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Membership System Information
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LOGGING IN
Website: https://membership.decaregistration.com/deca#
Username: This is your chapter ID. All Texas DECA chapters begin with 145H-(then either a 4- or 5-digit number)
Password: set by you
Issues logging in:
FORGOT CHAPTER ID?
o If you are a returning chapter you can search for a previous invoice in your email from
tx-deca@decaregistration.com
o If you are a new chapter you can search for your approval status information titled “Your Chapter Request Has
Been Approved”
FORGOT CHAPTER PASSWORD?
o Once on the membership website (https://membership.decaregistration.com/deca#) click the blue button
labeled “Forgot Password”.
– You will need the following information
• Chapter ID
• Advisor Email
• First & Last Name
o An email to reset will then be sent
See contact information at the bottom of the page in the event these remedies don’t work.
STARTING MEMBERSHIP FOR A NEW ACADEMIC YEAR
Each year you will be tasked with Graduating and doing a Roll Forward of your students’ Grade in the system. To do this take the following steps:
Part 1: Graduate
• Once in the membership site find the red button labeled ‘Graduate’.
• The system will then populate your screen with students listed as grade 12 during the 19-20 academic year.
On this screen you can update their post-graduation email address if you’d like, or you can move forward to
the next step.
• Select which students you want to move to your alumni tab (this does not add them to an invoice, it just
moves them to a different screen for now) using the checkbox under the “Graduating” tab. Once you have
those students selected you can click “Graduation Complete” at the bottom of the page. (Note: You may also
elect to drop them but having their names and contact information on the alumni tab allows you to track and
keep a database of former members, with the hopes of engaging them later. Again, you are not billed for
their membership unless you later add them as an alumni/professional).
• A confirmation dialogue box will appear for your approval. Click Yes if you’re ready to move on.
Part 2: Updating the remaining students from the previous year
• Click on the Red Edit Students button
• Here you must update the remaining student roster from previous years. If a student is not returning you may
elect to Drop them from this list at this time using the “Drop” button on the right side of that student’s row.
o Click the blue button labeled Bulk Grade Rollforward > Confirm
o Scroll to bottom of the page and click Bulk Edit Complete > Yes
– The number one call we receive is from advisor’s that don’t see this new button appear after the
rollforward
o Once complete, you are now able to add new students
Part 3: Add your new members
• After graduating and rolling forward your previous roster, the Edit Students button is now replaced with an
Add Students button.
• You may add students three different ways:
o Individual member entry
o Bulk CSV Upload (recommended)
o Bulk Member CSV Entry
o There are templates available for both Bulk options to make it easier for you.
• Information required to submit students
o First and Last Name
o Years as a DECA Member
– This includes the current year, so all new members will have a 1, and returning members may be 2-4.
o Grade in school
– 9-12 format
o Member Title
– Ex: Chapter member, chapter officer, etc.
o Information asked, but not required
o Gender & Demographic
– You may select the Opt-Out option for both of these
o Contact Information
– Phone Number and Email address
o Date of Birth
o Field of Employment
o T-Shirt Size
After you add and review your students, click Select/De-Select All to decide which students you will then submit for membership and be invoiced for using the red Submit Membership button.
You will have a few options on invoices and payment, including paying by credit card with 0% convenience fee, entering a PO number (you’ll then need to process the PO for payment) and clicking pay later (then start the payment process on your end).
Membership Statuses
The membership system has three identifications for membership: unsubmitted, submitted and not paid, and paid. You can tell the current status of your roster by viewing the Students tab of https://membership.decaregistration.com/deca#
Unsubmitted
This means that their information is in the system, but has not yet been invoiced, therefore they are not yet official members. In the system, this is indicated by having a checkbox next to their name as shown below. To submit, you will need to check that box and hit the red Submit Membership button.
Submitted, but not paid
This means that you have submitted your student(s) but the payment has not yet been received or processed by National DECA. The phrase Pending will appear to the left of the student. Pending status allows them to participate in programs like the Virtual Business Challenge, Stock Market Game, and the free online practice testing provided by Texas DECA. You will receive a payment receipt via email once processed, and the members on that invoice will be converted to paid.
Paid
This is the final step for membership and will allow you to register these students for District competitions. The phrase Member will appear next to their name. They will also then be able to access the student portal for items like previous ICDC transcripts and their membership card.
Helpful Contacts
If you have membership system questions, feel free to reach out. The following individuals can help you with the membership site questions:
National DECA
• Monday-Friday 7:30 am – 3:30 pm CST (VA office)
• Phone: 703-860-5000
• Michael Mount – michael@deca.org
Texas DECA
• Monday-Friday – 9:00 am – 6:00 pm CST
• Office Phone: 817-900-8037
• Josh Shankle – Shankle@texasdeca.org
• Nicole Willis – willis@texasdeca.org
• Shawn Barry – contact@texasdeca.org
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For 2022-2023 you will assume the role of a financial consultant to a local bank.
