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2024-2025

Community Service

Program
We’re thrilled to announce the development of a new Community Service Awards Program! This initiative will recognize and celebrate the outstanding volunteer efforts of our members.

The TPSA Community Service Program aims to foster a culture of volunteerism, leadership, and civic responsibility among members, with a special focus on contributions to public safety. Through this program, members and chapters will be recognized for their dedication to serving their communities while preparing for careers in public safety.

Chapter Impact Award

The Chapter Impact Award will honor a chapter whose community service has impacted the area in which they reside. The community service should involve an event that takes place in an area close to the chapter and shows the chapter actively engaging with the community.

Instructions

  • Organize and Document your chapter participating in a community service event.
  • Create a video or presentation (including pictures), 3-4 minutes in length, depicting the community service event.
  • Submit the video or presentation (including pictures) to the awards committee by February 23, 2025 at 11:59 pm.

Recognition

After all submissions have been received, the award committee will select a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place chapter. Each winning chapter will receive an award for their efforts.

Chapter Service Award

The Chapter Service Award is to honor the chapter who has completed the most cumulative community service hours throughout the school year. The community service hours will be a combination of all active, paid members in a chapter.

Timeline

All community service hours completed from October 1, 2024 - March 9, 2025 will be used in the community service hours totals for each chapter.

* Only hours from active, paid members will be counted from the time their membership starts.

Awards

Awards for the most cumulative community service hours will be awarded for chapters in small, medium, and large chapter categories.

Eligible Hours

Chapter Community Service hours must consist of at least 50% Public Safety related service hours and any of the following:

  • Unpaid volunteer opportunities
  • Community wide volunteer events
  • School volunteer events
  • Regional TPSA volunteer opportunities (ONLY moderator, manager, or actor roles)

Examples of community service NOT approved for credit:

  • Paid volunteer opportunities
  • Regional TPSA volunteer opportunities that are NOT moderator, manager, or actor roles.

Instructions

  • All chapters are automatically considered for this award.
  • Hours are automatically calculated from activities tracked for members in myTPSA.
  • Advisors can track their chapters progress and enter member’s community service activities in myTPSA.
  • (Any more instructions for advisors)

Member Service Award

The Member Service Award is to honor TPSA members for their community service contributions throughout the school year. The community service hours will be a combination of all community service hours from an active, paid member in a chapter.

Timeline

All community service hours completed from October 1, 2024 - March 9, 2025 will be used in the community service hours totals for each chapter.

*Only hours from an active, paid member will be counted from the time their membership starts.

Awards

Awards for the most cumulative community service hours for a member will be awarded in gold, silver, and bronze categories. The categories will be determined as follows:

  • Bronze: 50 hrs-100 hrs
  • Silver: 101 hrs-150 hrs
  • Gold: 151 hrs+

Eligible Hours

Member Service Award hours must consist of at least 50% Public Safety related service hours and any of the following:

  • Unpaid volunteer opportunities
  • Community wide volunteer events
  • School volunteer events
  • Regional TPSA volunteer opportunities (ONLY moderator, manager, or actor roles)

Examples of community service NOT approved for credit:

  • Paid volunteer opportunities
  • Regional TPSA volunteer opportunities that are NOT moderator, manager, or actor roles.

Instructions

  • All active, paid members are automatically considered for this award at the time their membership becomes active.
  • Members should give approved community service hours to their Advisors so they can be entered into the member’s community service activities in myTPSA.
  • Members should consult with advisors if there is a question on whether certain events count towards their community service hours.

Tracking

  • Advisors will enter all member community service activities in myTPSA.
  • The chapter advisor is responsible for deciding the process they will use to verify the volunteer hours, so they can confidently confirm that members have completed them.

Latest News

Welcome to the 2024-2025 School Year!

Welcome to the 2024-2025 School Year!

93 days ago

Welcome to the 2024-25 year! We hope that you are as excited as we are about the changes we’ve made for this year! From new events, easier registration and testing out variable numbers of team members, we have tried to listen to our membership and continue to make improvements to our organization. As we move together towards tomorrow, we will continue to build on our strengths, embrace new strategies, and foster a supportive environment where everyone can thrive. Let’s make this year one of growth, collaboration, and exceptional service. Please take a moment to read through the updates and take a look at the new website. Also, make sure you read about our new recruitment incentive! It’s a great way to earn a discount on your state registration! Registration information will be coming soon, and check out your region pages for dates and deadlines. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions! Melissa Hollingsworth TPSA President Updates: We are excited to announce that we created several new events and made changes to a few for this year. They are: Law Enforcement - Crash Investigation is back! Law Facility Design Police Press Conference Fire Fire Facility Design Forensics Hair Analysis is now Fiber Analysis All Events Job Exhibit One event judged together; entries across all clusters 5 total teams per chapter Wanting to help out? Apply here Refer new schools to TPSA and earn a discount on your state fees. We are testing having a variable number of competitors in a few events. This does affect our Drop Policy We are developing a new program to give out Community Service awards. This is still in progress, so feel free to send us your ideas! All rubrics will be available for review and feedback from September 2-9. If you have any feedback for rubrics, please email [email protected].

Announcement

Competition Rulebook

320 days ago

TPSA Members, I hope this letter finds you well and thriving. As we navigate the 2023-2024 school year and implement our new policies and procedures, there may be instances where revisions are necessary to clarify existing policies and procedures. After the successful conclusion of our first regional conference, we received valuable feedback from advisors regarding the 60-point minimum score required to advance to the State Conference. It has come to our attention that there is a gap in the scoring policy, particularly in addressing scores falling between 59.00 and 59.99 points. Following thorough discussions among the Executive Council and Board of Directors, we have reached a resolution to address this scoring policy gap. Effective immediately, the updated rulebook states that if a competitor or team scores between 59.50 and 59.99 and secures 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place at the Regional Conference, they will advance to the State Conference. However, if a competitor or team scores between 59.00 and 59.49 and places 1st, 2nd, or 3rd at the Regional Conference, they will not advance to the State Conference. We understand the importance of clear and transparent competition rules, and this amendment seeks to enhance the overall experience for all participants. As we move forward with the TPSA events throughout the year, we encourage you to familiarize yourself with the updated rulebook to ensure a smooth and equitable competition for everyone involved. Thank you for your continued support of TPSA, and we look forward to an exciting and successful school year. Best regards, Kira Hassler Newsom Executive Director

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