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2023-2024 Region Leadership Conference Information

RLC Registration Milestones/Policies
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November 14, 2023:  RLC registration opens at 8:00 am for all Pennsylvania FBLA regions and will remain open until your region adviser identifies the region closing deadline.    Blue Panda is the official RLC registration for all 29 PA FBLA regions.

Downloadable Documents

  1.  PA FBLA Competitive Events-at-a-Glance Flyer
  2.  Blue Panda RLC Registration Step-by-Step Instructions (all advisers are encouraged to have the instructions as your side as a guide)
  3.  RLC Asset Collection Procedures
  4.  Upload Videos to  YouTube as “Unlisted”
  5. RLC Planning Document for Chapters/Sign-up Form

Blue Panda Login Credentials

  1.  Returning advisers — the credentials from 2022-2023 have remained the same.
  2.  New advisers — temporary login credentials were emailed to all new advisers.  The email included instructions how to set a permanent password.
  3. These credentials will be used for the following PA FBLA events:  (1) State Leadership Workshop, (2) Region Leadership Conference, (3) State Leadership Conference, and (4) National Leadership Conference.

How to Prepare Your Students for the RLC

  1.  Download and print this PA FBLA Competitive Events-at-a-Glance Flyer.  This provides an overview of all competitive events offered by PA FBLA.
  2. Download and print this RLC Planning Document.  This is the complete list of events that will be offered at your RLC (unless identified by your region adviser).
  3. Decide whether your students will participate in the regular RLC competitive events OR the state-only competitive events.
  4. Watch the recording of the recorded Zoom meeting for advisers and students on the RLC competitive events program overviews  In the video, there are tips and tricks to help students prepare for their competitive event.  The following are links to the most recent Zoom meetings and slide presentations:
    1. State-Only Competitive Events Overview Zoom Recording, November 09
      —November 09 slide deck
    2. RLC Competitive Events Overview Zoom Recording, November 08
      —November 08 slide deck

Region Leadership Conference Policies

  1. Pennsylvania FBLA Competitive Events Guidelines (published early October 2023)
  2. Administration of Online Objective Tests:
    1. All Region Leadership Conference objective tests will be conducted at the home school under the direct supervision of school staff UNLESS the region chooses to administer the online objective tests on the day of the RLC. There will be NO objective testing conducted at a student’s home UNLESS the student is part of the Virtual/Cyber Region 29.
    2. Students in Pennsylvania RLC and SLC online competitive events ARE NOT permitted to take tests using open book, open notes, open web research.  Students in online objective tests are required to test under the direct supervision of school staff; students are not permitted to test at home.
    3. Students ARE NOT permitted to take any online objective test collaboratively in any event, effective with the 2022-2023 (last year) FBLA year, due to a change in guidelines announced by National FBLA.
      1. The scores of all team members will be averaged to determine the average team score in events in which there are teams.
      2. Any team member who does not sign in and take the test will be removed from the team and prevented from advancing in the competition.
  3. RLC Format:
    1. Each region, under the leadership of the region adviser, may determine how it wishes to administer its competitive events program: (1) totally in-person, (2) in a hybrid format with some in person and some virtual.   The PA FBLA Board of Directors has approved a resolution that there must be some “in person” component to each region’s RLC.
  4. Region Officers:
    1. According the PA FBLA policy, each region should elect a minimum of two region officers:  a region president and a region secretary.  These two 24-25 incoming region officers, as well as the outgoing 23-24 region president and secretary, are eligible to attend the state conference.  Regions have the choice to elect their region officers in person at their RLC or virtually.  The region adviser may contact the state office for assistance with the administration of a virtual region officer election.

  5. Policy Change Regarding Students Repeating in Competitive Events:

    1. Members may compete in an event at the NLC more than once if they have not previously placed in the top ten of that event at the NLC.  If a member places in the top ten of an event at the NLC, they are no longer eligible to compete in that event.  This eliminates the exceptions for team events that were previously in place, as this change will now affect all events.  This change was announced by National FBLA and is effective with the 2022-2023 (last year) FBLA year.  For a list of Pennsylvania FBLA High School 9-12 winners, click here for a historical list of NLC winners.  Advisers should only be concerned with the following NLCs:  2023 (Atlanta), 2022 (Chicago), 2021 (virtual), and 2020 (virtual).
    2. For PA FBLA-related events, students may repeat in the same event as long as they have not placed in the top 10 at the NLC.  For team events, any and all students may repeat on the team as long as the students did not place in the top 10 at the NLC.  For example, a student may repeat in Business Calculations each year of the four years a student may be a member UNLESS he/she placed in the top 10 at the NLC.  Once that student places in the top 10 at the NLC, that student or the members of a team may not compete in that event again.  The same policy change applies to any and all students in team events such as Entrepreneurship or Parliamentary Procedure, for example.  This policy change immediately replaces previous guidelines that permitted members of a team to repeat, even if they had placed in the top 10 at the NLC.
    3. Note:  This policy change does not apply to the four chapter events as a chapter may assign any students to present on behalf of a chapter.  A student may participate in one chapter event in multiple years – even if he/she placed in the top 10 at an NLC.  The four chapter events are:  (1) American Enterprise Project, (2) Community Service Project, (3) Local Chapter Annual Business Report, (4) Partnership with Business Project.

