50.0 - 52.3 CT Student Organizations

Career Technology’s commitment to student organizations stems from the belief that the total development of individuals is essential to the preparation of competent workers. Research and experience have shown us that student organization activities are the most effective way to teach some of the critical skills that are necessary if our students are to reach their fullest potential. 

Great Plains Technology Center offers the opportunity for every student to participate in one of five (5) student organizations. These organizations are considered an integral part of each program offered at Great Plains Technology Center and are sponsored by the instructors. Each Program is part of a division within education, and each division sponsors a student organization. The five (5) organizations, along with their respective divisions, represented at Great Plains Technology Center (Comanche County Campus) are as follows: Business Professionals of America (BPA), Business Education Division; Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA), Health Service Careers; SkillsUSA, Trade and Industrial Education Division; Technology Students of America (TSA), STEM Division; Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), Family Consumer Sciences Education Division, and Educators Rising, Guidance Division; Future Educators Association (FEA), . Great Plains Technology Center (Tillman/Kiowa County Campus) offers: BPA, SkillsUSA, & HOSA only.

Each secondary Program at Great Plains Technology Center will be a unit of the respective student organization club chapter and should elect a slate of officers. This slate of officers should consist of a minimum of three (3); President, Secretary/Treasurer, and Reporter.

The major functions of the chapter units are as follows:

A. Conduct business relating to their class activities;
B. Participate in fund-raising activities;
C. Support the all school chapter activities.

Each program instructor will be the advisor for his/her respective class.

52.1 Fund Raising 

Any of the individual and chapter’s students will be permitted to have approved fund raising activities to include crowd funding. Each activity must be cleared with the administration. There will be no fund raising activities in partner high schools.

52.2 Activity Trips 

All trips or activities, regardless of location, must be scheduled through the Executive Director of Instructional Development. Student’s attending activities (whether away from school or on school property) will be subject to the provisions of the student code. Students must be deemed eligible by their home school before attending any Great Plains Technology Center sponsored activity, which involves being absent from their home school classes.

52.3 Activity Trips Fees 

If a trip involves a fee, in most cases this fee will be paid by the organization’s activity account. If a student commits to attend the trip and the fee is prepaid, that student must attend the trip or reimburse the organization the total amount prepaid.