Thank you for your interest in becoming a sponsor of the Florida Public Service Association (FPSA). The FPSA is a not-for-profit organization, started in 1990 as the recognized Career Technical Student Organization (CTSO) for Law and Public Safety programs by the Florida Department of Education. As a CTSO, the FPSA serves more than 30,000 students and 60 teachers across the state of Florida. FPSA provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards, relevant technical knowledge, and both technical and soft skills needed to prepare students for public service career paths. 

The FPSA provides students with leadership opportunities, networking, and a place to explore the career field of law enforcement, firefighting, and teaching assistant, before they commit to a career path. Students compete against one another in regional competitions and at a State Leadership Conference (SLC), to showcase the career development skills learned. Six (6) scholarships are awarded yearly at the SLC to help offset college or technical school.  All competitions are designed to be in alignment with the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) curriculum framework as approved by the State Board of Education.

In the fall, the FPSA conducts a student board leadership development event for all of the students that make up individual chapter leadership from the individual high school chapters across the state.  The event focuses on imparting  the duties and  responsibilities needed by the students to effectively run and manage their chapter meetings. Simultaneously, the advisors in attendance attend sessions to help better understand the regional and state competitions, in addition to sessions designed to increase the level of instruction and education within the public service classroom.

FPSA chapters are divided into four regional sectors within the state. Regional competitions are a single day event consisting of an average of 15 competitions usually held between November and February. State Leadership Conference brings together all of the public service chapters in the state, to compete in multiple criminal justice, fire, and open competitions over 3 full days.

Title Sponsor: $10,000

At the top level of sponsorships, the sponsoring organization/individual is displayed prominently on the front cover of the State Leadership Conference program and inclusion of logo on all event materials.  The sponsoring organization will feature labeling throughout the event,with the organization logo prominently displayed in all press releases, signage , and advertising, and will be featured on the FPSA website for one year. Additionally, the title sponsor secures a space on the conference tee shirt, worn by all participants which travels home with them.  The organization will have the chance to speak to the entire organization during a general session of the State Leadership Conference. There will only be one Title Sponsor per fiscal year. 

This top-level sponsorship continues throughout the year and will be advertised at the Student Board Leadership Development Retreat, four regional competitions across the state, and any other event or arena in which FPSA has a presence.

Platinum Sponsor $5,000 – The sponsoring organizations/individuals are displayed on inside cover in the State Leadership Conference program and will have the inclusion of logos on all event materials. The Platinum Level also secures a space on the conference tee shirt, worn by all participants which travels home with them.  The organization will appear on the FPSA’s website as a platinum sponsor. There will be two (2) Platinum level sponsorships available each fiscal year.  

Gold Level Sponsor $2,500 – The sponsoring organizations/individuals are displayed on the back cover of the conference program  The organization’s name will appear on the FPSA’s website for the year. While there is no limit, the organizations will be listed in the order they are awarded. 

Scholarship Sponsor $1,000 – The sponsoring organization/individual will have their name listed as the sponsoring party of the awarded scholarship. The organization/individual may be present at the award ceremony to present the scholarship on behalf of the organization/individual. The organization./individual will also receive mention on the FPSA website and or publications as a scholarship sponsor.

Bronze Level Sponsor $500 – The sponsoring organization/individual is  listed as competition sponsor for the State Leadership Conference.  As a bronze sponsor, your organization’s name will appear on the FPSA’s website for one year, as well as be listed as the official sponsor of the selected competition, including signage at the event and recognition during award events.

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