SkillsUSA Dates for Program of work 2018-2019
9-13-2018 SW Advisor Meeting – Cascadia
10-1-2018 Board Meeting
10-20-2017 SW Student fall kick off – Woodland HS
10-25-2018 Olympic Advisor Meeting & Student Fall Kick Off @ Lacey Community Ctr
11-1 – 11-3 CISPUS
11-2 Advisor Training @ CISPUS
1-25 State pin & program cover designs due (last Friday of January)
1-31 Civic Engagement Day at Capital
2-9-2019 Regionals completed by (or sooner….)
Do not schedule technical contests on the day your regional leadership contests are held
2-9-2019 SW Leadership Contests – Woodland HS
2-11-2019 Contest Scores due to Brandon (via regional coordinators)
2-15-2019 Selection Meeting (time?)
2-28-2019 Chapter of Excellence Program Applications due
2-28-2018 Advisor of the year Applications due
2-26-2018 Invitation list available & Early (discounted) Registration open
3-4-2019 Notify if not accepting SLSC Invitation
3-8-2019 Early Registration discount ends / Regular registration open
3-8 – 3-10 State Officer Mandatory Conference Planning training-Black Lake
3-18-2019 SLSC Registration closes
4/23-4/27 State Officers prepare for and lead state conference
4/25-4/27 SLSC – Yakima
5/19-5/21/19 New State Officer Mandatory Training -Black Lake
5-21-2019 Board Meeting – Black Lake, Lacey, WA
6/22-6/24/19 Leverage and Activate Training in Kentucky
6/24-6/28/19 National Leadership and Skills Conference
6/24/2019 NLSC – WA State meeting 6:30pm
July Phone call board meeting
8/4-8/7/2019 ACTE Conference (CTSOs attend 8/6 booths and flag ceremony)
8/14-8/17 SkillsUSA State Director Meeting (Virginia)
COST ESTIMATE SUMMARY 2018-2019
SkillsUSA Washington Membership Dues – Before Regional Competition& March 1:
- Student – $16 ($8 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
- Southwest – $9 SkillsUSA WA SW Region, PO Box 823374, Vancouver, WA 98682
- Olympic – $4 SkillsUSA WA, PO Box 2698, Olympia, WA98507
- Puget Sound – contact your regional coordinators
- Central – contact your regional coordinator
- Eastern – no fee
Fall Leadership Conference (CISPUS) – November 1, 2 & 3rd 2018
- Registration – $125 (includes 2 nights in dorm style accommodations)
- Transportation – at your expense
- Meals – provided (Thursday Dinner-Friday 3 meals-Saturday Breakfast & Lunch to go)
Regional Competitions- December/January/February (must be completed by 2/9):
- 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 25-27, 2019: (Yakima)
- Invitation List posted February 26, early registration open
- Early Registration (online submittedregistrations received on or before March 8, 2019) – $90
- Regular Registration (online submittedregistrations received no later than March 18, 2019) – $100
- Hotel – Approx. $ 110 per room*
- Transportation – (to and from) – at your expense
National Leadership and Skills Conference – June 24-28, 2019: (Kentucky)
- Approximately$575 /student & $725/Advisor (includes $150 registration + 5-6 days hotel – per national contract with hotel+tshirt) Exact price distributed at State Leadership and Skills Conference.
- Transportation – at your expense.
- Meals – at your expense.
*All costs are subject to change and all costs per person/participant*