Reported RLC Dates by Region Advisers:

Region 01:

  1. Region Adviser:  Barbara Miller, Northwestern High School, bmiller@nwsd.org
  2. RLC Date:  January 17, 2024
  3. RLC Registration Deadline:  December 13, 2023
  4. RLC Online Objective Tests Administration Window:  January 02-09, 2024
  5. RLC Production Tests Administration Window: January 02-10, 2024
  6. RLC Location:  Penn State University — The Behrend Campus

Region 02:

  1. Region Adviser:  Jeanne Pursel, Neshannock J/S High School, jpursel@ntsd.org | LeAnn Petro, Wilmington Area High School, petro@wasd.school
  2. RLC Date:  January 09, 2024
  3. RLC Registration Deadline:  November 30, 2023
  4. RLC Online Objective Tests Administration Window:  December 11-20, 2023
  5. RLC Production Tests Administration Window:  not offered by the region
  6. RLC Location:  Slippery Rock University

Region 03:

  1. Region Adviser:  Adelle Dolney, Penns Manor High School, dolneyad@pennsmanor.org | Hannah Gnagey, Homer-Center High School, hgnagey@homercenter.org | Tyson Ellenberger, Marion Center High School, tellenberger@mcasd.net
  2. RLC Date:  December 20, 2023
  3. RLC Registration Deadline:  November 22, 2023
  4. RLC Online Objective Tests Administration Window:  December 04-15, 2023
  5. RLC Production Tests Administration Window:  December 01-08, 2023
  6. RLC Location:  Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Eberly College of Business

Region 04:

  1. Region Adviser:  Janet Skiles, Retired Educator, jskiles@pafbla.us
  2. RLC Date:  January 08, 2024
  3. RLC Registration Deadline:  November 29, 2023
  4. RLC Online Objective Tests Administration Window:  December 06-18, 2023
  5. RLC Production Tests Administration Window: December 06-18, 2023
  6. RLC Location:  DoubleTree by Hilton, Meadowlands, PA

Region 05:

  1. Region Adviser:  Steve Walter, Claysburg-Kimmel High School, swalter@cksdbulldogs.com | Bonnie Makin Forest Hills High School, bmakin@fhrangers.org
  2. RLC Date:  January 24, 2024
  3. RLC Registration Deadline:  November 21, 2023
  4. RLC Online Objective Tests Administration Window:  January 04-12, 2024
  5. RLC Production Tests Administration Window: January 04-12, 2024
  6. RLC Location:  Saint Francis University

Region 06:

  1. Region Adviser:  Lena Showers-Lewis, Littlestown High School, lewisl@lasd.k12.pa.us
  2. RLC Date:  December 19, 2023
  3. RLC Registration Deadline:  November 22, 2023
  4. RLC Online Objective Tests Administration Window:  November 29-December 08, 2023
  5. RLC Production Tests Administration Window: November 29-December 08, 2023
  6. RLC Location:  York College of PA

Region 07:

  1. Region Adviser:  Heather Zimmerman, Muncy J/S High School, hzimmerman@muncysd.k12.pa.us
  2. RLC Date:  January 03, 2024
  3. RLC Registration Deadline:  December 01, 2023
  4. RLC Online Objective Tests Administration Window:  December 06-20, 2023
  5. RLC Production Tests Administration Window:  not offered by the region
  6. RLC Location:  Pennsylvania College of Technology

Region 08:

  1. Region Adviser:  Kelly Ackerman, Fleetwood Area High School, kackerman@fleetwoodasd.org
  2. RLC Date:  December 18, 2023
  3. RLC Registration Deadline:  December 04, 2023
  4. RLC Online Objective Tests Administration Window:  administered the day of the RLC
  5. RLC Production Tests Administration Window:  December 06-13, 2023
  6. RLC Location:  Albright College

Region 09:

  1. Region Adviser:  Stephanie Shrake, Avon Grove High School, sshrake@avongrove.org
  2. RLC Date:  December 11, 2023
  3. RLC Registration Deadline:  November 18, 2023
  4. RLC Online Objective Tests Administration Window:  December 04-08, 2023
  5. RLC Production Tests Administration Window:  not offered by the region
  6. RLC Location:  Avon Grove High School

