Recommendations supporting the adviser’s contribution to the association
The following information will be verified through records maintained in the FBLA-PBL state office:
Submitted local chapter program of work postmarked by November 15 Submitted October, December, and February Bi-Monthly Activities Reports with Chapter News Coupons
postmarked by deadline dates Attended the following conferences:
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New Jersey FBLA-PBL Fall Leadership Conference (October 2009) FBLA-PBL National Fall Leadership Conference (November 2009) FBLA Regional Competitive Events (January 2010) FBLA or PBL State Leadership Conference (February/March 2009) FBLA-PBL National Leadership Conference (June 2009)
Ran candidate for FBLA or PBL state or national office at 2009 FBLA or PBL State Leadership Conferences or 2010 FBLA Regional Competitive Events
Submitted FBLA or PBL Local Chapter Annual Business Report postmarked by the deadline date for the 2010 FBLA or PBL State Leadership Conference
Upon verification of at least 9 of the 11 criteria above, the materials will be forwarded to a panel of judges.
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FBLA and PBL Adviser Service Recognition Award
The FBLA and PBL Adviser Service Recognition Awards honor FBLA and PBL local advisers who have served students through the association for a significant number of years. At the regional meetings of the FBLA-PBL National Leadership Conference, advisers are recognized with certificates for 5, 10, 15, 20, etc. years of service.
Please complete the form below noting which year 2009-2010 completes as years of service to FBLA-PBL as an adviser. Return the completed form to the state office postmarked by FEBRUARY 5.
Name of Adviser ______________________________________________________________________
School ______________________________________________________________________________
Complete School Address _______________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
**Years of Service (at the close of 2009-2010): ____________________
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**Must include
NOTE: Duplicate this form for additional adviser information.
One form should be completed by each local adviser.
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New Jersey Future Business Leaders of America
Member of The Month Program
The Member of the Month program is designed to reward local chapter members for outstanding service to their chapter in a particular month. Every local chapter can nominate one member per month from September to January. The chapter must submit a summary (maximum of 250 words) of the member's involvement. A member may be nominated once in a given year. All nominated Members of the Month will receive a certificate at the State Leadership Conference. The State Executive Board will use the summaries to select the Member of the Year who will be honored at the State Leadership Conference.
Summaries should be mailed to:
Ms. Ellen A. Benowitz
NJ FBLA-PBL State Chairman
Mercer County Community College
PO Box B
Trenton, NJ 08690
The postmark deadlines for summary submission are:
October 2, 2009 (for September)
November 6, 2009 (for October)
December 4, 2009 (for November)
January 8, 2010 (for December)
February 5, 2010 (for January)
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Please attach a signed Parent/Guardian Consent Form when submitting a Member of the Month summary.
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2009-2010 Parent/Guardian Consent Form
This form is to request permission for your child's name only to be published on the New Jersey FBLA web site, www.njfbla.org. Pursuant to law, we will not release your child's name without prior written consent from you.
In recognizing FBLA member achievement, especially a "Member of the Month" nomination, your child's name, associated with his/her school, may be published on the web site. An individual photo will not be used.
If you wish to rescind this agreement you may do so at any time by sending a letter to the NJ State FBLA Chairman, Ellen Benowitz, MCCC, PO Box B, Trenton, New Jersey 08690.
Please complete the following information and mail or fax this form to the NJ State FBLA Office at 609-570-3887.
I grant permission for my child's name to be published on the NJ FBLA web site.
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Partnership Programs - Fundraisers
Otis Spunkmeyer, Inc.
Otis Spunkmeyer is providing their scrumptious cookie fund-raiser program for FBLA- PBL. Participating chapters will be provided (on loan) with a free convection oven and the necessary start-up materials. Chapters purchase the cookie dough and then determine their own percentage of profit by the price they charge for their cookies. Otis suggests a price of three for $1.25, which would provide a 48-percent profit for the chapter. Otis now offers a traditional fund-raiser featuring tubs of cookie dough, brownie trays, and gourmet soft pretzels. Chapters receive a profit of 40% on these products. Watch for information on their annual “Sweet Discovery Cookie” Sales Challenge that awards $500 prizes in four different categories. For complete information call 888-275-6847 and mention that you are with FBLA-PBL.
Ozark Delight Candy Company
Each batch of Ozark Delight Lollipops in consistently monitored to maintain their high standards of production. Ozark Delight Lollipops are available only for fund-raising. Ozark Delight does not sell to stores or other retail markets. Call Ozark Delight at 1-800-334-8991 to learn more about their fund-raising opportunity and to receive samples of their new products.
Country Meats
County Meats is providing FBLA members a simple, healthy fund-raiser that features fresh smoked snack sticks that everyone loves. They have zero trans fats, low carbs, high protein, and come in 12 yummy flavors. But that’s not the best part, chapters receive 48% profit and have 30 days to pay the bill! For more information call Country Meats at 1-800-277-8989 for a few free samples or visit their web site at www.countrymeats.com.
Matchmaker
Matchmaker by Fortress Software is the ultimate Student Matching Fundraiser. They provide all the material to run a profitable activity that involves the entire student body. Matchmaker is a fundraiser that has been used by various clubs in schools across the United States and Canada for over 20 years. For more information visit their web site at www.MATCHMAKE.com or call 1-800-665-0396.
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Pride Distributors is a fund-raising company that specializes in producing “Your Town-Opoly,” a custom board game where the “local merchants” of each chapter’s home town replaces the Atlantic City streets found on your favorite board game. Call Pride Distributors at 1-800-451-5442 or visit their Web site www.townopoly.net.
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Rita’s Franchise Company
Rita’s has been serving happiness to their guests since 1984. Everybody loves Rita’s because there, you can treat yourself to delicious Italian Ice, rich Frozen Custard, Slenderita Fat-Free Soft Serve, and so much more.
FBLA-PBL has partnered with Rita’s to provide chapters with a fun, unique and delicious fund-raiser called Celebrity Scoop. Rita’s will help raise money for your chapter while
also giving you a behind the scenes peek into how they make their delicious frozen treats. Participating chapter members will help scoop and serve Rita’s Italian Ice and receive 15 percent of the profits for their efforts. For more information and to find your closest participating Rita’s, please call Victoria Vaynberger, Marketing Manager, in their Cool Support Center at (215) 876-9355.
The Cartridge Connection
Keep a constant flow of money coming in all year with little effort! Founded by a former FBLA Adviser, The Cartridge Connection provides brand name cartridges at prices competitive with major office supply chains while still providing a nice profit to chapters. Email them at [email protected] or go online www.MyCartridgeConnection.com to request your free fundraising kit with everything needed to start selling or go to Their phone number is 1-970-854-4093, and their fax number is 1-970-854-4096.
School Spirit Coffee
School Spirit Coffee offers your organization the opportunity to sell your own private label specialty coffee. They help you design the label featuring your logo or school mascot at no additional charge. In addition to a unique label, you can also choose the color of the coffee packaging to match your school colors. Our bags are brightly colored with a metallic foil finish – available in: Cardinal Red, Kentucky Blue, Hunter Green, Bright Purple, White, Silver, Gold and Black. There are no minimum orders. Visit their website – www.schoolspiritcoffee.com or email your artwork to: [email protected]. Holiday flavors are available for the Fall Semester sales. Contact Debbie at 1-800-570-1443 in Winchester, Ky.
Tom-Wat Fundraising
Tom-Wat Fundraising has been helping FBLA-PBL chapters raise money since 1951. They offer the easiest, most profitable ways to achieve fund-raising goals. Featuring many fund-raising programs including: large gift catalogs (packed with best-selling items), Kitchenware Catalog, Jewelry Catalog, Magazines, Auntie Anne’s Pretzels, Flower Bulbs, Cookie Dough, and Gourmet Lollipops; chapters have a choice in what they wish to sell. Their friendly customer service staff is available at 1-800-243-9250 or visit www.tomwat.com.
4 A Cause.comRaise money for your chapter while participating in a Billion Good Deeds. For each Good Deed coin you sell for $5.00 your chapter keeps 50 cents. Each person who has a
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coin then does a good deed, registers it online, and then passes his/her coin. The next person does a good deed, registers it, and again passes the coin. A coin could see thousands of good deeds in its journey! 4ACause.com will keep track of all the good deeds done. Visit www.4ACause.com or call -615-4ACause (615-422-2873) to learn more about the Billion Good Deeds program. Contact [email protected] to find out how your chapter can qualify to earn $1.00 per coin.
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Running for Office
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Running For FBLA or PBL State Office
Who is Eligible to Run for State Office?
FBLA: Any active (dues-paying) member of Future Business Leaders of America in New Jersey who has at least one full year of school remaining following the current school year.
PBL: Only active members are eligible to hold office. Candidates must have at least one semester of their educational programs remaining. A candidate must have been a member of PBL for at least one semester or FBLA for one school year according to the membership records maintained by the FBLA-PBL state office. He/she must have attended one state or national conference. A candidate (if a sophomore at a county college) must show proof of acceptance at a New Jersey four-year college with PBL by the date specified by the State Executive Board.
How Much School will be Missed as a State Officer?
The FBLA and PBL Applications for State Office clearly outline the conferences and meetings, which must be attended during the term of office. Approximately ten school days may be missed: The State Officer Leadership Training Seminar and National Leadership Conference are conducted during the summer and not counted in school days absent.
What Expenses May be Paid by the State Officer?
The amount of expenses for a state officer that are covered by the FBLA-PBL state chapter may vary from year to year depending on the financial status of the association at any given time. Usually, the following expenses are paid:
1. room, registration, and meals for the State Officer Leadership Training Seminar;
2. registration and lunch for the New Jersey FBLA-PBL Fall Leadership Conference;
3. registration and room (based on triple or quad occupancy) for the FBLA-PBL National Fall Leadership Conference;
4. room (if applicable), meals and registration for FBLA or PBL State Leadership Conference; and
5. stipend of approximately $75 for the FBLA-PBL National Leadership Conference.
How Should a State Officer Candidate Plan a Campaign?
FBLA: All candidates must take an objective test on general knowledge of FBLA-PBL. Candidates should review the New Jersey FBLA-PBL State Chapter Constitution and FBLA State Chapter Bylaws and the New Jersey Chapter Manual. Review from the 2009-2010 edition of the FBLA-PBL National Chapter Management all sections. The first nine pages of the 2009-2010 FBLA State Awards Program and all subsequent revisions should also be reviewed.
Campaign speeches are not to exceed a total of three minutes for both the candidate and campaign manager. No raffles for prizes are to be conducted. No materials or giveaways are to be distributed during the campaign speeches or as part of the campaign skits.
Campaign booths will be assigned to all candidates. Campaign materials should be distributed at the booths. (See
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article on campaigning that follows.)
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A caucus will be held to allow the voting delegates to ask questions of the candidates. State officer candidates’ test scores will be shared at this time. Each candidate may distribute one piece of printed literature at the caucus. Each candidate must pick up his/her leftover literature after the caucus.
Voting will be by secret ballot; each chapter has two voting delegates.
An income and expense report must be submitted at the time of the state officer candidate objective test. (See sample that follows.)
PBL: Each candidate should prepare a one-page data sheet listing his/her qualifications and send 25 copies to the state office ten days prior to the PBL State Leadership Conference. This literature will be distributed to the delegates in the registration packets at the State Leadership Conference. (See article on campaigning that follows.)
Campaign speeches are to be no longer than three minutes. A question-and-answer period will follow.
Voting will be by secret ballot; each chapter has two voting delegates.
How Should a Student Plan to Run for FBLA or PBL National Office?
Obtain a copy of the National Officer Candidate Guide from: FBLA-PBL, Inc., 1912 Association Drive, Reston, VA 22981 or telephone 1-800-FBLA-WIN.
