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Ohio HOSA Weekly Newsletter

NEW In This Issue Free Advisor Webinars Medical Forms TALL Program National HOSA Virtual Resources New Guidelines for 2020-21 Competitive Events Previous Week's News 2020-21 Dates Regionals, FLC, SLC Virtual Fall Leadership Conference

Greetings! Good morning! Last minute reminder. We encourage ALL advisors to sign up for one of the two Webinars (August 4 or August 6th) to get the inside scoop about the upcoming HOSA year. Details below. Please read our newsletter carefully as it has updated information in it for the coming school year. If I can be of assistance to you please contact me. Jim Scott, Ohio HOSA State Advisor

UPCOMING EVENTS and DEADLINES August 1, 2020 Membership Opens for 2020-21 School Year August 4, 2020 Advisor Webinar- See details below August 6, 2020 Advisor Webinar - See details below August 12, 2020 Virtual Ohio HOSA, Inc. Board of Directors Meeting August 14, 2020 Virtual FLC Registration Opens

Advisor Webinars Sign Up

Save the date! What are the latest updates to competitive events for the 2020-21 school year? What new resources will National HOSA be making available to all advisors and members this school year? What are the details on how we will be conducting the Fall Leadership Conference and plans for regional competitions? Earn CEU's! Ohio HOSA in partnership with 3B Scientific will be conducting two webinars for all advisors. We invite you to join us on either day – August 4th at 3 PM or August 6th at 11 AM. The 75-minute webinar will get you prepared for the upcoming school year and provide you with details that you can share with your administrators. We are excited to share a new component to this year’s FLC. You will be provided with over 20 lesson plans, worksheets, and quizzes that can be implemented both in the classroom setting and virtually by each advisor and member. Students will be able to work with a working model in any learning environment. Tune in to learn how you and your students will receive these items free! August 4th webinar: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5630562070832380686 August 6th webinar: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8556690166809844494

Medical Forms

Attached are the 2020-21 Medical and Code of conduct forms for your students to complete before they participate in HOSA activities for the upcoming school year. We encourage all students to compete the form at the beginning of the year. Be certain the forms are signed by the appropriate person(s) before sending them to the state office. One advisor shared with me that they are including these forms in their "Start of the School Year" forms given to students the first days of school.

Medical Code of Conduct Forms

TALL Advisor Program - Limited Enrollment

National HOSA is offering a Training for Advisors at the Local Level (TALL) this fall. Sign up is limited to the first 30 advisors. The workshop begins October 19th - November 12th. This 5-week course uses the HOSA Learn Moodle platform. Two virtual orientations session have been scheduled via Zoom: Wednesday, October 14th from 3-4 PM Saturday, October 17th from 1-2 PM The Zoom orientation meetings are optional and can be attended by laptop or phone. It is recommended for participants to have a speaker and webcam on their laptop or download the Zoom mobile app to see course navigation. However, an audio call alone will provide an opportunity for questions and answers. Please email using the link: http://hosa.org/node/701

Personal Protective Equipment Supplies

Are you in need of PPE such as face masks, face shields, gowns, hand sanitizers, etc as you start up the school year? You may wish to contact SCM as you review the below flyer to consider items you may need to open school with your students.

Supply Flyer

Virtual ILC Site Remains Accessible

Please remind your competitors that the Virtual ILC site is still accessible through the end of September. Students can re-visit exhibitor and competitor booths along with the over 60 workshops. They can add to their briefcase and download items until the end of September. This would be another tool you may be able to use as a virtual classroom assignment.

Coming Soon!!! National HOSA - New Classroom Resources

I am excited to share that National HOSA is developing new classroom resources for you and your members. The National HOSA, Inc. Board of Directors Executive Committee has enthusiastically working this summer to address providing value-added resources for advisors as they prepare their students for another exciting HOSA year. Two Task Forces have been established to provide input to National HOSA Headquarters for development of resources including webinars. The Webinar Series Task Force. chaired by Jim Scott, is focused on developing webinars that can be used for educating and training local members and local chapter officers. We are also developing a series of ideas for webinars to assist local chapter advisors. The Task Force is comprised of local advisors, state and national officers, and state advisors from across the country. The Task Force will also be recommending frequency of webinars to be released to local advisors. Final recommendations have been forwarded to Headquarters. As webinars are developed and released we will be notifying you.

2020 - 21 HOSA Dates Announced

The dates for this year's Ohio HOSA Regional and State events are set. Below are a few of the key dates. September 30: Statewide HOSA Advisor Conference October 27-29: Virtual Fall Leadership Conference Regional Competitive Events January 9: Region 3 January 23: Region 7 January 30: Region 2 February 5: Region 5 February 6: Region 6 February 12: Region 1 February 16: Region 4 March 23-24: State Leadership Conference A complete listing of key dates and deadlines can be found on the Ohio HOSA website at www.hosa.org or by clicking on the below link. Please check the calendar on a regular basis as new dates and deadlines as the calendar is a living document.

Ohio HOSA Updated Calendar of Events

Virtual Fall Leadership Conference

Ohio HOSA will be conducting a virtual Fall Leadership Conference. The conference will be conducted over a three-day period (October 27-29). Some of the advantages include: Advisors will have a large number of workshops and seminars to share with their students for up to three days of classroom instruction. All HOSA members will be able to participate for a fraction of the cost it would have cost for them to attend an on-site conference. Workshops and seminars will be presented by the state officers and other special guests being finalized. We will be conducting for the first time ever, statewide delegate committee meetings via ZOOM. Details are being finalized and will be announced as they are finalized. Watch for registration forms and details.

Send an email to Jim Scott to sign up another teacher or your administrators that may benefit from this weekly newsletter.

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