Michigan DECA State Officer Terms
UPDATED Questions And CORRECT
Answers
100% Membership - CORRECT ANSWER- All students in marketing/business classes are
members of DECA. Benefits include: State Career Development Conference (SCDC) for free,
additional members allowed to compete at districts, state recognition, and a certificate
Advisors - CORRECT ANSWER- Adults charged with the responsibility of giving guidance to
the chapter and chartered associations
BPA - CORRECT ANSWER- Business Professionals of America; A co-curricular organization
that supports business and information technology educators by offering co-curricular exercises
based on national standards. High school/college program only in 23 states and Puerto Rico.
Similar structure to DECA. It began in 1966. DECA was founded in 1946.
Central Region Chartered Associations ( People studying my set remember some of these) -
CORRECT ANSWER- Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Manitoba Canada,
Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, Wisconsin
CAB - CORRECT ANSWER- Congressional Advisory Board; It consists of members of
congress who support DECA Inc.
Chapter Award Program - CORRECT ANSWER- Enrichment program designed for chapters to
develop a well-rounded program of work and is based on chapter achievement and awards
Chapters - CORRECT ANSWER- Unincorporated student organizations operating under the
authority of the local school district and chartered associations
CTSO (Career Technical Student Organizations) - CORRECT ANSWER- Coalition of national
career and technical student organizations including (BPA, HOSA, FFA, Phi Beta Lamda) or
(DECA, FBLA, FCCLA, FFA, HOSA, SkillsUSA)
,DECA's Attributes and Values - CORRECT ANSWER- DECA values competence, innovation,
integrity, and teamwork
DECA's Board of Directors - CORRECT ANSWER- A 12 member board of directors that
establishes policies relative to the interpretation and implementation of the constitution and
bylaws
President: Mary Peres
President-Elect: Jacklyn Schiller
Secretary: Ginger Hill
Treasurer: Olga Plagianakos
Board Member: Curtis Haley, Ed Trang, Dave Wait
National Advisory Board Chair: Andy Chaves
Ex-Officio Member: Richard Faulkner
DECA's Colors - CORRECT ANSWER- Blue and Metallic Gold
DECA's Headquarters - CORRECT ANSWER- The DECA Inc. office is located at 1908
Association Drive. Reston, VA 20191, just outside of Washington D.C. and boasts a long and
impressive history
DECA Guide - CORRECT ANSWER- The catalog for DECA Inc., released every year,
involving awards, written event guidelines, materials, supplies, and approved sales projects
DECA's Guiding Principles - CORRECT ANSWER- Inside Points (DECA's Comprehensive
Learning Service)
- Integrates into classroom instruction
- Applies learning
- Connects to business
- Promotes competition
Outside Points (DECA Prepares the Next Generation To Be)
, - Academically Prepared
- Community Oriented
- Professionally Responsible
- Experienced Leaders
DECA Inc. - CORRECT ANSWER- DECA Inc. is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit student
organization with more than 215,000 members in all 50 United States, the District of Columbia,
Canada, China, Germany, Guam, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Spain. The United States Congress,
the United States Department of Education, and state, district, and international departments of
education authorize DECA's program
DECA's Mission Statement - CORRECT ANSWER- DECA prepares emerging leaders and
entrepreneurs in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges
around the globe
DECA's Regions - CORRECT ANSWER- - Central Region
- North Atlantic Region
- Southern Region
- Western Region
DECA Weeks - CORRECT ANSWER- A series of days in which certain activities are devoted
to a school's DECA chapter
Dimensions - CORRECT ANSWER- Old name for the magazine for members of DECA Inc.
FCCLA - CORRECT ANSWER- Family, Career and Community Leaders of America; A
nonprofit national career and technical student organization for young men and women in Family
and Consumer Sciences education in public and private school through grade 12. Everyone is
part of a family, and FCCLA is the only national Career and Technical Student Organization
with the family as its central focus. Since 1945, FCCLA members have been making a difference
in their families, careers, and communities by addressing important personal, work, and societal
issues through Family and Consumer Sciences education.
