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Required CTSO Release Form
All 2018-19 CTSO conference participants must have a signed CTSO release form on file before the conference begins. Please click here to download a copy of the form. Advisors must keep all release forms in their possession at all times and be prepared to show them at the registration table of any CTSO (or DECA) conference. Attendees without a signed form on file will be sent home from the conference and will be unable to participate.
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DECA National Chapter Campaigns
Engage your members in DECA activities throughout the year using DECA’s Chapter Campaigns as your guide. These campaigns are perfect for developing your chapter’s program of work and allow your chapter to gain the recognition it deserves.
DECA offers five unique campaigns that will help you grow your chapter and build lasting partnerships within your school and community.
There are awards for DECA chapters that attain recognition through DECA’s Chapter Campaigns, including the opportunity to earn a certificate, pennant, plaque, flag, and even three allocations to attend the THRIVE Academy at DECA’s International Career Development Conference. Be sure to read the guidelines for the specific qualifications for each campaign by clicking here.
For more information about how to successfully integrate these activities into your chapter, contact Steven Mitchell.
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Competitive Events by Conference
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Tennessee DECA Membership Campaign
Last school year was an incredible year for Tennessee DECA. We want every chapter to reach new heights again this year by participating in our new membership campaign. This year, our goal is to exceed 6,500 members in Tennessee DECA, and we cannot achieve this goal without you. There will be incentives and awards in place for increasing your chapter membership by Dec. 3. The Tennessee DECA Membership Campaign and DECA National Membership Campaign can certainly help you reach your chapter goals.
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District Career Development Conference (DCDC) Dates
| District |
Date |
Fee |
Location |
Coordinator |
| District 1 |
Friday,
Jan. 18, 2019 |
$15 per person
(includes lunch) |
Agricenter International
Memphis |
Thelma Mott |
| District 2 |
Tuesday,
Jan. 15, 2019 |
$15 per person
(includes lunch) |
Union University
Jackson |
Jackie Howard |
| District 3 |
Tuesday,
Jan. 29, 2019 |
$15 per person
(includes lunch) |
Nissan Stadium
Nashville |
Lisa Nease |
| District 4 |
Thursday,
Jan. 24, 2019 |
$15 per person
(includes lunch) |
TCAT/Nissan Training Center
Smyrna |
Tristan Brown |
| District 5 |
Friday,
Feb. 1, 2019 |
$15 per person
(includes lunch) |
Knoxville Expo Center
Knoxville |
Angel Fowler |
2019 Chapter Allocations for the District Conferences (DCDC)
- Each Tennessee DECA chapter can register up to two students per Principles of Business Administration (POBA) event and up to two students per Individual Series (IS) event.
- Each Tennessee DECA chapter can only register one student per Professional Selling and Consulting event and only one student for the Personal Financial Literacy event.
- Each Tennessee DECA chapter can only have representation of one team (one to three members, depending on the category) in the Team Decision Making Events, Business Operations Research Events, Chapter Team Events, Entrepreneurship Events, Marketing Representative Events, and Online Events.
2019 State (SCDC) Allocations per District
| District |
Principles of
Business Administration |
Individual Series Events |
Team Decision Events |
Professional Selling Events |
| 1 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
| 2 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
| 3 |
11 |
11 |
7 |
7 |
| 4 |
8 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
| 5 |
9 |
9 |
5 |
5 |
Tennessee DECA District Conference Registration Deadline:
Dec.14, 2018 at 5 p.m. CT
Tennessee DECA Online Testing Window:
Jan. 7–11, 2019
Click here for more information about the upcoming district conferences. |
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District Career Development Conference (DCDC) Registration
Online registration for the 2019 Tennessee DECA District Career Development Conferences will close at 5 p.m. CT on Friday, Dec. 14, 2018. After the Dec. 14 deadline, no changes can be made. Please register your participants before you leave for winter break to avoid last-minute problems when you return to school in January.
If you have changes to make before the deadline, that is permitted. Simply log back into the registration system, make any changes/adjustments, and click "Finished Registering" again. You can click "Finished Registering" as many times as needed between Nov. 14 and Dec. 14, 2018, at 5 p.m. CST.
