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2011 - 2012Advisor’s HandbookWelcome to DECA Ontario’s 33rd year! We have just our most successful year ever—winning over 300 medals and 20 trophies at ICDC in Orlando, Florida!!We have designed this guide to be used in the same way that many of you use theDECA Guide. Please pay special attention to the changes to our annual events andschedules.DECA Ontario’s Mission Statement“DECA prepares emerging leaders in marketing, hospitality, entrepreneurship andInside this issue:Important 4NARCON6ProvincialCompetition7InternationalCareer andDevelopmentConference (ICDC)8Bowl Blast8Competitive EventsListing11Forms15finance .”Important DatesSeptember 2011st21 - Fall Symposium Registration DueDecember 2011th9 - Provincials Registration due26th - Fall SymposiumJanuary 2012October 20111st - NARCON Registration dueth15 - 2011-2012 Registration due ( 35/person)November 201120th - Written Events dueto turnitin.comFebruary 20124th - Provincials TrainingDay, Practice Presentations for Written Events1st - Online Testing5th - York RegionalsMarch 20126th - Toronto Regionals1st - ICDC Registration dueth8 - Hamilton Regionals12th - Peel Regionals16th-20th - NARCON Philadelphia PA23rd - Waterloo Regionals30th - Additional Membership Fees Dueth27 - Pre-ICDC AdvisorMeetingApril 20121st - Pre-ICDC ParentMeeting and StudentTrainer26th-30th - ICDC in SaltLake City, UTMay 20121st- 3rd - ICDC in Salt LakeCity UT8th - 2012-2013 StudentExecutive ApplicationsDue12th - Student ExecutiveInterviews26th - Bowl Blast

A Few Words about DECA. . .DECA Ontario is a non-profit educational organization run by an electedBoard of Directors and is affiliated with International DECA. The Boardof Directors takes direction from Chapter Advisors, the Provincial Student Executive, a Corporate Advisory Board, a teacher Advisory Council,student members and teacher advisors who represent their individualschools. Chapter Advisors are teachers of Business Education or thoseinterested in promoting Business Education.As an educator you can easily form a chapter in your school. A minimumof ten members is required to form a chapter.The number of students representing each chapter varies from school to school. Through conferences and competitions, chapter clubs and activities, DECA provides students with an opportunity to develop and apply the skills theyhave learned in class and the club. Furthermore, DECA activities contribute to the development of competenciesneeded for careers in management, marketing and entrepreneurship. DECA activities also serve to boost students' self-confidence and self-image and provide a forum where students from various high schools can meet.MissionTo be the leading, innovative extra-curricular program for secondary school students in Ontario by creating professional partnerships and experiential learning opportunities that allow students to develop confidence and demonstrateleadership in the business community.Business ObjectivesThe long-term business objectives of DECA Ontario are to increase awareness of DECA throughout the province tomaximize student membership, strengthen corporate sponsorship, and encourage direct support of events in the community through scholarships.ValuesDECA Ontario operates in accordance with the highest standards in all relationships with members, volunteers, sponsors and the community. DECA fosters a climate that encourages innovation and diligence among advisors and volunteers.Why DECA?More and more schools are recognizing DECA as a great way for students toget prepared for ‘the real world’. Students are mentored by our strongestleaders and guided by our most supportive corporate and community sponsors enabling them with the motivation, skills, and education they need topursue a line of business.DECA fearlessly dives into a world beyond textbooks through role-plays,community projects, leadership programs, and international networking.DECA is also an identified component of the Specialist High Skills Major(SHSM) program. Through experiential programming, students are given many reach ahead opportunities that theycan apply to their SHSM designation on their OSSD.

Testimonials“It was nice to see kids with a passion for business. I wanted to hire them on the spot.”Nathan Leontis, Loblaws“It is refreshing to see so much young talent and insight in one place. Itis extremely gratifying and rewarding to be associated with such a fineorganization that is preparing our future business leaders. I recommendthis experience to anyone in business; it is truly a wonderful and enriching way to spend a day or even a half day helping to evaluate the qualityof our young leaders in Ontario. I feel that the judges get as much out ofthe experience as the kids in this exciting and interactive environment.One’s regular work will still be there for the judges after the competition, but the rewards of giving back to the business community in thisway should not be missed.”Jonah Mark, IBM Canada“The level of intelligence of these young individuals as well as their drive to succeedshould be a sense of inspiration to all of us as we look upon these kids as our futures. Ifound it a rewarding experience as well as enriching that I was a possible guide in thejourney of some of our great minds of what will be future doctors, lawyers, scientists andpoliticians.”Dr. Alya Rahim, Princess Margaret HospitalAs a parent of a past DECA student and currently an active Judge, I wanted to say thatDECA has helped to focus many students (both my own son) and those associated withhim. He has now graduated from University and I can confidently say that DECA providedhim much insight and direction to his degree. DECA not only helped to strengthen hisbusiness skills, it also provided him with skills to grow as a person and gave him the confidence to challenge many situations throughout his university years. As a judge I look forward to the new insights and ideas the young students bring to the table. A welcomed gift that students should takeadvantage of!Anna M. Volpe, River Oaks Dental

