Important Deadlines in the next few weeks

FIRST Registration closes November 13.  What does that mean?

• If you are interested in a 3rd play, you need to select it before registration closes
• If you haven’t already, you will want to select a kickoff before registration closes.  It is important you select a kickoff.  If you don’t, you will be listed as a my site and your kit will ship to you after kickoff (and you will be charged by FIRST for the shipping)

Securing your FIRST Registration:  I know you are all receiving emails from FIRST but your team does NOT have to secure their FIRST registration prior to November 13, FIRST Washington will secure your FIRST registration by November 13th 

FIRST Washington invoices will go out no later than November 20th.  Here is a breakdown of what you will see on the invoice:  

• FIRST & FIRST Washington Registration fee of $13,000
• Grants up to $6000 that show on your firstinspires dashboard (if you have grants totaling more than $6000, reach out to me to find out how that can be applied as payment to your invoice)
• Grants from FIRST Washington and/or ORTOP 

Your invoice will need to be secured by Friday, December 8 .

Make sure you are registered for a kickoff

Every team needs to select a kickoff to attend or your team will be marked as a my site. 

If your team is marked as a my site it means

• You kit will not ship to you until after kickoff (so it may take a week or longer until you receive it)
• You will be charged shipping by firstinspires

You can register for your kickoff on your firstinspires dashboard

You are not required to attend the kickoff, you can send someone to pick up your kit during the kit pick up window.

Every team needs to pick a 2nd preference before 9 am tomorrow

There seems to be some confusion, it doesn’t matter how many events you listed for your first preference, you were only placed into one event.  

Every team needs to go in and preference for their 2nd event before 9 am tomorrow morning (If for some reason you are not doing a 2nd event, there is a choice that says “I’m not doing a 2nd event”  Remember, that does not change the cost to participate, however.)

Some teams will end up on the waitlist for the event they have chosen.  We have 12 rookies this year so my first priority will be to get those teams into their 2nd event.  Because of this, if you are a veteran coach, you may not hear from me until Monday.

Washington State Public & Tribal Compact Schools

Be sure to log onto your dashboard and fill out your team and payment information.  It is important that this information be filled out by Friday, October 6.

Teams Form:
This is asking you for information related to the team(s) at your school. We are considering additional funding for schools with more than one team registered with FIRST Washington. As a result, we need you to enter the teams you have registered with FIRST Washington and commit to having those teams compete to receive that additional funding.  If you are waiting to complete your payment with firstinspires, and are a rookie team, please enter the temporary number you received when starting your registration.

Payment Information:
This form is asking 3 things:

• Who your check should made out to (School District or School Building, ASB School Cashier)
• Address the check should be mailed to
• Whose Attention the email should be sent to

*** It is your responsibility to know what your district’s policies are regarding receiving grant funds. If you are unsure how to fill out this information, please contact your administration to find out what you should do. WE CANNOT ADVISE YOU ON WHO CHECKS SHOULD ME MADE OUT TO BECAUSE EVERY DISTRICT HAS A DIFFERENT POLICY. ***

To access these forms, the profile user must login and you must click on the square with the school’s name inside of the link that was sent to you. The additional forms will appear there. Please take notice of the fact that it no longer says IN REVIEW and is now blue and says PRE-AWARD INTAKE.

We recognize these are some extra steps but ask for your patience as we work through the process.  This is new for us as well as you and we are learning as we go.