ROGER H. STUBING CHARTER AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
LOCAL CHAPTER ANNUAL BUSINESS REPORT
This event recognizes FBLA charters that properly summarize their year's activities. This event provides participants with valuable experience in preparing annual business reports.
The report should summarize the activities of the local chapter for the current school year. Projects used for other FBLA reports may be included. The report should include the chapter's profile, productivity, recognition, and business procedures.
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.
• General Report Guidelines
1. Student members, not advisers, must prepare reports.
2. Reports must describe activities of the chapter that were conducted between the start of the previous State Leadership Conference and start of the current State Leadership Conference.
3. Penalty points will be given if the written project doesn’t adhere to the report cover and report contents guidelines.
• Report Cover Guidelines
1. Report covers must be of a weight such as cover stock, index stock, or card stock and include both a front and back cover.
2. Report covers are not counted against the page limit and may contain other information.
3. Covers may not be in plastic binders, be laminated, or have a plastic sheet overlaying the printed cover. No items, such as labels or decals, may be attached to the front cover. Two- or three-ring binders are not acceptable report covers.
4. Cutout cover stock covers are allowed, but the page containing the cover information is included in the page count.
5. Front cover must contain the following information: name of the school, name of the state, name of the event, and year (20xx–20xx).
6. All reports must be bound (e.g., tape binding, spiral binding).
• Report Content Guidelines
1. Include a Table of Contents with page numbers.
2. Follow the rating sheet sequence in writing the report. If information is not available for a particular criterion, include a statement to that effect in the report.
3. Pages must be numbered and must be standard 8 1/2” x 11” paper. Each side of the paper providing information is counted as a page. Pages must not be laminated or bound in sheet protectors.
4. Reports must not exceed 30 pages (a title page, divider pages, and appendices are optional and must be included in the page count).
5. Copies should be sent rather than important original documents. No items may be attached to any page in the report.
• Report must be prepared by student members, not advisers. Local advisers should serve as consultants to ensure that the report is well organized, contains substantiated statements, and is written in a business style.
• Report must describe activities of the local chapter that were conducted between the previous State Leadership Conference and the current State Leadership Conference.
• 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 judges will determine the number of awards presented at the National Leadership Conference. The maximum number will be ten.