1. DECA Promotional Video

3. DECA Updates for 2014-2015

4. Welcome New DECA Advisors!

5. Our Mission DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges around the globe.

6. Guiding Principles Our guiding principles explain how we fulfill our mission by addressing what we do and the outcomes we expect. DECA enhances the preparation for college and careers by providing co-curricular programs that integrate into classroom instruction, applying learning in the context of business, connecting to business and the community and promoting competition. Our student members leverage their DECA experience to become academically prepared, community oriented, professionally responsible, experienced leaders.

7. Attributes and Values Our attributes and values describe DECA's priorities and standards. We value competence, innovation, integrity and teamwork.

8. Who Can Join? DECA members can begin their experience as early as the ninth grade by enrolling in a marketing, finance, hospitality, business management or entrepreneurship course. They can retain their membership in DECA as long as they are actively pursuing courses in one of the content areas

9. PREPARING EMERGING LEADERS AND ENTREPRENEURS By leveraging their DECA membership, members can become: academically prepared for college and careers in marketing, finance, hospitality or management community oriented by gaining an appreciation for the benefits of service and their potential impact on the community and world professionally responsible with ethics, integrity and high standards experienced leaders by practicing key leadership skills such as goal setting, consensus building and project management.

10. BHS DECA Local, State, and National Dues: –$30 includes (t-shirt) –Deadline Sept 12 th –$10 Late fee after Sept 12 th

11. Fall Rally Friday, October 10th Agenda: 9:30am-10:00amRegistration 10:00am-11:30amGeneral Session/Keynote 12:00pmLunch (on your own) 1:00pmFair Rides Open 1:00pmDECA Theme Speech Competition (open to spectators)

12. Fall Leadership Development Conference October 23-24, 2014 (Renaissance Waverly, Atlanta, GA) – Pre-Conference Workshops – Leadership Villages – Statesman Test (no charge!, must score 90%) – Membership Recruitment Competition 1 st Place- Plaque & 1 ICDC Slot 2 nd Place- Plaque & 1 ICDC Slot 3 rd Place- Plaque & 1 ICDC Slot – Leadership Workshops – VIP Reception for Legislators and Special Guests

13. Sports Events Business of Baseball- Tuesday, September 23, 2014 Day with the Atlanta Falcons- Sunday, November 30, 2014 Atlanta Hawks Marketing Series- TBD

14. Georgia Only Testing Events November 13-19, 2014 Online Testing, Top 10 earn slots to ICDC Cost- $5 per student At Home School, Students test only once, limit 1 test per student Tests –Advertising Services –Buying & Merchandising –Entrepreneurship –Free Enterprise Economics –Marketing Math –Selling

15. Region Competition Online Testing January 15-21, 2015 Testing opens 8am on January 15 th and closes at 5pm on January 21st Region Hosts will receive results by 8am on January 22 nd Region Competition- January 22,23, or 24 Events- Principles, Individual Series, and Personal Financial Literacy (new), Job Interview, Business Speech Role Plays will take place at Region Competition. Need Region Hosts Cost- $8 for state fee plus region fee

16. State Online Testing January 27-29, 2015 Results will be sent out before State CDC Early Bird Deadline Events: –Principles of Business & Admin (Top 20) –Individual Series (Top 20) –Team Decision Making (Top 15) –Marketing Representative Events –Professional Selling & Consulting –Personal Financial Literacy (Top 20)

17. State CDC February 26-28, 2015(Hyatt Regency Atlanta) Schedule Same as Last year New: Administrator Day State CDC website page will be available by August 1 st. New Penalty Point Checklist

18. ICDC April 25-28, 2015 $120 Registration Fee Hotel information and details will be given at Fall LDC & Power Up

19. Competitive Events DECA Guide