PSIA Central OnLine
October 2003

Upcoming Events for November 2003

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Upcoming Meetings for October 2003
Why should you attend your section meeting?  Besides visiting with old friends, come and learn about the changes Central is making towards becoming an "education focused organization" versus "certified driven". 
 
Section 1 Fall Meeting, October 12, 2003 at Afton Alps, Hasting, MN Click here to be directed to the Section 1 Fall Meeting flyer.

Section 2 Fall Meeting will be held Saturday, Oct. 11, 2003 in East Troy, Wis. following the Professional Development Seminar - 3 P.M.. For more information, contact Section Rep Dave Kamke at 715-536-2840, or Email:dkamke@hotmail.com 

Section 6 Fall Meeting will be held Saturday, Oct. 18, 2003 at Boston Mills, OH following the Professional Development Seminar - 4 P.M.

Section 6 Fall Meeting will be held Saturday, Oct. 25, 2003 at the Dayton Kettering Recreational Center following the Professional Development Seminar - 4 P.M.

CALLING ALL NORDIC SKIERS! PSIA-C NORDIC CONGRESS 
 November 7 - 9, 2003 in Marquette, MI
Please come to this informative brain storming session to help improve our Nordic programs in Central.  Click here to be directed to the NEWS section for more information about this event and contact information.

ADDITIONS/ CHANGES TO OUR CERTIFICATION PROCESS

CHILDREN'S ACCREDITATION
The new updated Children's Accreditation Workbook is now available online!  Click here for the workbook in PDF format.  (Contact the PSIA-C office to have the workbook emailed to you in MS Word format.)  The workbook is available for your use as a training guide for teaching children or as the required written portion of the Children's Accreditation. The table of contents guides you through the Children's Instruction Manual as you complete the workbook.  If you intend to participate in the Children's Accreditation, you must complete and return the workbook to the PSIA-C office two weeks prior to participating in the on snow portion.  If you would like a printed hard copy of the workbook sent to you, please contact the PSIA-C office.

ALPINE LEVEL 2 EXAM
The on snow exam will be a two-day event with a different examiner on each day.  Teaching and skiing will be evaluated on each day, and the candidate must meet National standards for teaching and skiing on both days to become Level 2 Certified.  Individuals may still be accredited if they only pass either the teaching or skiing category.  The cost for the Level 2 exam is still $150.00 for two days.  The most important change is for those who are accredited and are needing to re-test in either the teaching or skiing category.  In the past, those individuals would only have to attend for one day.  Now these individuals will be tested on both days.  The cost for accredited individuals is only $75.00 for two days.

The previous process forced "at a glance examining".  Examiners spent a very short period of time with each candidate during the teaching exam day and may only see each skiing maneuver once. This format, unfortunately, brought conflict and disagreement between candidates and examiners. As a result, consistency and creditability have suffered. These changes in the Alpine Level 2 exam will allow candidates to demonstrate skills for two different examiners, reducing subjectivity and allowing participants to have greater confidence in the exam process.

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