Community Problem Solving (CmPS)
CmPS teams exhibit their projects at the Governor’s Cup State Finals in March.
CmPS provides one of the most significant learning experiences available to a student confronting a real-life problem. A community problem may be one that exists within the school setting, local community, region, state, or nation. CmPS is not part of Governor’s Cup, but the awards for CmPS are presented at the FPS Component Events Award Ceremony immediately preceding the Governor’ Cup State Finals Award Ceremony in March.
Participation Guidelines
There are two types of CmPS: Individual and Team.
CmPS teams are limited to 15 students and 2 coaches. There is no limit to the number of projects or teams, and two or more schools may combine to form a team. CmPS Divisions are:
- Junior – Grades 4-6
- Middle Grades – Grades 7-9
- High School – Grades 10-12
Deadlines
- Intent to Submit: Dec. 15, 2019
- Progress Report: January 17, 2020
- Projects Due: February 21, 2020
Cost
The registration fee is $75 per each entry in both Team and Individual CmPS. Each registered team receives a packet of materials to aid them in their project.
How to Begin
Generate ideas from classroom discussions, local issues, literature, local newspapers, agencies, magazines, and churches as well as from the students themselves. Interview community members for ideas about problem areas. Talk with city officials, school board members and leaders of community action groups.
Evaluation uses criteria from the international CmPS standards and will take place before the state finals. Teams may attend the state finals for Governor’s Cup and be part of the OPTIONAL scoring of the team interview with our state evaluators. The advancing teams to IC will be announced at the FPS Component Events Award Ceremony immediately preceding the Governor’s Cup Award Ceremony. Your team does not need to be present at the awards ceremony to advance to the International competition. Teams advancing to IC will have to pay an additional registration fee to FPSPI.
QUESTIONS about billing? Email Cindy Clark
QUESTIONS about the event? Email Brenda Darnell
