Alpine School District

CTSO Adviser Handbook

Business, IT, and Marketing CTE Program Areas

Karsten Walker
Alpine CTE Business, IT, and Marketing Program Area Specialist

November, 2017
 Welcome

Dear CTE Alpine Educator,

President Woodrow Wilson signed the first national vocational education act in 1917, this
started the federal government funding for Career and Technical Education. Initially, this was a
modest investment in 1917 of approximately $7 million. Today this has now has grown to more
than $1.2 billion. The federal government provides funding with the Carl D. Perkins Career and
Technical Education Act, which specifies required and permissible uses of these funds for
activities at the local and state levels. One of these required and permissible activities is the use
of Career and Technical Student Organizations to assist students in gaining valuable skills in
careers, leadership, and personal attributes. In addition, CTSOs do more than to help districts,
schools, and students be eligible for Perkins funding. There are many advantages to running a
successful and fun local school CTSO chapter. As a teacher, you can connect concepts in class
to hands on CTSO competitive events and projects. Advisers of CTSO get to know and work
with their school communities and CTSO participation tends to help build CTE programs and
course enrollments.

Alpine School District supports CTSOs by funding:

Up to 60 hours for normal CTSO advising
Up to 20 hours for National CTSO Preparation
1st place student and Utah state officer travel
Advisor travel to advisor, fall, state and other Alpine CTE CTSO calendared events:
Hotel, Per Diem, Substitutes, and Mileage
Addenda for National Conference Travel
Local CTE funds can be used for field trips, transportation, and CTSO supplies If you
need additional funds see your CTE coordinator at your school.

The career and technical student organization (CTSO) is regarded as an integral and co-curricular
part of career and technical education. CTSOs play an important part in preparing students to
become productive citizens and to assume roles of leadership in their communities.

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The role of CTSOs to help aid students has been researched and does provide benefits to students,
community, and school.

Alpine Educators have found that the CTSO is a powerful instructional tool that works best when it
is integrated into the career and technical education curriculum. This guide can assist instructors
in providing organized activities that help students gain career, leadership, and personal skills that
optimize employability.

The Alpine CTSO Checklist

Please review and become familiar with the Alpine Request CTSO checklist

The signature below verifies that the local CTSO Chapter has completed the following
items during the current school year. The CTSO Chapter has:

Registered with the state and national affiliate organizations.

Have chapter officers (elected or appointed).

Held regular chapter officer meetings (minimum of one a month).

Advisor and chapter officers attended the state officer leadership conference.

Participated in at least one school/community service project during the school year.

Held regular (at least quarterly) chapter activities.

Participated in a sponsored state, regional, or area conference/contest.

Please attach time log (Form 008G) recording all non-contract time while in direct
supervision of student or other CTSO activities.

This checklist is signed by you, a principal, and the schools CTE coordinator annually and
accompanied by the time log in order to receive your pay for the CTSO hours.
 Glossary

CTSO: Career and Technical Student Organization

Chapter: A group of students involved in the CTSO. The chapter could be considered all of
the students who are currently enrolled in or who have been enrolled in a CTE course.

Chapter Advisor: A teacher who serves as the adult leader/facilitator of the CTSO chapter.

Chapter Officers: Students elected to leadership positions in the classroom/CTSO chapter.

Chapter Officers are elected by local chapter membership or classmates, or appointed by
the instructor, the election procedures, including nomination and/or each local chapter
advisor can determine application and election guidelines.

Fall Conference: The State CTSO organization will plan and put on a statewide Fall CTSO
Conference. The Alpine School District will provide transportation to and from this event

Service Project: Community service work. Services volunteered by a CTSO organization to

benefit a
Community.

State Conference: The State CTSO organization will plan and put on a statewide Spring State
Conference. Alpine School District will provide transportation to and from this event.

State Officers: Student leaders elected at the annual Colorado Creative Careers Student
Leadership Conference and to serve under the State Advisory Council as delegates of
Colorado.

Student Data Privacy: Utah and the Alpine School District have passed rules regarding the
governance of student data. CTSOs, membership rosters generally collect too much personal
student data and information

Student Roster: List of members that have paid dues to belong or associate as a member of
your CTSO.
This local list should be submitted in the fall by November 1 st and again in the spring. To attend
state and nationals students must be paid members.

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Resources

Your Schools Name

CTSO SAMPLE BYLAWS

ARTICLE CHAPTER NAME

The name of this organization shall be Your Schools Name Career and Technical Student
Organization.

