1. CAPITOL LEADERSHIP KICKOFF

2. SESSION OBJECTIVES Networking Overview of Capitol Leadership
Importance of Advocacy

3. INTRODUCTIONS

4. NETWORKING Speed-Dating Style Form two rows that face each other
Each person should answer 2 of the 4 questions on the next slide
Inner-circle shifts one to the right

5. NETWORKING
Favorite place in the world? If your life had a sound track, what would it be? What is one thing on your bucket list? Favorite salad dressing?

6. OVERVIEW OF CAPITOL LEADERSHIP

7. PURPOSE OF CAPITOL LEADERSHIP
Develop leadership, advocacy, and networking
Advocate for teen-centered issues
Show Congressmen/women impact federal policies and laws have on local school and communities
Opportunity to share positives in CTE/FCCLA

8. WED THURS FRI Welcome Advocacy Skill Training Hill Day Role Play
Group Picture
Capitol Hill Visits
Ice Cream Social
Hill Day Reflections
Community Service Project (TBD)
Student and Adviser Sessions
Taking Advocacy Home

9. PREPARATION FOR CAPITOL
Register for Capitol Leadership
Consult with State Adviser regarding Hill appointments. Coordinate with State.
As a state, coordinate your state-specific message.

10. THE IMPORTANCE OF ADVOCACY

11. WHAT IS ADVOCACY?
Speaking out in favor of something, such as a cause, idea, or policy
Occurs when individuals engage in dialogue about an issue they care about

12. PERKINS & FUNDING OVERVIEW
Schools use Perkins funding to purchase equipment, curriculum materials, staff development, career counseling, hiring staff and expansion of CTE programs.
Budgets have been chipped away at several funding sources, but Perkins has been especially impacted

13. ADVOCACY’S IMPORTANCE FOR FCCLA
Funding cuts hurt schools and chapters (No funding, no program)
Building partnerships with business and industry stakeholders
Stakeholders crave the opportunity to interact with youth

14. WHAT TO INCLUDE IN ELEVATOR SPEECH:
Personal testimonies always best, so begin to craft your message.
Integrate your valuable and unique experiences with FACS/FCCLA to provide credibility to your point.
Buzzwords

15. WHAT TO INCLUDE IN ELEVATOR SPEECH:
Structure of Elevator Speech
Introduction to Self & Position (GNAP)
Reason
Conclude: Integrate a call to action, provide contact information
“Can we count on your support of reauthorizing the Perkins Act?”

16. #SELFIECHALLENGE
In the next 3 minutes, take as many #selfies as possible. Make sure to swap social media information.

17. ANSWERING TOUGH QUESTIONS

18. What is FCCLA and how has it positively impacted your experiences in middle/high school? I know a lot about FFA, but I am not too familiar with FCCLA.

19. How has FCCLA prepared you for your future career?

20. Where do you plan on going to school
Where do you plan on going to school? Has FCCLA played a role in making this decision?

21. Could you tell me about some of your experiences with FCCLA
Could you tell me about some of your experiences with FCCLA? Do you compete in events or just focus on roles in the household?

22. CAPITOL LEADERSHIP QUESTIONS?