Submit a letter of intent to run for a specific national office with a resume and a letter of recommendation from the local chapter adviser to the New Jersey FBLA-PBL State Chairman postmarked by February 1 of the current membership year.
Approval to run for national office will be given by the FBLA-PBL state chairman and FBLA or PBL State Executive Board. The deadline for application materials to be received by the national office is May 15 of the current membership year.
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Campaigning, Campaigning, Campaigning
By Donna Sue Everland
New Jersey 1983-1984 FBLA State President
One of the highlights of FBLA-PBL conferences is the election of officers. In order to determine the best candidate for each office, information must be gathered on all candidates. Campaigning is a series of organized, planned actions necessary to provide information on the qualifications and characteristics of a candidate.
It is not too early to start planning! Organization is a great importance if accurate and efficient information outlining the positive characteristics and goals of a candidate are to be available. Scheduling of specific tasks which need to be done is a good idea so that the ideas and plans will be accomplished in a neat and thorough manner. By having a set schedule and sticking to it, all of the campaign materials and ideas will be finished before the date of campaigning, and there won’t be a mad rush at the last minute.
Some campaigning suggestions include:
1. Having a theme that will be easy to build a lot of different, attractive ideas upon which will have a positive, memorable effect on the delegates.
2. Integrating the campaign theme throughout the candidate’s speech to the delegates.
3. Developing some way to state the candidate’s qualities, ideas, and goals (such as fact sheet or brochure).
4. Having give-aways (candies, stickers, pens, etc.) and possibly a few bigger items (jewelry, knick-knacks, stuffed animals, etc.).
5. Making posters or other means of catching attention (usually place these at eye level or just a bit higher).
6. Having a colorful, organized campaign with plenty of factual materials and give-aways.
7. Having the candidate visible and prepared to talk to people and to answer questions.
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8. Having the members of the candidate’s local or state chapter visible to assist at the campaign booth and to show their support.
Campaigning is intense, with much pressure involved. It affects a person psychologically and physically. It pays to be well rested when embarking such a venture.
Campaigning is a learning experience that won’t be forgotten.
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Jim Kelly, Candidate for FBLA State President
Campaign Report March 2008
DonationsAmount Item Donor
1152 Tic Tac candy New Jersey Bell380 Magnets Warner Lambert100 Charleston Chews candy24 Rascals candy
240 Plastic bags The General Store15 CNA headbands CNA31 CNA pens75 Visors NB Specialty Products
350 Post-It notepads2367
IncomeAmount Donor
$ 50 Centerville FBLA30 Holt Video45 Morris Forms Ltd.
115 R. Geiss, CPA24 Dollar Variety Shop30 Schmidt
25 Lewis$319
ExpensesItem Cost1,000 campaign brochures $125.5020 posters 40.00100 sheets of labels 45.001,000 Charm lollipops 81.50photocopying 27.00
$319.00
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_________________________________________________Jim Kelly, Candidate
ABC High School
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Sally Smith
FBLA Local Adviser, ABC High School
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2009-2010 Future Business Leaders of AmericaApplication for State Office
Candidate for the Office of __________________________________________________
Name ___________________________________________________________________
School ___________________________________________________________________
Complete Home Address____________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
Home Telephone _______________________ School Telephone ____________________
E-mail Address _________________________
Adviser_____________________________________________________________________
If elected, I accept the responsibility of fulfilling the duties of my office to the best of my ability.
The state officer and his/her adviser (or adult designated by adviser and approved by the school) must attend the FBLA-PBL New Jersey (1 day/October or November) and National (2½ days/October or November) Fall Leadership Conferences, FBLA Regional Competitive Events (1 day/January), FBLA State Leadership Conference (2½ days/late March or April), and all FBLA State Executive Board meetings (each 1 day/tentatively September, December, February, and May) and should attend the National Leadership Conference (June or July). The state officer must also attend the State Officer Leadership Training Seminar (3 days/August). The state president and his/her adviser must attend the FBLA-PBL Management Series (4 days/August). Depending upon local school policy, the school or parent is responsible for providing transportation to and from meetings and for a chaperone for the state officer.
The FBLA-PBL state office may assume registration, room, and some meal costs for the state officer at the New Jersey and Eastern National Fall and State Leadership Conferences and State Officer Leadership Training Seminar and for the state president and his/her adviser for the Management Series. A stipend may be given to the state officer toward expenses for the National Leadership Conference.
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The State Chapter Bylaws state that if a state officer misses one State Executive Board meeting or one of the conferences (New Jersey or Eastern National Fall Leadership Conferences and New Jersey State Leadership Conference) without notice or two with notice, it will be a sign of resignation and another member will be appointed to the office by the State Executive Board at the next Board Meeting.
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Candidate’s Signature School Official’s Signature
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Adviser’s Signature Title of School Official
_____________________________________________ _____________________________________________
Parent’s/Guardian’s Signature Date
This Form Must Be Typed
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New Jersey FBLA
Résumé for State Office
Each prospective candidate for a state office should complete this form, along with his/her adviser, and send it to Ms. Ellen A. Benowitz, NJ FBLA-PBL State Chairman, Mercer County Community College, P.O. Box B, Trenton, NJ 08690.
Office Sought________________________________
Name of Candidate _______________________________ Age____________________________________
School ________________________________________ Years in FBLA ___________________________
County ________________________________________ Region _________________________________
E-mail Address _________________________________________________________________________
Present Class ____________________________________________________________________________________
FBLA Offices Held and/or Committees Worked _________________________________________________________
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FBLA State or National Conferences Attended __________________________________________________
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Other School Activities _____________________________________________________________________________
Community Activities ______________________________________________________________________________
Business Subjects Completed or Presently Enrolled In
______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________
______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________
Work Experience _________________________________________________________________________________
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Adviser’s Certification
The above information is correct for _____________________________ who is the choice for our chapter. To the
best of my knowledge, he/she meets the qualifications for the office of
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
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Date ________________________________ Adviser’s Signature _____________________________
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2009-2010 Phi Beta LambdaApplication For State Office
Candidate for the Office of _____________________________________________________
Name ____________________________________________ __________________________
School _____________________________________________________________________
Complete Home Address_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
Home Telephone _______________________ School Telephone ______________________
E-mail Address _________________________
Adviser_____________________________________________________________________
If elected, I accept the responsibility of fulfilling the duties of my office to the best of my ability.
The state officer must attend the FBLA-PBL New Jersey (1 day/October or November) and National (2 days/October or November) Fall Leadership Conferences, PBL State Leadership Conference (1 day/ March), and all PBL State Executive Board meetings (each 1 day/tentatively August, September, January, and June) and should attend the National Leadership Conference (June or July). The state officer must also attend the State Officer Leadership Training Seminar (3 days/August). The state president must attend the FBLA-PBL Management Series (4 days/August).
The FBLA-PBL state office may assume registration, room, and some meal costs for the state officer at the New Jersey and Eastern National Fall and State Leadership Conferences and State Officer Leadership Training Seminar and for the state president and his/her adviser for the Management Series. A stipend may be given to the state officer toward expenses for the National Leadership Conference.
The State Chapter Bylaws state that if a state officer misses one State Executive Board meeting or one of the conferences (New Jersey or Eastern National Fall Leadership Conferences and New Jersey State Leadership
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Conference) without notice or two with notice, it will be a sign of resignation and another member will be appointed to the office by the State Executive Board at the next Board Meeting.
_____________________________________________ ______________________________________________
Candidate’s Signature School Official’s Signature
_____________________________________________ ______________________________________________
Adviser’s Signature Title of School Official
_____________________________________________
Date
This Form Must Be Typed
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New Jersey PBL
Résumé For State Office
Each prospective candidate for a state office should complete this form, along with his/her adviser, and send it to Ms. Ellen A. Benowitz, NJ FBLA-PBL State Chairman, Mercer County Community College, PO Box B, Trenton, NJ 08690.
Office Sought ____________________________
Name of Candidate____________________________________________ Age ______________________
School _________________________________________________________________________________________
County _________________________________________________________________________________________
E-mail Address _________________________________________________________________________
Present Class ________________ (If a sophomore at a county college attach a letter of acceptance to four-year college with PBL.)
Semesters Completed in PBL__________________________ Years in FBLA ________________________________
FBLA-PBL Offices Held and/or Committees Worked_____________________________________________
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FBLA-PBL State or National Conferences Attended _______________________________________________________
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Other School Activities_____________________________________________________________________________
Community Activities______________________________________________________________________________
Business Subjects Completed or Presently Enrolled In
____________________________ ____________________________ ___________________________
____________________________ ____________________________ ___________________________
Work Experience__________________________________________________________________________________
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Adviser’s Certification
The above information is correct for _____________________________ who is the choice for our chapter.
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To the best of my knowledge, he/she meets the qualifications for the office of ________________________________
Date____________________________________ Adviser’s Signature__________________________________
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References and Memoranda
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FBLA-PBL
History & Traditions
“Leadership is not the ability to lead others. Leadership is the ability to get others to lead themselves.”---FBLA-PBL Founder Dr. Hamden L. Forkner
Business Education Before FBLABusiness “clubs” did exist on high school and college campuses throughout America prior to the founding of FBLA. These business “clubs” also known as “commercial clubs” operated loosely in the schools across the country. Commercial or business clubs prior to the founding of FBLA were almost exclusively female, mainly due to the kind of courses that were offered at that time. In those days, the courses taught in the “commercial department” were primarily typing, office procedures (old calculator, adding machine, Monroe rotary calculator, ditto machine), and shorthand.
The FBLA ConceptDr. Hamden L. Forkner developed the concept for a national organization that would unite the thousands of business clubs in existence across the country. He proposed his vision to the nation’s high schools and colleges at the United Business Education Association (known as NBEA today) in 1937. In December of 1940, after 3 years of work championing the cause for a national organization, the Executive Committee of UBEA approved the sponsorship plan. The name selected for the new organization was “Future Business Leaders of America.”
The Early Days of FBLAEarly plans for FBLA included local chapters, a state chapter in each state and territory and a national organization headquartered in the UBEA Washington office. Any student enrolled in one or more business subjects either in office (business) or distributive education (marketing) could join if they met the requirements of the individual chapter.
FBLA—A College Based Organization. FBLA was a collegiate organization in its early days. In 1940, twenty colleges and universities agreed to assist in the establishment of state and local chapters across the country. These pioneering states included:
■ Alabama ■ Arkansas ■ Colorado
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Who Was Dr. Hamden L. Forkner?
Dr. Hamden London Forkner was a business leader and an education leader. He was a professor at Teacher’s College, Columbia University, New York. He was the first national president of the United Business Education Association and one of the longtime leaders of a national effort to unify business education organizations around the country. He selected the name “Future Business Leaders of America.”
Education Leader. Dr. Forkner was an education leader who taught business teachers at Columbia University and pioneered one of the three popularly used shorthand methods. In those days there were three major systems of shorthand: The Gregg System was the standard and most popular. The Forkner Method was the second most common system followed by the Pittman System. The Forkner Method is still in use and taught today as “speed writing” in colleges and high schools. A course in Forkner’s Method of speedwriting at National College is $575 today.
Business Leader. Dr. Forkner as a business
■ Connecticut ■ Indiana ■ Iowa
■ Kansas ■ Louisiana ■ Minnesota
■ Missouri ■ New Jersey ■ North Carolina
■ Ohio ■ Oregon ■ Oklahoma
■ Tennessee ■ Texas ■ Virginia
■ West Virginia ■ Wyoming
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The Early Years. The first years, beginning in 1942, were difficult because of the impact of World War II. FBLA activities reflected the times: paper and bond drives, and blood banks to name a few. Dr. Benjamin Haynes at the University of Tennessee began a campaign among high schools of the state to join FBLA with the result that the first charter was granted on February 3, 1942 to Johnson City High School. A second chapter was chartered two days later on February 5th in St. Albans, West Virginia. By the end of 1942, 39 chapters were started; within three and a half years, another 38 had joined; and 80 chapters were chartered by 1946.