ARTICLE II PURPOSE

The primary purpose of Your Schools Name Career and Technical Student Organization is to:

To provide leadership and achievement opportunities for students.

To help students explore career options in the Career and Technical Education
Industries/Firms.
To be a co-curricular student organization to let students work on projects and deeper
learning.
To plan field trips and events.
To develop students interest in careers and allow students to compete.
To recruit students to the department.

ARTICLE III MEMBERSHIP

Section 1. Membership composition: Your Schools Name Career and Technical Student
Organization is an organization of, by and for students who are or were enrolled in CTE
programs.

Section 2. The Your Schools Name Career and Technical Student Organization specifies
annual affiliation fees

ARTICLE IV STUDENT CHAPTER OFFICERS

Section 1. Career and Technical Student Organization Officers:

 a. Career and Technical Student Organization Officers shall be selected by the Career
and Technical Student Organization paid members as of ________________ date and
time.
b. The duties of the officers shall be specified in these Bylaws.

Section 2. Duties of Career and Technical Student Organization Officers:

a. The Career and Technical Student Organization Student Chapters Officers shall make
themselves available, as necessary, to promote the general welfare of the Your
Schools Name Career and Technical Student Organization.
b. The Your Schools Name Career and Technical Student Organization President shall
preside over all chapter meetings, develop meeting agendas, conduct meetings
according to chapter bylaws, develop Program of Work and coordinate activities with
chapter advisor, appoint committees as appropriate.
c. The Your Schools Name Career and Technical Student Organization Vice President
shall assist the president in all leadership functions, preside over chapter activities
in the absence of the president, assume the duties of the president should the office
be vacated, and coordinate all committee work.
d. The Your Schools Name Career and Technical Student Organization Secretary shall
prepare the minutes of meetings, chapter correspondence and reports, assist the
president in meeting agenda development, record the roll at all chapter meetings
and read minutes and communications at chapter meetings.
e. The Your Schools Name Career and Technical Student Organization Treasurer shall
maintain efficient management and documentation of chapter funds while keeping
financial records neat and accurate according to school district policies.

ARTICLE V MEETINGS

Section 1. Meetings shall be held at least four times per academic year/term with the time
and place to be designated by the Your Schools Name CTSO and the Your
Schools Name CTSO

ARTICLE VI SUPERVISION

Section 1. The Your Schools Name CTSO Chapter Advisor shall be responsible for the Your
Schools Name CTSO in accordance with your schools policies and procedures.
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 ARTICLE VII PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY

The rules contained in the current edition of Roberts Rules of Order, Newly Revised, shall
govern the organization in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not
inconsistent with these Bylaws and any special rules the organization may adopt.

ARTICLE VIII AMENDMENTS

These Bylaws may be amended by a two-thirds vote at any Your Schools Name CTSO Chapter
Officer Meeting and if approved by the advisor.

Membership

Requirement: A list of the current local membership (membership roster)

Membership is a list of students who are members of your schools CTSO. Membership should
be submitted by November 1 and throughout the year. Most CTSOs wont allow un-paid
members to participate due to insurance and risk management. Having students pay dues and
sending the roster and dues into your organization is a layer of protection.

When writing resumes or applying for scholarships encourage students to write

CTSO member or officer under Involvement/Activities.

TIPS:
The membership list should be updated every term. Some schools use their disclosure to
list professional development point opportunities one of which may be joining and
participating in the co-curricular CTSO.

Officers

Requirement: A list of current elected officers

Each chapter needs current, elected officers. There are some offices that are traditional,
such as President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer.
Student Involvement Technique:
Facilitate a teamwork activity. Examples and ideas can be found online:
o http://wilderdom.com/games/
o http://www.ehow.com/info_7921343_high-school-teamwork-activities.html
o http://www.ehow.com/list_6698083_classroom-teamwork-games.html
o http://www.ehow.com/list_6615748_teamwork-activities-classroom.html
o http://www.buzzle.com/articles/classroom-leadership-games.html
o http://www.ehow.com/way_5229192_youth-teamwork-activities.html

o Lead discussion on leadership and teamwork. Who emerged as natural

leaders? Why is it important to have leaders?
Assign a leadership essay and/or presentation. Students should define leadership and
tell about a leader they admire.
Have students define leadership, then make a list of all the ways they have been a
leader. (It could be anything from serving as the president of their class to helping
their younger siblings with homework. Leadership has many faces, and everyone has
shown leadership in at least one way in their life.)
Have students brainstorm a list of officers and their duties. Have students nominate
or self- nominate for leadership positions. Give the students a day to campaign and
give a short speech to the class on why they would make the best candidate. Hold
officer elections by ballot.
Add your own ideas:

TIPS:
To elevate the prestige of being an officer, hold an induction ceremony. Have the
students plan the ceremony. Perhaps hold the event at night so that parents may
attend and include refreshments. Have the officers raise their hand and pledge to
fulfill the duties of their office.
You may need to elect officers every semester.
Remember to update the bylaws to reflect the officer titles.
Encourage students to think of non-traditional offices:
o Vice President of Social Media duty is to update the class and teacher approved
social media resources
o Vice President of Attendance duty is to take attendance at every class period
o Vice President of Jokes duty is to tell a joke at the beginning of the class
o Vice President of Chocolate or Desserts duty is to make sure chocolate is
brought to the class every week

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 Example Duties of Officers

President:
Prepare agendas for meetings
Conduct meetings according to chapter bylaws
Take the leadership role when working with officers and members
Develop Program of Work and coordinate activities with chapter advisor
Keep chapter meetings and activities on task
Appoint committees and serve as an ex-officio member

Vice President:
Assist the president in all leadership functions
Preside over chapter activities in the absence of the president
Assume the duties of the president should the office be vacated
Coordinate all committee work

Secretary:
Prepare the minutes of meetings, chapter correspondence and reports
Help develop meeting agendas with the president
Record the roll at all chapter meetings
Work with the treasurer in maintaining membership data
Read minutes and communications at chapter meetings

Treasurer:
Maintain efficient management and documentation of chapter funds
Keep financial records neat and accurate

Historian:
Maintain a history of local chapter activities throughout the year this could be
accomplished in a notebook or a slide show
Take pictures at chapter activities

Reporter:
Submit articles to local newspapers, CTE Trends, national CTE outlets.
Coordinate publicity for chapter activities
 Agendas & Minutes

An agenda should be prepared for every meeting and distributed to all in attendance. It
provides a framework for discussion. Adhering to an agenda helps to accomplish goals. A
sample agenda is provided below. Chapters should tailor this format to meet their own needs.
Make assignments for each person(s) responsible for each item.

When planning the agenda, first determine the overall objective for the meeting; if there is no
purpose there should not be a meeting. Then, brainstorm specific items of business that need
to be covered.
Referring to the previous meetings agenda, minutes, and the suggested order of business is an
organized way of determining those specifics. Follow a set order of business in determining the
placement of each item upon the agenda.

For informal meetings such as committee meetings, it is helpful to have a statement of the
objective and a review of the agenda as the first item of business. If members know what they
are to accomplish and the manner in which it is to be handled, they are more likely to achieve
the set goal. Near the end, review important dates and decisions made. Always remember to
thank those present for attending and participating and tell them that you look forward to
seeing them at the next meeting.

Student Involvement Technique:

Introduce students to the concept of parliamentary procedure. Explain motions,
seconding the motion and voting. Have students pair up and practice making motions
and seconding the motion.
Explain the purpose of an agenda and show an example agenda. Have students write
their own agendas for a meeting.
Show example meeting minutes. During a meeting (perhaps that you, as the teacher
leads), have all students take minutes.

TIPS:
Meetings should take place at a regular time. Set aside the last Friday of the month for
a CTSO meeting, with the second Friday of the month set aside for committee
meetings. Or, have the students vote on when to hold the CTSO meetings.
Elected presidents and secretaries should be given a laptop (or computer just for the
meeting) to keep agendas and take minutes. Save the agendas and meetings in a CTSO
file, after printing. (This prevents you from having to chase down the files at a later date.)
RESOURCE: Mastering Meetings Article:
http://www.teamtri.com/pdf/Mastering%20Meetings%20by%20TeamT
RI.pdf
RESOURCE: Parliamentary Procedure Basics:
http://www.teamtri.com/pdf/Rule%20Like%20Robert
%20-
%20Meet%20Bob%20by%20TeamTRI.pdf

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 SAMPLE Meeting AGENDA
Your Schools Name CTSO

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Minutes

IV. Financial Report

V. Officers Reports

VI. Committee Reports

VII. Unfinished Business

VIII. New Business

IX. Announcements

X. Adjournment
SAMPLE AGENDA WITH NOTES

Your Schools Name CTSO

I. Call to Order by President

II. Roll Call by Secretary

a. Send around a sign-up sheet
b. Use as attendance for the day

III. Approval of Minutes by Secretary

a. Options:
i. Make copies to distribute to class
ii. Send via e-mail to class
iii. Post on Facebook group
iv. Have the minutes projected in the front of the class
v. Secretary may read the minutes aloud
b. President asks for a motion and second for approval of minutes
c. President asks for the class to vote on approval

IV. Financial Report by Treasurer

a. Gives any money updates Did you have a fundraising activity? Was money
collected for field trips or other activities?

