1. 2018-19 FBLA Competitive Events Update
Tracey Celaya

2. 2018-19 MODIFICATIONS TO EVENTS
Digital Video Event
Now 2 minutes in length
Must show to judges during performance
Still pre-submitted

3. 2018-19 MODIFICATIONS TO EVENT
Digital Video Production
Category: Prejudged Projects & Presentation
Type: Individual or Team
This is a Modified Competitive Event: Reduce length of video to two minutes. This will give competitors time to present the entire video during the presentation. 
Overview
Two (2) parts: a prejudged project and a presentation. Competitors must complete both parts for award eligibility.

4. 2018-19 MODIFICATIONS TO EVENTS
Digital Video Production
Topic:
Create a video promoting Giving Tuesday donations in order to benefit FBLA. The video should discuss Giving Tuesday as the recognized Tuesday after Thanksgiving event that developed around social media and online donations, how FBLA can benefit from it, how it can impact the organization, and how/where to make a donation.
Skills: This event provides recognition to FBLA members who demonstrate the ability to create an effective video to present an idea to a specific audience.

5. Giving Tuesday

6. SKILL EVENT CHANGE AT SLC-NEW
Skill Events will be held at SLC and not pre-submitted.
We will provide laptops and students will be scheduled.
Will be the first day at SLC for Production.
Will Still Pre-Submit the written test portion, but will do production at SLC.
Regional Skill Events WILL Pre- submit as previously done.

7. Political Science NEW EVENT FOR 2018-19 Category: Objective Test
Type: Individual
This is a New Competitive Event & NLC Qualifier
Overview
60-minute test administered during the NLC.
Objective Test Competencies: FULL COMPETENCIES COMING SOON
Skills: This event provides recognition for FBLA members who show an understanding of the government’s role in society and the interaction between economic and political life.

8. 3 New Events for Arizona Only (non NLC Qualifiers)
Digital Photo
Objective Test
Offered at both Regionals & State
Digital Photography: Commercial Photo Portfolio
& Digital Photography: Professional Business Portraits
Both Performances in Quad B
More information to come as these 3 events are developed

9. 2019 Competitive Event Topics
Make sure you are using the correct topic for events
See Handout with Topics

10. 2018-19 FBLA Competitive Event List

11. EVENT LIMIT CHART
On Each Competitive Event List for Regionals and State
Based on CONFERENCE registration, not chapter membership.
Event limits are per EVENT within the Quad
Example:
A Chapter who registers 10 students gets to have 2 students per all events in Quads A & C and 1 student per all events in Quads B & D.
A Chapter who registers 50 students, gets to have 4 students per all events in Quads A & C and 3 students per all events in Quads B & D.
Up to the adviser to make sure you are following your Chapter’s limits.
System lets you register, so double check

12. UPDATES ON COMPETITIVE EVENT LIST, Cont.
2 Competitive Event Lists
1 for Regionals
1 for State (SLC)
Steps for Selecting Events
Regionals-students can do up to 3 events
SLC-up to 5 events
Competition Choices
Up to 3 written tests (both Region & SLC)
Can replace 1 written test for 1 Skill
Note: A student can only do 1 Skill
NEW: on site Skill Production testing for SLC
Put best kids in these events
Quad System for Team & Individual Events
Students can pick up to 2 from Quad Section
Can’t pick 2 from same Quad
Must be 2 from DIFFERENT Quads
Some Examples:
Client Service & Future Business Leader-Quad A & C
Job Interview & Marketing-Quad A & D
Website Design & Entrepreneurship-Quad B & D
Help Desk & Network Design-Quad C & D

13. 2018-19 FBLA Events at a Glance

14. UPDATES ON “AT A GLANCE”
2 Lists
1 for Regionals
1 for SLC
Yellow Highlight indicates something new for
Strike through indicates there is normally a presentation, but not at SLC-only NLC
Blue highlight indicates an event where the top projects will present at SLC
Green highlight are new events for
New categories that match National ones on SLC At A Glance, but not on Regionals

15. UPDATES FROM CPR TEAM MEETING
CPR met 8/23/18
Competitive Events Review Team
Review for Arizona events and make decisions as a team.
Events with tests and performance will now be 60% test & 40% Performance
Formally 50% performance & 50% test
Gives more weight to testing
NLC
Only top 15 go on to present at NLC
AZ needs to give more weight to testing

16. UPDATES FROM CPR TEAM MEETING
NEWLY APPROVED EVENTS (added 8/23)
Political Science (qualifies for Nationals)
Objective Test
New event per FBLA Nationals
Digital Photo
Digital Photography: Commercial Photo Portfolio
Team Performance-Quad B
Arizona Event Only
More about event to come like Pre-submission, Topic, etc.
Digital Photography: Professional Business Portraits
Individual Performance-Quad A

17. THE GOOD, BAD & UGLY OF REGIONALS & SLC
THE BAD/UGLY
Student group not in their correct Prelim Section at SLC
Cost Final Round for this group
Up to the STUDENTS to make sure they are getting judged in the correct Section
ADVISERS:
Remind your students that it is up to them to make sure they are with the correct judges.
Have students introduce themselves to the judges and double check the schedule and tent card on the table to make sure they have the correct section.
If working a preliminary event as an Adviser, make sure you have the correct students you are escorting over.

18. THE GOOD, BAD & UGLY OF REGIONALS & SLC
THE BAD/UGLY, cont.
Some advisers not showing up to their Adviser Assignments
Please make sure you show up
Every Adviser MUST work an event
Had judges getting kids and running the event because an Adviser did not show up to work
Middle School announced as the winner for Sweepstakes
We’ll make sure we have a list of Middle Schools at Headquarters to avoid this again.

19. THE GOOD, BAD & UGLY OF REGIONALS & SLC
All judge’s scores were double checked in Headquarters
Individual Finalists were posted by the time Opening Session was over
Display boards by doors with scheduled times
All Finals were posted on Facebook (improvement from year before)
All finalists were posted by 12:15 on Day 2 of SLC
Competitions were fair-Headquarters checked every student for eligibility
Disqualifications for students who performed illegally
We started all events on time, no having judges/advisers/students wait

20. WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED? IDEAS FOR IMPROVEMENT
Remind App & Conference App
Will print only a small number of Paper Programs/need to use Conference App
THOUGHTS?
Continue to Register for all events in DLG
Even Chapter ones (won’t count against a student’s eligibility)
Asked DLG to see if they can update this so it is under “Chapter”, we’ll see if they get it done before Regional Registration.
Other ideas from Advisers-OPEN FOR DISCUSSION
Value ideas from Advisers-want continuous improvement for SLC & Regionals

21. RESOURCE: FBLA NATIONAL WEBSITE
New format for National Website
pbl.org/fbla/competitive-events/
Click on “View FBLA Events w/Rating Sheets
Shows update dates for modifications to Rating Sheets.

22. CONTACT INFORMATION
Tracey Celaya: Or

23. QUESTIONS?