Official Sponsorship of FBLA. In July 1946, UBEA became the official sponsor of FBLA. With this official sponsorship came more time and support from the organization and FBLA grew quickly. By 1947, the first state chapter was chartered in Iowa with Indiana and Ohio quickly following. Within the next three years, FBLA state chapters would total ten.
The leader of UBEA was the executive secretary. This person was also the director of FBLA. Dr. Hollis Guy was the first executive secretary of UBEA as well as FBLA. Together with his wife Kitty, the Guys worked closely with Dr. Forkner to continue the development of FBLA and business education.
Early FBLA Operations and Programs
FBLA originally had four kinds of memberships
■ Active—any student not over the age of 25 enrolled in all-day, day-unit, or part-time business subjects approved by a majority vote of the chapter.
■ Associate—following the termination of active membership status, a member automatically became an associate member.
■ Collegiate—any student enrolled in a business subject or preparing to teach business subject or preparing to teach business subjects after receiving a majority vote of the local chapter. Former FBLA members who enrolled in college were also eligible after making their presence known to the secretary.
■ Honorary—instructors, school principles, superintendents, business leaders, and others who were helping to advance FBLA and business education could be elected to Honorary Membership at any regular meeting of the chapter or in the national conference’s business session.
Membership Degrees. Membership cards had a bronze seal for members who held the “helper’s degree”, a silver seal for the “supervisor’s degree,” and a gold seal for the “leader’s degree.” Achieving each level was explained in the FBLA Constitution and Bylaws.
Publications. FBLA publications grew from a dedicated section in the UBEA (NBEA) magazine to their own magazine called the FBLA Forum in the 1950’s; the larger magazine re-named the Future Business Leader in the 1960’s; to the Tomorrow’s Business Leader which was created in 1969. TBL originally contained information on both the high school and college program. In 1989-90, the PBL Business Leader was created. Other publications included the Adviser’s Hotline and a middle school newsletter. In 1949, FBLA advisers organized a committee to develop FBLA’s first manual and handbook to encourage chapter growth and development.
Chapter & Membership Dues. The fee to charter an FBLA chapter in the early days was $1. Membership Dues were .25 cents per semester. TO charter a chapter, a list of members, officers, the sponsor and school principal was required along with the description of a proposed business project.
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Conferences. FBLA conferences in the early days were definitely much simpler affairs than they are today. National conferences were generally under 1000 in attendance with state conferences under 100. The NLC lasted 3 days and 2 nights. SLC’s were only 1 day. Competitive Events of the day included Typing I and II, Business Math, Public Speaking, Shorthand, and Office Machines. There was not much in the way of activity or entertainment. Conference format included an opening session, competitive events, elections, closing banquet and awards.
First NLC. The first FBLA National Leadership Conference was held at the Conrad Hilton Hotel in Chicago May 30-31, 1952. Over 300 delegates attended the first NLC. At the conference, FBLA elected their first National President Jerome LaFarge from Louisiana. FBLA chapters total 600 high school and college chapters. The second national conference was held in Washington, DC in May of 1953.
By the 1954 National Leadership Conference, 1000 FBLA chapters had been chartered. Over 400 delegates attended the NLC in Dallas, TX. At this conference the FBLA National Board of Trustees approved new regulations regarding registration, candidates for national office, and state delegates. They also decided to fund partial payment for two delegates from each state to the conference.
Phi Beta Lambda Concept
By the 1957 National Leadership Conference held in Dallas, TX FBLA had grown to more than 40,000 members. In that year, the FBLA chapters on the college level were authorized to use the Greek letters Phi Beta Lambda to distinguish themselves from the high school members.
At the 1958 National Leadership Conference in St. Louis, MO FBLA had their largest conference to date with over 700 members in attendance. The major item of business that year was the recognition of Phi Beta Lambda as its own collegiate division of FBLA.
“…the world of inventions is just around the corner and business education and FBLA wil l be at the threshold of a tremendous development in the business of tomorrow.”-----Dr. Hamden L. Forkner addressing the 1958 NLC
Forkner Addresses the 1958 NLC. At the 1958 NLC, Dr. Hamden L. Forkner addressed the delegates. He challenged them to grow so that by the 1968 there would be 400,000 members (compared to 40,000 at the time). He further said, “When we started FBLA, everyone said, ‘Oh you may get a hundred chapters in 10 years.’ Now there are nearly 2,000 chapters.” He also commented that “…the world of inventions is just around the corner and business education and FBLA will be at the threshold of a tremendous development in the business of tomorrow.” Keep in mind the microchip had not even been invented yet. Twenty years after Dr. Forkner had the vision for FBLA, he continued to have a vision for the role FBLA could play in the business world of invention and innovation.
Separate Awards for FBLA & PBL. Until 1965, FBLA and PBL held their conferences jointly and presented awards to both organizations. The 14th NLC in Cincinnati marked the beginning of separate awards for the two divisions. By the end of 1965, FBLA membership totaled 86,000 members.
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PBL Defined. Fifteen hundred college and high school members attended the 1966 NLC in New Orleans, LA. A definition was given to PBL that year which stated: PBL is a professional organization for business students above the secondary school level who are preparing for careers in business or in business education. The overall purpose of PBL is to provide experiences essential in the areas of leadership, cooperative enterprise, scholarship, occupational understanding, and professional development; thus, assisting in the preparation for the student’s chosen profession.
Dr. Hollis Guy Retires. 1968 marked the first year that the FBLA and PBL held separate National Leadership Conferences. PBL met in Washington DC in June of 1968 with FBLA holding theirs two months later in August. That year Dr. Hollis Guy retired as executive director of NBEA (formerly UBEA). At the NLC, Hollis and his wife Dr. Kitty Guy received life membership in FBLA and PBL. FBLA also renamed the local chapter merit awards to be the “Hollis and Kitty Guy Gold Seal Chapter Award of Merit” and PBL set up a scholarship in their honor.
New Leadership of NBEA and FBLA
Dr. O.J. Byrnside, Jr. was appointed to executive director of NBEA in 1968. In this position he also assumed responsibility of FBLA and PBL. In 1969, Edward D. Miller was appointed associate director of NBEA in September of 1969. In this position, he also served as associate director of FBLA-PBL.
Breaking away: the birth of FBLA-PBL, INC.
From July 1946 to July 1962, the administration of FBLA fell under the umbrella of UBEA. In 1966, UBEA became NBEA and that organization retained sponsorship of FBLA. Dr. Hollis Guy was the association’s executive director from 1946-1966.
To truly grow and meet Dr. Forkner’s original vision of a one million-member organization the Board of Directors for NBEA concluded that FBLA and PBL needed to be a separate organization. FBLA and PBL Associate Director Edward Miller after being on the job less than a year led the cause for FBLA-PBL’s independence and were supported fully by Dr. Forkner (then a national board member of NBEA) and NBEA Executive Director Byrnside.
In 1969 FBLA and PBL signed its articles of incorporation at the Dallas, TX NLC and officially became FBLA-PBL, Inc. a nonprofit educational student organization with its own Board of Directors and full-time staff led by executive director Edward D. Miller. This separation from NBEA gained FBLA-PBL recognition by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Coordinating Council for Vocational Student Organizations. Members were entertained and enlightened that year by Kentucky Fried Chicken and NLC keynote speaker Colonel Sanders.
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Who IsDr. Edward D. Miller?
Dr. Miller was the first president and chief executive officer of FBLA-PBL, Inc. He grew up as an entrepreneur working in his father’s shoe store on the gulf coast of Florida. Dr. Miller, himself a former FBLA member, also started several successful businesses of his own and later partnered with his father to create Mr. Formal a formal wear rental store which quickly grew to be one of the largest in the Sarasota/Bradenton area of Florida.
Dr. Miller had a passion for entrepreneurship as well as for education. Following two years of U.S. Army service and honorable discharge in 1957, Dr. Miller went into education first as a junior high school teacher, then as a junior high assistant principal, and on to teaching business education at Palmetto High School in Palmetto, Florida. He was an FBLA adviser loved by the students for his energy, enthusiasm, and innovative ways he brought to the mission to life.
Dr. Miller’s work in business education brought him to the Florida Department of Education where he served as a business education consultant and the state chair of Florida FBLA and PBL. Dr. Miller then applied for the position of associate director of NBEA and FBLA-PBL. He was interviewed by NBEA executive director O.J. Byrnside and Dr. Forkner himself and was granted the job on the spot. Dr. Miller with support from Dr. Hollis Guy, Dr. Forkner, and Dr. Byrnside led the effort for FBLA and PBL’s autonomy and became the association’s first president and chief executive officer. He served in this position until 1997 when he retired after nearly 30 years at the helm of FBLA-PBL.
During his tenure as president and CEO he was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to serve as the chair of the National Council on Vocational Education and served on numerous industry and business boards. Under Dr. Miller’s leadership FBLA-PBL more than tripled in size from 80,000 to 250,000 members. Chartered chapters grew from 4,500 to over 12,000. He founded the FBLA Middle School Division. His crowning achievement was the opening of a permanent home for FBLA-PBL in 1991. After decades of sharing and renting space from other nonprofit organizations, Dr. Miller led the
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FBLA-PBL Starting Out—Again
When FBLA-PBL incorporated in 1969 all assets, facilities, and equipment that FBLA-PBL had been using until 1969 was the property of NBEA. When FBLA-PBL became an independent entity FBLA-PBL it lost these resources. NBEA, however, did not provide office space for FBLA-PBL.
FBLA-PBL—An Entrepreneurial Enterprise. FBLA-PBL began essentially as any entrepreneurial enterprise begins with limited resources (one staff member, one desk, three pencils, one IBM Selectric Typewriter, and a chair). But, what FBLA-PBL did have was a powerful name, over 25 years of excellence developing business leaders, 80,000 members in 4,500 chapters, and the autonomy to pursue a vision and goals that would grow FBLA-PBL into the premier organization for student leaders preparing in business.
Under executive director Edward Miller’s leadership, FBLA-PBL virtually began again. As a one person staff member, Edward Miller performed all operational functions of FBLA-PBL including finance, marketing, conferences, publications, membership services, with administrative assistance from NBEA. Director Miller advised the national officers, answered phones, and served chapters until FBLA-PBL had grown enough to hire additional staff members to share these roles.
In 1970, Dr. Miller hired a former Florida PBL state president, Edward Burakowski, to help manage and serve the growing FBLA-PBL state and local chapters. In 1971 Pat Morrel (Pat Allen at the time) was hired as Dr. Miller’s administrative assistant followed by membership assistant Kathy Greenaway in 1974. FBLA-PBL’s growth also meant outgrowing facilities in the Washington, DC / Northern Virginia area. From one desk in the NBEA building, the organization grew to the basement and then to the ground floor of the National Teachers of Mathematics and later to the National DECA building, which would be FBLA-PBL’s home for the next two decades.
