FINAL REPORT - DUE APRIL 21st
GIRLS BUILD LA EXPO - MAY 13th

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The GBLA EXPO will be on Saturday, May 13th, 2017 and at West Adams Prep High School - 1500 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90007 There will be three winning high school teams, as well as three winning middle school teams. Each member of a winning team will receive a scholarship.

1st Prize: $1,500
2nd Prize: $1,000
3rd Prize: $750

1. Website (Due Friday, April 21st) - Here is the link to submit your website for final judging review.
Criteria - Judges will have a rubric aligned with your submission. This won’t be too complicated, don’t worry. Each submission will be scored on the same scale. Be creative and don’t leave anything out. Take advantage of adding social media, video, and images to tell your story. Check here to see what to include on your website.

 You MUST submit this form in order to:
  • Finalize your team! We will use the names of the girls on this list as your final team for the expo and who would qualify for a scholarship in the event your team wins. You can included a maximum of 10 students.
  • Link to your website for the judges: In the event of technical difficulties you may include answers to the questions - but your website should be enough. If your are concerned that it is not easy to find the answers on your website you can include the link to the EXACT page on the site where the answer can be found. Again this is not necessary. Point directly to your social media and paste in links to specific videos (this should/could also be connected to your website
  • Final Budget! - You can make a copy of this template or use your own file to upload into the form.

​2. At the Expo-in person judging Format - On the day of the GBLA Challenge Celebration judges will have a chance to see each team, ask questions about your projects, and hear directly from your students about your work and impact. The judging period will be set-up like an expo (think science fair). Your team will be assigned a table, and you should plan to bring whatever you need to accurately represent your project. You will have wireless access. Come charged! The event will be outdoors, so don’t plan on lots of outlet access. The judging period will last for approximately 90 minutes. The personal presentation will be 8 minutes with 5 minutes for questions. Each team will be assigned two judges who will review your report and your presentation. You should work to have your presentation ‘pitch’ down to no more than four minutes of highlights.  Presentation Rubric
  • Presentation Content - Presentations should address the major components of the website:
    • Problem Identification- What was the problem that you wanted to solve? How did you identify it?
    • Solution - What was your team’s answer? How did you get there?
    • Implementation - How did the team conduct their work throughout the year?
    • Results & Impact - How impactful was your project? What evidence have you collected to share?
      • Quantitative examples
        • Number of students that have attended programs
        • Number of events
        • Trips taken as a team
        • Partner organizations, mentors or supporters engaged
        • Surveys measuring student responses
      • Qualitative examples
        • Quotes from participants
        • Stories and reactions
        • Observational data
        • Social media activity
      • Bring pictures and visuals! That will go a long way to translating what you have accomplished!
    • Lessons learned - What happened during the course of your project that was surprising? What would you have done differently if you could do things again?

Things to keep in mind:
  • Team Member Participation - Try to make sure that your students all have a chance to speak, and contribute. With presentations like this, it is hard for everyone to get a word in, but it should be clear that everyone contributed to the project. And we know you’re awesome already - try to keep the focus on your students!
  • Clear understanding of challenge – What exactly were you trying to address? Was it specific to your school, or do many others deal with this as a problem?
  • Specific, measurable and actionable outcomes – Capturing the impact of your team is really important. That can look a lot of different ways, but make sure you have what you need to tell your story.
  • Sustainability and feasibility - Bonus points if there is a plan to continue to have positive impact on your campus after this year. What do you have on the horizon?
  • Be creative - You never know what will stand out. Think about how to use media, pictures, storytelling or other supports to make your presentation resonate.
  • Look like a Team - this is a casual day, girls do not need to dress up - but a sign of team spirit and unity helps any presentation.
  • Create your own nametags!  - We will provide nametags as well, but this is a creative way to show off your team.
  • Bring Visuals - Dress up your table! Bring posters, images, laptops to show off any materials from the website, fliers from past events. Think about what you can do to make the project come to life.