Region 10:

  1. Region Adviser:  Roxanne Delon, Central Valley High School, rdelon@centralvalleysd.net
  2. RLC Date:  January 09, 2024
  3. RLC Registration Deadline:  December 08, 2023
  4. RLC Online Objective Tests Administration Window:  December 13-21, 2023
  5. RLC Production Tests Administration Window:  December 12-18, 2023
  6. RLC Location:  Robert Morris University

Region 11:

  1. Region Adviser:  Anthony Kobus, Penn Hills High School, akobus@phsd.k12.pa.us
  2. RLC Date:  January 09, 2024
  3. RLC Registration Deadline:  November 22, 2023
  4. RLC Online Objective Tests Administration Window:  December 11-15, 2023
  5. RLC Production Tests Administration Window:  December 04-08, 2023
  6. RLC Location:  St. Vincent College

Region 12:

  1. Region Adviser:  Janice Farley, William Tennent High School, farlja@centennialsd.org
  2. RLC Date:  December 14, 2023
  3. RLC Registration Deadline:  November 21, 2023
  4. RLC Online Objective Tests Administration Window:  December 04-08, 2023
  5. RLC Production Tests Administration Window:  November 29-December 04, 2023
  6. RLC Location:  Delaware Valley University

Region 13:

  1. Region Adviser:  Bruce Boncal, PA FBLA Executive Director, bboncal@pafbla.us | Derek Selleck, PA FBLA Competitive Events Coordinator, dselleck@pafbla.us
  2. RLC Date:  January 10, 2024
  3. RLC Registration Deadline:  December 08, 2023
  4. RLC Online Objective Tests Administration Window:  December 13-21, 2023
  5. RLC Production Tests Administration Window: December 12-18, 2023
  6. RLC Location:  Robert Morris University

Region 14:

  1. Region Adviser:  Carri Donmoyer, Bald Eagle Area High School, carri.donmoyer@beasd.net | Rebecca Leitzell, Bellefonte Area High School, rleitzel@basd.net
  2. RLC Date:  December 15, 2023
  3. RLC Registration Deadline:  November 21, 2023
  4. RLC Online Objective Tests Administration Window:  November 29-December 08, 2023
  5. RLC Production Tests Administration Window: November 29-December 06, 2023
  6. RLC Location:  South Hills School of Business

Region 15:

  1. Region Adviser:  Amy Sullivan, Cedar Crest High School, asullivan@clsd.k12.pa.us | Michelle Sweigert, Central Dauphin High School, msweigert@cdschools.org | Amy Weddle, Eastern Lebanon County High School, aweddle@elcosd.org
  2. RLC Date:  December 11, 2023
  3. RLC Registration Deadline:  November 22, 2023
  4. RLC Online Objective Tests Administration Window:  November 29-December 06, 2023
  5. RLC Production Tests Administration Window: November 29-December 06, 2023
  6. RLC Location:  Central Penn College

Region 16

  1. Region Adviser:  Lisa Joyce, Pittston Area High School, lisa.joyce@pittstonarea.com | David Joyce, Wilkes-Barre Area CTC, djoyce@wbactc.org
  2. RLC Date:  January 09, 2024
  3. RLC Registration Deadline:  November 22, 2023
  4. RLC Online Objective Tests Administration Window:  December 04-08, 2023
  5. RLC Production Tests Administration Window: December 04-07, 2023
  6. RLC Location:  The Woodlands Inn/performance events at Pittston Area High School

Region 17:

  1. Region Adviser:  Melissa McDonald, Chestnut Ridge High School, mmcdonald@crlions.org
  2. RLC Date:  December 13, 2023
  3. RLC Registration Deadline:  November 29, 2023
  4. RLC Online Objective Tests Administration Window:  December 04-11, 2023
  5. RLC Production Tests Administration Window: December 04-11, 2023
  6. RLC Location:  ACM Everett

Region 18:

  1. Region Adviser:  Kristi Ryland, Cocalico High School, kryland@cocalico.org
  2. RLC Date:  December 19, 2023
  3. RLC Registration Deadline:  December 18, 2023
  4. RLC Online Objective Tests Administration Window:  December 21, 2023-January 12, 2024
  5. RLC Production Tests Administration Window: December 21, 2023-January 12, 2024
  6. RLC Location:  Hempfield High School

Region 19:

  1. Region Adviser:  Charles Horner, Radnor High School, charles.horner@rtsd.org | Jessica Mini, Haverford High School, jmini@haverfordsd.net
  2. RLC Date:  January 29, 2024
  3. RLC Registration Deadline:  December 01, 2023
  4. RLC Online Objective Tests Administration Window:  December 11-20, 2023
  5. RLC Production Tests Administration Window: December 11-20, 2023
  6. RLC Location:  Widener University

