1. Family and Consumer Sciencies Education (FCS)
(Staff Member Introduces presenter to present and gives a segway for this.)
“Skills for Living and Earning a Living”

2. FCS Mission
“To prepare students for living and earning a living through consumer and family studies and eight Family and Consumer Sciences Related Occupations Career Pathways”
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3. What is FCS? 3 Interrelated Programs FCSRO CFS FCCLA
HECT is three interrelated programs (list them defining what each acronym means)
CFS: Consumer and Family Studies
HERO: Home Economics Related Occupations
FHA-HERO: Co-curricular student leadership organization that ties the two programs together. This is not “in addition” to what you do in the classroom; you can fold many of the components into your classroom curriculum.

4. FCS Community Approximately 145,000 student participants 60% female
1,200 programs in middle, junior and senior high schools and ROCPs
700+ teachers
These statistics give you a quick overview of our programs statewide.

5. FCS Program - Viable, Dynamic, Relevant
Standards-based instruction
Hands-on instruction
Authentic assessment
Articulated, sequenced instruction from grades
Business and industry partnerships
Our programs are standards-based; that is the big reason you are here today. The details of these standards will look familiar to you if you have been teaching in this area for a while. They are not new—they are just formatted differently. If you are new to the profession or have been around a while, you will become familiar with these and how to use them today.
Our programs are known for getting kids involved in activities on several levels including hands-on instruction. Along with this, we use authentic assessment that is tied to “real life” or industry needs.
We have programs articulated through middle school, high school, community colleges and four year colleges. This has been termed “ ”.
Through working with advisory committees and community partnerships, we partner with businesses in our areas.

6. FCS Program - Priorities and Issues
Economic development
Family and societal stability
Leadership development
Worker productivity
We prepare students for
Careers in industry associated with each of our career pathways.
To assume roles in family and society
Through classroom activities and FHA-HERO, we teach leadership skills and their application to home life and work life.

7. Consumer and Family Studies (CFS)
Students learn about 7 content areas:
Child Development and Guidance
Consumer Education
Food and Nutrition
Individual and Family Health
We teach 7 foundation areas in CFS which are:
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8. Consumer and Family Studies (CFS)
Students learn about 7 content areas (cont’d):
Fashion, Textiles and Apparel
Family and Human Development
Housing and Furnishings
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9. Benefits of CFS Prepares students with skills for living…
Managing family and work responsibilities
Improving nutrition and health
Learning about children and how they develop
Improving family relations and stability
The benefits of CFS are…….(read)

10. Benefits of CFS (cont’d.)
Prepares students with skills for living…
Extending resources
Exploring and preparing for related careers
Acquiring employable skills
Applying FCS skills to personal, academic and work life
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11. Family and Consumer Sciences Related Occupations (FCSRO)
Pursuing career pathways…
Child Development
Consumer Services
Education
Family and Human Services
Fashion Design and merchandising
Our second program is Home Economics Related Occupations. These pathways are: (read)

12. Family and Consumer Sciences Related Occupations (FCSRO)
Pursuing career pathways…
Food Science, Dietetics & Nutrition
Food Service & Hospitality
Hospitality, Tourism & Recreation
Interior Design
(continued--read)
Teachers in these areas have industry experience and should be certified to teach the capstone courses.

13. Family and Consumer Sciences Related Occupations (FCSRO)
Developing future employees for key industries…
Food Service
Hospitality
Tourism
Fashion
Education
These pathways are found in key industries like; (read)

14. FCCLA: The California Affiliate of FCCLA
A dynamic pre-professional leadership organization
Co-curricular activities based on FCS content
A “showcase” for FCS programs and teachers
Venue for developing leadership skills
Instructional strategy that makes learning more relevant
FHA-HERO is meant to be co-curricular and taught within the courses you teach; some schools chapters meet outside of the classroom.
(read slide)
FHA-HERO is tied to the national organization, FCCLA.

15. FCS means: A better life… A better career… A better future.
As a classroom teacher it is important for our students to recognize the broadness of our HECT programs and to understand that this program is statewide and is similar in California middle schools and high schools. As presenters we thought it would be important to provide you a shortened power point on What is HECT? and a handout that will assist you in teaching this to your students.
Included is a copy of the slides and the handout for you to view.