DECA Ontario GuidePage 5REGISTRATION INFORMATIONRegister your chapter online viawww.deca.ca for your respectiveregional competition and forDECA Ontario’s annual database 35 per student plus a 30Chapter FeeEntire chapter must register bymidnight on October 14thLate student registration is accepted until November 30th at anincreased rate of 40 per student.** Students registered afterOctober 15th can not competeat Regionals. They may stillcompete at Provincials but onlyin events not requiring qualification.REGIONAL COMPETITION INFORMATIONRegional Competition dates can befound on the front page.In order to qualify to compete at theProvincial Competition students mustcompete and place in the top 45% intheir respective categories at the appropriate Regional Competition. Students who are wishing to compete inIndividual Oral Events, Team OralEvents or Principles Events must compete in a regional competition.NEW THIS YEAR! There are 2 newindividual events - Business FinanceSeries Event (BFS) and Human Resource Management Series Event(HRM).Each flight must be filled before students can be registered for the nextflight (i.e. there must 1 student percategory before you can slot studentsin the same category). There will be 2free slot per individual/principleevent and 1 free team slot.Students may not bring paper intothe competition area as they will beprovided with paper for their events.Laptops are no longer permitted aspart of the team oral events.Students are permitted be pass notesto the judge that was created DURING the preparation time.Students will complete a MultipleChoice test online prior to participating in their role play.Dress Code at RegionalsNon-DECA teachers must proctorstudents in computer labs while theycomplete the exam. These teachersproctoring the test will be asked tofax a signed attendance sheet foreach test session. DECA teachersmay be present during exams butwill not be considered as officialproctorsFull business attire is expected at allregional competitions. For detailedinformation about dress code,please refer to www.deca.caA 10 point penalty will be assessedto the multiple choice test for anyviolation of the dress codeID at RegionalsTests can be accessed for 100 minutes (run time—no pauses) throughthe MarkEd website.Any student without photo ID willbe assessed a 10 point penalty totheir multiple choice test.The testing dates are located on thefirst page under important dates.Code of Conduct at RegionalsThe Role Play portion of the RegionalCompetitions will take place at thespecified location.Please note that the Written Eventcategories do not have RegionalCompetitions. If a student qualifiesfor the provincial competition in arole play, they may choose to participate in a written event instead. Students may NOT compete in morethan one category.NEW THIS YEAR!Students in the written categorieswill have the opportunity to presentto DECA U members on February 4th.This is an opportunity for students topractice their presentations in orderto obtain valuable feedback fromexperienced DECA students.Any student who acts in an unprofessional manner during RegionalCompetition will be assessed apoint penalty in the range of 10-25points to their Multiple choice test.The number of penalty points willbe decided by members of the Advisory Council and Board of Directorspresent at the event.For detailed information about theCode of Conduct, please refer towww.deca.ca website.

Advisor’s HandbookPage 6Regional Competition Summary TableDECA Ontario RegionalQualifierYork RegionalsRegional Winnersgoing to ProvincialsTop 18 IndividualsTop 26 Teams1207 Membership(Public and Catholic)Toronto RegionalsTop 21 Individuals1448 MembershipNor-Eastern RegionalsTop 794 studentsTop 5 IndividualsTop 7 Teams344 Membership(Durham, Simcoe,Limestone, Near North)Hamilton RegionalsTop 108 studentsTop 11 IndividualsTop 15 Teams714 556 Membership(Halton/Hamilton/UpperGrand and ALL PrivateSchools)SiteCoordinatorParticipating SchoolBoardsSaturday, November 5, 2011 atRyerson University, 350 VictoriaStreet, Toronto, ONM5B 2K3 (416) 979-5000Nerissa Coronelnerissa@deca.caAll schools within YRDSBand YCDSBSunday, November 6, 2011 atShalina KhannaSeneca CollegeNewham Campusshalina@deca.caAll schools within TDSBand TCDSBTop 664 studentsTop 31 Teams(public and Catholic)Date and Place1750 Finch Avenue EastToronto ON M2J 2X5(404 and Finch)Sunday, November 6, 2011 atSeneca CollegeNewham CampusShalina Khannashalina@deca.ca1750 Finch Avenue EastToronto ON M2J 2X5(404 and Finch)Tuesday, November 8, 2011 atHamilton Convention Centre,1 Summers Lane, Hamilton ONGreg GregoriouSaturday, November 12, 2011 atGordon Graydon MSS1490 Ogden DriveMississauga ON(905)274-2391 x432Vicki MooreWednesday, November 23, 2011at BingemansOlga Plagianakosgreg@deca.caTop 602 studentsALL schools NORTH andEAST of the GTA (ie. Simcoe DSB, Durham DSB,Limestone DSB, OttawaCarleton DSB, Near NorthDSB)ALL schools withinHWDSB, Halton DSB, Halton CDSB, Upper GrandDSB and schools that areconsidered PrivateTop 8 individualsTop 12 TeamsTop 303 StudentsPeel RegionalsTop 16 IndividualsTop 23 Teams1079 379 MembershipTop 602 students(Public and Catholic)victoria.moore@peelsb.comAll schools within Peel DSBand DPCDSBTop 6 individualsTop 8 TeamsTop 202 StudentsWaterloo RegionalsTop 30 IndividualsTop 41 Teams1 131 Membership(public and catholic, ALLWindsor and Londonschools)olga@deca.caAll schools within Waterloo Public and Catholicand all schools West ofLondonTop 822 studentsFor any questions about registration, please forward them to Olga Plagianakos at olga@deca.ca