District participation is required in order for students from that district to participate in the competition. To be an eligible district, you must submit contact information for a District Tech Competition Coordinator. The responsibilities of the Tech Competition Coordinator are as follows:

• Coordinate an event for your district to determine eligible projects

• Promote the Tech Competition within your district

• Recruit the required number of judges/volunteers for the regional event

• Pass along email communications to the students at the school(s)

• Facilitate payment of the invoice for your school(s) once registration closes

• Enter student registrations for all qualifying students from your district

• Engage with local businesses to obtain sponsorship opportunities

For questions about how to involve your school district, please send an email request to tech@nwgaresa.com.

Coordinators are responsible for recruiting judges/volunteers for the regional event. Please use the table below to identify the number of judges needed to represent your district at the regional event.

• 1 - 4 projects (1 judge)

• 5 - 11 projects (2 judges)

• 12 - 18 projects (3 judges)

• 18 - 24 projects (4 judges)

• 25 - 32 projects (5 judges)

• 33 - 39 projects (6 judges)

• 40 - 47 projects (7 judges)

• 48 - 55 projects (8 judges)

If your district has more than 55 projects, please contact the Regional Director at tech@nwgaresa.com for instructions.