In this issue...

Tennessee FBLA Membership Update
Regional Leadership Conference (RLC) Dates
Tennessee FBLA Membership Campaign Award Recipients
Regional Leadership Conference (RLC) Inclement Weather Plan
State Leadership Conference (SLC) Non-Competitive Opportunities
State Leadership Conference (SLC) Chapter Scrapbook Guidelines
State Leadership Conference (SLC) Online Testing
State Leadership Conference (SLC) Registration
State Leadership Conference (SLC) Hotels
Required CTSO Release Form for 2016-17
Important Dates and Deadlines

Tennessee FBLA Membership Update

It's never "too late" to submit your chapter membership rosters or add additional members. Our Tennessee FBLA membership goal is 7,500+. The minimum chapter size required is five student members and one chapter adviser. Here's a snapshot of our association's numbers as of January 1:

Chapter	Total Members
ACCTC ACHS	8
Adamsville Senior High School	57
Alvin C York Agricultural Inst	34
Arlington High School	68
Bartlett High School	19
Bearden High School	29
Beech Senior High School	54
Benton County Career & Tech Center	21
Bolivar Central High School	55
Bolton High School	5
Bradford High School	19
Brainerd Senior High School	30
Brighton High School	37
Bristol Tennessee High School	7
Campbell County High School	47
Cannon County High School	47
Carter High School	6
Cascade High School	5
Centennial High School	41
Central High School	33
Central High School	18
Cherokee High School	22
Chester County High School	23
Clarkrange High School	21
Clarksburg High School	6
Clarksville Academy	16
Clarksville High School	15
Clay County High School	60
Cleveland High School	23
Clinton High School	13
Coalfield High School	18
Cocke County High School	7
Coffee County High School	150
Coffee County Middle School	75
Columbia Central High School	12
Community High School	32
Cookeville High School	43
Coopertown Middle School	14
Copper Basin High School	6
Cordova High School	65
Cornersville High School	28
Cosby High School	2
Covington High school	31
Craigmont High School	78
Culleoka High School	18
Cumberland County High School	23
Dekalb County High School	118
Dickson County Senior High	47
Dobyns - Bennett High School	39
Douglass High School	20
Dresden High School	38
Dyer County High School	15
Dyersburg High School	33
Eagleville High School	40
East Hamilton Middle High School	105
East Hamilton Middle School	43
East Hickman High School	18
East High School	6
Elizabethton High School	30
Farragut High School	25
Fayette - Ware Comprehensive High School	54
Forrest High School	37
Franklin County High School	96
Gallatin High School	7
Germantown High School	11
Gibson County High School	11
Giles County High School	26
Gordonsville High School	35
Greenbrier High School	45
Greenfield High School	52
Grundy County High School	54
Halls High School	39
Halls High School	6
Hamilton High School	13
Hampshire Unit School	23
Hampton High School	21
Hancock County High School	25
Happy Valley High School	5
Hardin County High School	75
Hardin Valley Academy	12
Hendersonville High School	143
Henry County FBLA	51
Heritage High School	8
Hickman County High School	13
Hixson High School	65
Hollow Rock Bruceton Central High School	28
Holloway High School	10
Houston County High School	43
Houston High School	8
Humboldt High School	11
Huntingdon High School	10
Huntland High School	69
Jackson County High School	21
Jefferson County High School	19
Jo Byrns School	7
John Overton High School	12
Johnson County High School CTE	27
Karns High School	6
Kingsbury Career & Tech Center	14
Kingsbury High School	27
Lawrence County High School	13
Lebanon High School	32
Lewis County High School	25
Liberty Technology Magnet High School	4
Lincoln County High School	72
Livingston Academy	38
Loretto High School	28
Loudon High School	12
Macon County High School	53
Marshall County High School	135
Martin Luther King Prep High School	10
McEwen High School	49
McKenzie High School	24
McMinn Central High School	20
McMinn County High School	5
McNairy Central High School	40
Middle College High School	23
Midway High School	13
Milan High School	9
Mitchell High School	8
Monterey High School	42
Montgomery Central High School	34
Moore County High School	16
Morristown - Hamblen East High School	10
Morristown - Hamblen West High School	22
Mt. Juliet High School	7
Mt. Pleasant High School	4
Munford High School	24
North Greene High School	10
Northeast High School	8
Northwest High School	16
Northwest Prep Academy	4
Oak Ridge High School	5
Oakhaven High School	3
Oliver Springs High School	25
Oneida High School	12
Ooltewah High School	16
Perry County High School	21
Pigeon Forge High School	3
Polk County High School	22
Portland High School	28
Red Boiling Springs	50
Ridgeway High School	74
Ripley High School	11
Riverdale High School	5
Riverside High School	28
Rockwood High School	17
Rossview High School	17
Santa Fe High School	60
Science Hill High School	43
Scott High School	8
Scotts Hill High School	57
Sequatchie County High School	13
Seymour High School	7
Shelbyville Central High School	120
Signal Mountain Middle High School	9
Smith County High School	53
Smyrna High School	68
South Fulton High School	44
South Gibson County High School	47
South Greene High School	9
Southwind High School	38
Springfield High School	51
Station Camp High School	13
Stewart County High School	107
Stewart County Middle School	28
Stone Memorial High School	10
Sullivan Central High School	19
Sullivan East High School	16
Sullivan North High School	12
Sullivan South	14
Summertown High School	16
Sweetwater High School	16
The McCallie School	16
Trezevant Career & Tech Center	16
Trousdale County High School	17
Tullahoma High School	56
Unaka High School	11
Unicoi County Vocational School	11
Union County High School - Maynardville	23
Van Buren High School	15
Walker Valley High School	100
Warren County Senior H. S.	18
Watertown High School	63
Waverly Central High School	63
Wayne County Technology	10
West Greene High School	11
West High School	6
West Wilson Middle School	25
Westmoreland High School	78
Westview High School	33
Westwood High School	6
White County High School	18
White House Heritage School	51
White House High School	31
White Station High School	79
Whitehaven High School	105
William Blount CTE High School	26
Wilson Central High School	15
TOTAL Tennessee FBLA Members as of January 1	6185

