Julie KennyJulie KennyCareer Technical Career Technical

Student Student Organizations Organizations CoordinatorCoordinator

Georgia Department of Georgia Department of EducationEducation

Contact Contact InformationInformation

Email: Email: jkenny@doe.k12.ga.usjkenny@doe.k12.ga.us

Office Phone: (706) 821-Office Phone: (706) 821-06370637

Cell Phone: (404) 472-5216Cell Phone: (404) 472-5216

What is a CTSO?What is a CTSO?

Career and Career and Technical Student Technical Student

OrganizationOrganization

What’s Available to Georgia What’s Available to Georgia Students?Students?

Nine (9) Nine (9) organizationorganizations with over s with over

140,747 140,747 members!members!

OpportunitiesOpportunities Georgia Career Student AssociationGeorgia Career Student Association Georgia Career and Technical Georgia Career and Technical

InstructionInstruction Georgia DECAGeorgia DECA National DECANational DECA Georgia FCCLAGeorgia FCCLA National National

FCCLAFCCLA Georgia FBLAGeorgia FBLA National FBLANational FBLA Georgia FFAGeorgia FFA National FFANational FFA Georgia HOSAGeorgia HOSA National HOSANational HOSA Georgia SkillsUSAGeorgia SkillsUSA National SkillsUSANational SkillsUSA Georgia TSA Georgia TSA National TSANational TSA

Membership 2007 - 2008Membership 2007 - 2008

FCCLAFCCLA28,88828,888

CTICTI 5,6125,612 GCSAGCSA 6,4256,425 HOSAHOSA 5,8605,860 SkillsSkills 6,2226,222

DECADECA 8,0658,065 FFAFFA 28,44128,441 TSATSA 27,98627,986 FBLAFBLA 22,43522,435

CTSOs are Intra-CTSOs are Intra-CurricularCurricular

All Georgia Career and All Georgia Career and Technical Student Organizations Technical Student Organizations

are Intra-Curricular, meaning are Intra-Curricular, meaning the activities are linked to what the activities are linked to what

is learned in the classroom.is learned in the classroom.

CTSO Core ValuesCTSO Core Values

CommitmentCommitment ConvictionConviction EducationEducation IntegrityIntegrity LeadershipLeadership

ProfessionalismProfessionalism RecognitionRecognition ServiceService TeamworkTeamwork

Energizing the CTSO’s Energizing the CTSO’s

www.gactso.org Visit the CTSO website and keep up with what is happening in

each CTSO

Coming up Next Links CTSO’s/Foundations

Foundations Calendar

Events Advisor Resources/Chapter Building

Recruit Recruit StudentsStudents

How Do CTSO’s Keep How Do CTSO’s Keep Students in School?Students in School?

FUNFUN Students are able to apply classroom Students are able to apply classroom

knowledge to a real world hands-on settingknowledge to a real world hands-on setting Students have the opportunity for a Students have the opportunity for a

leadership roleleadership role Connection to industry and business Connection to industry and business

opportunitiesopportunities Creates a seamless transition from middle Creates a seamless transition from middle

school to high schoolschool to high school

Affiliation/Support with Affiliation/Support with your CTSOyour CTSO

CTI CTI Mary Donahue Mary Donahue (Executive Director) (Executive Director) georgiacti@yahoo.com www.georgiacti.org

DECA DECA Rhonda Samples Rhonda Samples (Executive Director) (Executive Director) rhondadeca@aol.com www.gadeca.org www.deca.org

FBLA FBLA Monty Rhodes Monty Rhodes (Executive Director) (Executive Director) monty@georgiafbla.org www.gafbla.org www.fbla-pbl.org

FCCLA FCCLA Vickie Rundbaken Vickie Rundbaken (Executive Director) (Executive Director) vrundbaken@doe.k12.ga.us www.gafccla.com www.fcclainc.org

Affiliation/Support with Affiliation/Support with your CTSOyour CTSO

FFA FFA Ben Lastly Ben Lastly (Executive Secretary) (Executive Secretary) blastly@uga.edu blastly@uga.edu http://aged.ces.uga.edu/georgiaffa www.ffa.org

