2026 STATE TECHNICAL STANDARDS • PAGE 203 Online Online Resumé Resumé Submission Submission SERIES: TEAM LEADERSHIP EVENTS COMMUNITY ACTION PROJECT COMMUNITY ACTION PROJECT Series Director: MINDY GAUTHIER • 401-297-7723 • [email protected] Competition: Best Western - Northboro Room with Event Managers: Sherry Anderson & Diane Swenson REQUIREMENTS AND SCOPE OF CONTEST Advisors will be sent log-on information for the Championship HUB Championship HUB, which will be open on April 10. Contestants must submit an electronic copy of their resumé to the HUB HUB by April 27, by 5:00pm. Contestants must submit the required elegibility letter along with the Notebook along with the Notebook. A PDF file of the Notebook must be emailed to [email protected][email protected] on or before April 1. Clothing Requirements: avoid a clothing penalty SkillsUSA attire: - Red SkillsUSA blazer, windbreaker or sweater, or black or red SkillsUSA jacket. - Button-up, collared, white dress shirt (accompanied by a plain, solid black tie), white blouse (collarless or small collard) or white turtleneck, with any collar to not extend to the lapel area of the blazer, sweater, windbreaker or jacket. - Black dress slacks or black dress skirt (knee-length) Wearing socks or hose is no longer required. If worn, socks must be black dress socks and hose must be either black or skin-tone and seamless/non pattern. - Black dress shoes NO cell phones or SmartWatches allowed Tool Requirements: Contestants must submit online a one-page type-written resume, failure to do so will result in a 10-point penalty per person 1. Supplied by the technical committee: a. Copy of SkillsUSA Massachusetts Technical Standards and all necessary information for judges and technical committee b. The committee will identify a holding area and presentation room c. Stopwatch/Timer d. Table and chair will be made available for the contestant, to use if needed 2. Supplied by the Contestant: a. A projector and screen may be used if using electronic media; however, it must be provided by the contestant b. Presentation media, such as laptop computer, poster boards c. Notebook, a digital version submitted ahead of competition and the original brought to competition d. All competitors must create a one-page resumé and submit an electronic copy to the HUB HUB on or before the posted deadline on or before the posted deadline. e. Required eligibility letter must be submitted through the HUB HUB by the assigned deadline. State associations having restrictions on release of this information may submit a letter of eligibility that simply states, “I certify that (student’s name) meets the eligibility requirements for the SkillsUSA Community Action Project contest and is currently on an Individual Education Plan (IEP). Individual Education Plan (IEP).” The letter must be signed by the school official, who must also include his or her title. An advisor does not count as the school official for this documentation. Time Limits: Contestants’ presentation must be a minimum of 5 minutes and a maximum of 10 minutes. Penalties apply for presentations less than the 5 minutes or greater than the 10 minutes in increments of 30 seconds or fraction thereof. Purpose: To evaluate a team of two contestants’ ability to develop, execute, document and present a project that was completed in their community or school and which provides a benefit or learning experience to the community or school. This event also enables the community to become aware of the outstanding work being performed by career and technical education students. Observers: Only the team’ s Advisor WILL BE allowed to watch contestants compete No other observers will be allowed in the contest. Eligibility (Team of 2): Open to active SkillsUSA members enrolled in career and technical programs with entry level job skills as the oc- cupational objective. A letter from the appropriate school official on the school letterhead stating that both contestants are classified under the provisions of Public Law 105-17, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 1997, is required for participation. The contestant MUST be on an IEP, and please note that a 504 does not qualify for this contest a 504 does not qualify for this contest. Notebook Notebook Submission Submission by April 1 by April 1 Eligibility Eligibility Letter in Letter in Notebook Notebook
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