NEW

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• WELCOME
• NEW
• CTSO ADVISERS

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CHAPTER MANAGEMENT

• New Membership Year

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RECRUITMENT IDEAS

• Membership Recruitment DVD
• Play in Business classes
• DVD included in Chapter Management Handbook
  Updates/Adviser Packets/Create Your Own
• Pay Day Candy Invitation
• Come Join FBLA, DECA, FFA, HOSA, SkillsUSA and
  see how to increase your Payday!
• Provide Refreshments at Meetings
• Hand out invitations to all students in classes
• Hold informational meetings at the beginning of
  the school year
• Drawings
• Prizes at meetings donated by local businesses

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ROLE OF THE ADVISER

• Direct, chaperone and coordinate supervision of
  chapter activities.
• Organize the selection process for officers and
  training.
• Assist in the maintenance of necessary chapter
  records.
• Hold regular chapter meetings and see that they
  are conducted in a business-like manner.

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ROLE OF THE ADVISER

• Assist members in developing an annual Program of
  Work.
• Ensure school administration, faculty, students,
  and the public are informed of chapter activities
  and coordinate participation at all levels.
• Be knowledgeable of the guidelines for regional,
  state, and national competitive events.

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ADVISER RESOURCES

• Ask a Question
• CTSO National Staff will answer your questions.
• Curriculum Integration
• Learn how to integrate your CTSO into the
  classroom.
• Download instructional, student-friendly
  PowerPoint templates.
• Lesson plans are available in a variety of
  formats and cover all CTSO fields.
• Ideas, Tips, and Online Resources
• View and save proven tips that will help save you
  time and motivate your members.
• Adviser Area and Mentoring Area of CTSO
  Websites.

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THE ALL IMPORTANT FIRST MEETING

• THE FIRST MEETING SETS THE TONE FOR THE REST OF
  THE YEAR!
• CREATE A PROFOUND FIRST IMPRESSION!

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SAMPLE AGENDA FOR FIRST MEETING

• Introduction of officers and advisers
• An ice breaker can help get members moving and
  excited for the new year
• Informative Presentation QA about FBLA
• Each officer takes charge of a small group of
  members PowerPoint, skits, posters, and videos
• Announcements of upcoming events and the next
  meeting
• Provide information about where meetings will be
  held on a regular basis
• Provide information and location of the FBLA
  information board (or other FBLA hubs)

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SAMPLE AGENDA FOR THE FIRST MEETING

• Thank members for attending
• Announce the date and time of the next meeting
• Give time for last-minute questions
• Adjourn
• Hold an officers meeting
• Meeting immediately after business is done is
  important
• Discuss how FIRST meeting went
• Decide on possible changes and improvements

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SUGGESTED COMMITTEES

• Membership Recruitment
• Fund-raising
• Professional Development
• Speakers, workshops, field trips to increase
  career development
• Community Service
• Social
• Public Relations
• FBLA Week

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THE COMPETITIVE EDGE

• MEMBERS PLAN FOR COMPETITIVE EVENT SUCCESS

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PICKING, PLANNING, PREPARING

• Multiple competitive eventssomething PERFECT for
  every member
• Individual, team, and chapter
• Find something that interests members
• Members become more motivated to study and
  prepare
• Enjoy themselves at the same time
• Good preparation is always important to success
• STUDY, STUDY, STUDY!
• Practice Tests online or in textbooks gauge
  knowledge prior to competition
• Practice tests are good indicators of how much
  more studying to do
• MANDATORY weekly PREP meeting prior to
  conferences

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PICKING, PLANNING, PREPARING

• Ask teachers from your school to help prepare for
  events
• English teachers are more than happy to proofread
  reports.
• Content area teachers may be able to assist in
  specific events.
• Check competitive events tab on the National CTSO
  Web Sites
• Refer to your CTSO Chapter Management Handbook
• Event descriptions, guidelines, and topics as
  well as rating guides and study tips.
• Textbooks for nearly every competitive event are
  available as a great study tool

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NLC COMPETITIVE EVENTS PREPARATION

• Mock Presentation Day for Team and Chapter Events
• Invite Professional Division members, local
  business men/women, and Board of Directors
  members to act as judges
• Judges then rate each of the performances using
  the actual rating sheet
• Members are able to get feedback and constructive
  criticism from an objective source

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NLC EVENT PREPARATION REMINDERS

• SEQUESTERED EVENTS
• When in a sequestered event, a participant may
  not have communication with anyone from outside
  the room including the coming and going to
  practice and performance rooms.
• ONLINE EVENTS
• All objectives tests are on computers.
• Check the schedule in the program for specific
  times arrive 15 minutes early
• PERFORMANCE EVENTS
• Review the guidelines and rating sheet for your
  event
• Introduce yourself providing your name, school,
  and state to the judges

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SPECIAL NOTE TO ADVISERS AND ADMINISTRATORS

• Competitive Events are excellent motivating
  devices instill the desire to learn and to
  achieve.
• To be the best generally requires innate ability,
  high motivation, and many hours of hard work.
• Travel and interaction with students from others
  schools are tremendous learning opportunities.

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SPECIAL NOTE TO ADVISERS AND ADMINISTRATORS

• Competitive events can be helpful in building
  school spirit and in publicizing a business
  program.
• Excessive class time should not be spent on areas
  covered in competitive events at the expense of
  other subject matter that should be taught.
• A teachers competence or effectiveness should
  not be judged by the number of winners.
• Likewise, the success of a local chapter should
  not be determined strictly by the performance of
  its members in competitive events.

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KEY CTSO MEMBERSHIP THOUGHTS

• Recruit to involve
• Understand their needs, interests, and plug them
  into the opportunity that fits them
• Do not overlook recruitment from all courses
• Recruit diverse students
• Deposit before you withdraw
• Get them engaged first in a benefit, cool
  experience, or something funthen ask them to do
  fundraisers, work in student store, etc.
• Recognize them early and often
• Recognize them at meetings, chapter newsletter,
  websites, state and national publications

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• GOOD LUCK
• CTSO ADVISERS