GCSA GCSA Marcia Strickland Marcia Strickland (Executive Director) (Executive Director) mkstrick@bellsouth.net www.georgiacsa.net www.georgiacsa.net

Georgia HOSA Georgia HOSA Allen Seigler Allen Seigler (Executive Director) (Executive Director) allen.seigler@georgiahosaallen.seigler@georgiahosa.org www.georgiahosa.org .org www.georgiahosa.org www.hosa.orgwww.hosa.org

SkillsUSA SkillsUSA Gayle Silvey Gayle Silvey (Executive Director) (Executive Director) gsilvey@skillsusageorgia.ogsilvey@skillsusageorgia.org rg www.skillsusageorgia.org www.skillsusageorgia.org www.skillsusa.org www.skillsusa.org

Affiliation/Support with Affiliation/Support with your CTSOyour CTSO

TSA TSA Terri Hancock Terri Hancock (Executive Director) (Executive Director) thancock@gatsa.org thancock@gatsa.org www.gatsa.org www.gatsa.org www.tsaweb.orgwww.tsaweb.org

Student Leadership Student Leadership ActivitiesActivities

Local Level Local Level Become a chapter officer Become a chapter officer Chair or join a committee Chair or join a committee Communicate the importance Communicate the importance of the CTSO to local industry leadersof the CTSO to local industry leaders

Regional LevelRegional Level

Become a Regional Become a Regional Representative Representative

Promote your CTSO Promote your CTSO throughout your region throughout your region

Attend other schools CTSO Attend other schools CTSO meetings/activitiesmeetings/activities

State LevelState Level

Become a State OfficerBecome a State Officer Compete in competitive eventsCompete in competitive events Serve as a voting delegateServe as a voting delegate Participate in the annual legislative Participate in the annual legislative

breakfastbreakfast Participate in the Fall Leadership Participate in the Fall Leadership

ConferenceConference Attend/Participate in the State leadership Attend/Participate in the State leadership

ConferenceConference Apply for scholarshipsApply for scholarships

National LevelNational Level

Become a National OfficerBecome a National Officer Partake in educational & social Partake in educational & social

learning activitieslearning activities Get involved in leadership academiesGet involved in leadership academies Participate in National Competitive Participate in National Competitive

EventsEvents Opportunity to meet people with Opportunity to meet people with

similar goals across the United Statessimilar goals across the United States

Competitive Events AreaCompetitive Events Area

Chapter ContestChapter ContestIndividual ContestIndividual ContestTeam ContestTeam Contest

Competitive EventsCompetitive Events

Chapter/National AreaChapter/National Area

Community Service Community Service ProjectProject

National CTSO Week National CTSO Week 2008-20092008-2009

CTICTI Observes the month of FebObserves the month of Feb DECADECA October 12 – 18, 2008October 12 – 18, 2008 FBLAFBLA February 8 -14, 2009February 8 -14, 2009 FCCLAFCCLA February 9 -13, 2009February 9 -13, 2009 FFAFFA February 16 – 21, 2009February 16 – 21, 2009 GCSAGCSA Observes the month of FebObserves the month of Feb HOSAHOSA November 3 -7, 2008November 3 -7, 2008 SkillsUSASkillsUSA February 9 – 13, 2009February 9 – 13, 2009 TSATSA October 6 – 10, 2008October 6 – 10, 2008

Stephenson High Speaks Stephenson High Speaks out on CTSO’sout on CTSO’s

http://www.cbs46.com/video/http://www.cbs46.com/video/17685348/index.html17685348/index.html

WHAT CAN YOU DO?WHAT CAN YOU DO?

Support your school’s CTSO’sSupport your school’s CTSO’s Attend region, state, and national Attend region, state, and national

eventsevents Showcase student achievements in Showcase student achievements in

CTSO’sCTSO’s Promote CTSO’sPromote CTSO’s Recognize outstanding advisors in Recognize outstanding advisors in

CTSO’sCTSO’s