OTC Regional Conference will be held at Ozark Technical College on January 24th, 2020. It is for Middle School only.
Southwest Regional Conference will be held at Crowder College in Neosho, Missouri on January 30th, 2020.
Northwest Regional Conference will be held at University of Central Missouri on February 7th, 2020.
Northeast/Southeast Regional Conference will be held at Oakville High School on February 27th, 2020.
2020 STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS INFORMATION RELEASED
The Missouri TSA2020 State Championships Conference will be held on March 29-31, 2020 at Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, Missouri.
Local chapter members must be affiliated with National TSA in order to register and attend the 2020 State Championships Conference. You can affiliate your chapter by clicking on the below link. Nametags which include student numbers will be provided and must be worn throughout the conference. These will be checked as members enter general sessions, contests, and the delegate business session. Student ID numbers will only be used for scoring purposes.
Online registration will open on January 15, 2020 and will close at midnight on February 15, 2020. Each registrant attending the conference must pay a registration fee of $75 for cost of materials, facilities, awards, state pins, one meal, polo shirt, and limited liability insurance. It is necessary that chapters register by the deadline of midnight on February 15, 2020 in order for staff to prepare for the conference. There will be no new chapter registrations onsite. The registration fees must be paid by the date of the conference and mailed along with the registration invoice to: Haley Richardson at Missouri TSA, P.O. Box 480, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102. Make your check payable to “Missouri TSA. If your chapter is registered for the conference but does not attend, your school district is responsible for paying registration fees. In order to receive a refund, chapters must submit a written refund request postmarked or emailed on or before February 15, 2020. After this date no refunds will be made. Do not leave an unfinished registration on the website. We will force submit any unfinished registrations so that we can proceed with preparations of score sheets, etc. Make sure you click the submit button when you finish your registration. You will be using your username and password that you set-up previously through our registration system. If you do not remember them, please email Rachel Fisher at Rachel.fisher@dese.mo.gov.
Meals
Missouri TSA will provide lunch during the business meeting scheduled on Monday, March 30 at 12:00 pm.
Voting Delegates
Last year during the Delegate Business Session, the delegates voted to allow every registered member at the State Championships conference in good standing to serve as a voting delegate. No individual voting delegate may cast more than one vote (one body, one vote). Therefore, during the business session, every chapter needs to send all their registered members at the State Championship Conference to the Delegate Business Session Meeting. Lunch will be provided for all conference registrants during this time. Lunch will be served from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm, but the business meeting will be from 12:30pm - 2:00pm.
Election Process
State Officers shall be elected in three separate elections. The first election is for the office of president with each delegate casting one vote. The second election is for the remaining five nationally recognized offices (Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Reporter, and Sergeant-at-Arms). And the third election is for the four (4) Regional Vice-Presidents (Northeast, Northwest, Southeast and Southwest).
First election will be held to select the Missouri TSA President. A majority vote is required to elect the President. If there are more than two candidates for President and a majority is not reached on the first ballot, the candidate receiving the lowest number of votes shall be dropped and a second ballot vote will be taken. If a majority is not reached, the process will be repeated until a majority is reached.
Second, after the presidential election has been held, all unsuccessful presidential candidates and other candidates (the officer pool) will be submitted to the delegates for election of the other five nationally recognized offices (Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Reporter and Sergeant-At-Arms). Each delegate may vote for five separate candidates. A tie for any position among the five candidates will be decided by a runoff election between the tying candidates. The candidate who is unsuccessful in the run-off will get to choose their office. The five candidates with the top number of votes will be named the at-large state officers.
The remaining candidates will be eligible to run for the region vice president offices (Northeast, Northwest, Southeast and Southwest). Candidates for the Regional Offices must have submitted a State Officer Candidate Application and went through the State Officer Screening Process. Each delegate will cast one vote for a candidate. The candidate with the most votes will be allowed to choose which office in which he or she will serve, followed by the second place candidate, the third place candidate and forth place candidate. The winning four candidates will become the Regional Vice-Presidents.
Amendment to the Student Bylaws, adopted April 15, 2019.
It is vital that chapters send their delegates to the “Delegate Business Session” so that a quorum can be established and the association can conduct their business. This is an important part of the students learning and practicing leadership skills.
Qualifications of State Officer Candidates
Qualifications and applications for Officer Candidates have been posted on the Missouri TSA website. You can also find the 2020-2021 State Officer Candidate Packet below. You are encouraged to review the materials with your members before making the decision to run for an office.
The State Championships Conference is an excellent opportunity for members to convey to others the positive, professional image of TSA. TSA official dress is always appropriate and STRONGLY encouraged. This year, no one will be allowed into any of the General Sessions without appropriate attire. Appropriate dress includes black shoes, gray slacks, official TSA blue dress shirt, red ties, for males. Black shoes, gray skirts, or dress pants, official TSA blue dress blouse, for females. A polo shirt will be provided for all registered attendees. White dress shirts and blouses are still an option but will incur a 10-point clothing penalty during the competitive events. Jeans, shorts, and T-shirts are not appropriate attire. Night wear (pajamas) should not be worn outside of your hotel room. Shoes should be worn at all times. Appropriate dress is a reflection on your school and of the state association; therefore, it is very important to show that our members are leaders. Please note, official dress for the National TSA Conference allows only the official TSA blue dress shirt.
