South Carolina ProStart Competition boot camp provides a crash course in many areas of the culinary and management competition.  New and returning teachers are invited and encouraged to attend. The boot camp will help you prepare your students to compete in both culinary and management competitions.

For more information about ProStart Cup boot camps contact Douglas OFlaherty at doug@scrla.org or Christal at christal@scrla.org

Meeting Topics

Restaurant Management Competition Topics:

Culinary Competition Topics:

Tentative Agenda

 Friday, February 5, 2016

9:30 AM          Registration and Continental Breakfast

10:00 AM        Welcome, Overview and Ice Breaker

                        Competition Overview

2015 National ProStart Invitational Review

12:00 PM        Lunch

1:00 PM          Management Competition

                                    Verbal Presentation

                                    Critical Thinking

2:45 PM          Break

3:15 PM          Culinary Competition

                                    Center of the Plate

                                    Taste Profile

5:30 PM          Adjourn

6:30 PM          Meet in lobby to walk to dinner

7:00 PM          Dinner

Saturday, February 6, 2016

8:00 AM          Breakfast Buffet (enjoy at your leisure)

9:00 AM          Round Table Discussions

11:30 AM        Depart

Location

Best Western Sea Island Inn

1015 Bay Street

Beaufort, SC 29902

(843) 522-2090

Hotel accommodations will be provided for teachers needing to stay overnight or Thursday and Friday evenings.  The SCRLA will pay for hotel room and tax, you will be responsible for any personal incidental charges. 

Travel Stipend

Participating teachers will receive a round-trip mileage reimbursement at 0.56 per mile rom the school to the hotel.  A request form must be submitted no later than February 15, 2016 along with a google map print out.  Forms will be provided following the workshop.

Substitute Teacher Reimbursement

Schools/districts requiring substitute reimbursement may receive a maximum of $70 to cover the cost of a substitute teacher.  Schools/Districts must submit an invoice no later thank February 28, 2015 to christal@scrla.org or mail to SCRLEF, PO Box 7577, Columbia, SC 29202.