The 1970’s
Stars and student success abounds. The seventies were a fast growing and fun time for FBLA-PBL. FBLA-PBL enjoyed the friendship and support of a virtual “who’s who” of enterprise, entertainment, and political supporters. Legendary singer and former member Johnny Mathis sang at an NLC, First Lady Patricia Nixon gave the keynote address at an NLC, the Jackson Five performed and presented the March of Dimes awards, and Kentucky Fried Chicken Founder, Colonel Sanders spoke and presented awards at yet another NLC. During this time, FBLA-PBL grew from 80,000 to 174,000 members, expanded the National Awards Program, and kicked off the March of Dimes Project H.E.L.P. partnership with close to a $1 million fundraising effort. The Alumni Division was founded in 1979 with James Price of Illinois becoming its first national president (he was also a former FBLA and PBL national president). FBLA-PBL also enjoyed increasing support from business and government leaders with the establishment of the Congressional Advisory Committee and the Business Advisory Committee. Business leaders and close business associates of Dr. Miller such as Dave Thomas (Wendy’s Founder), T. Boone Pickens (petroleum and investment wizard), Eric Hilton (son of Hilton Hotel’s founder Conrad Hilton), and Helen Boehm (president and CEO of world renowned Boehm Porcelain) among the many government and business friends supporting the work of FBLA-PBL.
The seventies also marked a sad moment in FBLA-PBL history with the passing of FBLA-PBL Founder Dr. Hamden L. Forkner in 1975. From 1937-1975 he championed the cause of student leadership excellence in business and founded the premier organization for student leaders in business. His vision and flame of FBLA-PBL leadership
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lives on each year as thousands of future business leaders and teachers join the FBLA-PBL family and continue the legacy of building the world’s best business leaders.
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The 1980’S
Building to be the Best. In 1980 after nearly 40 years of building business leaders, it was time for FBLA-PBL to build its own headquarters. The vision was to provide a permanent home for FBLA-PBL. FBLA-PBL’s strength and success would finally end decades of renting and sharing space with other nonprofit organizations. This was a significant step for the association. Designs were commissioned and funds began to be raised. The association took a significant step toward its future home when Dr. Miller secured the major grant from the Conrad Hilton Foundation to purchase the last parcel of land on Association Drive. Over the next 10 years, businesses and individuals, alumni and members would donate nearly $1 million to the building of the National Center.
During the 1980’s FBLA-PBL began holding Management Series the national, state and local chapter training conference held annually in August in Washington, DC. Conference growth and attendance continued to thrive during the 1980’s as well as reaching a high point with 6,300 members in attendance at the 1989 NLC in Orlando, a dramatic jump from 300 members at the first NLC 35 years earlier. FBLA-PBL membership continued to grow briskly in the eighties. In 1987, FBLA-PBL membership topped 200,000 for the first time. In 1989 the Professional Division was formed and now included all alumni members in addition to business leaders and supporters of FBLA-PBL. During this decade, total membership increased from 174,000 to 239,000 members in over 10,000 chartered chapters throughout the world.
The 1990’S
Moving Toward the Millennium. In the 1990’s, FBLA-PBL has continued to set the pace for student leadership excellence. 1990 saw the groundbreaking of the FBLA-PBL National Center as 300 members, officers, advisers, staff, and friends joined together at Management Series in August of 1991 for the Grand Opening of the National Center. Incredible contributions from states and region’s include:
■ Arkansas with $75,000 ■ Pennsylvania with $50,000 ■ Florida with $35,000
■ Georgia with $35,000 ■ Virginia with $20,000 ■ Nebraska with $10,000
■ Southern with $50,000 ■ Mountain Plains with $50,000 ■ North Central with $35,000
■ Eastern with $35,000 ■ Western with $35,000
An interesting note about the National Center, it was structurally designed and built to support a second story complete with elevators. Dr. Forkner and Dr. Miller still envision a one million-member organization one day—and we’ll need to build again!
In 1992, FBLA-PBL celebrated its 50th anniversary at the National Leadership Conference in Chicago. One of the highlights of that year was the presentation of all the former national officers of the past 50 years. The theme for the anniversary was “50 Years Investing in Futures.” In 1994 the FBLA Middle Level division was founded for students in grades 5-9 and again the Hilton Foundation contributed thousands of dollars to the development of curriculum and materials for this new division. In 1996, FBLA-PBL members raised over $500,000 for the March of Dimes 25th anniversary partnership bringing the organization’s total contribution to saving babies to over $10 million. In 1997 FBLA-PBL founded the Institute for Leaders national leadership achievement program held in conjunction with the NLC. With more than 1000 graduates, the program has tripled the number of leaders involved in national leadership training. In 1997, Dr. Edward Miller retired after
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nearly 30 years as president and chief executive officer. After an exhaustive search yielding more than 200 applicants, Ms. Jean M. Buckley from Colorado, formerly an executive with Junior Achievement was appointed FBLA-PBL’s second president and chief executive officer.
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FBLA-PBL Today.
Today FBLA-PBL is a multimillion-dollar business leadership organization of nearly 4 million alumni members, 250,000 members in 4 divisions located in over 13,000 chartered chapters from around the world. From Guam to the Canal Zone, to Europe and the Virgin Islands, wherever freedom and enterprise come together, FBLA-PBL will be there supplying business with its leaders.
Founder’s Challenge
Founder Dr. Hamden L. Forkner said long ago that “Leadership is not the ability to lead others. Leadership is the ability to get others to lead themselves.” On the eve of the new millennium those words still ring true. For nearly 60 years, FBLA-PBL has been working to realize his vision of a world filled with trained and talented business leaders making a difference in the careers, communities, and country. Today FBLA-PBL members serve in every area of business, government, and community. From the U.S. Air Force securing the skies over Kuwait to international trading in Hong Kong, and Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi to Fortune 500 executives, FBLA-PBL members are leading and teaching others how to lead themselves in every aspect of enterprise. Every member, adviser, and partner of FBLA-PBL past and present is this vision realized in grand form. They are the FBLA-PBL goals, pledge, creed, and motto brought to life.
There is only one part of Dr. Forkner’s vision still left undone and a challenge left for all of us to achieve—reaching the one million-member mark. Are you ready to lead?
Developed by:
Ryan Underwood
For the FBLA-PBL Institute for Leaders
June 1999, 2000
Sources:
History of the National Business Education Association, August 1992
Tomorrow’s Business Leader magazine, January-February 1992
FBLA-PBL Chapter Management Handbook, 1998-99
Interview with Dr. Edward D. Miller, April 1998
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FBLA-PBL Statistics
■ FBLA-PBL is the largest student business leadership organization in the world with nearly 250,000 members and approximately 10,000 advisers in over 6,000 active middle school, high school, and colleges.
■ 175,000 members participate in competitive events and leadership development programs on the regional, state, and national level.
■ 37,000 members are officers of FBLA-PBL on the local, state, or national level.
■ 10,000 members attend FBLA-PBL’s national leadership conferences.
■ FBLA-PBL annually sponsors more than 100 conferences throughout the world on the local, state, and national level.
■ FBLA-PBL offers over 40 competitive events and recognition awards for members excelling in career and leadership development programs.
■ FBLA-PBL assists members with more than $150,000 in scholarship and awards on the local, state, and national level through generous contributions from businesses, foundations, organizations, members, and advisers.
■ For nearly 30 years, FBLA-PBL has been the largest youth volunteer force for the March of Dimes helping to raise $11 million to date. Mississippi and Arkansas have been the largest contributors to the campaign.
■ FBLA-PBL members and advisers raised nearly $1 million to finance half of the construction costs of our national headquarters.
■ The first elected FBLA National President was Jerome LaFarge from Louisiana.
■ FBLA-PBL is one of eight Vocational Student Organizations (VSO’s) endorsed by the United States Department of Education.
■ FBLA-PBL is endorsed and supported by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE), Association for Career & Technical Education (ACTE), National Coordinating Council for Career & Technical Student Organizations (NCCCTSO), National Business Education Association (NBEA), National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP).
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■ FBLA-PBL operates on a $3 million budget whose revenue is primarily derived from membership dues, conference fees, and grants from corporations, foundations, and other organizations.
■ Through 60 years of building business leaders, FBLA-PBL counts over 4 million alumni members.
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FBLA-PBL History Timeline
1937 Dr. Hamden L. Forkner of Teachers College, Columbia University in New York City, proposes to business teachers across the country that a national organization is needed for the thousands of business clubs in the nation’s highest high schools and colleges.
1940 The National Council for Business Education led by Hollis and Kitty Guy (known today as the National Business Education Association) sponsors the proposed student organization. The name “Future Business Leaders of America” is selected.
1941 An experimental chapter is chartered in Johnson City, Tennessee, on February 3. The second chapters are started two days later in St. Albans, West Virginia. By the end of the year, 39 chapters are added; and for the next three and one-half years, another 38 join.
1947 Iowa becomes the first FBLA state chapter. Indiana, Ohio, Georgia, South Carolina, and Oregon quickly follow. By 1950, FBLA state chapters total ten.
1958 The post-secondary division, Phi Beta Lambda is created. The University of Northern Iowa is the first PBL chapter.
1969 FBLA-PBL is granted independent status as a nonprofit educational student association under the Internal Revenue Code 501(c)3. FBLA_PBL, Inc. Now operates under its own board of directors and full-time staff.
1973 FBLA-PBL appoints Dr. Edward D. Miller as the association’s first full-time executive director.
1979 The Board of Directors approves establishment of the FBLA-PBL Alumni Division.
1980 The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation purchases 1.6 acres of land in the Center for Educational Associations, Reston, Virginia, as the site for a future national FBLA-PBL headquarters.
1987 Annual membership tops 200,000 for the first time.
1989 The Professional Division is founded.
1990 The groundbreaking ceremony is held for the FBLA-PBL national headquarters.
1991 Grand Opening of the FBLA-PBL National Center.
1994 The FBLA-Middle Level division is formed for students in grades 5-9.
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1996 A-PBL members raise over $500,000 for the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation to celebrate the partnership’s 25th anniversary.
1997 Dr. Edward D. Miller retires as president and chief executive officer. Ms. Jean M. Buckley is appointed president and chief executive officer.
2000 1st FBLA-PBL State Leadership Summit for all state key contacts held at the National Center.
2001 National Center Mortgage is retired.
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FBLA-PBL Facts
Mission
To bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development programs.
Official Goals
■ Develop competent, aggressive business leadership.
■ Strengthen the confidence of students in themselves and their work.
■ Create more interest in and understanding of the American business enterprise.
■ Encourage members in the development of individual projects, which contribute to the improvement of home, business, and community.
■ Develop character, prepare for useful citizenship, and foster patriotism.
■ Encourage and practice efficient money management.
■ Encourage scholarship and promote school loyalty.
■ Assist students in the establishment of occupational goals.
■ Facilitate the transition from school to work.
Code of Ethics
I will be honest and sincere.
I will approach each task with confidence in my ability to perform my work at a high standard.
I will willingly accept responsibilities and duties.
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I will seek to profit from my mistakes and take suggestions and criticisms directed toward the improvement of my work and myself.
I will abide by the rules and regulations of my school.
I will exercise initiative and responsibility and will cooperate with my employer and fellow workers.
I will dress and act in a manner that will bring respect to my school and me.
I will seek to improve my community by contributing my efforts and my resources to worthwhile projects.
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FBLA-PBL Facts
FBLA-PBL Creed
I believe education is the right of every person.
I believe the future depends on mutual understanding and cooperation among business, industry, labor, religious, family, and educational institutions, as well as people around the world. I agree to do my utmost to bring about understanding and cooperation among all of these groups.
I believe every person should prepare for a useful occupation and carry on that occupation in a manner that brings the greatest good to the greatest number.
I believe every person should actively work toward improving social, community, and family life.
I believe every person has the right to earn a living at a useful occupation and that this right should not be denied because of race, color, creed, sex, or handicap.
I believe every person should take the responsibility for carrying out assigned tasks in a manner that brings credit to self, associates, school, and community.
I believe I have the responsibility to work efficiently and think clearly. I promise to use my abilities to make the world a better place for everyone.
