The School-Based Enterprise (SBE) at Stafford Technical Center of Rutland, Vermont was among the 43 school stores that achieved Gold Level Certification this year and will be recognized at DECA’s International Career Development Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. The students that worked on the Certification were Brianna Allen of Mill River Union High School, and Christina Campo of Proctor High School with the assistance of their advisor Cheryl Niedzwiecki and instructor, Sandy Leonard. Stafford Technical Center has operated an SBE for over 20 years and is to be commended for this achievement. However, the campus store was renamed Campus Common Grounds just three years ago after a student contest produced its name.
DECA’s School-based Enterprise (SBE) Certification Program was developed to provide recognition for outstanding achievement by school-based enterprises and to motivate SBEs to strive for excellence and to grow.
School stores can be certified at three levels: Bronze, Silver or Gold. In order to apply for the certification, SBEs must submit extensive documentation showing how they have achieved set standards that are outlined in the Certification Guidelines. After the documentation is submitted, a Review Committee evaluates the documentation to determine which level of certification has been achieved.
DECA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit student organization preparing its membership for careers in marketing, management and entrepreneurship. DECA operates in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Canada, Germany and Mexico through charters held by each state’s/province’s department of education. DECA has over 185,000 members nationwide.
Complete information about DECA’s School-based Enterprise Certification Program can be found at, www.schoolbasedenterprises.org.