Regional Leadership Conference (RLC) Dates

Region	Conference Date	Conference Fee	Conference Location	Conference Coordinator
1	Thursday, January 19, 2017	$25/person (lunch and t-shirt included)	First Baptist Church Broad Memphis	Tanika Lester
2	Wednesday, January 18, 2017	$25/person (lunch and t-shirt included)	Union University Jackson	Lori Harris
3	Monday, January 30, 2017	$25/person (lunch and t-shirt included)	First Baptist Church Clarksville	Connie Baggett
4	Tuesday, January 31, 2017	$25/person (lunch and t-shirt included)	Forest Mills Church of Christ Manchester	Rita Young
5	Thursday, January 26, 2017	$25/person (lunch and t-shirt included)	Middle TN State University Murfreesboro	Elouise Jones
6	Thursday, February 2, 2017	$25/person (lunch and t-shirt included)	Knoxville Expo Center Knoxville	Marsha Salyer

Tennessee FBLA Online Testing Window
Monday, January 9 through Friday, January 13, 2017

Important Things to Remember:

All proctor instruction emails will be sent on the weekend of January 7-8, 2017.
All online testing must be administered during the week of January 9-13, 2017 between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. CST each testing day.
You are highly encouraged to test your students early in the week. Please avoid waiting until the last day to test your students.

Tennessee FBLA Membership Campaign Award Recipients

Congratulations to the following chapters for participating in our 2016-17 membership campaign and reaching their chapter goals by December 1, 2016!

