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What is FCCLA?

What is FCCLA?. Information Packet . FCCLA Stands For:. Family, Career and Community Leaders of America. What is FCCLA?. a career and technical student organization for teens males and females can join nationally recognized

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What is FCCLA?

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  1. What is FCCLA? Information Packet

  2. FCCLA Stands For: Family, Career and Community Leaders of America

  3. What is FCCLA? • a career and technical student organization for teens • males and females can join • nationally recognized • members are or have been enrolled in Family and Consumer Sciences courses

  4. FCCLA-the only organization of its kind that : • focuses on family issues • uses individual and team projects to provide leadership opportunities • develops critical thinking and decision making skills • recognizes student achievement

  5. How long has FCCLA been around? • was known as Future Homemakers of America (FHA) from 1945-1999 • name changed in 1999 to FCCLA

  6. The mission of FCCLA is: • to promote personal growth and leadership development through Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) courses

  7. Focusing On The Multiple Roles of: • family member • wage earner • community leader

  8. Members develop skills for life through 5 Key Areas:

  9. Character Development

  10. Creative and Critical Thinking Skills

  11. Interpersonal Communication

  12. Practical Knowledge

  13. Career Preparation

  14. 8 Purposes • Refer to the “Building Skills For Life” Handout • Circle the purposes

  15. Organizational Structure • National Level: 4 regions, Colorado is the PACIFIC region, national officers and staff • State Level: state officers and staff in each state • District Level: 12 districts in Colorado, Windsor is in the Northern District • Local Level: WHS!

  16. Important National Information • National Cluster Meeting November 16-17 in DENVER, COLORADO Please plan to attend!!!

  17. Important State Information • State President Alex Fouts, Bear Creek High School • State Theme “FCCLA: Press Play” State Conference April 3-5, 2008 Marriott Denver Tech Center Denver, CO

  18. Important District Information: • Alex Hilim is the Northern District Vice- President of Archives for this school year

  19. Important Local Information: • WHS is an INTRA-CURRICULAR chapter, meaning that FCCLA activities that we do are integrated into the classroom as much as possible (minimizes time spent outside of class) • FCCLA activities are utilized to enhance course content • you are a local member because you are in a course in the FCS Department

  20. Stucture of Local FCCLA: • Mrs. Clarke’s Classes • Interior Design • Fashion Design • Teen Choices

  21. Ms. Miller’s Classes: • Catering • Relationships • Nutrition and Wellness

  22. Mrs. Francis’ Classes: • Catering • Child and Adolescent Development • Life Management

  23. 2 Types of Members: • Nationally-affiliated Member: can run for office, attend district, state, and national conferences, receive the “Teen Times” magazine, can use the information on his/her resume or college application • Local Member: can participate in local activities

  24. Cost of Dues • National: includes national, state, district, and local dues $22.00 • Due by Friday; September 14, 2007 to your advisor Please Note: If you are enrolled in more than one FCS course, you only have to pay dues once.

  25. Executive Officer Team • 1 rep will be selected from each course • no more than 4 nominations • will give a 1 minute speech in class using a prop to describe him/herself • rep selected will fill out an application for a position on EOT • must pay national dues • attend meetings at 7:30 a.m. the first Friday of each month

  26. Officer Responsibilities • President: “in charge”, oversees the WHS FCCLA program of work • VP/PR: takes over for president when needed, National FCCLA Week in February

  27. Officer Responsibilities Continued: • S/R: writes newspaper articles, maintains membership list, correspondence • T: collects dues, helps S/R maintain membership list, keeps track of budget, assists advisers with spending approval

  28. H: takes pictures, purchases film and has film developed, creates a memory book of all FCCLA activities for the current school year • Classroom Rep: attends monthly meetings and reports on class activities

  29. 6 Areas of Involvement: • Fundraising: how can we raise money? • Social Activities: what can we do to have fun together and get to know each other better? • Community Service: what can we do for the Windsor community? • School Service: how can we make WHS a better place?

  30. Field Trips and Guest Speakers: where can we go to learn more about what we study in class and who can we invite into class to help us learn more? • Public Relations: what can we do to tell people what we are doing in FCCLA?

  31. Small Group Activity

  32. FCCLA Opportunities • See Handout For Schedule of Meetings

  33. Participation Points • Fill Out Chart

  34. FCCLA Trivia

  35. Colors • Red: stands for strength, courage, and determination • White: symbolizes sincerity of purpose and integrity of action

  36. Flower • Red rose: because it gives joy through its beauty and fragrance, symbolizes a desire for beauty in everyday living

  37. Motto • Toward New Horizons

  38. Emblem • A futuristic logo that shows that FCCLA is a dynamic, active organization bound for the future. • The dominant collegiate lettering articulates a focus on education and student leadership.

  39. Creed • See Handout

  40. National Headquarters • Reston, VA

  41. Web Site Addresses • www.fcclainc.org • www.fccla.cccs.edu

  42. Other Career and Technical Student Organizations: At WHS: • FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America, related to Business Education programs) • FFA (related to Agriculture Education programs)

  43. Not at WHS: • SkillsUSA (related to Industrial Technology) • DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America, related to Marketing Education) • HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America, related to Health Occupations programs)

  44. National Programs • See Handout

  45. STAR Events • “STAR” stands for: students Taking Action with Recognition • include a variety of competitive events that will be incorporated into our course work

  46. STAR Events Available • See Handout

  47. Planning Process • 5-step process used to develop projects • refer to the handout • Small Group Activity using the process: Break into groups of 3 or 4, pick 1 project from your areas of involvement brainstorming and using the planning process, develop this project on paper

  48. Have a terrific year in FCCLA: PRESS PLAY!

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