FBLA-PBL PledgeI solemnly promise to uphold the aims and responsibilities of Future Business Leaders of America-Phi
Beta Lambda and, as an active member, I shall strive to develop the qualities necessary in becoming a responsible business leader.
Key Positioning Statement
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FBLA-PBL is the premier organization for student leaders preparing for careers in business.
For nearly 60 years FBLA-PBL has been bringing business and education together in more than 6,000 middle schools, high schools, colleges, and universities throughout the world.
FBLA-PBL’s 250,000 members participate in innovative leadership and career development programs.
Together with an estimated 4 million-plus alumni members, FBLA-PBL is an important partner in the success of students, schools, businesses, and communities!
FBLA-PBL BUILDS BUSINESS LEADERS!
The Extra Step
Student Leadership Service Philosophy
Taking the EXTRA STEP as a student leader is not a program—it is an att itude. The EXTRA STEP is not a goal to achieve—it’s the standard for the WAY student leaders conduct business. The EXTRA STEP is not something you str ive to be—it is something you always DO because you are the best and the members expect it!
xtraordinary Customer Service. The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little “extra.” Student leaders don’t wait for things to happen—they make things happen. Student leaders anticipate the unmet need and get other
leaders involved to solve it.
Factor. “X” is the unknown quantity. Student leaders take initiative to seek and find opportunities to serve. They go beyond to find solutions and challenges. Student leaders isolate factors that influence their association
and through innovative and creative thinking wholeheartedly pursue short-term action that produces long-term results.
op of Mind Awareness. Student leaders are their association’s ultimate brand. Building relationships and external awareness is the key to being first in the minds of students and stakeholders. When someone thinks “student leadership,”
“outstanding organization,” “future leaders,” “community volunteers,” or “excellent opportunity” they think of your association.
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esults-Driven. Student leaders take every action with the end in mind. They are obsessed with results—not activity. Student leaders think, “How will this action delight our members and meet needs?” The ultimate result of success is a
growing association of involved students. Student leaders know that growth isn’t a goal to achieve—it is a measurement of how well we deliver value, shape the future, and build leaders.
mbassadors of Leadership Excellence. Student leaders are the vision and hope of association excellence in action. Student leaders know their organization and the impact they are expected to make. Student leaders are the Mission,
Goals, Pledge, and Principles to the world.
et the Standard. Student leaders set the standard for all members. They are more than teammates—they are partners. As partners, student leaders know their actions effect the entire Association. This standard demands responsibility and
accountability. Positive action yields positive results.
imeliness. Student leaders are on “leader time.” They do not waste a moment of their time or the time of customers’, partners’, or stakeholders’. As masters of time, they are masters of efficiency, organization, and delegation. Student
leaders start projects early—not when they are due. They know their limits and know how to say “NO”. They communicate the status of projects, get others involved to help get the job done, and seek clarity and assistance well in advance of the deadline. Student leaders know they have limited time to make a positive impact. They pursue service with planned urgency knowing they can rest after a job is well done.
valuation. Student leaders know there are lessons learned in looking back that will help propel themselves and the Association forward. Student leaders are dedicated to improving and actively seek and report customer feedback and
stakeholder input. Student leaders are not afraid of mistakes. They are afraid of missing opportunities because they did not make the time to evaluate.
rofessionalism. Student leaders play the host in any environment they encounter. They make everyone feel warm, welcome, and important through their charm, grace, and sincerity. Student leaders are noble. As the ultimate member
and leader, they must know, look, and act that way—every time.
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You as A Leader
■ Welcome newcomers before the meeting starts and use this time as a chance to build good spirits.
■ Show respect for other leaders.
■ Are on time and bringing the necessary materials to the meeting.
■ Accept responsibility of sharing in the business at hand when the meeting convenes.
■ Understands that participation is essential.
■ Listen appreciatively to the ideas and contributions of others.
■ Know the purpose of the meeting and help keep the discussion on the right track.
■ Give constant attention during the meeting.
■ Try to get other members to express their ideas, even if it means less time for presenting your own ideas.
■ Freely give and accept constructive criticism.
■ Check on responsibilities assigned to you and receive guidance and authority to successfully carry them out.
Poor Leaders
■ Ignore others by keeping to themselves.
■ Break the spirit of the meeting by arriving late and unprepared.
■ Let everyone else do it.
■ Fail to understand the active role that good leaders cheerfully accept.
■ Wait so impatiently to air their ideas that they don’t listen to others.
■ When they do wait to speak, are impatient, sarcastic or belittling.
■ Have a fuzzy idea of purpose and don’t try to learn what is happening.
■ Think just being present is enough.
■ Sit apart from the group, or form whisper groups around their neighbors.
■ Feel so proud of their ideas that they dominate the discussion without concern for others.
■ Undermine the groups and its objectives with petty criticism.
■ Accept responsibilities, and promptly forget them.
From the TRI Leadership Resources Library
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Web: www.trileadership.com Phone: 714/730-5999
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10 Building Blocks of Effective Leadership
1. Communication■ Think Critically & Structure Thoughts■ Written & Verbal■ Group Presentations ■ Listening!
2. Planning & Organizing■ Clear Direction■ Scheduling, Priorities, Delegation,
Accountability■ Keep Deadlines
3. Interpersonal Relations■ Establish Rapport Quickly■ Handle Conflict and Disagreement■ Create “Win-Win” Climates
4. Judgment/Decision-Making■ Interpret Situations Accurately■ Learn from Experience■ Comfortable in unfamiliar and unclear
situations
5. Problem Solving/Analytical■ Identify and Solve Challenges■ Determine Causes and Evaluate Alternatives■ Recommendations are Clear and Concise
6. Personal Influence■ Gain the Attention and Respect from Others■ Move Others to Commit to a Course of
Action■ Make a Difference
7. Creativity/Innovativeness■ Generate New Ideas and Suggest New
Approaches■ Champions of Change Not Territorial
8. Teamwork■ Contribute to Team Efforts■ Blend Points of View■ Not Territorial
9. Integrity
■ High Ethical Standards■ Sacrifice for the Overall Good■ Direct, Open, Honest, “Non-political”■ Trusted to “Do the Right Thing”
10. Evaluate
■ Evaluate Progress■ Lessons learned from Experience Life Long
Learning
From the TRI Leadership Resources Library
Web: www.trileadership.com Phone: 714/730-5999
What Can We Do To Be Better Leaders?
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1. Learn more about your role in inspiring others. See how you are valued as a primary source of motivation among members and advisers.
2. Focus on your part in supporting the purpose, vision, mission, goals, and plans.
3. Become more familiar with flexible styles of leading, following, and working together. Excel at getting others to give their best.
4. Become more focused on achieving results than obsessing with activity.
From the TRI Leadership Resources Library
Web: www.trileadership.com Phone: 714/730-5999
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Executive Decision Making
Dr. Seuss
“Am I This Type Of Leader”
Did I ever tell you about the young Zode
Who came to two signs at the fork of a road?
One said: TO PLACE ONE. And the other: PLACE TWO
So the Zode had to make up his mind what to do
Well…the Zode scratched his head. And his chin. And his pants.
And he said to himself. “I’ll be taking a chance
If I go to PLACE ONE. Now, that place may be hot!
And, so, how do I know if I’ll like it or not?
On the other hand, though, I’ll be sort of a fool
If I go to Place Two and I find it too cool.
In that case I may catch a chill and turn blue!
So, maybe. Place One is the best. Not Place Two.
On the other hand, though, if Place One is too high,
I may catch a terrible earache and die!
So Place Two may be best!”
“On the other hand, though…
What might happen to me if Place Two is too low…?
I might get some very strange pain in my toe!
So Place One may be best” And he started to go.
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Then he stopped. And he said, “On the OTHER hand, though…
On the other hand…other hand…other hand though…!
And for 36 hours and 1/2, that poor Zode
Made starts and made stops at that fork in the road,
Saying, “Don’t take a chance. No! You may not be right.”
Then he got an idea that was wonderfully bright!
“Play safe” cried the Zode. “I’ll play safe! I’m no dunce!
I’ll simply start off for both places at once!”
And that’s how the Zode, who would take a chance, Got to No Place at All, with a split in his pants.
From the TRI Leadership Resources Library
Web: www.trileadership.com Phone: 714/730-5999
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Glossary of Basic Parliamentary Terms
Adjourn: To close the meeting when no motion is pending and there is no further business.
Amend: A motion to modify the wording—and within certain limits the meaning—of a pending motion before the pending motion itself is acted upon.
Appeal: To determine the assembly’s attitude toward a ruling made by the chair.
Call for the orders of the Day: A privileged motion by which a member can require the assembly (1) to conform to its agenda, program, or order of business; or (2) to take up a general or special order that is due to come up at that time.
Chair: Applies both to the person presiding and the station in the hall from which he or she presides.
Commit: Generally used to send a pending question to a relatively small group of selected persons—a committee—so the question can be carefully investigated and put into better condition for the assembly to consider.
Debate: Discussion of the merits of a motion.
Division of the Assembly: When a member doubts the result of a voice vote or a vote by show of hands, the member can call for a Division of the Assembly, thereby requiring the vote to be taken again by rising.
Division of a Question: To divide a motion so that the parts of it may be considered separately.
Lay on the Table: To enable the assembly to lay the pending question aside temporarily when something else of immediate urgency has arisen.
Limit or Extend Debate: To limit debate by reducing the number or length of speeches requiring that a certain time debate shall be closed. To extend limits of debate by allowing more and longer speeches.
Obtain the Floor: To obtain the floor, the member rises and addresses the chair. When the chair calls on the member, he or she can now speak.
Parliamentary Inquiry: A question directed to the presiding official to obtain information on parliamentary law or the rules of the organization bearing on the business at hand.
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Point of Information: A request directed at the chair, or through the chair to another officer or member, for information relevant to the business at hand but not related to parliamentary procedure.
Point of Order: Calls attention to a violation of parliamentary procedure.
Postpone Definitely or to a Certain Time: The motion by which action on a pending question can be put off, within limits, to a definite day, meeting, or hour, or until after a certain event.
Postpone Indefinitely: A motion that the assembly declines to take a position on the main motion and avoids a direct vote on the question.
Previous Question: A motion to bring an immediate vote on one or more pending questions, thereby ending debate.
Raising a Question of Privilege: Permits a request or main motion relating to the rights and privileges of the assembly or any of its members to be brought up for possible immediate consideration because of its urgency.
Recess: A short intermission in the assembly’s proceedings that does not close the meeting, and after which business will immediately be resumed at exactly the point it was interrupted.
Reconsider: To bring back for further consideration a motion that has already been voted on. The member moving to reconsider must have voted on the prevailing side of the question to be considered. The making of this motion is subject to time limits.
Rescind: To cancel or countermand a previous action.
Suspend the Rules: When an assembly wishes to do something it cannot do without violating one or more of its regular rules, it can adopt a motion to suspend the rules.
Take from the Table: To make pending again a motion or series of adhering motions that previously had been laid on the table
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Meetings
Meetings are the forum in which ideas are brainstormed, decisions made, and events planned: basically, they are where it all happens. Well-planned regularly scheduled meetings maintain member interest, ensure participation, and promote the general welfare of FBLA. They are held to conduct business or to present a specific program; however, they should be organized so that they are not for information only, but also are opportunities for members to become involved and share their input. Keep in mind, the better the meetings are – the better the chapter will run.
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Have a prepared agenda that is structured towards fulfilling the objective(s)
Start and end on time
Involve member participation input
Maintain the balance between business and social activities
Prepare in advance of the meeting motion that are known to be necessary
Those officers or members doing any type of presentation before the group are prepared to speak and come with materials if necessary
Hold an officer meeting before every general meeting.
