State Leadership Conference
April 25-26, 2024
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Location: Ohio Expo Center – Location Kasich Hall - 717 East 17th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43211

Registration Opens: March 20, 2024
Registration Closes: April 8, 2024

Registration Rates:

• Affiliated Chapter Member: $45
• Non-Affiliated Chapter Member: $50
• Adviser(s): $20
• Parents and Guests: $20
• Administrators: Free

Parking Pass Information:

• One-time entry parking pass $7
• Unlimited entry $20
• School transportation vehicles do not require a pass. 

Career Development Event Information

• All State Qualifiers must register for State Leadership Conference
• Baking and Pastry: $40 per entry
• Culinary Arts: $40 per entry
• All other Career Development Events no additional costs

All invoices are final once submitted. Please send all payments to Ohio FCCLA, 25 South Front Street, MS 611, Columbus, Ohio 43215-4183. Make checks payable to "Ohio FCCLA". On-site registration will be available. 

Ohio FCCLA Endowment: Contribute to Ohio FCCLA Endowment by checking the box for the amount you wish to donate (increments of $25).

Registration Required Questions: Participant question: Will you attend the 2024 National Leadership Conference in Seattle, Washington if you qualify?

Advisers are the Subject Matter Experts: Please check the Career Development Events you are willing to evaluate.

The Office of Career-Technical Education and Ohio FCCLA State Office have the expectation that advisers will help facilitate Career Development Event competitions in the role of Subject Matter Experts at the regional, state, and national levels. Ohio FCCLA State Staff members are key in identifying qualified evaluators, room consultants, and event volunteers. Because Career Development Events operate on a limited budget, unpaid volunteers are essential. Chapters are responsible for providing one evaluator and/or room consultant for every three event participants.  

General Conference Information

State Leadership Conference Dress Code Policy

Culinary Career Development Events: April 20, 2024, Hocking College, McClenaghan Center for Hospitality Training - 15770 State Route 691, Nelsonville, OH 45764

Career Development Events: April 25, 2024 – Kasich Hall

Voting Delegates Policy: Number of delegates per chapter can be found on the Ohio FCCLA website under State Leadership Conference.

Stage Recognition: Chapter member(s) receiving onstage recognition must report to their assigned seating area 30 minutes prior to the start of the session. Members who choose not to comply with the Ohio FCCLA Dress Code Policy, forfeits the opportunity to be recognized onstage.

Individual and Chapter Awards: (Recipients must be present to receive the award)

• Early Childhood Education Signing Day
• FCCLA/LifeSmarts Knowledge Bowl Championship Qualifier
• FCCLA/Knowledge Matters Virtual Business Challenge
• Go For the RED Award – Ohio
• National Online STAR Events Qualifiers
• National Programs Award
• New Chapter Award
• Ohio FACTS Initiative
• Ohio Families First Initiative
• Ohio FCCLA Endowment Scholarship
• Outstanding Chapter Award
• Power of One
• Say Yes to FCS
• Service Hours Award
• State Degree
• State Outreach Award
• State Project Award

Career Development Events Recognition:

• Friday, April 26 all state qualifiers (each event, each level) will have stage recognition and must be in official dress.
• Hospitality and Tourism members may wear the Ohio FCCLA Culinary Uniform.
• A photographer will be on site to take pictures of all the award winners.
• Rubrics will be available for downloading in the Adviser portal by April 30, 2024.

Miscellaneous:

No Food items prepared by anyone other than Schmidt’s Catering is permitted to be served alongside our catered events.