Important Dates & Cost Estimates

SkillsUSA Dates for Program of Work 2019-2020

 

9-19-2019             Puget Sound South Advisor Meeting – Pierce County Skills Center

9-21-2019             Puget Sound North Advisors – Sno-Isle Technical, 9am

9-25-2019             Olympic Advisor Meeting – Lacey Community Center, 9am

9-25-2019             Central Advisor Meeting – Ellensburg, Rodeo City BarBQ 5pm

9-26-2019             Southwest Advisor Meeting- Cascadia 4:30pm

 

10-16-2019            Eastern Advisor Meeting, 6pm

10-26-2019            SW Student fall kick off – 10am-1:30, Location TBD

 

11-1 – 11-2            CISPUS – Leadership Training for chapter officers (space limited)

11-1 or 11-2           Advisor Training @ CISPUS

11-15-19               National Membership deadline

 

1-31-20                 State pin & program cover designs due (last Friday of January)

BOEING / Aerospace THEME

 

2-1-2020               Last day of regional competitions

Do not schedule technical contests on the day your regional leadership contests are held

2-1-2020               SW Leadership Contests – Fort Vancouver HS

2-1-2020               Puget Sound South Leadership – Pierce County Skills Center 8:30-2pm

2-1-2020               Contest Scores due to Brandon (via regional coordinators)

2-7-2020               Selection Meeting, 2:00-3:30 zoom

2-14-2020             Invitation List available

2-14-2020             Advisor of the year applications due

2-14-2020             CEP Applications due

2-17-2020             Early Registration opens for SLSC

2-20-2020             Civic Engagement Day at Capital

2-19 to 2-22           State Officer Training, Legislative Day and Conference Planning

2-24-2020             Early Registration discount ends for SLSC

2-28-2020             Chapter of Excellence Program Applications due

2-28-2020             Advisor of the year Applications due

 

3-4-2020               State Leadership and Skills Conference Registration ENDS

3-31- 4-2-20          State Officers prepare for and lead state conference

4-2 to 4-4-20          SLSC – Yakima

New State Officer Mandatory Training

6-20 to 6-23-20      Leverage and Activate Training in Kentucky

6-22 to 6-26-20      National Leadership and Skills Conference

6-22-20                 NLSC – WA State meeting at Kentucky Exposition Ctr, 6:30pm

 

8-2 to 8-4-2020      ACTE Conference (CTSOs attend 8/3 booths and flag ceremony)

8-27 to 8-21-2020   SkillsUSA State Director Meeting, Atlanta

 

COST ESTIMATE SUMMARY 2019-2020

SkillsUSA Washington Membership Dues – Before Regional Competition & March 1:

  • HS Student – $16 ($8 state, $8 national)
  • MS Student – $12 ($4 state, $8 national)
  • Professional – $28 ($8 state, $20 national) – Technical standards included
  • MUST be paid before students compete regionally
  • Regional Dues – May include regional events & possibly awards – contact your regional coordinator
  1. Southwest – $9 SkillsUSA WA SW Region, PO Box 823374, Vancouver, WA 98682
  2. Olympic – $4 SkillsUSA WA, PO Box 2698, Olympia, WA 98507
  3. Puget Sound North & South – contact your regional coordinators
  4. Central – contact your regional coordinator/s
  5. Eastern – no fee

 

Fall Leadership Conference (CISPUS) – November 1 & 2nd 2019

  • Registration – $125 (includes 1 nights in dorm style accommodations), no charge state officers
  • Transportation – at your expense
  • Meals – provided (Friday Lunch & Dinner -Saturday Breakfast & Lunch to go)

 

Regional Competitions- December/January/February (must be completed by 2/1):

  • Registration – Approx. $10- $20 (varies per competition, contact your regional representative for details)
  • Transportation – at your expense
  • Meals –may be included in your contest fee unless additional fee has been added or regional coordinators let schools know in advance to bring money for it

 

State Leadership and Skills Conference – April 2-4, 2020: (Yakima)

  • Invitation List posted February 14, early registration opens
  • Early Registration (online submitted registrations received on or before February 24, 2020) – $100
  • Regular Registration (online submitted registrations received no later than March 4, 2020) – $110
  • Hotel – Approx. $ 120 per room*
  • Transportation – (to and from) – at your expense

 

National Leadership and Skills Conference – June 22-26, 2020: (Kentucky)

  • Approximately $610 /student & $760/Advisor (includes $150 registration + 5-6 days hotel – per national contract with hotel+tshirt+entertainment) Exact price distributed at State Leadership and Skills Conference.
  • Transportation – at your expense (arrive for Monday night state meeting)
  • Meals – at your expense.

 

*All costs are subject to change and all costs per person/participant*