Set regular days and times for meetings
Review the objective and the agenda at the start of every meeting
Have some system where members can become involved
Incorporate an activity not related to business that can be linked to FBLA
such as a quote on leadership, a workshop on effective communications, or word processing, etc.
Include a review of important aspects of the meeting (dates, decisions, etc.) and a preview of the agenda of the next meeting
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Types of MotionsInterrupt Speaker
Second Required
Debatable AmendableVote Needed
Reconsider Remarks Example
Main MotionNO YES YES YES MAJ. YES
I move that the club sponsor a dance, Friday, November 7th.
Introduce business or states a proposal for group action.
Subsidiary Motions1
Postpone indefinitelyNO YES YES NO MAJ.
YES2
or NO
I move the matter to be postponed indefinitely.
Used to test the strength of the main motion. If the motion carries, the main motion is lost.
Amend Motion or Substitute Motion
NO YES YES NO MAJ. YES
I move to amend the motion by striking out the words “Friday, Nov. 7th and inserting the words, “Sat., Nov. 22nd.” Or, I move the substitute motion, namely, that the dance be on the “22nd of November.”
Ways to amend: insert, add to, strike out, or strike out and insert. Substitute motion replaces main motion if passed.
Amend Amendment NO YES YES NO MAJ. YES
I move to amend the amendment by striking out the words “Sat., Nov. 22nd” and inserting the words, “Oct. 25th.”
Pertains only to the part that has been included in amendment.
Refer to Committee NO YES YES YES MAJ. YES3 I move that we refer this matter to the social committee.
May be assigned to a standing committee or to a committee to be appointed or elected with instructions to investigate, recommend, or take action.
Postpone to a Definite Time
NO YES YES YES MAJ. YESI move to postpone action on this matter until our next meeting.
Purpose is to display action to some specific time.
Limit Debate
Previous Question
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NOI move the previous question, namely, the main motion.
Apply to main motions only, except when others are specified. Purpose is to limit or stop debate.
Table NO YES NO NO MAJ. NO I move to table the motion. Purpose is to postpone for more pressing business until later in
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the meeting or until next meeting. See: To Take from Table
Privileged Motions4
Orders of the Day
Refer to the agenda
YES NO NO NO MAJ. NOI call for the orders of the day, or, I move that we consider the topic on the agenda, namely…
Demand conforming to agenda.
Question of privilege
YES NO NO NO CHRMN. NOI rise to a question of personal privilege.
Purpose is to bring up an urgent matter on rights of members, i.e., noise, disturbance, etc.
Recess NO5 YES NO YES MAJ. NOI move we have a 10-minute recess to count the ballots.
Intermission as for meals, counting ballots, etc.
1 Subsidiary motions change in some way the main motion. They have precedence in the order in which they are listed. The further down the list, the higher the priority.
2 Yes, if positive. Negative vote cannot be reconsidered.
3 Motion to refer to committee can be reconsidered only before committee has begun consideration of the question.
4 Privileged motions have precedence over main motions and all subsidiary motions.
The further down the list, the higher the priority.
5 May interrupt in an emergency. Privileged when other business is before the house; otherwise, treat as a main motion.
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CHART FOR HANDLING MOTIONS
Types of Motions Interrupt Speaker
Second
Required
Debatable Amendable Vote
Needed
Reconsider Remarks Example
Adjourn NO5 YES NO NO MAJ. NO Purpose is to terminate the meeting I move we adjourn.
Incidental Motions6
To rise to a point of order
YES NO NO NO CHRMN. NOThis means that the person feels that there has been a breach of parliamentary rules or decorum.
I rise to a point of order (state point) I believe that it is not within school policy to hold school-sponsored dances outside the Village of Chagrin Falls.
To appeal from the decision of Chair
YES YES YES NO MAJ. YESMust be made immediately. Used when it is thought that the chair has made an incorrect decision.
I appeal from the decision of the chair. (State appeal)
To suspend a rule NO YES NO NO 2/3 NO
An agreement to temporarily change the order of business. If there is no objection, the chairman may call for a vote.
I move to suspend the rules in order to allow the speaker his full 30 minutes.
Objection to consideration of motion.
YES NO NO NO2/3
NEG.NO
Applies to main motion only, and must be made before any debate.
I object to the consideration of this motion.
Division of House YES NO NO NO CHRMN. NOVerifies by hand, standing, or roll call vote the decision of the chair
I call for a division of the house.
Parliamentary inquiry information
YES NO NO NO CHRMN. NO
An inquiry or request is addressed to the chair, but if permission is granted, may be addressed to other members of the group.
I rise to a parliamentary inquire, or, I rise for information. (State question) or, May I have the chair’s permission to ask a question? (State the question)
Withdraw motion NO NO NO NO CHRMN. NO
A withdrawal of a motion is made by member making motion before discussion or with general consent before the vote.
I request permission to withdraw my notion, namely (state the motion.)
To Close Nominations NO YES NO YES 2/3 NOThe chairman may close nominations without a vote after giving the group opportunity to make more nominations.
I move the nominations cease.
Unclassified Motions7 NO YES NO NO MAJ. NOThe purpose is to bring up for debate motions that have been tabled earlier.8
I move the motion, namely (state motion) be taken from the table.
To Reconsider YES YES YES9 NO MAJ. NO
Motion to reconsider may be made only by a person who voted on the prevailing side. Must be made during meeting or next meeting.
I voted with the prevailing side of the motion which (state motion), and move to reconsider the action taken, or move to have the matter reconsidered at the next meeting.
To Rescind or Repeal NO YES YES YES
2/3 (unless previous notice is given)
YESThe purpose is to rescind or repeal previous action. May be done with majority vote if prior notice is given.
I move that we rescind the motion (state motion), which was passed at the meeting of (date.)
6 Incidental motions have equal ranks. They have no precedence or priority except to those motions to which they apply.
7 Unclassified motions cannot be made if any other motion is pending. They concern action that has been taken or deferred.
8 Must be made during the meeting or at the next meeting
9 When motion is debatable
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Conferences
Competitive Events
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FBLA Conference Overview
Institute for Leaders
When: June or July
Where: Major U.S. city
Length: Two days
For: Members, officers, advisers
Purpose: In-depth training session to prepare members for their leadership roles.
National Fall Leadership Conference
When: November
Where: Four sites
Length: Two days
For: Members and advisers
Purpose: Leadership development. Participants share ideas, reaffirm common goals, attend professional development and career opportunity workshops, and gain a better understanding of FBLA-PBL at its local, state, regional and national levels.
State Leadership Conference
When: Varies, February through April
Where: Each state
Length: One, two or three days
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For: Members and advisers within a state
Purpose: To elect new state officers and hold state competitions in the various individual, team, and chapter events. First and second place winners of state competitions go on to represent their state at the National Leadership Conference. Other conference sessions include personal enrichment, networking, social activities and a program of work to prepare members for the next year.
National Leadership Conference
When: June or July
Where: Major U.S. city
Length: Four days
For: All members and advisers
Purpose: National competition and recognition of top award winners, elect national officers, conclude the year's activities and prepare for the upcoming school year.
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FBLA Battle of the Chapters
Regional Competitive Events Guidelines
1. At the regional level, Battle of the Chapters is a 30 minute written test. Questions may be formulated from any of the FBLA-PBL national and state publications (Chapter Management Handbook, Tomorrow's Business Leader, New Jersey Chapter Manual), Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, and current national news issues.
2. There is no required number of total participants. The maximum is 3 per team.
3. The alternate may replace a team member.
4. A team's score is determined by adding each member's individual score and dividing by the number of members on the team. The top two teams per region will advance to the State level.
State Competitive Events Guidelines
1. Questions may be formulated from any of the FBLA-PBL national and state publications (National Handbook, Tomorrow’s Business Leader, New Jersey Chapter Manual), Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised, and current national news issues.
2. A moderator will read the questions, and judges will verify if the answer is correct. Judges will use their FBLA-PBL knowledge to ascertain if a question, if not exact, is acceptable. Judges’ decisions are final. They will have resource materials and a list of all the questions and answers available for verifying answers.
3. If a discrepancy exists between two national or two state publications, the information in the most recent publication will prevail.
4. The audience is not permitted to come to the judges’ table during the performance.
5. Team members who win at Regionals will compete at the state level.
6. The registration form with the names of the three team members and one alternate must be submitted by the deadline date established for Regional Competitive Events. Any team member change or addition cannot be submitted after the deadline. The team members who competed at the Regional Competitive Events and won first or second place per region are the only members eligible to register by the deadline date for the State Leadership Conference.
7. Current state officers are not allowed to participate in Battle of the Chapters.
Preliminary Round (State Leadership Conference)
1. Team members are lined up across the stage or in front of stage in alphabetical order by chapter.
2. An announcer will give a question to each chapter beginning in alphabetical order by chapter. The first team member in that chapter will have a chance to answer the question within ten seconds. Time will be called by the timekeeper. If the team member answers incorrectly, the next chapter’s team member will attempt to answer the same question.
3. If more than one answer is given by a team member, the first answer will be the only one used by the judges.
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4. When the question has been answered correctly, a new question will be asked of the next chapter’s team member.
5. When a team member answers incorrectly, he/she must leave the stage area and be seated in the audience only after the question has been answered correctly. If the question is answered incorrectly by one full rotation of the chapters, the question will be discarded and a new question will be asked; those answering that question incorrectly will not be disqualified.
6. Team members are not allowed to discuss the questions. The audience is asked to remain quiet and not respond to the questions.
7. Questions will be asked of team members until only two chapters are represented. All three team members of these two remaining teams will participate in the finals.
Final Round (State Leadership Conference)
1. Two teams are represented in the finals.
2. Finalist teams will use bells to signal the judges for answers.
3. Each team has a bell placed in the center of their table. When the moderator asks a question, team members may discuss the answer among themselves. The first chapter team member to ring the bell gets the chance to answer the question first. The person who rings the bell must answer the question. Another team member cannot answer it. Each correct answer is worth five points.
4. If members of both teams ring the bells at the same time, the question may be discarded and another question could be asked.
5. If an answer given is incorrect, the other chapter team has the opportunity to answer the question. Only five seconds will be allowed to give an answer in the finals. After time is up, another question will be given.
6. There will be no penalty points for incorrect answers.
7. The team that reaches 50 points first will be the winner.
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FBLA Battle of the States
Guidelines
1. Questions may be formulated from any of the FBLA-PBL national and state publications (National Handbook, Tomorrow’s Business Leader, National Directory, New Jersey Chapter Manual), Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised, National FBLA-PBL World Wide Web Site, current national news issues or entertainment issues from any newspaper or magazine, or topics related to content found in business education or business education related classes. Approximately 45% of all questions will be FBLA related; 45% will be current news or entertainment; and 10% will be business education/business education related subject matter.
2. Questions will be developed by the New Jersey FBLA-PBL State Office.3. A moderator will read the questions; judges will verify if the answer is correct. Judges will use their knowledge
to ascertain if a question, if not exact, is acceptable. Judges decisions are final.4. For the final round of competition, scores are recorded on a chalkboard.5. If a discrepancy exists between two publications, the information in the most recent publication will prevail.
Preliminary Round
1. Three persons from each chapter shall make up a team. Only one team per chapter is permitted.2. Team members are lined up across the stage or in front of the stage from stage right to stage left in alphabetical
order by school.3. An announcer will give a question to each team beginning in alphabetical order by state. The first team member
will have a chance to answer the question within ten seconds. Time will be called by the timekeeper who will announce when the ten seconds are up. If the team member answers incorrectly, the next chapter’s team member will attempt to answer the same question.
4. If more than one answer is given by a team member, the first answer will be the only one used by the judges.5. When a team member answers incorrectly, he/she must leave the stage area and be seated in the audience only
after the question has been answered correctly. If the question is answered incorrectly by one full rotation of the chapters, the question will be discarded and a new question will be asked; those answering that question incorrectly will not be disqualified.
