ML - LOCAL CHAPTER ACTIVITIES REPORT

This event recognizes FBLA middle level chapters that effectively summarize their year’s activities.

The report should summarize the activities of the local chapter between the start of the previous State Leadership Conference and the current State Leadership Conference.  This report meets one of the requirements for the Chapter Award of Merit program.

ELIGIBILITY
 

District:        No competition required at this level.

State:           Limited to one entry per charter that is on record in the FBLA/PBL state office as having paid state and national dues by December 15 of the current school year.

National:     See publication:  National Chapter Management Handbook—current edition

REGULATIONS

• The entry form found in the SLC registration packet and the written project must be sent to the State adviser's office postmarked first-class mail by the date specified in the SLC registration packet.

• Report format must adhere to the following guidelines:
1. Reports must not exceed a total of five (5) pages including cover sheet and other documentation.

2. Pages must be on standard 8 ½ x 11 paper. 

3. Pages may not be laminated or bound in sheet protectors.

4. Reports may be single- or double-spaced.

5. Each side of the paper providing information is counted as a page.

6. Copies should be sent rather than important original documents.

 7. Scrapbooks and loose or bulky exhibits are not acceptable.
 8.    Reports should be stapled in the upper left-hand corner with the cover sheet.

 9.    Reports must describe activities of the chapter that were conducted during the current school year.

• Entry must adhere to all of the event regulations or be disqualified.

• Reports judged in state competition will be returned to the respective chapter adviser.  Reports judged at the national level become property of FBLA-PBL, Inc.  These reports may be used for publication or reproduced for sale by the national association.

PROCEDURE
 

Report format must follow the same sequence shown on the rating sheet.  If information is not available for a particular criterion, an appropriate statement should be included in the report.  The report must be similar to that of a business report with substantiated statements in a clear and concise format.  Creativity through design and use of meaningful graphics is encouraged.

JUDGING
 

Reports will be reviewed by a screening committee to determine if chapters have complied with event eligibility and regulations.  A panel of judges will select the winners--making their decisions on the basis of evidence included in the written documentation.  Each report will be evaluated by the criteria identified in the rating sheet.  All judges’ decisions are final.

AWARDS
 

State:            State awards for the top three places are presented at the State Leadership Conference.

National:     The top two winning reports will be recognized by the national center on the FBLA-PBL Web site and chapters will receive a medal of excellence.