General Calendar

November 2026

DECA Month
November 1-30

DECA Member Incentive Deadline
November 1

CTE Scholarships and Tuition Awards Application Goes Live
November 2

New Director Leadership Series #2
November 4
via Teams

Tips and Tricks to Prepare Students for the 2027 CTE Scholarship Application Webinar
Tuesday, November 9
11 a.m. - Noon
via Zoom

CTE Directors Meeting
November 19
Utah Valley University, Culinary Arts Institute - Orem, Utah

December 2026

Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) CareerTech Vision Conference
December 2-5
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center - New Orleans, Louisiana

DECA Region 5 Competition
December 4
Utah Tech University - St. George, Utah

DECA Region 4 Competition
December 7
Brigham Young University - Provo, Utah

Computer Science Education Week: Hour of Code
December 7-13

DECA Region 1 Competition
December 8
Weber State University - Ogden, Utah

CTE Consortium Meeting
December 9
9 a.m. - Noon
Virtual Meeting

DECA Region 2 Competition
December 11
Salt Lake Community College - Salt Lake City, Utah

DECA Region 3 Competition
December Date to Be Announced
Utah Valley University - Provo, Utah

January 2027

Perkins Data Quality Training
January 13
Location to Be Announced

New Director Leadership Series #3
January 14
via Teams

DECA Testing Tournaments of Champions
January 20-22

CTE Directors Meeting
Secondary Directors Only
January 27
Virtual Meeting

CTE Scholarships and Tuition Awards Application Due to USBE via Adobe Sign
January 29

February 2027

CTE Month
February 1-28

DECA Member Incentive
February 1

DECA State Registration Due by 9 p.m.
February 2

FCCLA Region 4 Conference
February 2
Nebo Summit Center - Springville, Utah

Secondary Pathways Coordinator Meeting
February 2
via Teams

DECA Written Projects Due by 9 p.m.
February 3

FCCLA Region 2 Conference
February 3
Nebo Summit Center - Springville, Utah

FCCLA Region 5 Conference
February 8
Southern Utah University - Cedar City, Utah

DECA State Online Testing
February 8-12

National FCCLA Week
February 8-12

FCCLA Region 3 Conference
February 10
Viewpoint Middle School - Lehi, Utah

FCCLA Region 1 Conference
February 17
West Field High School - Taylor, Utah

DECA State Career Development Conference
February 18-19
Davis Conference Center - Layton, Utah

Keyboarding Methods Spring Workshop 
February 20-27, 2027
Cost:  $40 + Processing Fee
Eventbrite Online Registration
Registration closes February 12 at 5 p.m. or until sold out.

• Virtual Meeting, February from 9 a.m.-Noon
• Self-Paced Canvas Course, February 20-27
• Virtual Meeting, February 27 from 9 a.m.-Noon
  
• Must attend both virtual meetings and complete requirement assignments by due date in order to receive credit and the Canvas materials shared during the workshop.
• Participants may earn up to 16 hours of relicensure points or 1.0 USBE credit (aligned to Board Rule R277-315). 

March 2027

CTE Scholarships and Tuition Awards Recipients/Winners Notified by Email Provided on Scholarship Application
February/March

FCCLA Deadline for State Office Application
March 1

Educators Rising State Conference
March 5
Utah Valley University - Orem, Utah

New Director Leadership Series #4
March 10
via Teams

CTE Consortium Meeting
March 17
9:00 a.m. - Noon
Virtual Meeting

HOSA State Leadership Conference
March 18-19
Davis Conference Center - Layton, Utah

FCCLA State Leadership Conference
March 23-24
Utah Valley Convention Center - Provo, Utah

Skills USA Utah Leadership and Skills Conference
March 25-26
Salt Lake Community College Campuses/Industry Locations - Salt Lake City, Utah

April 2027

Regional Pathways Coordinator Meeting|
April 6
via Teams

State Safety Committee
April 14
via Teams

CTE Directors Meeting
April 21
Weber State University, Davis Campus - Layton, Utah

DECA International Career Development Conference (ICDC)
April 16-21
Anaheim, California

HOSA State Leadership Conference
Date To Be Announced

May 2027

CTE Consortium Meeting
May 12
9:00 a.m. - Noon
Virtual Meeting

DECA/FBLA Lagoon Day
Date to Be Announced
Farmington, Utah

June 2027

CTE Summer Conferences
Dates to Be Announced

Educators Rising National Conference
June 17-20
Greater Columbus Convention Center - Columbus, Ohio

FCCLA National Conference
June 21-26
San Antonio, Texas

SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference
June 21-25
Georgia World Congress Center - Atlanta, Georgia

HOSA International Leadership Conference
June 22-25
Pennsylvania Convention Center - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

FCCLA National Leadership Conference
June 22-26
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center -  San Antonio, Texas

July 2027

CTE Summer Conferences
Dates and Locations to Be Announced

August 2027

CTE Consortium Meeting
Date to Be Announced
Virtual Meeting

State Summer Agriculture Program Application and Report Due
August 31

September 2027

Utah State Fair: Little Hands on the Farm
September 2-12
Utah State Fairpark - Salt Lake City, Utah

CTE Directors Meeting
Date and Location to Be Announced