Hi everyone,
Hope you are all well! A few informational things for you.?
First, the biannual judges test is coming up next month, and you are all required to complete it by the deadline. You need to score at least 85% to pass. The test may be taken online, and if you do it that way, you will know your score as soon as you submit your test. If you prefer to take the test on paper, a link will be sent out when the test goes active. You would send your results to me.?
Some of you have a continuing education deadline coming up. A continuing education report card must be submitted every 5 years, and this date would be from when you were advanced to associate judge. The report card will list the ways in which you can earn credits. Most judges attend the judges workshop at the annual to earn points, and also participate in the Zoom breed presentations given in the summer. You can also attend a BAOS to earn these credits. If you??are using the BAOS toward your judging program application requirements, you may not be able to count that, but that rule may have changed. I’ll let you know.?
A reminder to those that have still not joined the judges e-mail list. The chairs of the program say this is mandatory, as it’s the way to know of changes, concerns, or other issues that judges need to be kept up to date on.?
Some of you have also not returned your judge’s code of ethics. There are some changes being made to that, so no need to return it now, but when the new ones come out, please send it right back.?
A reminder that the judging program rules stipulate that you must judge three times in two years to be relicensed. If you have not judges in a year, we will ask that you complete a refresher course, which is a session in the ring with a judge at a show. This would need to be prearranged.?
Please read the show and judging rules! We all need to keep up to date on those.
Any questions? Just ask.?
Anne Mathis?
