Changes to Form 4 (Human Subjects Form): The first page of this form is required for all projects involving human subjects (labeled ‘Page 36′ in the actual document). The student’s IRB will review the project and determine if written consent is required of the participants. If so, the student can either use the form provided on the second page of Form 4 (labeled ‘Page 37′ in the actual document), or create their own consent form as long as it includes all information on the sample form provided.

Virtual Schools: Students from virtual schools will be accepted to district and state fairs as long as the student participates in a local school fair near where he/she lives. The student will be eligible to attend the district fair in which he resides, not where the virtual school headquarters is located. A video conference judging exercise by the virtual school is not considered acceptable for entrance to the district fair.

Display Credit: The display of the below information is now required on all projects, either on the display board or by using a tent card on the display table:

~ Photograph taken by:
~ Graphics on display from:
~ Photographic permissions were obtained and are located:
~ Trademarks/Registered/Brand named products company approvals were obtained: Yes/No