Illinois DECA Officer Test

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What does DECA stand for?

Distributive Education Clubs of America

2026-2027 Updates #1

Team decsion making events now have 5 performance indicators

2026-2027 Updates #2

Career competencies are being eveluated instead of 21st century skills to align with CTE’s career ready practices

2026-2027 Updates #3

prepepared evnets have writtene ntry now that waight 50% with the other 50% coming form presentation

2026-2027 update #4

Presentation eveluation forms now include a standardized section on presentation technique

2026-2027 Update #5

adobe escperess is nor required for chapter campaign submissions

2026-2027 Updates #6

School based enterpreisies now have a $25 application fee

2026-2027 update #7

judge scoirng sheets have changes to now have 4 focus areas (content understanding, Application of performance inditors and career competencies,reasoning, workplace readiness) evelauted on scale of Novice, developing, proficient, exemplary

what yeara was IFME created

1959

what does CTE stand for

Career and technical education

Competitive Event Types

princibples of business administration, team decision events, personal financial literacy events, individual series events, business operations reserach events, project managment events, entrpehuarhip series, intregrated marketing events, professional slling and consulting evnts, online events

First interstade DECA confernce

Memphis, tennesee

what is the CAB

Congressional Advisory Board - memebrs of congress who support DECA INc.

5 chapter campigns

community service, memebrship, advocacy, promotional, innovations + entreprenuarship

DECA operates in

all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands, Canada, CHina, Germany, Hong Kong, Korea, Mexico, Spain

Official DECA Merchandise

ShopDECA

DECA Social Media Platforms

Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Vimeo. LinkedIn

DECA Curriculum Tiers

Teir 1: business admin core

Tier 2: career clusters

Tier 3: career pathways

Tier 4: specialties

2026-2027 Theme Name - National

The Next Big Thing

4 levels of DECA

High School, Collegiate, Alumni, Business Professional

Illinois DECA Objectives Part 1

To further develop a respect for education in marketing and managemnt, which will contribute to occupational competence

DECA Inc. Directors

Louise Bernard - president

Rosemary McMillan

Elizabeth Shannon

Hannah C. Reynolds

Jane B. Thayer

Kathleen W. Crismond - secretary

John B. Pope

Organization of deca

Division, Chartered Assocation, Chapters, Memebrs

Process for a Charted Assocaiton to apply for corporate membership

a letter of request, bylaws, a lsit of secondary or post-secondary insitutions, and remittance of DECA membership dies for each memer withing 90 days of charter application approval

Chartered Assocaition is in good standing when these requirments are met

1. maintaing membership roster of at minimum 50 members

2. maintian all financial obligations to DECA

3. Submitting are required coorporate fillings

4. annually sibmitting required tax fillings

5. proof of insurance

6. complying with all requiremnts in “Affiliation Agreement”

DECA Inc Board Rules and regulations

1. must be at least 9 members but more more than 12

2. directors elected by corporate mebers serve 3 year terms

3. each director may srve up to 2 consecutive term ( must remain of board for a year until they return)

Goals of High School Division of DECA

1. to prepare emerging leaders and entrepreaurs for careers in amrketing, fiance, hospitality, and manegemnt

2. to integreate into classroom instructuin, apply learning, connect to business and promote competition

3. to develop academically prepared, community oriented, professions responsnsiblem experinced leaders

Purposes of Illinois DECA

1. Inspire lasting intrest in marketing and management as career pathways

2. To build appreciation for the role of marketing in supporting a high standard of living

3. To Promote respect for career and technical education and a commitment to lifelong learning

4. To offer opportunties to explore careers in marketing and related fields

5. To develop leadership skills in the areas of marketing and management

6. To encourage high ethical standards in business practices

7. To support studets’ mental and physical well-being through meaningful socail and recreational acitivies

8. To promote understanding of the intersection between business, the arts and the sciences

Membership eligiblity in High School Deca

determined by chartered assocaition

Cost and duration annual memebrship for high school division

8 dollars and u are a member from July 1st to June 30th

Whats the range of voting delagats that each charted assocaition can have

2-300

whats the term of all the officers of national deca

Executive Council

DECA Inc. Represnetive number requiremnts

50 or more - one represnentive, 5,000 or more - 2 representtives, 10,000 or more - 3 representives

Purpose of DECA

1. assist chartered associations in the growth and development of DECA

2. Prepare leaders and entrepenuers in marketing, finance, hospitality, and managment

3. To promote understandinf and apprecation for the responsibilites of citizenship in our free, compettive enterprise system

Duties of President of a High School DECA

1. preside all meetings of division

2. make necessary committee appoitntments inckuding designation of a commitee chairman

3. develop his/her executive coundil a program of action for his/her term of office

4. make herself/himself avaoilible, as necessery, in promoting genral welfare of deca

Duties of regional VP of High School DECA

1. serve division as directed by the president

2. promote growth and development od DECA within their region in accordance to Program of Work

3. make himself avalible as necessary in promoting the general welfare of DECA

DECA Inc. Illinois Representatives

Karen Bear and Kendra Lee

High School DECA Amendment procedures

1. shall be submitted by president of high school division of chartered association

2. shall be present4ed to High School devison president and DECA Inc. represnetives of each charted assocaition ar least 60 days prior to fall meeting of the DECA baord of Directors

3. President of High School DECA will present a,,demment with Executive council to board of directors

4. if approveed, ammendments are mailed to each chrtred assocaition at least 60 days prior to ICDC

5. amendments are presnted at ICDC and may be adopted iwth 2/3rd vote

North Area Competitive Events

Jan 13th 2027, Rosemont

West Suburban DECA Sectionals

Jan 22nd 2027, Rosemont

South Area Compettive Events

Jan 22nd 2027, Palos Hills

career day chicago bulls

2:30 pm, United Center

When was DECA founded?