FBLA Chapter	2016-17 Membership Campaign Award	2016-17 Other Membership Recognition: Club 50 & Club 100
Coffee County High School	LEGACY	CLUB 100
Shelbyville Central High School	LEGACY	CLUB 100
Stewart County High School	LEGACY	CLUB 100
Hardin County High School	GAME ON	CLUB 50
Adamsville Senior High School	CONNECT	CLUB 50
Alvin C York Agricultural Inst	CONNECT
Arlington High School	CONNECT	CLUB 50
Benton County Career & Tech Center	CONNECT
Bolivar Central High School	CONNECT	CLUB 50
Brainerd Senior High School	CONNECT
Campbell County High School	CONNECT
Cannon County High School	CONNECT
Central High School	CONNECT
Clarkrange High School	CONNECT
Clarksville Academy	CONNECT
Clay County High School	CONNECT	CLUB 50
Coffee County Middle School	CONNECT	CLUB 50
Community High School	CONNECT
Craigmont High School	CONNECT	CLUB 50
Douglass High School	CONNECT
Dresden High School	CONNECT
Dyer County High School	CONNECT
Eagleville High School	CONNECT
Farragut High School	CONNECT
Fayette-Ware Comprehensive High School	CONNECT
Franklin County High School	CONNECT	CLUB 50
Greenfield High School	CONNECT	CLUB 50
Halls High School	CONNECT
Hampshire Unit School	CONNECT
Hancock County High School	CONNECT
Hickman County High School	CONNECT
Hixson High School	CONNECT	CLUB 50
Houston County High School	CONNECT
Huntland High School	CONNECT	CLUB 50
John Overton High School	CONNECT
Kingsbury Career & Tech Center	CONNECT
Kingsbury High School	CONNECT
Lincoln County High School	CONNECT	CLUB 50
Marshall County High School	CONNECT	CLUB 100
Middle College High School	CONNECT
Mitchell High School	CONNECT
Montgomery Central High School	CONNECT
Moore County High School	CONNECT
Oliver Springs High School	CONNECT
Perry County High School	CONNECT
Ridgeway High School	CONNECT	CLUB 50
Riverdale High School	CONNECT
Rockwood High School	CONNECT
Santa Fe High School	CONNECT	CLUB 50
Smith County High School	CONNECT	CLUB 50
South Fulton High School	CONNECT
South Gibson County High School	CONNECT
Stewart County Middle	CONNECT
Sullivan North High School	CONNECT
Sullivan South	CONNECT
Trezevant Career & Tech Center	CONNECT
Union County High School - Maynardville	CONNECT
West Wilson Middle School	CONNECT
Westmoreland High School	CONNECT	CLUB 50
White Station High School	CONNECT	CLUB 50
Bradford High School	ACHIEVE
Brighton High School	ACHIEVE
Central High School	ACHIEVE
Central High School	ACHIEVE
Cherokee High School	ACHIEVE
Clarksville High School	ACHIEVE
Clinton High School	ACHIEVE
Cordova High School	ACHIEVE
East Hickman High School	ACHIEVE
Forrest High School	ACHIEVE
Hampton High School	ACHIEVE
Holloway High School	ACHIEVE
Humboldt High School	ACHIEVE
Jackson County High School	ACHIEVE
Karns High School	ACHIEVE
Liberty Technology Magnet High School	ACHIEVE
Loudon High School	ACHIEVE
Macon County High School	ACHIEVE
Munford High School	ACHIEVE
Northwest High School	ACHIEVE
Northwest Prep Academy	ACHIEVE
Oneida High School	ACHIEVE
Portland High School	ACHIEVE
Ripley High School	ACHIEVE
Riverside High School	ACHIEVE
Scott High School	ACHIEVE
Scotts Hill High School	ACHIEVE
Sequatchie County High School	ACHIEVE
South Greene High School	ACHIEVE
Stone Memorial High School	ACHIEVE
Sullivan East High School	ACHIEVE
Sweetwater High School	ACHIEVE
Unaka High School	ACHIEVE
Watertown High School	ACHIEVE
White County High School	ACHIEVE
Wilson Central High School	ACHIEVE

Regional Leadership Conference (RLC) 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 advisers in addition to the text alert.

