The following table captures the key processes for the Hop on the Bus judging. Specific criteria and related forms have been developed for each phase of the competition.
| Step |
Process |
When |
| Registration |
The student team/adult supervisor must complete the registration form
online.
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Registrations are due by 12:00 a.m. (midnight) on September 30, 2008 |
| Round 1 |
The student team/adult supervisor are responsible for making sure that Round 1 questions are completed and emailed to the Hop on the BUS! coordinator. An incomplete or late submission will be disqualified.
Judges will be reading through the answers to each question the students need to answer. Judges are looking for complete answers that constitute viable business ideas. Judges are also looking at the quality of the student’s writing ability. Students who meet these criteria will advance to Round 2.
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Round 1 due by 12:00 a.m. (midnight) on October 17, 2008 |
| Round 2 |
The student team/adult supervisor are responsible for making sure that Round 2 questions are completed and emailed to the Hop on the BUS! coordinator. An incomplete or late submission will be disqualified.
Judges will be reading through the answers to each question the students need to answer. Judges are looking for complete answers that constitute a comfortable understanding and competence on the topics of marketing, competition, price and sales. Judges are also looking at the quality of the student’s writing ability. Students who meet these criteria will advance to Round 3.
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Round 2 is due by 12:00 a.m. (midnight) on November 17, 2008 |
| Round 3 |
The student team/adult supervisor are responsible for making sure that Round 3 questions are completed and emailed to the Hop on the BUS! coordinator. An incomplete or late submission will be disqualified.
A volunteer panel of judges from across the state will anonymously review a select number of business plans. Each judge will be asked to review the business plan (which is a culmination of the answers students submitted in Rounds 1 – 3). Judges will be asked to score students based on their understanding of the topic, their ideas/innovative approach to the questions, and the clarity of their answers.
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Round 3 is due by 12:00 a.m. (midnight) on December 17, 2008 |
| Semi-Finalists |
Ten semi-final student teams will be notified and given instructions regarding a video recorded presentation of their business plan each student team will be asked to submit in order to qualify for the final judging.
Judges will score the student presentations on a score sheet that is looking at the student’s knowledge of the material, presentation skills, and competency in the components of their business.
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Videos due by 12:00 a.m. (midnight) on January 17, 2009 |
| Final Judging |
Student teams and their adult supervisors advancing to the finals will be
asked to present their business plans to a panel of judges, and the winners will
be announced.
Judges will score the student presentations with similar criteria as the video presentations. This time, judges will also be looking at the students’ ability to think on their feet about their business by answering audience questions about their business.
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February, 2009 |