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Tackling SkillsUSA Membership and Contest Participation

Dr Thomas Washburn

lapsen.org

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What defines a successful SkillsUSA Advisor?

Nothing is more powerful than the love of someone that has no reason to love you 🡪 it is life changing!

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History

2002

2009

2016

2017

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WALL OF FAME

142 State Gold at Cambridge

350+ State Medals

19 Gold National Medalist

28 National Medalist

17 National Top 10 2017

14 State Officers

3 National Officers

80+ Mentored Advisors

CJ & CSI NET

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Rome wasn’t built in a day!

Have a 1,2,3 & 5 year plan

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CREATE A CULTURE

We Are Cambridge!

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Pee

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SKILLSUSA HIGH SCHOOL

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Classroom Pictures

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Kids want to be a part of something bigger than themselves.

They want to identify with something!

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Seasons of SkillsUSA

Leadership

Membership

Competitions

Social

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LEADERSHIP

Step One to a Great Chapter

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LEADERSHIP 101

Recruit

Train

Assign Small Tasks

Assess Talent

Let Them Lead

Debrief Often

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LEADERSHIP 101

Application

Elections

They are the face

Let them lead

Let them implement

Recognize success

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MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

Grow Gradually

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MEMBERSHIP 101

Attach app to syllabus

    • I use digital syllabus with link

Digital registration

    • I use Paytrax

First meeting kick off

    • We do all CTSOs together in auditorium

Tie membership to privileges

    • Only SkillsUSA members go on field trips

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DUES

The bane of SkillsUSA

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DUES (REALLY ALL EXPENSES)

Make it easy to pay

How much can you pay?

Payments?

Sponsors

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DUES

Base $12

Shirt $7

Local $$

Other CTSOs

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PayTrax

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Chapter Excellence Plan

Best thing since air conditioning!

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QUALITY CHAPTER INDICATORS – LEVEL 1

Chapter paid membership dues

All section/program advisors paid professional dues to SkillsUSA

The chapter elected chapter officers

The chapter conducted well-planned, regularly scheduled meetings

The chapter completed a projected budget & Program of Work

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CHAPTER BUDGET

No accountant needed!

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Activity

Income

Expenses

Membership 200 @ $40

8000

0

State and National Dues 200 @ $15

0

3000

Club T-Shirts

0

2000

Program T-shirts & Polos profit

100

0

Yankee Candle

10000

0

Rally

945

750

Hawks

800

700

2RE

0

2000

Leadership Training

0

80

Region Competitions

0

500

State Competitions

0

2000

Scholarships

0

500

Uniforms

0

2000

Nationals

2000

10000

Total

$21845

$23530

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PROGRAM OF WORK

Roadmap to Where You Want to Go!

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ROAD MAP 🡪 PROGRAM OF WORK

Professional Development

Community Service

Employment

Ways & Means

Skills Championships

Public Relations

Social

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BOOM!

Plan a meeting and you are a Quality Chapter!

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SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS

Goal Is Not to Stink

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MEETING TYPE – DEPENDS ON YOUR POPULATION

    • Get word out to all
    • 100% attendance
    • Captive Audience

During Class

    • Gets your most dedicated!
    • Less of a time limit
    • Least attended

Night

    • Best blend of pros and cons
    • Limited time
    • Late arrivals - early departures

Before/After School

    • Usually awesome speaker

Special Assembly

    • Elections
    • Limited impact

Virtual

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USE FRAMEWORK

Personal

    • Local leadership conferences
    • Public speaking experiences
    • Volunteerism
    • Personal wellness and image campaign
    • Personality and strengths assessments
      • (True Colors, Gallup StrengthsFinder)
    • Social activities
    • Resolute: Ethics at Work

Workplace

    • Guest speakers
    • Career day
    • Member entrepreneurship programs
    • Cultural awareness and diversity programs
    • Mock interviews and résumé writing workshop
    • Teambuilding
    • Dress for success workshop or fashion show

Technical

    • Use of technical skills in championships In-class skills demonstrations
    • Service projects
    • Industry professional guest speaker to discuss planning and managing your career path
    • Industry professional to demonstrate new technology or workplace trends
    • ustomer service training
    • Safety demonstration for school during National Safety Week

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CEP Tips

Train kids first

Let kids plan

Let kids write it up

Use Framework for meetings

Start early

Edit!

Be willing to let them fail

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RECRUITING CHAMPIONS

AKA Kidnapping 101

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GETTING THEM INVOLVED

Competition Kick Off Meeting

Class Competitions

Class Assignments

    • Researching comps – PLP
    • Actual competition as assignment

ASK/RECRUIT

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COMPETITIONS IN THE CLASSROOM

Just for fun:

SkillsUSA Competitions

Handcuffing

Print lifting

Vehicle approach

Group presentations

Creative – symbols of justice

Recruit!

Job Interview

Career Pathway Showcase

Prepared Speech

Extemp Speech

Job Skills Demo A/Open

CSI Team

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PREPARING CHAMPIONS

Nothing Comes Easy

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PREPARING CHAMPS

General Tips

Multi year teams

Start early

Practice Regularly

Ask 4 help

Use any time you can

Student coaches

Pros

Other Advisors

Parents/Teachers

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WAYS AND MEANS

Putting the “Fun” in Fundraising

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FUNDS…OR LACK THEREOF

Start with ?how much?

Car Wash Standard

Local Dues

Event upcharge

Yankee Candle

Find Your Niche!

Random Opportunity

Winter Dues

Advisory Committee

Bucket Brigades

Form a NPO

Summer Camps

Combined Events

Look for where $ is already spent

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COMPS IN DETAIL

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EMAIL ME – SERIOUSLY!

tom@lapsen.org

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Making Champions: SkillsUSA in Your Classroom

Dr Thomas Washburn

lapsen.org