Region 20:

  1. Region Adviser:  Jessica Sundling, Upper Dublin High School, udhsfbla@udsd.org
  2. RLC Date:  December 13, 2023
  3. RLC Registration Deadline:  November 27, 2023
  4. RLC Online Objective Tests Administration Window:  December 04-08, 2023
  5. RLC Production Tests Administration Window: December 04-08, 2023
  6. RLC Location:  Upper Dublin Public Library

Region 21:

  1. Region Adviser:  Jennifer Danzeisen, Palmerton Area High School, jdanzeisen@palmerton.org | Kerry Palumbo, Palmerton Area High School, kpalumbo@palmerton.org
  2. RLC Date:  January 04, 2024
  3. RLC Registration Deadline:  November 24, 2023
  4. RLC Online Objective Tests Administration Window:  November 29-December 08, 2023
  5. RLC Production Tests Administration Window:  November 29-December 08, 2023
  6. RLC Location:  Palmerton Area High School

Region 22:

  1. Region Adviser:  Melissa Monte, Wallenpaupack Area High School, monteme@wallenpaupack.org
  2. RLC Date:  January 09, 2024
  3. RLC Registration Deadline:  November 21, 2023
  4. RLC Online Objective Tests Administration Window:  December 04-15, 2023
  5. RLC Production Tests Administration Window: December 04-15, 2023
  6. RLC Location:  University of Scranton

Region 23:

  1. Region Adviser:  Dan Frake, Selinsgrove Area High School, dfrake@seal-pa.org | Renee Hughes, Pine Grove Area High School, rhughes@pgasd.com
  2. RLC Date:  December 15, 2023
  3. RLC Registration Deadline:  November 22, 2023
  4. RLC Online Objective Tests Administration Window: November 29-December 08, 2023
  5. RLC Production Tests Administration Window: November 29-December 08, 2023
  6. RLC Location:  Susquehanna University

Region 24:

  1. Region Adviser:  John Good, Peters Township High School, goodj@pt-sd.org
  2. RLC Date:  January 04, 2024
  3. RLC Registration Deadline:  December 06, 2023
  4. RLC Online Objective Tests Administration Window:  December 11, 12, or 14 (at local chapter schools)
  5. RLC Production Tests Administration Window:  December 11-15, 2023
  6. RLC Location:  Pittsburgh Technical College

Region 25:

  1. Region Adviser:  Mike Gardner, Franklin Learning Center, migardner@philasd.org
  2. RLC Date:  December 14, 2023
  3. RLC Registration Deadline:  November 28, 2023
  4. RLC Online Objective Tests Administration Window:  December 04-08, 2023
  5. RLC Production Tests Administration Window: December 04-08, 2023
  6. RLC Location:  Temple University

Region 26:

  1. Region Adviser:  Riley Brown, Big Spring High School, rbrown@bigspringsd.org
  2. RLC Date:  December 18, 2023
  3. RLC Registration Deadline:  November 22, 2023
  4. RLC Online Objective Tests Administration Window:  December 01-08, 2023
  5. RLC Production Tests Administration Window: December 01-08, 2023
  6. RLC Location:  Shippensburg University

Region 27:

  1. Region Adviser:  Kathy McHenry, Mountain View J/S High School, kmchenry@mvsd.net
  2. RLC Date:  December 18, 2023
  3. RLC Registration Deadline:  November 30, 2023
  4. RLC Online Objective Tests Administration Window:  administered on day of the RLC
  5. RLC Production Tests Administration Window:  December 11-15, 2023
  6. RLC Location:  Lackawanna College

Region 28:

  1. Region Adviser:  Beverly Klein, Easton Area High School, kleinb@eastonsd.org | JoAnn Peralta, Southern Lehigh High School, peraltaj@slsd.org
  2. RLC Date: January 09, 2024
  3. RLC Registration Deadline:  November 21, 2023
  4. RLC Online Objective Tests Administration Window:  November 29-December 08, 2023
  5. RLC Production Tests Administration Window: November 29-December 08, 2023
  6. RLC Location:  Lehigh Carbon Community College

Region 29:

  1. Region Adviser:  Jake Sarwar, PA FBLA Virtual Chapter, jsarwar@pafbla.us
  2. RLC Date:  January 18, 2024
  3. RLC Registration Deadline:  December 20, 2023
  4. RLC Online Objective Tests Administration Window:  January 08-15, 2024
  5. RLC Production Tests Administration Window:  not offered by the region
  6. RLC Location:  virtual region
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