1. 1 HSCC Q4 NBOD Report

2. 2 HSCC Staff Danna Sturdivant Sherman Goodwin Michelle Cooke Ron Bell – Chief Judge NO CHANGES FOR 2009!

3. 3 Coordinator meeting stats Nov of …# Attendees# Chapters 20082623 20072117 20061512 20052422 200422 200314

4. 4 Team Participation since 2000 YearLocation# Teams# Students 2008Atlanta23110 2007Washington DC2192 2006Los Angeles1988 2005Detroit1991 2004Dallas23104 2003Philadelphia21104 2002Orlando22102 2001Chicago24114 2000Washington DC25??

5. 5 2008 Competition in Review No technology format changes 23 Teams Last year 21 110 Students T-shirt Design Competition 11 Team submissions Must include BDPA logo Teams can include a description of their design

6. 6 Accomplishments for 2008  New Book chosen (will be used for 2009)  Schaum’s Outline – Principles of Computer Science  Quiz software chosen (will be used for 2009)  Details will be available shortly  Study guide doc replaced with portions of the Microsoft Unlimited Potential Curriculum  T-shirt design criteria changes  Required to have BDPA logo.  Teams could also include a description of their design  Regional Competitions held in NJ, DC and Cincinnati

7. 7 Raising Our Standards – 2008 Bonus Point Values TaskDatePoints Files for publicationBefore 4/7 On 4/7 25 10 Hotel7/120 Registration7/120 FormsBefore 7/1 On 7/1 Postmark 7/1 100 75 25 Chaperone CallAttend in July10

8. 8 Raising Our Standards – Bonus Points Ranking without bonus/penalty points Southern Minnesota Chicago Washington DC Northern Virginia New York New Jersey Atlanta Detroit Twin Cities Cleveland Dayton Charlotte Cincinnati Los Angeles Chattanooga Hartford St Louis Greater Columbia Richmond Columbus Middle Tennessee Indianapolis Philadelphia Ranking with bonus points Southern Minnesota Washington DC Chicago Northern Virginia Atlanta New York Cleveland Twin Cities Dayton Detroit New Jersey Cincinnati Los Angeles Hartford Richmond Charlotte Chattanooga Middle Tennessee St. Louis Greater Columbia Columbus Indianapolis Philadelphia Final Ranking Southern Minnesota Washington DC Chicago Northern Virginia Atlanta New York Cleveland Dayton Twin Cities Detroit New Jersey Cincinnati Los Angeles Hartford Richmond Charlotte Chattanooga Middle Tennessee St. Louis Greater Columbia Columbus Indianapolis Philadelphia

9. 9 Initial Ranking without extra pts 1.Southern Minnesota 2.Chicago 3.Washington DC 4.Northern Virginia 5.New York

10. 10 Ranking with bonus points 1.Southern Minnesota 2.Washington DC 3.Chicago 4.Northern Virginia 5.Atlanta

11. 11 Final Ranking Includes bonus points and penalty points 1.Southern Minnesota 2.Washington DC 3.Chicago 4.Northern Virginia 5.Atlanta

12. 12 Survey Chapters Responding Atlanta Austin Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Dayton Detroit Greater Columbia Hartford Indianapolis Los Angeles Milwaukee Nashville New Jersey New York Philadelphia Richmond St Louis Washington DC

13. 13 Survey Results Highlights Dates: Oct 1 – Oct 28 Total responses: 19 Students trained: 232 Total trainers: 45 Weekly hours: 99 Total Seniors: 28 New Coordinators: 10 Team in 2009: 19 Demographics Black208 White3 Asian2 Latin Amer.17 Native Amer.0 Indian1 Other1

14. 14 New in 2009 New book in use Schaum’s - Principles of Computer Science New quiz software in use Details sent out by Jan 2009 T-shirt design contest Chapter name must be included Forms New lunch option for HSCC only for Friday

15. 15 Forms Purpose Tells me who is representing your team Verifies parental approval of child’s participation Provides medical information should an emergency arise Agreement with BDPA policies and responsibilities (Pres, Coordinator, chaperone, students)

16. 16 Planning to send a team in 2009 Final Due date for Forms is July 15 th If you are working with BETF, keep me in the loop If I don’t hear from your chapter, it means you do not plan on having a team Missing information is due no later than July 25 th Special circumstances will be reviewed on a case by case basis

17. 17 Coordinator Guide Purpose is to provide a reference point for coordinators Status: In Review Due Date: Jan 2009

18. 18 Questions? Danna Sturdivant dannasturdivant@yahoo.com