Connecticut Future Business
Leaders of America
Lee Marcoux Theresa LeBrun Claire DePersia
State Director Fiscal Agent Conference Chairperson
TO: FBLA Local Chapter Advisors and Members
FROM: Claire DePersia, Theresa LeBrun, and Lee Marcoux
DATE: February 14, 2011
SUBJECT: Connecticut FBLA Update, 2010-2011
This package contains all forms and instructions required for participating in online testing. Testing dates
are [insert your testing window]. Refer to the checklist contained in this memorandum. Please use the
following information to ensure that your school site-testing center is in order. If all efforts to set up the
technology in the school have been exhausted, alternative and independent testing labs may be used as
long as all guidelines are followed and labs are established prior to the testing cut-off date. Please instruct
students not to take cell phones or other electronic devices to the testing area. Competitors will use the
calculator provided in the testing system. Proctor(s) must have scratch paper available for students.
Operating System. Ensure that your school’s site-testing center meets the system requirements.
Pentium II 450 or higher (or equivalent)
Internet connection
Flash 7.0 (or higher) – for system calculator
Choose the fastest machines available with the best Internet connection. It is recommended that you take
a sample test in the lab that students will be using prior to testing date. To take a sample test go to
www.techfluency.org/esess and type “SAMPLE” in all four fields
Organization: Sample
First Name: Sample
Last Name: Sample
Password: Sample
Click Continue and then click begin on one of the sample tests. Go through the test and make sure the
page loads correctly, that answers are saved (watch for the green check mark by the disc icon at top of
page) and make sure the test can be submitted for grading.
Verify this requirement prior to March 1, 2011.
Browser. Support will only be provided for Internet Explorer and Firefox. Other browsers may
work, but are not guaranteed. The testing program is best viewed using the following browsers:
PC: Macintosh:
Internet Explorer 7.0+ Firefox 3.0+
Firefox 3.0+ Camino 1.0+
Safari 3.0+ Safari 3.0+
Chrome 1.0+
The program will work at 800 x 600 or higher resolution, but is best viewed at 1024 x 768 resolution.
Remind the proctor/adviser to set the resolutions before logging into the testing program. Click on Start;
click on Settings; click on Control Panel; click on Display; click on Settings; go to Screen Area and
change to 1024 x 768.
Proctor(s). One or more proctors are required for your online testing. Proctor(s) must be employees
of the school system or local business representative. Proctor(s) must be familiar with technology.
Testing Period. Online testing site will be available beginning on March 2, 2011 and continue through
March 16, 2011, from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. each day. Team members must take their test at the same time.
Students will only be allowed one log in. They must take the test during an uninterrupted hour.
Technical issues that cannot be resolved must be reported to state staff immediately by the proctor(s).
Technical support with the testing program is available from TFI at 866-277-5061. TFI is available 8:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m., central time, Monday through Friday. If you anticipate needing assistance at time other
that those, contact TFI directly for special arrangements or call Claire DePersia at 860-668-6241 or
cdepersia9@aol.com.
Students participating in the state production school-site events (computer applications, desktop
publishing, Word Processing I and II) must take the online test after the production test has been
completed.
Available online events:*=Collaborative Team Events
Event Event Event
Accounting I Cyber Security Introduction to Business
Communication
Accounting II Database Design and Introduction to Technology
Applications Concepts
Banking and Financial Systems* Desktop Publishing* Marketing
Business Calculations Economics Networking Concepts
Business Communication Entrepreneurship* Personal Finance
Business Law FBLA Principles and Procedures Spreadsheet Applications
Business Math Future Business Leader Technology Concepts
Business Procedures Global Business* Word Processing I
Computer Applications Introduction to Business Word Processing II
Computer Problem Solving
*Collaborative Team Events