HIGH SCHOOL COMPETITIVE EVENTS GUIDELINES
DECA’s competitive events program directly supports our mission. As an integral part of the classroom curriculum, DECA’s industry-validated competitive events are aligned with the National Curriculum Standards in the career clusters of marketing, business management and administration, finance, and hospitality and tourism. DECA’s flagship evaluation process involves students in both a written component such as an exam or report and an interactive component with an industry professional serving as a judge. DECA’s competitive events directly contribute to every student being college and career ready when they graduate from high school.
DECA’s Competitive Events Program supports the development of 21st Century Skills and Common Core State Standards. Below are crosswalks which are useful tools when planning lessons which incorporate competitive events.