1. BPA Advisor Update Weslaco High School October 6, 2005

2. Report from the Board of Directors Lucy Gonzalez-Ybarra (TEA rep) Lucy Gonzalez-Ybarra (TEA rep) Vickie Thomas Vickie Thomas National Board Chairperson/State Advisor 5510 S. Rice Apt. 7135510 S. Rice Apt. 713 Houston, TX 77081Houston, TX 77081

3. Report from the Board of Directors Toni Flores elected board chair Toni Flores elected board chair Mildred Woerndel elected secretary Mildred Woerndel elected secretary Joseph Hicks appointed treasurer Joseph Hicks appointed treasurer Regions will have to pay for summer officer training this summer because of the tight budget at State--$250 per region Regions will have to pay for summer officer training this summer because of the tight budget at State--$250 per region

4. Report from the Board of Directors SLC theme “BPA—A Texas Giant” SLC theme “BPA—A Texas Giant” March 1-4, 2006 in Lubbock March 1-4, 2006 in Lubbock Toni has blocked off rooms at Holiday Inn & Towers Toni has blocked off rooms at Holiday Inn & Towers Special event is Joy Land, an amusement park with use of all rides. www.joylandpark.com Special event is Joy Land, an amusement park with use of all rides. www.joylandpark.com

5. Students will get a hamburger, hotdog, chips and a drink. Students will get a hamburger, hotdog, chips and a drink. Park will be open only to BPA students Park will be open only to BPA students Registration and Headquarters located at Civic Center Registration and Headquarters located at Civic Center Registration cost $65; late $70 Registration cost $65; late $70 Note: BPA and DECA having SLC at same time. Note: BPA and DECA having SLC at same time.

6. Competitive Events Coordinator Competitive events will be held at convention center and various hotels Competitive events will be held at convention center and various hotels Contests will be on Thursday and Friday Contests will be on Thursday and Friday Limited conflicts because individual events and team events will be on separate dates Limited conflicts because individual events and team events will be on separate dates Computer techs will be on site again Computer techs will be on site again

7. National Information Pay Membership Dues by Nov. 1 Pay Membership Dues by Nov. 1 Be sure to complete demographic portion of member registration Be sure to complete demographic portion of member registration Be sure to click submit after entering information on registration Be sure to click submit after entering information on registration May 10-14 NLC in Orlando, FL May 10-14 NLC in Orlando, FL Registration $99; Late $135.00 Registration $99; Late $135.00 Texas hotel at Disney Dolphin Hotel Texas hotel at Disney Dolphin Hotel

8. FLC Updates No State sponsored Fall Leadership Conference this year No State sponsored Fall Leadership Conference this year Area IV Area IV Amarillo on October 17 th Amarillo on October 17 th  Area IV San Angelo on October 19 th San Angelo on October 19 th Area III Area III Seguin on October 29th Seguin on October 29th

9. Membership Dues Membership Dues to Nationals by Nov. 1 Membership Dues to Nationals by Nov. 1 Secondary National $10 State $6Secondary National $10 State $6 Associate $7 State $7 Associate $7 State $7 Middle $6 State $4 Middle $6 State $4 BPA Themes BPA Themes Nationals—”Make Your Mark” Nationals—”Make Your Mark” State—”BPA…A Texas Giant” State—”BPA…A Texas Giant”

10. BPA Info. Nov. 1 st is the Initial membership deadline Nov. 1 st is the Initial membership deadline Texas deadline is Jan 15 (NOT FEBRUARY) Texas deadline is Jan 15 (NOT FEBRUARY) ALL money goes to National office ALL money goes to National office National office sends membership information to State office National office sends membership information to State office

11. Membership Advisors must pay their dues Advisors must pay their dues Must be paid up by Jan 15 in order to compete at RLC, and must be on roster. Must be paid up by Jan 15 in order to compete at RLC, and must be on roster. Student will NOT be allowed to compete at Regional Contest without being on membership roster. Student will NOT be allowed to compete at Regional Contest without being on membership roster. Ineligible students will NOT advance to State. Ineligible students will NOT advance to State.

12. WSAP Changes Documents created for Desktop Publishing are to be printed in only black and white. Documents created for Desktop Publishing are to be printed in only black and white. All printouts done during the day of contest must be in black and white only All printouts done during the day of contest must be in black and white only Visual Basic is removed as a contest. Visual Basic is removed as a contest. Nationals only—Each member of Network Design team can bring laptop Nationals only—Each member of Network Design team can bring laptop

13. Changes Continued At regional and state conference they will limit the laptops to one per team because of scheduling problems. At regional and state conference they will limit the laptops to one per team because of scheduling problems. School names should not be visible on any equipment, screen savers, etc. utilized during presentations in front of judges. School names should not be visible on any equipment, screen savers, etc. utilized during presentations in front of judges.