V. Officers Reports by officers

a. Each officer gives an update of whats been happening, ex: Treasurers report of
funds being spent or collected, Vice Presidents report on a recent event/activity
that took place.
b. Vice President of Facebook Report I have been updating the class group page
once a week with reminders of homework. Is this helpful? What other things
would you like me to post on Facebook?
c. Vice President of Desserts Report At todays meeting, Joe was assigned to bring
desserts. I reminded him last night and we have Twinkies for the class to enjoy
during the meeting. Thank you, Joe!

VI. Committee Reports by committees

a. Program of Work should be accomplished through committee work. Each area
should have a committee, with sub-committees as necessary, ex:
b. Financial Leadership Activity Committee Report The committee has been
working on a Financial Leadership Activity. There will be Penny Wars between all
the CTE classes to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The
winning class will be treated to pizza at the end of the month.
c. Professional Development Committee Report The committee is working with
Mrs. Jones to set up a field trip to go to the Workforce Training Center next
month. Or to have so and so with this new start up to come and talk about
Entrepreneurship

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VII. Unfinished Business any business not finished at the previous meeting

VIII. New Business any new business that has not been addressed by the officer or committee
reports

IX. Announcements class announcements or other announcements

X. Adjournment
 Your High Schools Name CTSO Sample Meeting Minutes

Call to Order
President Marta Osuna called the meeting to order at 9:03 a.m. The Your High Schools Name
Here CTSO meeting was held on October 12th, 2017 during 2nd period in Room 231 in
____________.

Roll Call
A sign-up sheet was sent around the room for attendance and is attached to these minutes.

Minutes
Chad Asay presented the minutes from the September 12th meeting by handing out copies to
all students. There were no changes to the minutes. Kristy Baumgartner moved to accept the
minutes as presented, Debbie Halverson seconded. The motion to accept the minutes passed.

Financial Report
Maria Gomez, Vice President of Finance, presented the financial report. We have $500 in the
CTSO account. If we want to order cookies at the next meeting, we will need people to either
bring money in to purchase the cookies or bring the cookies in themselves.

Officer Reports
President Marta Osuna said shes been working with the school Homecoming committee to
have an CTO face painting booth at the football game. We will need volunteers to paint
faces. A sign-up sheet was passed around.

Secretary Chad Asay has written two thank you notes for the class to sign. The thank you notes
were for the guest speakers during class last week.

Committee Reports
Social Activity Committee the committee has proposed for the class to go bowling before the
Homecoming football game next week. After discussion, the class voted on the motion and
the motion failed.

Community Service the committee wants the whole school to bring in canned food items
before Halloween to give to the local homeless shelter. The class voted on the motion to have
a Canned Food Drive. The motion passed. Lisa Vatruba, committee chair, will give an update
to the class before October 20th on what needs to happen.

Conference the committee showed the membership recruiting video from the 2017 Utah
CTSO Student Leadership Conference. There are several competitive events and workshops at
this conference. The committee talked about the competitive events and said there would be
a sign-up for these events at the November meeting. The advisor or VP competition went over

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how to compete in ________event including passing out a practice test and the evaluation
rubric and a sample entry from students in our chapter a few years ago. The membership
discussed competitions. The cost of the conference is $25 per person.

Unfinished Business
None.

New Business None.

Announcements
Remember the guest speaker we have next Monday on interviewing. Dress in your
best business interview styles.
Remember to complete which event you want to do at region and state and to turn to
Advisor so and so on Tuesday.
Remember to sign-up to volunteer at the Face Painting booth at Homecoming.

Minutes Submitted by:

Chad Asay
ABC High School CTO Secretary

Program of Work

Requirement: Programs are expected to carry out a program of work by using committees to
plan and carry out activities. This documentation may be as simple as a narrative describing
the local chapters involvement in their selected areas and may vary with the type of CTSO.

