Montana Destination Imagination

The State Director is a volunteer position. Currently the State office is in my house. Since I have some part time jobs, there are no set hours. We do have an answering machine and fax machine, as well as e-mail. I check all of these regularly throughout the day so if I am not in my office please leave a message and a good time to return your call.  My phone and fax number are 406-285-3777.

Where you live will determine who your Regional Director is. Go to the Contacts page and refer to the map to determine which region is yours. Then refer to the table below the map to find your Regional Director and the information on how to contact her.

No. Destination ImagiNation® is a parallel program to Odyssey of the Mind. Both programs are creative problem solving programs. The Montana Destination ImagiNation Board of Directors chose to run the Destination ImagiNation® program. If you have questionas about the difference between the two programs please write to Montana Destination ImagiNation.

A 5 Team Pak can be purchased for an individual school, multiple schools with a total registration of less than 500 students, multi-school programs with a single itinerant teacher, or a recognized community organization that serves children such as, Boy Scout Troops and Girl Scout Troops, 4-H clubs, PTA/PTOs.

5 Team Paks may not be purchased on behalf of school districts, states, provinces, program Affiliates, Girl/Boy Scouts of America nor any larger parent organization. Teams may be sponsored by a local or community entity within the parent organization as described above.

The 30-Team Pak allows centralized school system (e.g. school district), or a recognized local chapter of a community organization that serves children such as Boy Scout Troops and Girl Scout Troops or 4-H clubs to register up to THIRTY TEAMS in any Team Challenge at any Level.  30-Team Pak registrations MUST be affiliated with a centralized school system or specific local group. The 30-Team Pak may not be purchased on behalf of states, provinces, program Affiliates (i.e.: the New Jersey DI Affiliate), or any organization that does not provide direct oversight of each and every potential team that might be included.

If you have questions on
whether your school district qualifies for a 5 Team Pak or 30 Team Pak please contact Montana Destination ImagiNation. Do not let this restriction keep your students from
participating. Call us or e-mail us and we will discuss
your situation to determine what is best for your students.

Yes! Destination ImagiNation is open to commuity
groups, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, PTAs/PTOs, home school programs, parent
groups, or businesses who wish to sponsor a team or group of teams.

Your Team ID Number will come in the mailing with your program
materials and also will be e-mailed to you once your membership fee is
paid. If you lose it or can not find it write to your Regional
Director or the State Director. One of
them will contact you with your Team ID Number(s).

With the new 5-Team-Pak you may have all teams solve the same challenge even if they are all at the same level. There are no restrictions on how many teams in a level may do a particular challenge. 5-Team-Pak members are entitled to 5 competitive teams and one Rising Stars! team. If you do not have 5 competitive teams you may have Rising Star teams fill those extra slots.

For the 2009-2010 program year, a single-team is $135 while a five-team pak is $390.  A 30 pak membership is also available.  For details regarding the 30-team pak, please visit IDODI.org

There is also a per team fee of $70. which is paid to Montana Destination ImagiNation. This is for each team which is registered to participate in the Regional Tournament. There is no additional fee for workshops or to compete in the state tournament.

You will need to complete the Montana Destination ImagiNation Tournament Registration form. The completed form must be completed by December 15th.  Your Appraiser must be Registered by December 15 if you want the "Early Bird" team gift.  You will receive an invoice for your tournament fees when your registrations are received. Print out the confirmation of your registration for your records. If you should have questions contact your Regional Director. Regional Director names and addresses can be found on the Contacts page. Don't forget you need to register your appraiser for your registration to be complete. Your appraisers must be willing to come to the state tournament in March.

There are two ways you can purchase Destination ImagiNation®Team Program Materials.

1) Electronically at Shop DI

Click on Start a Team in the right hand column. If you already have a ShopDI account, log in after clicking on "Start A Team".  If you do not have a ShopDI account, you'll be prompted to create an account and be taken through the checkout process.

1. Go to www.shopdi.org and click on "Start A Team".  Select your team-pak option by clicking the one you wish to purchase.
2. On the resulting screen, select your Affiliate (state, province, or country), enter the desired name of your sponsoring organization. (If you had team paks last year you may use the same organization name again.)
3. When you've completed those options, press the "Add to My Cart" button and your team pak  configuration will be added to your ShopDI shopping cart.
4. Feel free to browse the rest of the store and add any other items you wish to purchase. When you are ready to complete your order, press the Checkout button. If you have not logged into the ShopDI system or do not have a Shop DI Account, you will be prompted to log in or set up an account at this point.

TIP: The Check Out will allow you to select your payment type - Credit Card, Check, or Purchase Order. (The default is credit card.) If you do not pay by credit card, you must remember to print off your order receipt and send it along with your payment to Destination ImagiNation, Inc. headquarters. (If you are using a Purchase Order you may fax it and the receipt to Destination ImagiNation, Inc. headquarters. This receipt is available at the order completion screen, from the "My Account" page, and is sent via e-mail automatically. You will not receive instructions on how to download the challenges until payment is received. We strongly recommend using a credit card, as it is the fastest route to obtaining a membership.