1946

In what 3 ways does IFME support Illinois DECA

1. financial support for critical programs,

2. scholarships for deserving DECA members,

3. connectivity between business leaders, educators, and students.

Adresss of DECA headquarters

DECA Inc. 1908 Association Drive, Reston, Fairfax County, VA 20191

What was Illinois DECA’s original name

Illinois Association of Future Distributors in 1946

When was Illinois DECA founded?

1957

DECA Attributes and Values (4 Pillars)

Competence, Innovation, Integrity, Teamwork

4 points of the DECA Diamond

Vocational Understanding, Civic Consciousness, Social Intelligence, Leadership Developemnt

Mission Statement of DECA and Illinois DECA

DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management.

Vision Statement of DECA

DECA Inc. is commit3ed to creating and maintaining a healthy and respectful environment for all of our emerging leaders and entrepreneurs

Illinois DECA Objectives pt 1)

To further develop a respect for education in marketing and management, which will contribute to occupational competence

Mission Statement of Illinois DECA (aka Objectives pt 2)

To promote an understanding and appreciation for the responsibilities of citizenship in or free, competitive enterprise system

Vision Statement of Illinois DECA

To provide the DECA experience for every marketing student who seeks it throughout Illinois, especially for those students interested in all aspects of business

Values of Illinois DECA

All that we do will be governed by our unrelenting commitment to integrity, leadership development, and success

DECA prepares the next generation to be … (outer points of DECA Daimond) - What does DECA aim to achieve?

Academically Prepared, Community Oriented, Professionally Responsible, Experienced Leaders

Guiding principles of DECA (DECA’s Comprehensive Learning Program [IACP] and the Inner Points of DECA Diamond)

Integrates into classroom instruction, applies learning, connects to business, promotes competition

Emerging Leader Series

Ignite, Elevate, Empower, Aspire, Thrive

Educational Initiatives

Career clusters and national curriculum standard; 21st Century skills, Entrepreneurial mindset, Project based learning, Project management, Personal financial literacy

Competitive Events

Virtual Business Challenge, Written Events, and Role Plays

Competitive Event Categories/Clusters

Business Management & Administration, Hospitality & Tourism, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Finance, Personal Finance Literacy

Role-plays and Case Studies

Principles of Business Administration Events, Individual Series Events, Team Decision Making events, Personal Financial Literacy Event

Prepared Competitive Events (Written Events)

Business Operations Research Events, Project Management Events, Entrepreneurship Events, Integrated Marketing Campaign Events, Professional Selling and Consulting Events

Online Stimulation Events

Stock Market Game, Virtual Business Challenge

DECA’s 5 Chapter Campaigns

Community service, Ethical Leadership, Membership, Promotional, Advocacy

What’s a school based enterprise (SBE)?

An entrepreneurial operation in a school setting that provides goods/services to meet the needs of the market

DECA’s primary charitable sponsor

The Muscular Dystrophy Accociation (MDA)

National DECA Month

November

DECA Colors

Blue and white

Associations in the Central Region

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin

Where and when is the International Career Development Conference this year (ICDC)

Anahaim, California - April 17th - 20th 2026

Where is ILCDC this year - Illinois Career Development Conference

Hyatt Regency O’Hare, Rosemont, IL, March 4th-6th 2027

What is DECA

non-profit student organization/ non-profit educational corporation

Where and when is the Fall Leadership Confernce this year?

Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont IL, September 29th, 2026

What does FLC stand for

Fall leadership conference

Where and when is the West Suburban DECA conference (WSD) this year?

Donald E Stephens Convention center, Rosemont IL, January 23rd 2026

A DECA meeting should be run with a(n)

agenda

How many chapters are in high school DECA?

4,510 high school chapters

How many members are there in high school DECA?

317,625 high school members

DECA’s international countries

Germany, Guam, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Canada, China, Japan, Spain, India, Poland, Vietnam

Official DECA website

DECA.org

how many chapters in Illinois DECA - not updated

76

Members in Illinois DECA - not updated

5409

Illinois DECA website

ildeca.org

Illinois DECA awards

Outstanding Advisor award, IFME honor award,Frank Vignola Award, IFME scholarships

levels of organization of DECA

DECA inc, board of directors, executive director and staff, chartered associations, chapters

4 DECA goals

D = duty goal

E =exceptional goal

C= Champion goal

A = Actual Goal

4 geographic territories

North Atlantic, western, central, and southern

4 states of economic cycle

Expansion, peak, contraction, and trough

4 p’s of marketing

Product, price, place, promotion

What are are secondary details

Information that the product/business being detailed does not specifically emphasize and is not included in the primary business detailing

Process of a motion

1. Propose a motion

2. Seconding the motion

3. Discuss the motion

4. Vote on the motion

5. Announce and record the vote

How do you propose a motion

“I move that”

How to second a motion ?

“I second the motion “