ABEAAugust 3, 2010

Arkansas Department of Career Education

FBLA 2010 Total Membership

Senior Level Chapters - 287 Members – 9,856

Mid-Level Chapters - 114 Members – 4,433

National Leadership Conference (NLC) Nashville, Tennessee – July 14-17 Total attendance – 7,537 Arkansas attendance – 306 Arkansas competitors – 167

competitors in 56 events

2010 NLC Winners 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. 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. 10th place – Network Design – Chris

Turnage, Corbin Dean, & Tony Yates, Fort Smith Southside High School

2010 NLC Recognitions 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. March of Dimes Most Money Raised

– Arkansas, 1st overall with $49,939.54 March of Dimes Local Chapter Most

Money Raised – Nettleton, 2nd with $15,285.70 Brookland, 5th with $8,428.07

2010 NLC

2010-11 New Events Digital Design & Promotion –

individual or team, project, performance

Healthcare Administration – individual, objective

Hospitality Management, individual, objective

2010-11 Event Modifications 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 Competency Changes – Objective

tests Business Communication Business Law Business Procedures Computer Applications Database Design & Applications Desktop Publishing

2010-11 Competency Changes, continued Competency Changes – Objective

tests, continued Economics Global Business Introduction to Business Management Decision Making Spreadsheet Applications

2010-11 NLC Rating Sheet Modifications Community Service Project

Performance Job Interview Final Local Chapter Annual Business

Report (first bullet)

2010-11 NLC Modifications 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 USB Flash Drives or DVDs – may be

submitted and properly labeled for Computer Game & Simulation

Programming Digital Video Production Desktop Application Programming

2010-11 NLC Topics Business Financial Plan Business Presentation Computer Game & Simulation

Programming Desktop Application Programming E-Business

2010-11 NLC Topics Emerging Business Issues Digital Video Production Web Site Development

Dates to Remember 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) 2010 Total Membership

Chapters – 21 Members – 653 3rd largest chapter in nation

National Virtual Chapter

PBL National Leadership Conference 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 Arkansas Membership

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 Professional members

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. 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. Benefits to the member

Satisfied feeling The Professional Edge Tomorrow’s Business Leader or PBL

Business Leader Hotel discounts Car rental discounts Shopping discounts

Resources Chapter Management Handbook Arkansas State Handbook Web Sites

www.fbla-pbl.org www.arfbla.org

Questions

Contact Information Peggy Wakefield

FBLA State AdviserDepartment of Career EducationPhone: 501-682-1768E-mail: peggy.wakefield@arkansas.gov