{"id":7363,"date":"2024-05-31T09:41:51","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T16:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/?p=7363"},"modified":"2024-05-31T09:46:57","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T16:46:57","slug":"05-31-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/2024\/05\/31\/05-31-24\/","title":{"rendered":"05.31.24 Team Eblast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>99h SCECH&#8217;s Due 6\/1\/24\u00a0 l\u00a0 99h Awards for Non-Public Schools\u00a0 l\u00a0 99h Usage Timeline\u00a0 l\u00a0 2024-25 Season Reg is Open\u00a0 l\u00a0 INTO THE DEEP Season Kickoff Sept. 7th<\/strong><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<h6><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">99h SCECH LOG<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>Coaches and mentors that would like to submit 99h: Robotics Coaching logs for State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECHs) may submit their logs for the 2023-24 season via the link below. MDE will process the SCECHs applications beginning June 1, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Visit the MDE site page linked here for the SCECH log and other details: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techplan.org\/professional-development\/99h-robotics-competition-scech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.techplan.org\/professional-development\/99h-robotics-competition-scech\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h6><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">99h STATE GRANT REMITTANCES FOR NON-PUBLIC SCHOOLS<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>Non-public school affiliated teams that were awarded the 99h state grant should now be receiving their award remittances. The MDE apologizes for the delay. Please reach out to Ashley Arras at the MDE if you have questions regarding grant awards: ArrasA@michigan.gov.<\/p>\n<h6><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">2023-24 99h AWARD USAGE TIMELINE<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n<p>All 2023-24 99h funds awarded must be used in full by September 30, 2024. Awarded funds can be used in support of 2024-25 expenses like paying the 2024-25 FIRST FTC season registration fee of $295, AndyMark pre-order purchase of INTO THE DEEP game elements <a href=\"https:\/\/www.andymark.com\/products\/ftc-2024-25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.andymark.com\/products\/ftc-2024-25<\/a>, additional robot parts, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Work with your team&#8217;s fiscal partner to access the remaining funds. Funds may only be used in support of the team to which they were awarded. Funds may not be absorbed into the school&#8217;s general fund.<\/p>\n<h6><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">2024-25 SEASON REGISTRATION IS OPEN<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Team registration for the 2024-25 season is open! The $295 season registration fee can be paid via the FTC Storefront accessible from the Team Dashboard through <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.firstinspires.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">firstinspires.org<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class='shortcode-toggle'><div class='shortcode-toggle-head'><i class=\"fa fa-plus\"><\/i>Returning Teams<\/div><div class='shortcode-toggle-box hide'><\/p>\n<p><strong>Returning Teams<\/strong>\u00a0(veterans) \u2013 Returning teams register with their existing team number. Check the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vRynLvwi30sKCQaB9is7L3HR3VUev1upyhp95_BokiQsbBM5djGP4iG4wvF9W7cG2y-2rvG3-Clb_YD\/pubhtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MI Archive FTC Team List<\/a>\u00a0(tab 1 &amp; 2) for a list of historical team numbers.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Take care of \u201cOutstanding Tasks\u201d on your Dashboard\n<ul>\n<li>Update the Team Profile, update team contacts as needed, Lead Coach\/Mentor 1 and 2 must electronically sign the season\u2019s FIRST Consent\/Release form and check that their FIRST Youth Protection Screening is up to date.<\/li>\n<li>Invite any departing team contacts (Team Admin, Lead Coach\/Mentor 1 and 2) to invite their replacements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstinspires.org\/sites\/default\/files\/uploads\/resource_library\/ftc\/veteran-registration.pdf\">Veteran Team Registration Guide<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 contains screenshots of the process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='shortcode-toggle'><div class='shortcode-toggle-head'><i class=\"fa fa-plus\"><\/i>New Teams<\/div><div class='shortcode-toggle-box hide'><\/p>\n<p><strong>New Teams<\/strong> (rookies) \u2013 FIRST HQ once again has their FTC Rookie Team Grant available! This grant works with the FIRST in Michigan FTC Rookie Team Grant to 100% cover a newly forming FTC team\u2019s first season registration fee and reusable kit of parts purchase.<\/p>\n<p>Visit the FiM FTC START A TEAM <a href=\"https:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/start-a-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/start-a-team\/<\/a> site page for the steps to follow to maximize available grants. Remember, <strong>do not pay<\/strong> for anything yet until an award decision is received.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>FiM FTC Rookie Grant specifics:\n<ul>\n<li>All past team numbers out of a given school must be registered for the current season before a newly forming team is eligible for the grant.<\/li>\n<li>New teams must apply for the FIRST HQ FTC Rookie Team Grant first.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/div><\/div>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><b>FTC &#8220;INTO THE DEEP&#8221; SEASON KICKOFF SEPT. 7th<\/b><\/span><\/h6>\n<div>\n<div class=\"print-this-page\">\n<p>The 2024-2025 FTC season will officially kickoff on Sept. 7, 12:00PM (noon) with the reveal of the season\u2019s new game I<a href=\"https:\/\/info.firstinspires.org\/first-dive?utm_source=first-inspires&amp;utm_medium=about-ftc&amp;utm_campaign=fir-registration-025&amp;_gl=1*m7rz0*_ga*MTE5MDEzMTQwOC4xNzAyOTIzMTA5*_ga_YCHVEBFMCS*MTcxNzE3MzY0NC4xMTMuMS4xNzE3MTczNjQ3LjAuMC4w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NTO THE DEEP<\/a>!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>There will be kickoff events in various locations around the state. While attending a kickoff event is optional, these events often offer workshops, info sessions, and can feature a \u201creveal\u201d of the INTO THE DEEP official playing field! Plus, the opportunity to connect to your local FIRST community!! The <a href=\"https:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/events\/\">EVENTS<\/a> FiM FTC site page will be updated with kickoff events as they are added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>99h SCECH&#8217;s Due 6\/1\/24\u00a0 l\u00a0 99h Awards for Non-Public Schools\u00a0 l\u00a0 99h Usage Timeline\u00a0 l\u00a0 2024-25 Season Reg is Open\u00a0 l\u00a0 INTO THE DEEP Season Kickoff Sept. 7th<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/2024\/05\/31\/05-31-24\/\">Read More &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"entry","1":"post","2":"publish","3":"author-tammy","4":"has-more-link","5":"post-7363","7":"format-standard","8":"category-team-eblasts"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7363"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7363\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7961,"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7363\/revisions\/7961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/firstinmichigan.us\/FTC\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}