Regional Conference Cancellation Policy

If the school system in the county hosting the conference (Shelby, Madison, Montgomery, Coffee, Rutherford, or Knox) is closed, the conference will be cancelled.
If the school system in the county hosting the conference (Shelby, Madison, Montgomery, Coffee, 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 REGIONAL CONFERENCE IS CANCELLED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER.

Reporting a Cancellation or Delay

Send an email to Steven.Mitchell@tn.gov and “CC” your regional conference coordinator.
Subject Line: FBLA Regional 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
- Adviser Name

Text Alerts
TN FBLA will use the REMIND alert system to alert advisers 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 to sign up; data charges may apply from your carrier. The system will be used only to relay important information regarding cancellations or delays to advisers. You should receive a confirmation text indicating that you have successfully signed up to receive alerts.

Region 1: Text @R1FBLATN to 81010
Region 2: Text @R2FBLATN to 81010
Region 3: Text @R3FBLATN to 81010
Region 4: Text @R4FBLATN to 81010
Region 5: Text @R5FBLATN to 81010
Region 6: Text @R6FBLATN to 81010

Email Alerts
An email from Steven J. Mitchell will also be sent to all advisers if the conference is delayed or cancelled. Please monitor your phone and/or email the evening before and the morning of the event.

Tennessee FBLA State Leadership Conference Qualifiers
If a regional conference is cancelled, test scores will be used to determine competitors advancing to compete at the Tennessee FBLA State Leadership Conference in March. For events that do not have a test (Job Interview, Impromptu Speaking, Public Speaking I and II), all registered regional competitors will be invited to compete at the state conference.

State Leadership Conference (SLC) Non-Competitive Opportunities

Voting Delegates

Each chapter is encouraged to bring two (2) voting delegates to the state conference. Every voting delegate must be registered as a "voting delegate" to represent their chapter in the voting delegate sessions. Competitors are NOT allowed to be voting delegates.

#LegacyofLeadershipTN Academy

This leadership development academy is for non-competing students only. In the #LegacyofLeadershipTN academy, students will learn strategies to develop their local chapter and engage their community while networking with Tennessee FBLA leaders of today and tomorrow. Each chapter is allotted up to two (2) spots for this academy. The academy's content will be directed to freshmen, sophomore, and junior members.

Hospitality Committee

The hospitality committee is the glue that holds the state conference together behind the scenes. Members of this committee will help prepare conference registration materials, welcome and escort judges to their assigned areas, serve as runners for the advisers working the competitive events, assist in setting up the opening and closing sessions, and assist the state adviser and other conference management staff as needed throughout the conference. This small group of students are the "go-to" crew for anything that needs a little extra attention or assistance during the conference. Students must apply to be a part of this team. Consider your current or potential chapter officers who are extremely responsible, mature and task-oriented for this role. The applications can be found here. Chapter advisers will be notified once all applications have been reviewed and the strongest applicants have been selected to serve in this capacity. The application deadline is February 10, 2017 by 5 p.m. CST.

State Leadership Conference (SLC) Chapter Scrapbook Guidelines

The 2017 scrapbook guidelines can be found on the Tennessee FBLA competitive events webpage or by clicking here.

State Leadership Conference (SLC) Online Testing

This year, all SLC competitive event testing, including objective and production tests, must be conducted online at your local school prior to the state conference using the same testing procedures as the regional conferences. Paper testing will not take place at the state conference.

The online testing window for all Tennessee FBLA chapters is February 27-March 3, 2017.

