Chapter/Individual Achievement Programs
These projects reward students and chapters for outstanding achievements, exemplary learning, and leadership in the classroom and the community. There is one chapter program: The Chapter Awards Program and an individual program: The Merit Awards Program.
Chapter Awards Program: The Chapter Awards Program will provide recognition at three levels; bronze, silver and gold. The recognition level will be determined by the number and type of activities a chapter completes in each of the categories: membership, chapter standards, promotion/public relations, chapter activities, DECA Week.
Chapters will claim credit for activities by submitting a report consisting of Activity Report Sheets and documentation. Chapters will submit their reports to the State Advisor (or designee) for verification of the Award Achievement level. State Advisors will submit a list of Chapters by level (bronze, silver and gold) to DECA Inc.
Merit Awards Program: DECA's Merit Awards Program (MAP) provides avenues outside the competitive event structure for individual members to engage in a graduated program of competency based self-improvement activities. The program handbook "maps" a self-directed path for exploring marketing and increasing marketing expertise – from the bronze level (knowledge) through the silver (analysis) to the gold (interpretation). With MAP, students receive recognition for their accomplishments on the local, state and national levels.
