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State Leadership Conference

2010 SLC Information

The 2010 BPA State Leadership Conference will be held this year at OSU Okmulgee on March 9 and Oral Roberts University in Tulsa on March 10.

Multimedia Work Team

The 2010 BPA Multimedia Work Team meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, November 18, 2010 from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. at the Oklahoma Department of Career Tech in the Tuttle Seminar Center.

This team is responsible for the multimedia shows at the State Leadership Conference awards sessions. The meeting is to delegate parts of the show as well as to learn multimedia tips and tricks. Many schools work together to create their portion of the show, which provides an opportunity to network with other schools.

In order to register students for the workday, please email Emily Matlock at ematl@okcareertech.org by Monday, November 2 at 5:00 p.m. with the number of students and advisors who plan to attend. Lunch will be ordered based on this count, so if you have other plans for lunch and will not be eating at the agency, please note that in the email so that extra food is not ordered and paid for.

Lodging Information

When making hotel reservations, please call the hotel reservations department and mention the "BPA" room block in order to receive the discounted room rate.

Tulsa Marriott Southern Hills (Conference Hotel)
1902 East 71st Street
Tulsa, OK 74136
Phone: 918-493-7000
Fax: 918-523-3523
Rate: ? per room, plus tax, flat rate (up to four people per room)
Cut off date:
** Tulsa Marriott Southern Hills requires guest to stay both nights.**

Hilton - Tulsa Southern Hills
7902 South Lewis Avenue
Tulsa, OK 74136
Phone: 918-492-5000
Fax: 918-492-7256
Rate: ? per room, plus tax, flat rate (up to four people per room)
Cut off date:

Doubletree Tulsa at Warren Place
6110 South Yale Avenue
Tulsa, OK 74136
Phone: 918-495-1000
Fax: 918-495-1090
Rate: ? per room, plus tax, flat rate (up to four people per room)
Cut off date:

Henryetta Inn & Dome
810 East Trudgeon Road
Henryetta, OK 74437
Phone: Call Kathy at 918-652-2581 or 800-515-DOME
Rate: ? per room, plus applicable taxes and fees

Rate includes free hot buffet breakfast for 2 people. A discounted price of $3.50 per person will be offered if more than 2 people are in a room.

To make reservations, call Kathy at one of the numbers listed above or email her at k_scott@suddenlinkmail.com. The Henryetta Inn & Dome has a garden-like dome area for informal gatherings, indoor heated pool, jacuzzi, steam room, sauna, and a game area which includes foosball, arcade games, ping pong, and a pool table. They are located approximately 12 miles from OSU-Okmulgee.

Competition Equipment Available

2009-10 State Executive Council

State Executive Council Interviews will be held February 4, 2009.

Courtesy Corps

Please contact Julie Roberds at jroberds@gctcok.com with any questions. A special thank you goes out to all the Courtesy Corps volunteers!

Conference Registration - 2010

Conference registration will open December 18, 2009. Please print and read the registration instructions before beginning the registration process! You can access the registration site at http://www.registermychapter.com/bpamem/.

Remember that this system is linked to the National BPA membership database, so you will not be able to register for conference until your students are registered members. Cost is $25 per registrant.

Registration will close at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 1, 2009.


Payment Information

Make purchase orders/checks payable to Oklahoma BPA. Mail payments to:

Oklahoma BPA
Attn: Debbie Hamble
1500 W. 7th Avenue
Stillwater, OK 74074

Electronic Submission for Prejudged Events

BPA now requires most pre-judged documents to be submitted electronically for national competition; therefore, Oklahoma has modified most of the event guidelines to reflect this change as well. In order to protect the integrity of the documents submitted, media files should be attached in an executable format and Word files, forms and other documents should be attached as PDF documents.

The following documents will provide help for submitting documents electronically:

2009 State Guidelines

2010 Guidelines coming soon!

Competitive Events Introduction (MS Word format)

Events-at-a-Glance (MS Word format)

Administrative Support Guidelines (MS Word format)

Financial Services Guidelines (MS Word format)

Information Technology Guidelines (MS Word format)

Management/Marketing/Human Resources Guidelines (MS Word format)

2009 Mid-Level State Guidelines

2010 Guidelines coming soon!

Mid-Level Events-at-a-Glance (MS Word format)
Mid-Level Events Guidelines (MS Word format)

2009 State Manuals

2010 Guidelines coming soon!

Human Resources Manual (PDF format)
Style and Reference Manual (PDF format)

Awards Program

The applications for Special Recognition, Torch, and Quality Chapter Distinction awards can be found on the national website via the following links:

All applications for State Level Awards must be postmarked by February 1, 2010 and mailed to Oklahoma BPA.

Applications for National Level Awards must be submitted by the date indicated on the application.

Regional Competitive Events CD

If you have not received your Regional Events CD to utilize for competitive events practice, click here to download the agreement form and fax, mail, or email it to our office. We will not send out a copy of the CD without this completed form. If you are planning to attend one of the SWATSHOPs, you can get one at that time as well.

Emergency Procedures for CTSO Conferences/Events

The Oklahoma Department of CareerTech office now requires local chapter advisors to provide accurate and current information about their students participating in each conference/event to school superintendents and principals in case of emergency. Please review the procedures memo below and download a copy of the Conference Information Sheet to share with your administration.

Online Testing

Online testing will be open from February 2 through February 10, 2010. You may test your students anytime during that time frame. However, waiting until the last minute is always dangerous.

2009-10 BPA Trading Pins!

Winning Pin Design!
Congratulations to Aaron Lechliter
Canadian Valley Technology Center-El Reno Campus
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You can now order the 2009-10 Oklahoma BPA pins! This year's pin is a "must have" for the members of your chapter! The cost is $2 each. Make checks payable to Oklahoma BPA.

Please note: Each student/advisor will receive a free pin with their SLC registration.
There are three ways to purchase any additional pins:

  1. Through the SLC registration system.
  2. E-mail Emily Matlock the quantity of pins you wish to order, print an invoice from this site, and pick up your pins with your registration packet at SLC.
  3. Purchase pins on site at SLC.

Singer/Announcer Audition Forms

Complete the form(s) below and make sure they are mailed, along with the audition media, in time to reach the BPA State Office by February 1, 2010.

**Wanted: Judges, Proctors, and Graders!**

If you have advisory committeee members, colleagues, or members of the community who would like to assist with SLC, please print and complete the Judges Information Form and mail or fax to Gina Hubbard. (Fax # and mailing address are on the form.) Advisors will be able to sign up when registering for the conference.

The following documents will provide general guidelines to follow for those assisting with the events.

Certificate of Participation

Download a Certificate of Participation for the students participating in State Leadership Conference contests.

Top 10 Event Winners in 2009!

Congratulations to all the winners!

Advisors must use the spreadsheets above to determine who is eligible to compete at NLC. The advisor(s) is listed for each winner so that contact can be made to determine if that contestant plans to compete. The CareerTech Online Directory can be used for locating contact information of advisors. Please refer to the instructions below for accessing that information:

  1. Go to the following website: http://www.okcareertech.org
  2. Select About Us
  3. Scroll down to the section, Links to Other Resources, and select People, Programs, Schools
  4. Select CareerTech Online Directory
  5. Type in the name of the advisor that you are searching for

BPA Winner's Workshop

The 2010 BPA Winner's Workshop will be held on Thursday, March 25, 2010 in Stillwater at the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education. Activities will begin at 9:00 a.m. in the Tuttle Seminar Center. For more information, please go to Oklahoma's NLC web page: http://www.okcareertech.org/bite/bpa/nlc.htm.

 

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