14. Middle Level Advance to Nationals Advance to Nationals Contact Middle-level teachers Contact Middle-level teachers Middle-Level “start-up” kit on-line Middle-Level “start-up” kit on-line

15. Distinguished Advisor Award Information is forthcoming Area Advisor Award Area Advisor Award Let the students know Let the students know Will be mailed to Austin PO address Will be mailed to Austin PO address Board members not eligible Board members not eligible

16. 2006 Regional Leadership Conference (RLC) Friday Jan. 27 – Saturday Jan. 28, 2006 Friday Jan. 27 – Saturday Jan. 28, 2006 TSTC – Harlingen TSTC – Harlingen Email registration form Email registration form $15 registration fee $15 registration fee Registration deadline: Dec. 1, 2005 Registration deadline: Dec. 1, 2005 Thursday @ midnight Thursday @ midnight Copy of official membership roster Copy of official membership roster Check student name spelling!!! Check student name spelling!!!

17. RLC Judges Gifts Options Options Pen (last year)Pen (last year) Stapler (wood)Stapler (wood) CalculatorCalculator Business Card HolderBusiness Card Holder Vinyl Notepad HolderVinyl Notepad Holder Paper Clip HolderPaper Clip Holder OtherOther

18. RLC Friday Lunch Friday Lunch No outside foodNo outside food Encourage to eat at TSTC CafeteriaEncourage to eat at TSTC Cafeteria Projects (turned in and picked up) Projects (turned in and picked up) Advisors are to help administer and proctor contests Advisors are to help administer and proctor contests Advisors are to help grade on Friday and Saturday Advisors are to help grade on Friday and Saturday

19. Judges’ Rotation Plan JUDGED EVENTASSIGNED SCHOOL 07-Financial Analyst TeamEdcouch-Elsa HS 08-Economic Research Project -IndividualSharyland HS 09-Economic Research Project-TeamMcAllen Rowe HS 31-Administrative Support Research Project - IndividualDonna HS 42-Software Engineering TeamEdinburg HS 48-Network Design Team 49-Web Site Development TeamWeslaco East 50-E-commerce TeamSan Benito HS 51-Digital Media Production 60-Global Marketing TeamWeslaco HS 61-EntrepreneurshipBrownsville Rivera HS 62-Small Business Management TeamMcAllen Memorial HS 63-Graphic Design PromotionBrownsville Lopez HS 64-Interview SkillsTSTC 65-Advanced Interview SkillsTSTC 66-Extemporaneous Speech (S)Progreso HS 67-Human Resource ManagementSouth Texas HS 68-Prepared Speech (S)Brownsville Porter HS 69-Presentation Management – IndividualMercedes HS 70-Presentation Mgmt. TeamMission HS 71-Parliamentary Procedure TeamHarlingen HS

20. RLC Committees Scholarship Committee Scholarship Committee Judges Gift Committee Judges Gift Committee Food Committee Food Committee Awards Committee Awards Committee

21. BPA State Leadership Conference Year20062007 LocationLubbock Corpus Christi Date March 1-4 Feb. 28-March 3

22. BPA NLC Year20062007200820092010 LocationOrlando New York City RenoDallasAnaheim Date May 10 – 14 May 9 – 13 May 7 - 11 May 6 - 10 May 5 - 9

23. Business Ed. PDC Year2006 Location Corpus Christi Date July 24-28

24. BPA Websites National – http://www.bpa.org National – http://www.bpa.orghttp://www.bpa.org State – http://www.texasbpa.com State – http://www.texasbpa.comhttp://www.texasbpa.com Regional – http://bpa_a2r3.tripod.com Regional – http://bpa_a2r3.tripod.comhttp://bpa_a2r3.tripod.com

26. Email Addresses Area II Board Member: Toni Flores Area II Board Member: Toni Flores toniflores@yahoo.comtoniflores@yahoo.comtoniflores@yahoo.com Regional Advisor: Diana Hicks Regional Advisor: Diana Hicks dpthks@aol.comdpthks@aol.com State Vice-President: Gina Cardenas State Vice-President: Gina Cardenas Regional President: Laura Gonzalez Regional President: Laura Gonzalez