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The CAREER TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM manages six State Associations of Career Technical Student Organizations in New Mexico under the direction and administration of the Region IX Education Cooperative. Region IX Education Cooperative is a state agency administratively attached to the Public Education Department. |
DECA
DECA is a high school and post secondary professional development student organization for student enrolled in aspects Marketing Education. DECA chapters operate in over 4,500 high schools across the U.S., Puerto Rico, Guam and Canada. With over 172,000 members (mostly juniors and seniors), DECA’s high school division is recognized and endorsed by all 50 state departments of education and the U.S Department of Education.
Membership in the high school division is restricted to students with a career interest in hospitality, finance, sales and service, business administration and/or entrepreneurship. DECA programs are co-curricular, meaning programs are based on nationally recognized
standards in one or more of the curriculum areas.
DECA provides specific programs for the classroom teacher to use in student development and achievement. These programs can be organized into four (4) categories; Leadership Development, Community Service, Skill Assessment and Academic Skill Development.