6. Team members are not allowed to discuss the questions. The audience is asked to remain quiet and not respond to the questions.
7. Questions will be asked of team members until only two states are represented. All three team members of these two remaining teams will participate in the finals.
Final Round
1. Two teams will be represented in the finals.2. Each team has a bell placed in the center of their table. When the moderator asks a question, team members
may discuss the answer among themselves. The first team member to ring the bell gets the chance to answer the question first. The person who rings the bell must answer the question. Another team member cannot answer it. Each correct answer is worth five points.
3. If members of both teams ring the bells at the same time, the question may be discarded and another question could be asked.
4. If an answer given is incorrect, the other team has the opportunity to answer the question. Only five seconds will be allowed to give an answer in the finals. After time is up, another question will be given.
5. There will be no penalty points for incorrect answers.
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6. The team that reaches 50 points first will be the winner.7. The first and second-place team members will receive medallions.
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FBLA Competitive Events Topics
2010 FBLA SLC and NLC
“Banking and Financial Systems”
The performance component is a case study consisting of a problem or scenario encountered in the banking or financial business community.
“Business Ethics”
This event consists of a performance component. Each team will present and defend its positions related to an ethical dilemma.
“Business Financial Plan”
You want to purchase and operate a Coffee Bar. The business is currently owned by a retiring couple who have owned the business for 20 years. Along with purchasing the business you need to update the surroundings and kitchen and turn the business into a health conscious business catering to individual tastes. The business will have an in-house bakery to include items for diabetics as well s gluten-free choices. Lunches and catering will be available.
“Business Presentation”
A nationwide shortage of K-12 business education teachers now exists. The National Business Education Association (NBEA) is mounting a marketing campaign to address this shortage. Your task is to assist NBEA by developing a presentation for high school students on a career teaching business education. Areas of this presentation may include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) nature of the work, (2) working conditions, (3) employment opportunities, (4) training and other qualifications, (5) advancement, (6) other points about teaching that you would like to include, (7) student and teacher success stories, (8) professional opportunities to serve, and (9) professional networking with other teachers. (FBLA)
“Computer Game and Simulation Programming
You will develop an entertaining simulation/game where the protagonist navigates hazards/obstacles involving lack of knowledge, confidence, or experience that can be overcome with FBLA inspired powerups. Powerups should highlight FBLA benefits that increase the player’s knowledge, confidence, and/or experience needed to overcome realistic challenges, a student might face at school, college, or the workplace. The audience is for middle and high school.
“Desktop Application Programming”
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Create an application that will present a menu to choose between calculating a mortgage or credit card balance reduction. This should be presented on the introductory screen that describes the two choices.
The mortgage calculator choice should allow any four of five amounts (initial amount, down payment, interest, time, payment), then present the fifth to the user.
The credit card reduction calculator should allow the input of balance and interest rate. Given this information, allow the input of amount of time or monthly payment then present the missing value to the user. In both cases, allow the user the option to print the information or calculate another value.
“Digital Video Production”
Prepare a video for a retail business that will train employees on methods of preventing theft. Topics in the video may include, but are not limited to, the following: physical barriers to prevent theft, electronic tags, learning to identify actions that could lead to store theft, and incentives for employees who catch thieves.
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“E-Business”
Your FBLA chapter has asked you to design a Web site for a special 2-day event that takes place over the 4th of July—your high school’s 50th reunion. You must also plan all of the activities for both days. The activities may include, but are not limited to, the following: meals, a “Fun Run,” tour of the school, and a concert. The participants should be able to sign up and pay for registration fees, meals, concert tickets, and any other events on the Web site. Included in the site should be a navigation bar to allow participants to view, select, and purchase all items and events. It must also offer a shopping cart, pricing and payment information (including payment options), mailing options, and security/service information. You are not expected to have a “live” payment link.
“Emerging Business Issues”
The U.S. federal government offered a bailout for the car industry—Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors. Should government require accountability of where the money is spent or leave it to the discretion of the CEOs and board of directors? Should the car industry be required to improve technology of the hybrid vehicles or fuel-efficient cars through research and sales of new vehicles? How should they show accountability and improvements? You should be prepared to argue either the affirmative that accountability is essential to the national economy or the negative that the CEOs and board of directors can handle the decisions concerning how to best improve their company.
“Global Business”
The Case study given will consist of a problem encountered in the international/global arena. All the questions raised in the case must be addressed during the presentation.
“Help Desk”
A role-play situation will be given based on customer service in the technical field.
“Impromptu Speaking”
Participants will be given a topic related to one or more of the following: FBLA-PBL Goals, FBLA-PBL activities, FBLA-PBL current national programs, current events, and/or relevant business topics.
“Management Decision Making”
An interactive case will be given a problem encountered by managers in one of the following areas: human resource management, financial management, marketing management, or information systems management. Members of the team will assume the role(s) of management and present a solution to the case problem.
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“Management Information Systems”
An interactive case study will be given concerning a decision-making problem outlining a small business and its informational environment and needs. Participants will then analyze the situation and recommend an information system solution to address the issues raised.
"Website Development"
Your local Chamber of Commerce is allowing individual civic groups and businesses to create pages on their Web sites. Your FBLA chapter decides to create a site on the Chamber Web site. You would like the local business community to know about some of the projects that you are completing. Additionally, you would like to visit local civic organizations and speak to the groups about your projects. The civic organizations can then help with your projects or perhaps allow you to use their facilities. Create the site that can then be attached to the Chamber of Commerce Web site to promote projects, potential speaking engagements, and overall community knowledge about FBLA.
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2010 SLC and NLC TOPICS -- PBL
“Business Ethics”
Ethics in Globalization
“Business Presentation”
Develop a presentation on how to “kick-start” the job-hunting process. Explain strategies for landing employment upon graduation.
“Computer Game & Simulation Programming”
You will develop an entertaining simulation/game where the protagonist navigates hazards/obstacles involving lack of knowledge, confidence, or experience that can be overcome with PBL inspired powerups. Powerups should highlight PBL benefits that increase the player’s knowledge, confidence, and/or experience needed to overcome realistic challenges, a student might face at school, college, or the workplace. The audience is for high school and college.
“Emerging Business Issues”
The U.S. federal government offered a bailout for the car industry—Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors. Should government require accountability of where the money is spent or leave it to the discretion of the CEOs and board of directors? Should the car industry be required to improve technology of the hybrid vehicles or fuel-efficient cars through research and sales of new vehicles? How should they show accountability and improvements? You should be prepared to argue either the affirmative that accountability is essential to the national economy or the negative that the CEOs and board of directors can handle the decisions concerning how to best improve their company.
“Digital Video Production”
Prepare a promotional video for high school students that explain everything about PBL and why they should join or start a chapter at the college they will be attending.
“Web Site Development”
Your local Chamber of Commerce is allowing individual civic groups and businesses to create pages on their Web sites. Your PBL chapter decides to create a site on the Chamber Web site. You would like the local business community to know about some of the projects that you are completing. Additionally, you would like to visit local civic organizations and speak to the groups about your projects. The civic organizations can then help with your projects or perhaps allow you to use
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their facilities. Create the site that can then be attached to the Chamber of Commerce Web site to promote projects, potential speaking engagements, and overall community knowledge about PBL.
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FBLA-PBL CONFERENCE
DRESS CODE POLICY
FOR ADVISERS, MEMBERS AND GUESTS
(As of January 2009)
Competitive Event participants please take note
FBLA-PBL members and advisers should develop an awareness of the image one’s appearance projects. The purpose of the dress code is to uphold the professional image of the association and its members and to prepare students for the business world.
Appropriate attire is required for all attendees -- advisers, members, and guests – at all general sessions, competitive events, regional meetings, workshops, and other activities unless otherwise stated in the conference program. Conference name badges are part of this dress code and must be worn for all conference functions. For safety reasons, do not wear name badges when touring.
Professional attire acceptable for a male is as follows:
Business suit with collar dress shirt, and necktie or Sport coat, dress slacks, collared shirt, and necktie or Dress slacks, collared shirt, and necktie. Banded collar shirt may be worn only if sport coat or business suit is worn. Dress shoes and dark dress socks.
Professional attire acceptable for a female is as follows:
Business suit with blouse or Business pantsuit with blouse or Skirt or dress slacks with blouse or sweater or Business dress.
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Capris or gauchos with coordinating jacket/suit, worn below the knees
Skirt length rule: Sit down, take an 8½ x 11” piece of paper, and place it on your lap. Your skirt should cover the same amount of length (or more) as the paper. If there is less skirt than paper, the skirt is too short.
Inappropriate attire, for both men and women, includes:
Jewelry in visible body piercing, other than ears Denim or chambray fabric clothing of any kind, overalls, shorts, skorts, stretch or stirrup pants, exercise or
bike shorts Backless, see-through, tight-fitting, spaghetti straps, strapless, extremely short, or low-cut
blouses/tops/dresses/skirts T-shirts, Lycra™, spandex, midriff tops, tank tops, bathing suits Sandals, athletic shoes, industrial work shoes, hiking boots, bare feet, or over-the-knee-boots Athletic wear, including sneakers Hats or flannel fabric clothing Bolo ties Visible foundation garments
CLARIFICATION: Many women’s two-piece suits are currently designed so that they do not require a blouse. Therefore, this will be accepted. In addition, sling-back shoes, open toe shoes, and sleeveless dresses are acceptable.
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New Jersey FBLA-PBL
Local Member Code of Conduct
1. A local member shall behave in a courteous and respectful manner, refraining from language and actions that might bring discredit upon the FBLA-PBL association.
2. A local member shall participate fully in all appropriate conference activities, general sessions, workshops, business meetings, meals, etc. for which he/she has responsibility.
3. A local member shall abide by the dress code adopted by the state chapter.
4. A local member shall be willing to take and follow instructions as directed by those responsible for the activity.
5. A local member shall avoid places and actions which in any way could raise question as to moral character or conduct.
6. A local member shall treat all members equally.
7. A local member shall not damage or deface property at FBLA-PBL activities. Damages to any property will be paid for by the local member or his/her school district.
8. A local member shall stay at the designated hotel during conferences and shall keep his/her local chapter adviser(s) informed of his/her activities and whereabouts at all times.
9. A local member shall observe curfew at conferences by being in his/her assigned room at the time designated in the conference program and remain quiet and respectful of the hotel guests.
10. A local member shall not violate any state or federal laws (i.e. possession of alcohol, cigarettes or narcotics).
11. Alcoholic beverages shall not be consumed or purchased, regardless of the local member’s age.
A local member who violates or ignores any of the above code of conduct subjects himself/herself to:
* Being removed from the FBLA-PBL conference/activity and sent home at his/her own expense after consultation with his/her local adviser(s) and the FBLA-PBL state chairman.
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* Having any honors and/or office withdrawn.
As a local member, I agree that I abide by the above Code of Conduct.
__________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________Date Signature of Local Member
I/we have read the above and understand that _______________________ must abide by the rules and understand the consequences of violating this code of conduct.
______________________________ ___________________________________________________________ Date Signature of Parent/Guardian
***Chapter advisers should maintain a copy of this signed code when at FBLA-PBL activities.
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Participants with Special Needs
Please ensure that you fill out a “Participants with Special Needs” form
if anyone you are registering for any FBLA-PBL conference has a special need.
This includes dietary needs
The “Participants with Special Needs” form will be available online as part of each conferences registration packet.
Submit these forms no later than conference registration deadline.
