District 07 Information and Documents
Your District Coordinator for District Seven is Andi Pope. She can be reached at district7@skillsusatx.org. Your District Director for District Seven is Darlene Mills, she can be reached at: darlene@skillsusatx.org
Your Teacher Advisory Committee representative for District Seven is Joel Casiday. He can be reached at: jcasiday@cocisd.org
Your Board of Directors regional representatives are: David Lanman, david.lanman@wylieisd.net and Rebecca Jan Holland, r_holland@nacisd.org
Please make sure you are joining your district’s advisor group on Signal App. Each district has its own page where advisors and the state office can connect without students. First, you download the app and request to join the D7 Advisor group a group admin will need to approve your request. Join group here: https://signal.group/#CjQKIPl-gLY9yl8Q7Dj-Vw1UwSb7Q6lcQ5a-yeKdvmlxanU0EhCAjhmyJLvCwhqJkYGxrrGw
Number of Voting Delegates Per Chapter: Each Texas chapter will have: a. one delegate for the Texas chapter b. one delegate for each group of 10 members c. one delegate for major fraction of 10 members (more than 5) i.e. 16 members = 3 voting delegates; 15 members = 2 voting delegates. At District Contest and State Conference, your delegates vote for officers and any proposed amendments.
2023 District Officer 7 Application (2024 Application Coming Soon!)
2024 Advisor of the Year Texas Application D7
2024 D7 Outstanding Member Application
New Texas State Pin and T-Shirt Contests. Check the Technical Standards in the Texas Regulations under Texas Only Contests. Be sure to read the directions for files to upload. Free to enter. Deadline to enter is Jan 2nd. Click here to upload. Open to HS and MS, any CTE program for a joined member. All judging and interviews will happen online.
2024 District Contest
Save the date: Feb 8-10, 2024 at LIT and Lamar. Offsite dates and contests coming soon.
D7 Contest Agenda 2024
Registration will open Dec 15 and close on Jan 19. No late registration. Substitutions and cancelations are allowed Jan 20-Jan 24 only. Any information in registration that is not submitted for an invoice by Jan 24 will be deleted. There is no on site registration. An invoice is the only confirmation that you are fully registered, an estimate of fees is not a complete registration. No Refunds after Jan 24. Payments are due Feb 26. Add a 3% fee for credit card transactions. $50/pp, must be a joined member to register. www.skillsusa-register.org
Online PD/Skills Testing window is Jan 20, 8am-Jan 26, 7pm. Click HERE for PD test study guide. If student does not take the test, they will get a ZERO score, no exceptions. The test score is part of the contest score. If entered in multiple contests they will only take the test once. Please register your students with a personal, not a school email address.
Job Exhibit Notebook Score Sheet for district
Deadline for substitutions is Jan 24 at 5pm Substitution-Add Request Form
Advisors must register with their students. Students must have a contestant badge to compete. Job exhibit notebooks must have a registration label to be judged.
Hotel Blocks for D7 Contest
2023 Fall Leadership
Fall Advisor Session PPT
2023 District Contest
D7 Awards PPT 2023
2023 Construction Tool ID D7
2023 Automotive Tool ID D7
2023 D7 Contest Schedule 021623
Conference Liability Form (part of registration but if you need a hard copy you can print it here)
District 07 Events Calendar
Competition Regulations
All Texas Chapters abide by the regulations as outlined in the Texas Regulations. This document outlines registration limits, state, and nationals advancements, Texas Only contests, and more. Please refer to the Texas Regulations for detailed information. Always prepare your students by reading the newest edition of contest guidelines.
- Each conference attendee MUST fill out the SkillsUSA Texas Personal Liability and Medical Release Form for EACH SkillsUSA Texas event they attend. This includes students, advisors and any observers or guests.
National Technical Standards
National contests are listed in the national technical standards a free download with your paid professional membership.
Log on to www.skillsusa-register.org, and you should see a technical standards icon at the bottom of the page after you log in. If you click on that icon you will be directed to: https://mycareeressentials.org. (this platform is called Absorb) Advisors will need to create an account on Absorb to access the Technical Standards. If you need help setting up that account, please contact SkillsUSA’s customer care team at 844-875-4557 for assistance. If you need further help downloading the standards once an account has been established, you can view a short instructional video here: https://youtu.be/aR9Jet0PRP8.
District 7 Coordinator
Andi Pope
district7@skillsusatx.org
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