Your chapter will be financially responsible for all students, chaperones, and advisors entered into the registration system as of 5 p.m. CT on Dec. 14, 2018.
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District Career Development Conference (DCDC) Inclement Weather Plan
In order to prepare for the possibility of weather-related school closings, please carefully read the information below. We will send out text alerts through the REMIND text alert system. You will need to sign up for the text alerts (instructions below) prior to the conference and have this information on hand the morning of the event. An email alert will also be sent to advisors in addition to the text alert.
District Conference Cancellation Policy
- If the school system in the county hosting the conference (Shelby, Madison, Davidson, Rutherford, or Knox) is closed, the conference will be cancelled.
- If the school system in the county hosting the conference (Shelby, Madison, Davidson, Rutherford, or Knox) is on a one or two hour delay, the conference will be cancelled.
- If more than 25 percent of the participating schools contact us to say that they cannot come due to weather and/or school closings, the conference will be cancelled.
- Please see below for information on how to report inclement weather and road conditions as well as instructions on how to sign up to receive text alerts in the event that the conference is cancelled.
- No refunds will be issued if a district conference is cancelled due to inclement weather.
Reporting a Cancellation or Delay
Please email Steven.Mitchell@tn.gov, copying your district conference coordinator, and include the following information:
- Subject Line: DECA District Conference Weather Alert
- Body of Email:
- Specify whether your system has cancelled school or has been placed on either a one or two-hour delay.
- School Name
- Advisor Name
Text Alerts
Tennessee DECA will use the REMIND alert system to alert advisors and judges in each district about conference cancellations or delays. In order to receive the text alert in the event of a delay or cancellation, you must follow the directions below. The phone numbers below are generated by the REMIND system and cannot be used for two-way communication. Those individuals wishing to receive text alerts do not have to register for an account in order to receive alerts. Simply locate the appropriate district below and text the code to the number. This one-way text system is free; data charges may apply from your carrier. The system will be used only to relay important information regarding cancellations or delays to advisors. You should receive a confirmation text indicating that you have successfully signed up to receive alerts.
District 1: Text @decad1 to 81010
District 2: Text @decad2 to 81010
District 3: Text @decad3 to 81010
District 4: Text @decad4 to 81010
District 5: Text @decad5 to 81010
Email Alerts
Steven J. Mitchell will also email advisors if the conference is delayed or cancelled. Please monitor your phone and/or email address the evening before and the morning of the event.
Tennessee DECA State Career Development Conference Qualifiers
If a district conference is cancelled, test scores will be used to determine competitors advancing to compete at the Tennessee DECA State Career Development Conference in March.
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International Career Development Conference (ICDC) Housing Assignment
Tennessee DECA has been assigned to Universal's Cabana Bay Beach Resort for the 2019 DECA International Career Development Conference in April. Room rates and additional conference information will be released on the Tennessee DECA ICDC webpage in the coming weeks. Please stay tuned!
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State Career Development Conference (SCDC) Dates
This year, our state conference will be held on March 7-9, 2019, in Chattanooga. Click here for more information and updates as they arise.
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DECA Written Events Submission Deadline
All DECA written events must be submitted as PDF files only using our new online submission portal by Jan. 11, 2019, at 5 p.m. CT. Additionally, all written events must still be printed and brought to SCDC in the blue DECA written event folio. No written event submission will be collected at any district conference. More details and instructions are posted here.
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DECA's Student Scholarship Opportunities
DECA’s scholarship program provides over $300,000 in scholarships to high school and college DECA members at the International Career Development Conference (ICDC) each year! Many of DECA’s corporate partners provide scholarships through the DECA scholarship program. DECA Inc. administers the program based on guidelines set by the donor. DECA scholarships are strictly merit-based. Have your students applied for DECA scholarships yet?
The deadline is Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. Encourage your students to apply today at deca.org/scholarships.
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Tennessee DECA State Officer Application
Consider encouraging the most dynamic, emerging leader in your chapter to apply to be a 2019-20 Tennessee DECA state officer! The Tennessee DECA state officer application will be available online on Nov. 14, 2018, at 8 a.m. CT! Below are the steps and deadlines for members seeking to serve as a 2019-20 Tennessee DECA state officer.