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South Carolina Office Occupations Newsletter, October 1978
"Competitive Events - Use and Abuse"
Susie Van Huss, Professor and Program Director
College of Business Administration
University of South Carolina
Everybody likes a winner and likes to be a winner! Competition is the heart of our American society, and competitive events sponsored by professional associations and educational agencies are a natural outgrowth of our competitive society.
While it is generally agreed that competitive events are inherently good, many educators express concern over the use made of competitive events and the abuses that sometimes accompany competitive events.
Many advantages accrue to schools and to individual students from participation in competitive events. Competitive events are excellent motivating devices; they help to instill the desire to learn and to achieve. Students quickly become aware that the road to success is not paved with good intentions and wishful thoughts. To be the best generally requires innate ability, high motivation, and many hours of hard work. Travel and interaction with students from other schools are tremendous learning activities for students.
Competitive events can be very helpful in building school spirit and in publicizing the office occupations programs. They help to develop pride in the program and perhaps also help in recruitment.
On the other hand, over-emphasis on winning can produce negative side effects. Competitive events should not be used to determine curricula, teaching methodology, time spent on class activities, textbooks to be used, shorthand system, grading procedures, or for teacher evaluation.
Many temptations face the teacher who has an over-zealous desire to produce a winner or who receives subtle pressure from the school to produce a winner. Some go to great lengths to determine specific test contents. Although their intentions are generally good, they themselves might term the approach “cheating” if students in their classes used the same approach. Some secure copies of previous tests or have contest participants make copious notes to build a test file. How does this differ from fraternity or club file that teachers try hard to control? Numerous opportunities for abuse can come from these test files. Excessive class time can be spent on areas covered in contests at the expense of subject matter that should be taught. Sound grading procedures are often modified to conform to the grading procedures of contests. What seems to be forgotten is that special procedures often have to be established in order to make fine distinctions between the very best students in a particular area. While these procedures are especially appropriate for this purpose, they may not be the best approach to use for evaluation in a typical class.
Another abuse comes in selecting a contestant very early in the year and spending undue time “priming” that student to be a winner. The major problem with this approach is that it deprives other students in the school of the benefits of competition at the local level. Only a few students can compete at the district, state, and national levels,
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but the opportunity should be available to as many students as possible at the local level. Delaying contestant selection as long as possible might mean that five or ten students are striving for mastery or excellence in an area rather than one.
Another area of abuse comes from judging teacher competence by the number of winners produced in a period of time. Often this comes in the form of subtle comments such as Teacher X is an excellent teacher; his/her students have placed in the state contest every year for the last three years. A teacher is not an excellent teacher simply because a student wins a contest any more than a teacher is a poor teacher because a student does not win a contest. Incidentally, students who do not win are not “losers.” They generally are some of the very best students—to dub them as losers is grossly unfair.
If a teacher will recognize the tremendous value of contests, maintain a professional attitude toward competitive events, and keep them in proper perspective, our students will be the big winners!
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FBLA-PBL New Jersey State Fall Leadership Conference
Location: Pines Manor
Edison, NJ
Date: October 22, 2009
Fee: $46 registration fee per person (student, adviser, guest)
Registration Deadline: Friday - October 9, 2009
Note: FBLA attendance is limited to six officers and one or more advisers per chapter
FBLA-PBL National Fall Leadership Conference
Location: Hyatt Regency Baltimore on the Inner Harbor
Baltimore, MD
Date: November 6-7, 2009
Fee: FBLA Registration Fee $60 - (early bird)
per person (student, adviser, guest)
PBL Registration Fee $60 - (early bird)
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per person (student, adviser, guest)
Registration Deadline: October 9, 2009 (early bird)
FBLA Regional Competitive Events
Location: Mercer County Community College
1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, NJ
609-570-3766
Date: January 5, 2009 (Central Region)
January 6, 2009 (North-Central Region)
January 7, 2009 (Northern Region)
January 8, 2009 (Southern Region)
Fee: 90.00 per school
Registration Deadline: Friday - November 20, 2009
FBLA State Leadership Conference
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Location: TBA
Date: TBA
Fee: TBA
Registration Deadline: Friday - February 5, 2010
Note: Every ten students must be accompanied by one adviser or school-approved adult
PBL State Leadership Conference
Location: Mercer County Community College
1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, NJ
609-570-3766
Date: TBA
Fee: TBA
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Registration Deadline: Friday - February 5, 2010
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FBLA-PBL National Leadership Conferences
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Date: FBLA June 14 – 17, 2010
PBL June 9 – 12, 2010
Institute for Leaders
FBLA June 13 - 14, 2010
PBL June 8 - 9, 2010
Registration: TBA
Fees: TBA
Deadline Date: TBA
PBL National Leadership Conference Stipend Program
New Jersey Phi Beta Lambda could not implement its state program of work without the financial support of New Jersey Future Business Leaders of America. As a result, FBLA has come to expect a certain level of volunteerism from PBL in conducting its regional and state competitive events and conferences.
The stipend for a PBL member, who attends the National Leadership Conference as a state competitive event winner or state officer, will no longer be given automatically. It must be earned through points given by working either the
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four FBLA Regional Competitive Events (RCE) in January and/or the FBLA State Leadership Conference (SLC) in March. The amount of the stipend is determined annually and is usually set at $50 or $75. To earn one stipend to attend the PBL National Leadership Conference, a PBL member must assist with two FBLA Regional Competitive Events or one FBLA Regional Competitive Event and the FBLA State Leadership Conference. To earn the stipend, the member must participate in the entire conference. If the PBL member earns the stipend but cannot attend the PBL National Leadership Conference, his/her local chapter will be granted a half stipend to be assigned to another member who is a state competitive event winner or state officer.
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Public Relations Award
Activity Point System
All participants completing criteria and receiving a minimum of eight points will be eligible to receive this award.
1 POINT Local news publication; district, regional, or state FBLA publications; school newspaper; school announcements; another organization's local or state level publication; school marquee; bulletin board; poster; school locker signs; program from chapter activity (excluding local chapter induction or officer installation ceremony); meeting agenda.
2 POINTS State-wide newspaper; state business education publication; Tomorrow’s Business Leader article; _another organization's national publication; business publication; city marquee; workshop at state level conference; school event _presentation; local chapter newsletter; exhibit at school event; minutes from chapter meetings; local FBLA chapter recruitment brochure.
3 POINTS Radio interview about FBLA; presentation to or joint activity with Chamber of Commerce or school board; presentation about FBLA to local or state _legislators; local chapter electronic scrapbook; program from local chapter induction or officer _installation ceremony; workshop at national level conference; national business __________education publication.
4 POINTS Television presentation about FBLA; TV coverage of an FBLA event; state or national FBLA web site article.
5 POINTS Local FBLA chapter web site; electronic FBLA recruitment presentation for business classes; complete FBLA public relations plan reaching more than_1,000 people.
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Public Relations Award
State Application Form
Include this form with documentation submitted to satisfy Public Relations Award requirements. Photocopies of this form are acceptable.
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2009 NLC PBL Winners List
Anaheim, California
Client Services Rudy Leustek 4th Place
Ocean County College
Computer Concepts Michael Lee 8th Place
PBL Virtual Chapter
Macroeconomics Eric Yip 3rd Place
Rutgers University
Management Analysis &
Decision Making Vikki de Guzman 6th Place
Rutgers University
and
Kim Laglagaron
Rutgers University
Microeconomics Eric Yip 7th Place
Rutgers University
Project Management Michael Lee 2nd Place
PBL Virtual Chapter
Statistical Analysis Lauren Varga 9th Place9 - 31
Rutgers University
Who’s Who in PBL Frank C. Gorman
Ocean County College
Eric Weinberg – Easter Region VP
Rutgers University
New Jersey State Annual Business Report 2nd Place
Word Processing Usman Ahmed 10th Place
Rutgers University
Largest Local Chapter Membership
Professional Division – Eastern Region
Ocean County College 1st Place
Rutgers University –
New Brunswick 2nd Place
Largest State Chapter Membership
Professional Division - Eastern Region
New Jersey 1st Place
Largest State PBL Recruitment of Chapters
Eastern Region
New Jersey 2nd Place
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Largest Local PBL Chapter – Eastern Region
Ocean County College 2nd Place
Largest State PBL Chapter – Eastern Region
New Jersey 2nd Place
Largest Increase in State Chapter
Membership – Eastern Region
New Jersey 2nd Place
Businessperson of the Year Joseph Markert
Datamatics, Inc.
Rutgers University – New Brunswick
Outstanding Local Advisor Joseph Markert
Rutgers University – New Brunswick
Gold Seal Chapter Rutgers University
Ocean County College
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2009 NLC FBLA WINNERS LIST
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA
Accounting I Ben Biran 5th Place
Marlboro High School
Sree Kolli 10th Place
Marlboro High School
Banking & Financial Systems David Bentrovato 5th Place
William Chen
Jonathan Lin
Whippany Park High School
Business Calculations Matthew Bonczek 5th Place
Sayreville War Memorial High School
Business Financial Plan William Cheng 1st Place
Karen Feng
Richard Kim
Piscataway High School
Business Presentation Mohammad M. Mallick 9th Place
Daniel Kao
Beverly Wong
Piscataway High School
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Stock Market/Investments David Rinder 1st Place
(Open Event) Marlboro High School
Computer Applications Jeremy Buhain 3rd Place
Belleville High School
Database Design & Applications Arjun Vijayakumar 2nd Place
Bridgewater-Raritan High School
Economics Adam Levine 10th Place
Marlboro High School
David Rinder 8th Place
Marlboro High School
Global Business Evan Lee 2nd Place
Sabina Rza
Marlboro High School
Arnav Sharma 9th Place
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Parvez Ahmed Garcia
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School
Help Desk August Culbert 5th Place
Rumson-Fairhaven Regional High School
Introduction to Business Megan Krishnamurthy 5th Place
Hightstown High School
Saumya Mehta 6th Place
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School
Introduction to Business
Communication Zach Lustbader 4th Place
Livingston High School
Introduction to Parliamentary
Procedures Jane Wang 5th Place
Academies @ Englewood
Introduction to Alec Benzer 8th Place
Technology Concepts Bergen County Academies
Job Interview Kaitlyn Schoeffel 5th Place
Egg Harbor Township High School
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Management Information Sean Mulligan 6th Place
Systems Evan Tencer
Bergen County Academies
Marketing John Fredric Neal 4th Place
Cumberland Regional High School
Dedeepya Konuthula 8th Place
Old Bridge High School
Networking Concepts Brendan Parks 5th Place
Spotswood High School
Sports Management Anthony Nguyen 2nd Place
Parsippany Hills High School
State Chapter Annual New Jersey 9th Place
Business Report
Who’s Who in FBLA Sean Callahan
Wallkill Valley Regional High School
Paul Cohen – Eastern Region VP
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Vineland High School
BusinessPerson of the Year Mr. Stuart Cohen
Ameriprise Financial
Vineland High School
Largest State Chapter New Jersey 2nd Place
Membership: Eastern Region
Professional Division – FBLA affiliation
Largest Local Chapter Membership Camden County Technical School 1st Place
Eastern Region
Professional Division – FBLA Affiliation
March of Dimes Wallkill Valley Regional 1st Place
Largest School Donation High School
March of Dimes New Jersey FBLA 2nd Place
Largest State Donation
Mission Lift – March of Dimes Wallkill Valley Regional
$1,000 High School
Outstanding Local Advisor Val Pemberton
Cumberland Regional High School
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Gold Seal Chapter Burlington County Institute of Technology - Westampton
Camden County Technical School – Pennsauken
Camden County Technical School – Gloucester
Manville High School
Monmouth County Career Center
Northern Burlington County Regional High School
Old Bridge High School
Pemberton Township High School
Piscataway High School
Pompton Lakes High School
Wallkill Valley Regional High School
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