UIL A+ District Meet Materials FAQ (grades 2-8 competition)

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Do district meet materials cost money?

No. District meet materials are provided for free.

I need district meet materials, but I have missed the deadline to order materials. What do I do?

You may still order materials using the district meet form. It is possible we will not have print materials on hand to send you, but we will still accommodate your order with digital files.

When may district meet materials be used?

Fall/winter district materials may be used starting December 1- January 31. Spring district materials may be used starting February 1- May 26. Confidentiality of material is of upmost importance.

We are hosting writing events in November. What materials do I use for those events?

You may not use fall/winter district meet materials before December 1. So, you may either purchase the invitational writing materials online, create the materials in-house, or secure the writing materials from a different vendor. The UIL office does not know the dates of your meet unless you submit a district meet form or order materials for invitational meets through the UIL store. Please make sure to complete the additional step of ordering/securing your writing materials if you are hosting writing in November.

Do the district meet materials for Spelling include a CD to run the contest on a computer?

No. The UIL materials do not come with a CD for Spelling. The vendor the UIL knows about that creates the Spelling CD is ASW. Their information is found here.

Do the district meet materials for Storytelling include a recording of the stories?

No. That item would need to be created in-house.

Do the district meet materials for Listening include a recording of the scripts?

No. That item would need to be created in-house.

Do the district meet materials include the Art prints?

No. That item may be secured through a different vendor. The vendor the UIL knows about that creates the Art prints is Tune In. Their information is found here.

Do district meet materials come with the tracks necessary for Music Memory?

Yes. District meet directors will be sent the audio tracks for Music Memory.

I requested materials for 33 students, but I only received materials for 30. Why did that happen?

Our system rounds down in groups of 30, so it is possible you might not receive the exact number of materials you requested. When this happens, the meet director may make copies of necessary contest material while keeping the materials confidential.

Where may I find the contest administration scripts for each event, and are they mandatory?

Contest administration scripts are available as a download on the right-hand side of this page. They are not mandatory and a contest official may ad-lib as necessary if a script is read. If a contest official does not read the contest administration script, it is still important to be familiar with the script content because they contain rules for contest administration.

My district meet falls at the very beginning of December. When may I expect my materials?

Meet materials are shipped/emailed by order of meet date around two weeks before a competition. Because of the Thanksgiving holiday, materials for meets scheduled for the beginning of December are sent around one week before the meet date.

It appears there is a mistake on a district answer key. What do I do?

According to the UIL Constitution and Contest Rules, "If there is a consensus among the graders, judges and coaches that an answer on the answer key is incorrect, the contest director is authorized to correct the answer key. This decision shall be made before the official results are announced." (Section 1408: (h)(3). Besides changing the answer key, please contact the UIL State Office at aplus@uiltexas.org to let us know about the correction.