Step 1: Submit an Intent to Run form to Steven J. Mitchell by Dec. 14, 2018, at 5 p.m. CT.
Step 2: Submit a complete officer application online by Jan. 11, 2019, at 5 p.m. CT.
Step 3: Complete a Tennessee DECA state officer candidate exam (at your district conference).
Step 4: Complete a nominating committee interview.
Step 5: Campaign at the 2019 Tennessee DECA State Career Development Conference.
Step 6: Participate in voting delegate sessions.
Being a Tennessee DECA state officer is a once-in-a-lifetime experience that focuses on building personal and organizational leadership skills through state and national leadership programs.
All state officer application packets must be submitted online by Jan. 11, 2018, at 5 p.m. CT. Each state officer candidate must be registered for his/her district conference. Click here for more information.
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DECA Fall Leadership Camp Recap Video
Whether you attended the fall leadership camp this year and want to relive the highlights, or you weren’t able to attend and want to see what all you missed, check out the recap video by clicking here. We hope to see you next year!
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Tennessee DECA Membership Update
Many chapters have already kicked membership recruitment into overdrive! It's never too early to submit your chapter membership rosters or add additional members to be eligible for the various membership campaign awards. Our Tennessee DECA membership goal is 6,500+ members by Dec. 3, 2018. The minimum chapter size required is 10 student members and one chapter advisor (or any combination of 11 paid members). The only exception is in the case of a new or reactivated chapter, which has two years to obtain the minimum chapter size.
So far, Tennessee DECA currently has 1,779 members as of Oct. 30, 2018. Will your chapter add more members and earn one of the Tennessee DECA or DECA Inc. membership campaign awards? There’s still time! Click here to check your chapter's progress.
| Tennessee DECA Chapter Name |
Total Members |
| Adamsville High School |
26 |
| Alcoa High School |
31 |
| Arlington High School |
41 |
| Bartlett High School |
14 |
| Brighton High School |
64 |
| Cannon County High School |
117 |
| Carroll County Technical Center |
12 |
| Centennial High School |
41 |
| Central Magnet School |
80 |
| Coffee County High School |
92 |
| Cookeville High School |
2 |
| Cordova High School |
39 |
| Dyersburg High School |
97 |
| Eagleville High School |
36 |
| Gateway University Of Health Science |
11 |
| Gatlinburg-Pittman High School |
38 |
| Hardin Valley Academy |
27 |
| Haywood High School |
11 |
| Henry County High School |
42 |
| Hillsboro High School |
71 |
| Humphreys County Vocational Center |
82 |
| Karns High School |
58 |
| Lausanne Collegiate School |
20 |
| Middleton High School |
95 |
| Nolensville High School |
51 |
| Ooltewah High School |
12 |
| Overton High School |
36 |
| Portland High School |
118 |
| Raleigh Egypt High School |
10 |
| Ravenwood High School |
64 |
| Ripley High School |
1 |
| Sevier County High School |
97 |
| Shelbyville Central High School |
2 |
| South Doyle High School |
24 |
| South Fulton High School |
62 |
| Summit High School |
38 |
| Walker Valley High School |
22 |
| Warren County High School |
41 |
| Wartburg Central High School |
38 |
| Wilson Central High School |
16 |
| Total Tennessee DECA Members as of 10-30-18 |
1,779 members |
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DECA DIRECT Weekly Subscription
Are you receiving weekly updates from the DECA communications team at the Reston office? If not, please click here to sign up to receive a weekly email that will include very helpful updates from our DECA international headquarters.
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Important Dates and Deadlines
December 2018
3 Tennessee DECA Membership Campaigns Due
3 DECA Inc. Chapter Campaigns Due
14 State Officer Candidate Intent to Run Forms Due
14 District Career Development Conference Registration Deadline
January 2019
7–11 District Career Development Conference Online Testing
11 All Written Events Due Online
February 2019
4–15 State Career Development Conference Registration Period
25–March 1 State Career Development Conference Online Testing
22 State Career Development Conference Payments Due
March 2019
7–9 State Career Development Conference | Chattanooga, TN
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