The bank is looking to close some of its brick-and-mortar locations and transition more of its services to an online/virtual platform. The bank is seeking your recommendation on what services could be transitioned to an online-only banking platform without compromising customer service to its customers.
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BUSINESS OPERATIONS RESEARCH EVENTS
The 2022-2023 topic for each career category is to research an existing business’s website, products, and/or services and develop a strategic plan to adopt a hyper-personalization approach.
Today companies are tracking and collecting large amounts of customer data and are using artificial intelligence to determine patterns within the data to simulate a customer’s thought process. Consumers have raised concerns about privacy and ethics in regards to this type of data collection. Participants will develop a strategic plan to enhance and improve the company’s existing products and/or services by incorporating this approach and addressing consumer concerns.
FINANCIAL CONSULTING (FCE)
For 2022-2023 you will assume the role of a financial consultant to a local bank or credit union.
The bank or credit union is looking to close some of its brick-and-mortar locations and transition more of its services to an online/virtual platform. The bank or credit union is seeking your recommendation on what services could be transitioned to an online-only banking platform without compromising customer service to its customers.
HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM PROFESSIONAL SELLING (HTPS)
For 2022-2023 you will assume the role of a sales representative for a technology firm that specializes in touchless technology integration.
A local amusement park owner has scheduled a meeting with you to discuss how to implement touchless customer options and learn about the types of products that can be integrated into their company to benefit their business.
PROFESSIONAL SELLING (PSE)
For 2022-2023 you will assume the role of a sales representative of a virtual human resource firm that specializes in employee accountability.
Since the pandemic, the company is allowing workers to work remotely and is looking for a solution to hold employees accountable for their workload. The chief operations officer of a major company has scheduled a meeting with you because he/she is interested in using your services to ensure accountability in the virtual workplace.
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Each Chapter/ Marketing Education teacher unit may have TWENTY FIVE (25) total entries, in any combination, in the following events:
Principles of Business Administration Events (must be the first year on a DECA Roster)
PBM Principles of Business Management and Administration
PFN Principles of Finance
PHT Principles of Hospitality and Tourism
PMK Principles of Marketing
Individual Series Events
ACT Accounting Applications Series
AAM Apparel & Accessories Marketing Series
ASM Automotive Services Marketing Series
BFS Business Finance Series
BSM Business Services Marketing Series
ENT Entrepreneurship Series
FMS Food Marketing Series
HLM Hotel and Lodging Management Series
HRM Human Resources Management Series
MCS Marketing Communications Series
QSRM Quick Serve Restaurant Management Series
RFSM Restaurant and Food Service Management Series
RMS Retail Merchandising Series
SEM Sport and Entertainment Marketing Series
Integrated Marketing Campaign
IMCE Integrated Marketing Campaign - Event
IMCP Integrated Marketing Campaign - Product
IMCS Integrated Marketing Campaign - Service
Professional Selling Events
FCE Financial Consulting
HTPS Hospitality and Tourism Professional Selling
PSE Professional Selling Event Personal
Financial Literacy Event
PFL Personal Financial Literacy
Each Chapter/ Marketing Education teacher unit may enter ELEVEN (11) teams, in any combination, in the following events:
Business Operations Research Events
BOR Business Services Operations Research Event
BMOR Buying and Merchandising Operations Research Event
FOR Finance Operations Research Event
HTOR Hospitality and Tourism Operations Research Event
SEOR Sports and Entertainment Marketing Operations Research Event
Entrepreneurship Events
EIP Entrepreneurship Innovation Plan
ESB Entrepreneurship Start-Up Business Plan
EIB Entrepreneurship Independent Business Plan
EFB Entrepreneurship Franchise Business Plan
IBP International Business Plan
EBG Entrepreneurship Business Growth Plan
Each Chapter/ Marketing Education teacher unit may enter EIGHT (8) teams, in any combination, in the following events:
Team Decision Making Events
BLTDM Business Law and Ethics Team Decision Making Event
BTDM Buying and Merchandising Team Decision Making Event
ETDM Entrepreneurship Team Decision Making Event
FTDM Financial Services Team Decision Making Event
HTDM Hospitality Services Team Decision Making Event
MTDM Marketing Management Team Decision Making Event
STDM Sports & Entertainment Marketing Team Decision Making Event
TTDM Travel & Tourism Team Decision Making Event
Each Chapter/ Marketing Education teacher unit may enter SIX (6) total teams, in any combination, in the following events:
Project Management Events
PMBS Business Solutions Project
PMCD Career Development Project
PMCA Community Awareness Project
PMCG Community Giving Project
PMFL Financial Literacy Project
PMSP Sales Project
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