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To be eligible for office, candidates must currently be a junior or senior DECA member with a scholastic average of 2.5 or higher (on a 4.0 basis) for each previous three completed semesters of school prior to the Oklahoma DECA Career Development Conference. School registrar or counselor must certify grades and affix the school seal or registrar's stamp on the application. Students must maintain at least a 2.5 GPA to participate as an officer. What do you need to apply for office? Completed Oklahoma DECA State Action Team Nomination Form. Letter of Approval from chapter advisor. Letter of Recommendation from school principal. Oklahoma DECA State Officer Candidate Agreement signed by parent, chapter advisor, school administrator, and student. 2008 State Officer Candidate Packet Put all materials in a clear plastic folder and send to the State Office by 5 p.m. on December 10. What happens next? If all materials have been received by the deadline, you will be asked to attend the State Officer Candidate Screening Session. The screening will be held at the Oklahoma Department of CareerTech Education, 1500 West Seventh Avenue, Stillwater, OK. You will be notified of the time and place. What happens at the Screening Session? State Officer Candidate Examination, a written test. The exam will cover such areas as Marketing Management, DECA knowledge, competitive events, leadership, and parliamentary procedure. Material may be taken from any of the following: Marketing Fundamentals Curriculum DECA Unit Update Dimensions Teacher-Coordinator Leadership Development Guide State Officers Handbook DECA: Learn, Grow, Become State Officer Candidate Interview. The Nomination Committee will interview all potential candidates. An evaluation sheet is available which will help you prepare for the interview. The Nominations Committee will rank the candidates based on the interview, the examination, and the nomination form (including the letters of approval and recommendation, and the candidate agreement). There will be a possible 250 points that candidates may receive; the breakdown is as follows: Nomination Form (20 points) Candidate Agreement (10 points) Letter from Advisor (10 points) Letter from Principal (10 points) Examination (100 points) Interview (100 points) In order to be considered a qualified candidate, one must receive 175 points (or 70 %) of the possible 250 points. Qualified candidates will be notified in writing one week after the screening. For which office may I run? Potential candidates will be asked to indicate which office they seek on the Nomination Form. The Nomination Committee will make the final decision as to the slate of candidates for the Action Team. State Offices, Oklahoma DECA State Action Team President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Reporter Historian Parliamentarian Chaplain When are elections for State Officers? Elections will be held at the Second General Assembly of the Oklahoma DECA Career Development Conference. What about campaigning? Qualified candidates will be allowed to send out campaign letters and make pre-conference contacts and appearances to other DECA chapters. Campaigning of any kind at the Oklahoma DECA Career Development Conference will only be allowed at the specified time designated by the State Advisor, at which time candidates will be allowed to set up a campaign booth. Campaigning will not be allowed during the Opening General Assembly. It will be allowed in the Second General Assembly, but only during your own allotted time. Sample election ballots will be given to each conference delegate at the door upon entering the Second General Assembly. Candidates are required to furnish the state office with a resume which will be posted in the campaign booth area. All campaign booths and campaign areas must be completely cleaned up by curfew on Monday night. What about more information? For more information, contact Ida Fryhover, State DECA Advisor, or another member of the Business, Marketing and Information Technology Education Staff. If you meet all of the requirements to become an Oklahoma DECA State Officer . . If you are a leader . . . If you think you could make a difference . . . We want you! Talk to your local DECA Advisor about running for a state office and complete the DECA State Officer Request Form! DECA State Officer Request Form All links to external sites open in a new browser window.

State Officer Information

Join the State Action Team

Oklahoma DECA seeks qualified candidates for the State Officer Action Team. If you wish to improve on the following personal assets, you may be state officer material!

Social Maturity
Communication Skills
Initiative
Integrity
Enthusiasm

Are you eligible to run for office?

To be eligible for office, candidates must currently be a junior or senior DECA member with a scholastic average of 2.5 or higher (on a 4.0 basis) for each previous three completed semesters of school prior to the Oklahoma DECA Career Development Conference. School registrar or counselor must certify grades and affix the school seal or registrar's stamp on the application. Students must maintain at least a 2.5 GPA to participate as an officer.

What do you need to apply for office?

Completed Oklahoma DECA State Action Team Nomination Form.
Letter of Approval from chapter advisor. Letter of Recommendation from school principal.
Oklahoma DECA State Officer Candidate Agreement signed by parent, chapter advisor, school administrator, and student.
2008 State Officer Candidate Packet

Put all materials in a clear plastic folder and send to the State Office by 5 p.m. on December 10.

What happens next?

If all materials have been received by the deadline, you will be asked to attend the State Officer Candidate Screening Session. The screening will be held at the Oklahoma Department of CareerTech Education, 1500 West Seventh Avenue, Stillwater, OK. You will be notified of the time and place.

What happens at the Screening Session?

State Officer Candidate Examination, a written test. The exam will cover such areas as Marketing Management, DECA knowledge, competitive events, leadership, and parliamentary procedure.

Material may be taken from any of the following:

Marketing Fundamentals Curriculum
DECA Unit Update
Dimensions
Teacher-Coordinator Leadership Development Guide
State Officers Handbook
DECA: Learn, Grow, Become

State Officer Candidate Interview. The Nomination Committee will interview all potential candidates. An evaluation sheet is available which will help you prepare for the interview.

The Nominations Committee will rank the candidates based on the interview, the examination, and the nomination form (including the letters of approval and recommendation, and the candidate agreement).

There will be a possible 250 points that candidates may receive; the breakdown is as follows:

Nomination Form (20 points)
Candidate Agreement (10 points)
Letter from Advisor (10 points)
Letter from Principal (10 points)
Examination (100 points)
Interview (100 points)

In order to be considered a qualified candidate, one must receive 175 points (or 70 %) of the possible 250 points. Qualified candidates will be notified in writing one week after the screening.

For which office may I run?

Potential candidates will be asked to indicate which office they seek on the Nomination Form. The Nomination Committee will make the final decision as to the slate of candidates for the Action Team.

State Offices, Oklahoma DECA State Action Team

President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Reporter
Historian
Parliamentarian
Chaplain

When are elections for State Officers?

Elections will be held at the Second General Assembly of the Oklahoma DECA Career Development Conference.

What about campaigning?

Qualified candidates will be allowed to send out campaign letters and make pre-conference contacts and appearances to other DECA chapters. Campaigning of any kind at the Oklahoma DECA Career Development Conference will only be allowed at the specified time designated by the State Advisor, at which time candidates will be allowed to set up a campaign booth. Campaigning will not be allowed during the Opening General Assembly. It will be allowed in the Second General Assembly, but only during your own allotted time. Sample election ballots will be given to each conference delegate at the door upon entering the Second General Assembly. Candidates are required to furnish the state office with a resume which will be posted in the campaign booth area. All campaign booths and campaign areas must be completely cleaned up by curfew on Monday night.

What about more information?

For more information, contact Ida Fryhover, State DECA Advisor, or another member of the Business, Marketing and Information Technology Education Staff.

If you meet all of the requirements to become an Oklahoma DECA State Officer . .
If you are a leader . . .
If you think you could make a difference . . .
We want you!
Talk to your local DECA Advisor about running for a state office and complete the DECA State Officer Request Form!

DECA State Officer Request Form

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