A Program of Work (POW) is a plan of activities for the year. A POW can look different from
chapter to chapter; however, each chapter should have the following components as a part
of a balanced POW:
Professional Development
Social Activities
Financial Leadership Activities
Employment
Community Service/Service Learning
Public Relations

Student Involvement Technique:

Split the classroom into six groups. Assign each group one of the components listed
above. Give the students 10-15 minutes to brainstorm as many activities as possible
 to fit in their component/category. A recorder in each group should record the ideas
on easels/big Post-its. (To make it a competition, provide a prize to the team that
lists the highest number of ideas.) Have each team present their ideas to the class,
then post their paper on the classroom wall. Have class members vote on their top 3
ideas in each category, either by dots or numbers or stars on the paper. Lead a
discussion on the top ideas in each area. Are they feasible ideas?
Have students develop a yearly POW from the activities listed on the walls. Students
may add their own ideas.
Add your own ideas:

TIPS:
Use your completed POW for the chapter to develop your committees. Committee
work and POW work can be accomplished during class time and/or as homework.
The POW is not a static document. The POW can be ever changing, throughout the
year. The POW can be the basis for your classroom. The POW can transform from a
simple document to a more complicated document meaning the POW can include
timelines, tasks, assignments, etc.
Financial Responsibility Note: Chapters must follow district policies for collection and
disbursement of all funds. Accurate financial records are a must. Check with your
school for these policies.
Documentation that the CTSO is cocurricular. Evidence should include examples of
how the CTSO activities and program of work is integrated into the daily curricular
plan, i.e. class syllabus.

Simple List of Brainstormed Program of

Work (POW) Activities

Professional Development
Field trips
Workshops
Business Tours
Guest speakers
Career Fair/Competition Practices & Work Days

Social Activities
Pizza Party
Classroom potluck Carmel Apples
Halloween Cookie Decorating
Attend a school sporting event as a class

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Financial Leadership Activities
School store, school concessions, dance or other fundraiser
Product sales
Silent Auction

Employment
Resume writing workshop
Mock auditions
Mock interviews
Peer reviews of cover letters

Community Service/Service Learning

Relay for Life (or other walks for a cause)
Drives (Canned food, coat, blood, etc.)
Work in a soup kitchen or food pantry/bank

Public Relations
Setting up a Facebook page
Writing an article for the schools newspaper
Presenting to the school board
 Sample Program of Work

Your Schools Name Here CTSO

August February
Ice Cream Social (Opening Social Valentines Day Flower Sale
Activity) Activity
School Club Week Sweethearts Dance Fundraiser
Professional Development Points -
September March
Disclosure
Set up Class Facebook page, Employment Activity or Competitive
Instagram go over rules for Events
social media (Public Relations) State Competition Conference
Officer Elections, Induction,
Planning meetings
Chapter Carmel Apple Activity
October April
Guest Speaker (Professional DECA International DECA
Development Activity) Competition

Officer Meetings FBLA Monopoly due
Chapter Halloween Activity
Fall STATE CTSO Activity
November May
Canned Food Drive (Community Presentation to Principal/community
Service Activity) members (Public Relations Activity)
Competition Preparation Activity Closing Social Activity
Guest Speaker
Jazz Game and Sports Marketing
December June
Speaker
Cookie Dough Sales (Financial Graduation Open House for
Leadership Fundraiser ) Graduates (Public Relations Activity,
Business Tour Social Activity)

January July
Mock Interviews (Employment Activity) Leadership and Planning Retreat
Region Competition

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 Program of Work
August February

September March

October April

November May

December June

January July

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 Becoming a Chapter

To become a recognized CTSO chapter, please register and send in dues with your national
organization. If you need assistance you can call your CTSO national office and speak to the
membership office. Alpine School District would like you to submit members by November 1 of
each school year. Additional members may be added up to your state or national deadlines. The
district would request that you pay the dues by check. You can use your school credit card if
there isnt an additional fee for paying using a credit card.

Policies

Please follow all local school, district, state, and national policies regarding the operation of your
CTSO. Alpine School District CTE policy states that there will be a 10 to 1 student chaperone ratio.
Male and Female chaperones should be sent and available for overnight hotel bed checks. Follow
the school board CTSO overnight out-of-state application and travel packet policies. An overnight
out-of-state travel checklist will be coming soon.

