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 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*