OR

2) Via Fax or Mail

You may download a PDF version of the Start A Team Application Form or request one from Montana Destination ImagiNation. Decide whether you want to have one team (One-Team-Pak) or two to five teams (5-Team-Pak).
If your district would plans to have 28 or more teams they should consider purchasing a 30-Team-Pak for the district. Print out the form, complete and send it with your method of payment to: Destination ImagiNation, Inc., P. O. Box 547, Glassboro, NJ 08028
NOTE: there is an additional fee per team that will be paid to Montana Destination ImagiNation. Click Here for more information on these fees.

Yes.

No. Once you have competed in a Regional Showcase your team roster may not change.

If your team has not started discussing a solution for the
Central (long term) Challenge then yes, you may replace lost members.
If you have already begun to discuss your solution to the
Central Challenge you may not replace the team member(s) who dropped.
These dropped team members must remain on your roster.
If you had less than seven at the time, then you may add
members until your total with the dropped members equals seven.

A team may have a maximum of seven members.

A 5 Team Pak can be purchased for an individual school, multiple schools with a total registration of less than 500 students, multi-school programs with a single itinerant teacher, or a recognized community organization that serves children such as, Boy Scout Troops and Girl Scout Troops, 4-H clubs, PTA/PTOs.

5 Team Paks may not be purchased on behalf of school districts, states, provinces, program Affiliates, Girl/Boy Scouts of America nor any larger parent organization. Teams may be sponsored by a local or community entity within the parent organization as described above.

The 30-Team Pak allows centralized school system (e.g. school district), or a recognized local chapter of a community organization that serves children such as Boy Scout Troops and Girl Scout Troops or 4-H clubs to register up to THIRTY TEAMS in any Team Challenge at any Level.  30-Team Pak registrations MUST be affiliated with a centralized school system or specific local group. The 30-Team Pak may not be purchased on behalf of states, provinces, program Affiliates (i.e.: the New Jersey DI Affiliate), or any organization that does not provide direct oversight of each and every potential team that might be included.

If you have questions on
whether your school district qualifies for a 5 Team Pak or 30 Team Pak please contact Montana Destination ImagiNation. Do not let this restriction keep your students from
participating. Call us or e-mail us and we will discuss
your situation to determine what is best for your students.

The level at which you compete is determined by the oldest student on your team.

With the new 5-Team-Pak you may have all teams solve the same challenge even if they are all at the same level. There are no restrictions on how many teams in a level may do a particular challenge. 5-Team-Pak members are entitled to 5 competitive teams and one Rising Stars! team. If you do not have 5 competitive teams you may have Rising Star teams fill those extra slots.

It takes a lot of people to run a tournament.  We may ask each team coming to State supply a volunteer to help with the many tasks that make the tournament run smoothly.  Most of these tasks are only for a couple of hours or less and we try to schedule people so they will still be able to see their teams perform.

Appraisers must be trained to work at a Tournament.  If you can find another trained Appraiser then ask him or her to represent your team.  It is best to make sure your showcase Appraiser will be able to come to state.  If you really cannot find someone, ask your Regional Director for names of Appraisers that were trained and contact them.  It is not fair to you or other teams to not have enough Appraisers at a tournament.  If you are still having problems, contact the State Office and see if they can help you.

Yes.

You may change anything but the Challenge and team level.  Remember though that you qualified for the next level tournament based on what you took to the tournament, so ask yourselves what was it the appraisers liked and consider keeping those elements.

Check the Calendar
for the date of your Regional Events and other important dates.
Some dates have not been set yet but as they are
they will be added to the Calendar.

These dates are based on site availability. Since most sites are donated or only charge custodial fees tournament dates must be scheduled around other activities that also use the site.

You will need to complete the Montana Destination ImagiNation Tournament Registration form. The completed form must be completed by December 15th.  Your Appraiser must be Registered by December 15 if you want the "Early Bird" team gift.  You will receive an invoice for your tournament fees when your registrations are received. Print out the confirmation of your registration for your records. If you should have questions contact your Regional Director. Regional Director names and addresses can be found on the Contacts page. Don't forget you need to register your appraiser for your registration to be complete. Your appraisers must be willing to come to the state tournament in March.

There are three scholarships available to Montana high school
seniors who participated in Destination ImagiNation for at least two years.

1. The Montana
   Destination ImagiNation Scholarship is for Montana students only.
2. The MudDI
   Waters Scholarship is open to students from Montana, North Dakota,
   South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin,
   and Michigan. Each scholarship is for $500.
   Forms are also sent to each high school guidance counselor and all
   active Destination ImagiNation memberships in Montana.
3. The DISC Scholarship is open to high school seniors and college students.

For a list of the past Challenges and Problems Click Here. 

No. Destination ImagiNation® is a parallel program to Odyssey of the Mind. Both programs are creative problem solving programs. The Montana Destination ImagiNation Board of Directors chose to run the Destination ImagiNation® program. If you have questionas about the difference between the two programs please write to Montana Destination ImagiNation.