Important Things to Remember:

You are welcome to register as many proctors as needed for your students to test efficiently.
Please verify the correct spelling of your proctor’s email address to prevent delays in testing.
All online testing must be administered during the week of February 27-March 3, 2017 between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. CST each testing day.
You are highly encouraged to test your students early in the week. Please avoid waiting until the last day to test your students.

All proctor instruction emails will be sent on the weekend of February 25-26, 2017.

State Leadership Conference (SLC) Registration

Conference registration will be available online using the same registration system as the regional conferences. Students whose membership dues have not been paid will not be able to be registered for the conference. On-site registration and/or registration changes will not be allowed. Changes will not be allowed after Friday, February 17, 2017 at 5 p.m. CST.

It is the Tennessee FBLA policy that all schools adhere to a 1:10 ratio of adults to students. Please make arrangements to have adequate supervision of your chapter members at the state conference.

Registration Availability
Regular registration window: February 6-17, 2017

Registration Fee
Regular Registration: $85.00 per attendee

Registration Fee without Hotel Reservations in a Conference Hotel
Regular Registration: $135.00 per attendee
(Conference attendees who choose to stay in a non-conference hotel are assessed an additional $50.00 per attendee.)

Registration Link
Online registration will open on Monday, February 6, 2017.
Registration will be available at http://www.registermychapter.com/fbla/tn/.
Please note special needs (physical and dietary) for attendees in the registration system.

Conference Payment Information
All payments are due in full in the Tennessee FBLA office by Friday, February 24, 2017. Checks should be made payable to Tennessee FBLA.

Once registration is closed, changes will not be allowed. There will be no on-site changes allowed.

State Leadership Conference (SLC) Hotels

Conference hotel reservations will be available from Monday, February 6, 2017 at 8 a.m. CST until Monday, February 17, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. CST.

To assist in accurate reservations, please only reserve rooms at the hotel where you can commit to staying. All hotel rooms in the FBLA room blocks will be available on February 6, 2017. Additional rooms will not be added after this date.

Tennessee FBLA has an agreement with the Marriott and the Chattanoogan (behind the convention center) to book 80 percent of the contracted rooms; otherwise, our organization will face additional costs. Please consider staying at these two hotels.

Reservations are on a first-come, first-served basis. Please only reserve the number of hotel rooms necessary for your chapter. The hotel rates are as follows:

Chattanooga Marriott Downtown
- $145/night + applicable taxes & fees
The Chattanoogan
- $151/night + applicable taxes & fees
Chattanooga Choo Choo Hotel
- $115/night + applicable taxes & fees
Days Inn Rivergate Downtown
- $119/night + applicable taxes & fees
Doubletree Hotel Chattanooga
- $164/night + applicable taxes & fees
Hampton Inn & Suites Chattanooga Downtown
- $164/night + applicable taxes & fees
Hilton Garden Inn Chattanooga Downtown
- $164/night + applicable taxes & fees
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Chattanooga Downtown
- $164/night + applicable taxes & fees
The Read House Historic Inn & Suites
- $139/night + applicable taxes & fees

(NOTE: The total taxes are 17.25%. Of that percentage, 9.25% can be waived by the hotel if the appropriate tax exempt form for your school is provided upon check-in. The remaining 8% is an occupancy tax that cannot be waived.)

Required CTSO Release Form for 2016-17

All 2016-17 FBLA conference participants must have a signed CTSO release form on file before participation can be granted. Please click here to download a copy of the form. Advisers must keep all release forms in their possession at all times and be prepared to show them at the registration table at any FBLA conference. Attendees without a signed form on file will be sent home from the conference and will be unable to participate.

All required Tennessee FBLA forms can be found here.

Important Dates and Deadlines

January 2017
9–13 Regional Leadership Conference Online Testing
13 Job Interview Materials Due

February 2017
6–17 State Leadership Conference Registration
27–March 3 State Leadership Conference Online Testing
24 State Leadership Conference Payments Due

March 2017
19–22 State Leadership Conference | Chattanooga, TN