Julie Kenny
Career Technical
Student Organizations
Coordinator
Georgia Department of Education
Contact Information
Email: jkenny@doe.k12.ga.us
Office Phone: (706) 821-0637
Cell Phone: (404) 472-5216
What is a CTSO?
Career and Technical
Student Organization
What’s Available to Georgia Students?
Nine (9)
organizations
with over
140,747
members!
Opportunities
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Georgia Career Student Association
Georgia Career and Technical Instruction
Georgia DECA
National DECA
Georgia FCCLA
National FCCLA
Georgia FBLA
National FBLA
Georgia FFA
National FFA
Georgia HOSA
National HOSA
Georgia SkillsUSA
National SkillsUSA
Georgia TSA
National TSA
Membership 2007 - 2008
FCCLA 28,888
 CTI
5,612
 GCSA 6,425
 HOSA 5,860
 Skills
6,222
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DECA
 FFA
 TSA
 FBLA
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8,065
28,441
27,986
22,435
CTSOs are Intra-Curricular
All Georgia Career and Technical
Student Organizations are IntraCurricular, meaning the activities are
linked to what is learned in the
classroom.
CTSO Core Values
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Commitment
Conviction
Education
Integrity
Leadership
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Professionalism
Recognition
Service
Teamwork
Energizing the CTSO’s
Visit the CTSO website and keep up with what is happening in each CTSO
www.gactso.org
Coming up Next
Links CTSO’s/Foundations
Foundations
Calendar
Events
Advisor Resources/Chapter
Building
Recruit Students
How Do CTSO’s Keep Students in
School?
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FUN
Students are able to apply classroom knowledge to a
real world hands-on setting
Students have the opportunity for a leadership role
Connection to industry and business opportunities
Creates a seamless transition from middle school to
high school
Affiliation/Support with your
CTSO
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CTI
Mary Donahue
(Executive Director)
georgiacti@yahoo.com
www.georgiacti.org
DECA
Rhonda Samples
(Executive Director)
rhondadeca@aol.com
www.gadeca.org
www.deca.org
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FBLA
Monty Rhodes
(Executive Director)
monty@georgiafbla.org
www.gafbla.org
www.fbla-pbl.org
FCCLA
Vickie Rundbaken
(Executive Director)
vrundbaken@doe.k12.ga.us
www.gafccla.com
www.fcclainc.org
Affiliation/Support with your
CTSO
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FFA
Ben Lastly
(Executive Secretary)
blastly@uga.edu
http://aged.ces.uga.edu/georgiaffa
www.ffa.org
GCSA
Marcia Strickland
(Executive Director)
mkstrick@bellsouth.net
www.georgiacsa.net
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Georgia HOSA
Allen Seigler
(Executive Director)
allen.seigler@georgiahosa.org
www.georgiahosa.org
www.hosa.org
SkillsUSA
Gayle Silvey
(Executive Director)
gsilvey@skillsusageorgia.org
www.skillsusageorgia.org
www.skillsusa.org
Affiliation/Support with your
CTSO
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TSA
Terri Hancock
(Executive Director)
thancock@gatsa.org
www.gatsa.org
www.tsaweb.org
Student Leadership Activities
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Local Level
Become a chapter officer
Chair or join a committee
Communicate the importance of the CTSO to local
industry leaders
Regional Level
 Become
a Regional Representative
 Promote your CTSO throughout
your region
 Attend other schools CTSO
meetings/activities
State Level
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Become a State Officer
Compete in competitive events
Serve as a voting delegate
Participate in the annual legislative breakfast
Participate in the Fall Leadership Conference
Attend/Participate in the State leadership Conference
Apply for scholarships
National Level
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Become a National Officer
Partake in educational & social learning activities
Get involved in leadership academies
Participate in National Competitive Events
Opportunity to meet people with similar goals
across the United States
Competitive Events Area
 Chapter
Contest
 Individual Contest
 Team Contest
Competitive Events
Chapter/National Area
 Community
Service Project
National CTSO Week 2008-2009
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CTI
DECA
FBLA
FCCLA
FFA
GCSA
HOSA
SkillsUSA
TSA
Observes the month of Feb
October 12 – 18, 2008
February 8 -14, 2009
February 9 -13, 2009
February 16 – 21, 2009
Observes the month of Feb
November 3 -7, 2008
February 9 – 13, 2009
October 6 – 10, 2008
Stephenson High Speaks out on
CTSO’s
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http://www.cbs46.com/video/17685348/index.
html
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
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Support your school’s CTSO’s
Attend region, state, and national events
Showcase student achievements in CTSO’s
Promote CTSO’s
Recognize outstanding advisors in CTSO’s