Roles as Mentor/Mentee

If you have any questions as a new CTSO adviser (Mentee) please dont be afraid to ask. More
experienced district advisers and CTE coordinators and administrators as well as your District CTE
Program Area Specialist (Mentors) are all happy to help answer questions or clarify policies.
The mentee will attend the Alpine School District new CTSO adviser orientation meeting. OPEN
DOOR (Email/phone call) POLICY Please contact me Karsten Walker with any questions or
concerns with your CTSO advising. karstenwalker@alpinedistrict.org cell 801-592-3285

Alpine School District CTE CTSO Expectations

The expectation and philosophy of the Alpine School District CTE office is that local school CTE
teachers will be involved with their co-curricular student CTSO organizations.

Resources for Help

Your local school CTE coordinator and/or your local school principal over CTE.

Your Business, IT, and Marketing District CTE Program Area Specialist Karsten Walker

Other advisers in and out of the district - the state leadership team for your CTSO both teachers
and students.

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National CTSO organizations, staff, student officers, offices, social media, and websites.

http://www.deca.org

http://www.fbla-pbl.org/

Alpine CTE Forms

http://cte.alpinetest.org/cte-forms/

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 Alpine School District Career and Technical Student Organizations
Student Information and Parental Permission Form*
This form acknowledges student participation from
Beginning Date ______________ to Ending Date ______________ of organizations
activities

Choose from the following organizations: FCCLA DECA FBLA FFA HOSA SkillsUSA
TSA

Advisor(s) ____________________________________ School

______________________________

Students Legal
Name_________________________________________________________________

Student Cell _____________________________ Grade___________ Graduation Year_____________

Student Email (School)___________________________

(Personal)____________________________

Student Birthdate:_____________________________
Gender:______________________________

Home
Address:_______________________________________________________________________

City____________________________ Zip Code_____________________________

Parent/Guardian Name:____________________________ Phone

Number________________________

Parent Email _____________________________ Parent

Email_________________________________

Dues and Personal Cost:

_______________________________________________________________

Tentative Schedule of student organizations may include:

______________________________________________________________________________

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______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Purpose and Goals: Career and Technical Education Student Organizations (CTSO) provide unique
opportunities for students to receive career and technical education support designed to enhance
school-based and work-based learning. The Career and Technical Student Organizations listed on this
page are co-curricular.

Parent Signature:__________________________________
Date:__________________________
*All information given on this form may be used as a part of student registration on a State and National Level, this information
may also be used to register students for competitions and travel. Please consult with the specific CTSO regarding their student
information privacy policy A number of organizations use communication tools (i.e. Remind, Google Voice) as an optional
communication tool to remind students of upcoming deadlines and activities. If you choose not to use this any of these services,
please instruct your student not to sign up as instructions are given to the club or contact advisors directly to discuss this. You can
got to their websites to view their privacy policies and terms of service."
This form is in compliance with with the Utah Code 53A-11-1210 Parental Consent.

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 Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO)
Student Travel Contract

This Travel Contract is an agreement between Students, Parents, Advisors and Alpine
School District CTE. In order to travel with a CTSO there are a number of rules we expect
students to follow. Any violation of these rules will result in the student immediately returning
home at the parents expense.

Students will arrive at the airport a minimum of 2 hours before the flight leaves.
Students will behave in an appropriate manner in all airports, joking about bombs,
terrorist or other problem causing topics will not be tolerated.
Students will behave on all flights and in hotels and be respectful to others.
Students will stay in groups of three or more (other than during competition time) and a
chaperone must be aware of your location.
Students are expected to participate in all of the National events (opening and closing
ceremonies, Utah State meetings, etc.)
Any student who blatantly disqualifies himself or herself from competition will be
charged the full amount of the trip.
Students will not enter the hotel room of the opposite sex at any time.
Students will be in their room by curfew each night; once they are in the room they
may not leave unless accompanied by advisor.
Students will obey all advisors from Utah not just school advisors.
Students will be responsible to provide sufficient funding to purchase food.
Students will treat other students from Utah as peers and not as competitors. We are
no longer our school CTSO, we are now CTSO Utah State Association.
Students who have opted in will follow the Remind/Google Voice notifications to
receive important updates and information.
I agree that if my student is caught violating any of these rules or rules set forth by the Utah
state organization or the National CTSO organization they will be sent home at my expense.
Any future participation in CTSO activities will be in jeopardy.

Parent Signature

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June 2014
Student Signature_

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June 2014
 Alpine CTSO Handbook
[Type the date]

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