ABEA
August 3, 2010
Arkansas Department of Career
Education
FBLA
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2010 Total Membership
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Senior Level
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Chapters - 287
Members – 9,856
Mid-Level
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Chapters - 114
Members – 4,433
National Leadership
Conference (NLC)
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Nashville, Tennessee – July 14-17
Total attendance – 7,537
Arkansas attendance – 306
Arkansas competitors – 167
competitors in 56 events
2010 NLC Winners
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1st place – Accounting I – Brittany
Tavernaro, Bentonville High School
1st place – Computer Applications –
Hannah Norton, SEACBEC Warren
2nd place – Community Service Project –
Coty Bell, Haley Myers, Shelby Watts,
Pangburn High School
4th place – Help Desk – Jenny Van, Fort
Smith Northside High School
2010 NLC Winners, cont.
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5th place – Computer Game & Simulation
Programming – Hunter Bobel, Fort Smith
Southside High School
6th place – American Enterprise Project –
Nicole Nokes, Anna Vasquez, Siloam
Springs High School
10th place – Desktop Publishing – Jedidah
Nohre & Alex Prince, Mountain View High
School
2010 NLC Winners, cont.
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10th place – Network Design – Chris
Turnage, Corbin Dean, & Tony Yates, Fort
Smith Southside High School
2010 NLC Recognitions
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2009-10 Who’s Who – Laney Ward,
Smackover High School
2009-10 Local Outstanding Adviser – Lisa
Hotsenpiller, Siloam Springs High School
Otis Spunkmeyer Cookie Challenge –
Winning Chapter, Vilonia High School
2010 NLC Recognitions, cont.
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March of Dimes Most Money Raised –
Arkansas, 1st overall with $49,939.54
March of Dimes Local Chapter Most
Money Raised –
nd with $15,285.70
 Nettleton, 2
th with $8,428.07
 Brookland, 5
2010 NLC
2010-11 New Events
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Digital Design & Promotion – individual
or team, project, performance
Healthcare Administration –
individual, objective
Hospitality Management, individual,
objective
2010-11 Event Modifications
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Computer Game & Simulation
Programming – individual or team
Marketing – performance component
Web Site Development – renamed
Web Site Design
“Read me” file information – submit
on Statement of Assurance with
copyright notations
2010-11 Competency Changes
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Competency Changes – Objective
tests
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Business Communication
Business Law
Business Procedures
Computer Applications
Database Design & Applications
Desktop Publishing
2010-11 Competency
Changes, continued
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Competency Changes – Objective
tests, continued
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Economics
Global Business
Introduction to Business
Management Decision Making
Spreadsheet Applications
2010-11 NLC Rating Sheet
Modifications
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Community Service Project
Performance
Job Interview Final
Local Chapter Annual Business Report
(first bullet)
2010-11 NLC Modifications
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Copyright Guidelines – included in
Format Guide
Job Interview application – posted on
web site
Who’s Who candidate – must have
completed Business Achievement
Award
2010-11 NLC Modifications,
continued
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USB Flash Drives or DVDs – may be
submitted and properly labeled for
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Computer Game & Simulation
Programming
Digital Video Production
Desktop Application Programming
2010-11 NLC Topics
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Business Financial Plan
Business Presentation
Computer Game & Simulation
Programming
Desktop Application Programming
E-Business
2010-11 NLC Topics
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Emerging Business Issues
Digital Video Production
Web Site Development
Dates to Remember
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NFLC– November 12-13, New Orleans,
Louisiana
Mid-year Executive Council Meeting
– December 5-6, Little Rock
SLC– April 4-5, Little Rock
NLC– June 28-July 1, Orlando, Florida
Complete list of dates on state FBLA
website
2010-11 Theme
Phi Beta Lambda (PBL)
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2010 Total Membership
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Chapters – 21
Members – 653
3rd largest chapter in nation
National Virtual Chapter
PBL National Leadership
Conference
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Nashville, Tennessee – July 9-12
Total attendance – 1,649
Arkansas attendance – 127
Arkansas competitors – 92 in 58
events
Awards and Recognitions – 53
Southern Region VP – Aaron Carroll,
ASU
Professional Division
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Arkansas Membership
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FBLA Mid-Level – 7
FBLA Senior Level – 46
Phi Beta Lambda – 103
Former members, employers,
educators, advisers, parents, business
people, and community supporters
Cost - $23
Professional Division
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Professional members
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Enhance chapters and their activities
Serve as liaisons between business and
classroom
Share real-life experiences at meetings
and workshops
Provide professional development
training through workshops
Professional Division, cont.
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Arrange tours of local businesses
Guide members as they prepare for
competitive events
Judge at local, state, and national
competitions
Help chapters with fundraising
Create internships and job shadowing
Offer scholarships and other financial
support
Professional Division, cont.
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Benefits to the member
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Satisfied feeling
The Professional Edge
Tomorrow’s Business Leader or PBL
Business Leader
Hotel discounts
Car rental discounts
Shopping discounts
Resources
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Chapter Management Handbook
Arkansas State Handbook
Web Sites
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www.fbla-pbl.org
www.arfbla.org
Questions
Contact Information
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Peggy Wakefield
FBLA State Adviser
Department of Career Education
Phone: 501-682-1768
E-mail: peggy.wakefield@arkansas.gov