PROFESSIONAL AWARDS JUDGING
(Revised 11/14/2014)
Prior to the
Fair:
1.
Read all of these directions
thoroughly and bring them with you to Cobo.
Judging Day
Schedule
1.
7:45-8:30 a.m.: BYPASS the normal judge
check-in central location and report to the ‘Professional Awards Judging Desk’
(look for signs – typically at the front of the hall across from the
donuts) Check in with the Chief
Judge. While you are waiting for others
from your group, coffee and doughnuts will be available.
2.
8:30 a.m.: Students will attend a 15
minute student orientation meeting and return to the hall by
3.
8:45-noon: Judging with students
present. Complete as many interviews as
necessary. Please try to coordinate your
interviews with the category award judges and interview the students when they
appear to be ‘idle’.
4.
noon-1:00 p.m.: Lunch.
5.
1:00-4:00 p.m.: Complete the judging of
projects as necessary. When your judging
assignment has been completed, your judging chairman will reimburse you $5.00
for parking and/or food.
You may use any criteria in selecting your
winners. We ask that you try to be as
objective as possible and not ask what school a student attends. Detailed guidelines used by the category
judges are available from the professional awards judging chairman for your
review if necessary.
All judging results MUST BE TURNED IN by
In order to maintain integrity of the judging
process, students name, addresses, school information, etc will be hidden from
view. After your judge sheets are turned
in, we will supply you with the name of the student, teacher name, school name,
and school contact information. We will
not provide student home information.