THIS IS HOW WE DO DECA

Bring your
classroom to life

DECA enriches teaching and learning by providing cutting edge resources to integrate into classroom instruction.

NOVEMBER

This Month with DECA

DECA curates three big ideas each month for DECA chapters and advisors.

Using Business Partners in Your Classroom

Business professionals in your community can play a crucial role in the success of your chapter. They can provide insight into current industry trends as guest speakers in your classroom, help prepare members for competition by practicing role-play scenarios, provide guidance and support as partners with members for a written event and be resources for work-based learning, employment, internships, mentoring—and much more!

Competitive Events Exam Preparation

DECA’s exams are rigorous, industry-validated, multiple-choice, 100-item exams based on National Curriculum Standards. DECA currently uses seven exams for our competitive events. Each exam item represents a specific performance indicator from the respective national curriculum standards.

DECA Month + Chapter Campaigns

DECA offers five unique Chapter Campaigns that will help you grow your chapter and build lasting partnerships within your school and community. There are also great awards for DECA chapters that attain recognition through DECA’s Chapter Campaigns. These campaigns include: Membership, Promotion, Community Service, Ethical Leadership and Advocacy (takes place in February).

APPLY BY OCTOBER 2

SBE Innovation Grant

NRF Foundation is providing three (3) $1000 SBE Innovation grants to DECA advisors who operate a school-based enterprise (SBE) at their school to use for customer experience improvements, merchandising projects, technology initiatives, or marketing campaigns. Deadline to apply is October 2, 2026.

Classroom Connection

Role-plays. Performance Indicators. A Little Humor.

DECA has partnered with BusinessU to create a new Role-Play Prep Series! “DECA At The Bell” is an interactive, video-based series. It includes role-play prompts aligned to Performance Indicators.

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING Conferences

Enhance Your Teaching

DECA’s Professional Learning Series offers conferences full of training, resources and networking for chapter advisors to enhance teaching, improve performance, integrate DECA into the classroom and fulfill certification requirements for continual professional development.

Questions?

Contact DECA staff
for more information.

Hollianne Sprowl
Education Manager
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