ESO Policies

Selection and Progression of schools from Regional to State Competition:

1.  If there are fewer than 50 registered teams, all teams that compete in a regional competition will be invited to the state competition.  If there are more than 50 teams, the regional will act as a filter and only the top teams will be invited, up to a total of 50 teams, from across the state.

2.  All teams that are in counties without a prescribed regional will automatically go to the state competition. 

For those who are in a prescribed regional competition and if there are more than 50 teams:

3.  The top three teams from each region will automatically be invited to state.  Only one team from a single school will be permitted.  The remaining slots will be assigned based on the percentage of the total state membership per division that the regional has and the number of slots still available after teams from counties without a regional have been assigned a slot at the state.  The additional slots will be filled based on competition ranking.  For example, if a region is given 4 slots, then places 1-4 will compete at the state competition.

4.  There will be a Wild Card position available in each region.  It is suggested that whichever team wins the spirit award be allowed to progress to the state competition.  The regional coordinator must submit rationale for the selection of the Wild Card team.

5.  The state director will invite the hosting regional team to send one team of their own. 

6.  The organizers of the state cometition must be notified by March 1st of each year with the final list of attending schools, otherwise, the slots will be distributed to other regions, based on the discretion of the state director. 

Example:

60 teams registered , with 50 going to two regional competitions.  Regional A receives 30 teams, Regional B receives 20 teams.  10 Additional teams are in counties without a prescribed regional.  Therefore, 60% of the teams are in Region A, and 40% of the teams are in Region B. Three teams from each region automatically progress to the state.  Since all of the Non-Region teams progress, 17 teams from Region A are invited, and 11 teams from Region B are invited. Note that out of those invited teams, one from each region can be the host site team, and one can be a Wild Card Spirit Winner.  The rest should be the remaining top ranked teams from 4th place on.

As we organize and prepare for the regional, more information will be posted.   If you are interested in becoming a regional coordinator for the Florida Elementary Science Olympiad, contact Dorianne Pagnotti .