Medical Liability Release, Code of Conduct, and Media Release Forms
The Medical Liability Release, Code of Conduct, and Media Release forms have been posted on the Missouri TSA website. You can also find the forms below. It is encouraged that you read these forms to members who attend the State Championships Conference. The forms must be distributed to the chapter members and have parent(s)/guardian(s) sign the form. Advisors must retain copies in your possession during the conference.
Advisors must turn in the Advisor Conference Contract Form at the registration table onsite. This form holds you to personally retaining the Medical Liability, Code of Conduct, and Media Release forms during the conference. Conference materials will not be distributed to you without this form being turned in.
Parents and students should be given the name and cell phone numbers of the local chapter advisor and all chapter chaperones in attendance. Advisors and chaperones will need to provide their cell phone numbers to Missouri TSA State Staff.
Lodging
Advisors are responsible for making lodging arrangements of their chapters. Reservations should be made as early as possible to the hotels in Rolla and nearby communities.
Recognition
Awards will be presented on stage to individual members, chapters, and advisors during the general sessions. These awards include but are not limited to: National TSA Honor Society, Membership Awards, State Officer recognition, Advisor of the Year, and LEAP Legacy. Deadline for award applications is to be postmarked no later than March 1, 2020. Please check the Missouri TSA website for all the awards.
National Service Project
TSA is affiliated with the American Cancer Society and the TSA State officers have conducted various promotions to the local chapters to raise funds for this worthy cause. Last year, Missouri TSA raised $500 towards this cause. This year, Missouri TSA is challenging the local chapters to surpass last year’s contributions, so please encourage your students to come up with some fun activities that will help bring awareness.
Competitive Events Updates
This year there were updates to the Middle School Competitive Events. Three new competitive events were added to Middle School. These include: Cybersecurity, Data Science and Analytics, and Foundation of Information Technology (FIT). Descriptions of these events can be found on the National TSA website.
Also this year, Missouri TSA was selected as one of four states who will be piloting the high school Cybersecurity competitive event. If you plan on having students compete in this event, Registration for the local competition will open February 1, 2020. You can also share this link with your students to learn more about the Cybersecurity Competition: Click here for an overview of the Local and National Cybersecurity Competition.
Please click the links below for information on the Competitive Events.
As we attempt to put together a schedule for the Competitive Events, we are running into the issue of estimating the time each competitive event will take without knowing how many competitors will be in each event. Each year, the numbers in each event have fluctuated significantly that in some events we underestimate the time it takes to run events. As a result, the schedule constantly changes. By you providing us with an estimated number of competitors you plan on having in each event, it will help us plan the schedule better. The deadline for submitting the Intent to Compete is January 10, 2020. Please follow the Google Docs link provided for the high school and share with us your estimated number. The middle school form will be coming soon.
A Tentative Agenda has been released on the Missouri TSA website. This will help you to schedule your arrival times, register members into contests, and make other arrangements while onsite. You can also click the link below.
Missouri TSA relies heavily on the kindness of volunteers to help our State Championships run smoothly. This army of volunteers works to set up, help out, and tear down after the events are over. With this in mind, we ask that advisors encourage their students to register as courtesy participants for the 2020 Missouri TSA State Championships. Students will be assigned in shifts of two hours that is arranged around their competition schedules. No student will miss their competitive event as a result of serving. Students who take on this challenge to serve will enhance their communication, leadership skills, organizational, and time management skills. At the end of their two-hour (2) assignment, students will be eligible to receive a certificate that recognizes their service that they could use towards the graduation service hour requirement.
Students will be expected to assist with contests, be runners, timekeepers, assist with setup and breakdown of the contest areas, and similar conference activities.
Once again, Missouri TSA depends on volunteers for a successful State Championships Conference, and we truly can’t do it without the support and commitment our Courtesy Corp members and volunteers!
Advisors, please encourage your students to volunteer at the all the Missouri TSA State Events. Their assistance is always needed.
T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST
It's time to show Missouri TSA's creative side!
Affiliated members can submit a t-shirt design concept, which will be for the Missouri TSA 2020 National TSA Conference attendees. The deadline for design submissions is March 1, 2020. The top five finalists will be announced at the Missouri TSA 2020 State Championships Conference. Please see submission details below.
You probably have TSA members withspecial talents in your Chapter and Missouri TSA is searching for them!
Missouri TSA is recruiting singers and performers for the General Sessions of the State Championships on March 29-31, 2020. Missouri TSA is looking for talented singers and performers to participate by singing either the National Anthem or another patriotic or inspirational song of choice. If you are interested, please send a YouTube link to Missouri TSA. The deadline for entries is Febraury 29, 2020. If selected, the performer will sing/perform at THE opening general session. You may email a link or questions to Byekwaso Gilbert, Missouri TSA State Advisor, at Byekwaso.gilbert@dese.mo.gov. In the subject line, please write “MISSOURI TSA 2020 SCC SPECIAL TALENT” and then attach the YouTube link within the email. Please record both songs (National Anthem and Patriotic/Inspirational song of choice). Be sure the TSA member includes: full name, school, local chapter advisor name, address and phone number.
2018-2019 MISSOURI TSA CALENDAR OF EVENTS
The 2019-2020 Missouri TSA Calendar of Events is located on the Missouri TSA website. You may also click the link below to access it. Please make sure to mark your FAVORITES list with the Missouri TSA website, as you will find the most current information updated here frequently! For ease in accessibility, all important deadlines have been added to the Calendar of Events, along with future dates.
