Three Goals You Would Like to Accomplish: 1. Expand Leadership Development Opportunities: a. Organize high quality workshops, leadership summits, and officer trainings, b. Bring in professional speakers, alumni, or business leaders for skill building sessions, c. Create more accessible virtual or hybrid leadership offerings for all members statewide. 2. Enhance Communication and Transparency across the state: a. Improve the communication between the state officer team and local chapter offices and advisors, b. Deliver consistent updates through newsletters and social media like at the national level. 3. Strengthen Membership engagement: a. Start up more chapters middle and high school and help provide the resources needed, b. More events sponsored by FBLA to help create more connections
How Can the High School Division Offer a Differentiated Experience: The high school division offers a wider variety of ages of students involved. Engaging with older students, who have more experience, will help those with less understanding of the organization to expand their knowledge and networking opportunities. The high school division also gives students the opportunity to individually grow in different areas. With dozens of topics and events to choose from, to hundreds of schools not only statewide, but nationally, students are allowed to grow in ways that will allow them to live up to their fullest potential and become the person they are capable of becoming.
How Can the High School Division Expand Membership Outreach: In the high school division I feel that the best way to reach more students would be through social media and communication. Although social media can have its downsides, with its mainstream culture, it is the most efficient way to transmit a message to other students. Social media is a center in many lives, so if used correctly and efficiently, I believe that it can bring positive results in terms of membership outreach and outcomes. This can be done by letting students know not only what FBLA is, but their mission in the success and progress of students.
How Can We Improve Capacity and Capabilities to Lead as a CTSO: By focusing on having a strong leadership foundation. Engaging in volunteering to start to create networks and develop soft skills can demonstrate commitment and boost one's confidence. Volunteering also helps one gain a perspective on different things like getting exposed to new ideas and creating and overcoming new challenges. Decision-making and adaptability are all crucial to help build a strong leadership foundation.
Three Goals You Would Like to Accomplish: If I were to be in the state office first I would like to develop strong relationships with my fellow officers, members of FBLA, and also adult business leaders to learn even more information and relay some of that information to young business leaders. Next I would like to build a stronger Wisconsin FBLA with more members, more opportunities, and connecting with all chapters in the state. For my final goal I would like to develop my leadership skills a step further by applying for a national officer position in FBLA to support student confidence and leadership skills nationwide.
How Can the High School Division Offer a Differentiated Experience: Since the high school division has many different types of competitive events and workshops, they are pretty much tailored to the students' interests. Making it different for every member of FBLA to find their strong suits.
How Can the High School Division Expand Membership Outreach: Since high school is the start for most people in FBLA, most freshmen probably have not heard of it. What you can do however is offer many unique fun experiences for members to increase member morale and also promote people to join FBLA by posting about it on social media. By being communicative and influential in your community, it can increase attention to other developing leaders to step up and join FBLA to further their skills.
How Can We Improve Capacity and Capabilities to Lead as a CTSO: When I was at the fall leadership conference I felt as if they could improve some of the workshops and another problem that I see is some schools don’t have their members participate in an event so we should push advisers to have them compete. Increasing volunteer opportunities would also be a nice touch to FBLA on a state-wide or national level.
Three Goals You Would Like to Accomplish: My first goal I would like to accomplish is to get more involvement in FBLA. This goal is important because not only will it expand FBLA membership and FBLA outreach but it will also provide students with practical skills, leadership opportunities, and networking connection. My second goal is to promote champion chapter and get my school more involved in it. This is important because it gets schools more involved. My third goal is to improve community outreach. By accomplishing this goal, members will gain networking connections, real world scenarios and experiences, and get more club involvement.
How Can the High School Division Offer a Differentiated Experience: The high school FBLA division offers a differentiated experience through its wide variety of competitive events, diverse educational programs, and tailored opportunities to match students' interests and career paths. Students can choose their events to compete in based on their strengths and interests. They can choose their events based on their future goals. FBLA also provides structured programs and connections to real-world experience through mentorships and partnerships to connect with different learning styles and future goals. You can also get real-world experience through fundraising and participating in different FBLA events. FBLA can help you discover your future career path.
How Can the High School Division Expand Membership Outreach: The high school FBLA division can expand membership outreach in many ways. They can hold interactive events like workshops and presentations, which create partnerships with other organizations for joint events. They can also use multiple communication channels, like social media and local community events, to reach students, parents, and interested members.
How Can We Improve Capacity and Capabilities to Lead as a CTSO: We can improve capacity and capabilities to lead as a CTSO by focusing on practical leadership development through diverse activities like competitive events, community service, and guest speakers. We could also empower leaders by delegating responsibility, setting realistic expectations for their roles, and providing a safe environment for them to grow. We need to understand our members’ specific skill gaps and develop strategic plans that align with our goals. We can offer our members more real world experience and networking opportunities.
Three Goals You Would Like to Accomplish: aim to create more opportunities for students to get involved in FBLA events and activities. I believe higher participation leads to stronger chapters and more engaged statewide memberships. Secondly I feel improving communication between state officers,chapters, and members ensures everyone stays informed and supported. Clear and consistent communication builds trust and helps chapters better access resources. Lastly I'd like to expand regional activities, developing more regional events gives members additional chances to learn, collaborate, and build leadership skills. These activities will build a sense of community and make involvement more accessible to all chapters.
How Can the High School Division Offer a Differentiated Experience: The high school divisions can offer a differentiated experience by implementing programming that aligns with members academic, personal, career, and leadership aspirations. This can be achieved by expanding competitive events opportunities, increasing access to real-world partnerships, and providing additional leadership development. Offering division specific conferences and targeted training sessions would further ensure that programming meets the unique needs of high school members.
How Can the High School Division Expand Membership Outreach: The high school division can expand membership outreach by strengthening relationships with administrators and community partners while also using social media and digital marketing to try and reach new audiences. Secondly we could use experienced FBLA advisers to mentor new advisers to show them how to start a chapter or how to work on creating a successful chapter. Highlighting member achievements through monthly articles or features would also showcase the value of FBLA and encourage increased participation.
How Can We Improve Capacity and Capabilities to Lead as a CTSO: We can strengthen our capacity to lead as a CTSO by investing in consistent, high quality advisor training that supports the growth and success of every chapter. Regular development for advisers, covering recruitment, competitive event preparation, and practicing for student engagement, making sure they are equipped to guide students efficiently. Additionally, enhancing leadership development for student officers is essential. Providing specialized training in project management, communication, conflict resolution, and mentorship, along with opportunities to collaborate with business and industry partners, will better prepare student leaders to serve their chapters with confidence. By supporting both advisors and student leaders through targeted training and resources, we build a stronger, more capable organization that can fulfill its mission and continue advancing as a CTSO.