MEMOS FROM MARY
January 2012
Hopefully something I have added in this memo will assist you in your program. I realize these get long so I have tried highlighting different sections so you can scroll through and find what is most applicable to your new goals and your classroom. I also have added several links if they do not activate when you click on them you may need to right click and click on open hyperlink. Have a great end of the semester.
EVENTS
Fashion Industry conference
You and your students will spend the day in hands on workshop’s presented by industry professional’s, such as drape a garment, design a textile, learn about the buying and sourcing process, and 6 more workshops to choose from. This is also an opportunity for your students to show off the work they have done in your class. There are 3 contests with wonderful prizes from a sewing machine to full scholarships to summer workshops at the Art institute, FIDM and New York Fashion Academy. There are student scholarships available see the details at the registration site.
Date: Feb 4, 2012 Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm
Location: Art Institute of Seattle
Cost $15.00
Register soon for a better selection of sessions there are only 125 seats available.
Register at http://fashionindustry2012.eventbrite.com
The password required to register is (Fashion)
Westside, Competition
Date: March 3, 2012
Time: 9:00am - 3:00pm
Location: South Puget Sound Community College
FCCLA State conference
Date: March 21-23, 2012
Location: Wenatchee
The Teaching with Equity Conference is designing a new event just for Careers in education students. Friday April 29th will only be open to and focus on the high school programs. They will be visiting education classes at Highline along with a campus tour and some interactive session’s. So I hope many of you can join this event. More details to come.
Date: April 28-29, 2012
Location: Highline Community College
GRANT OPPORTUNITIES
The US Department of Education’s Green Ribbon Schools Program is a comprehensive recognition program that celebrates schools that have made significant achievements towards saving energy, creating environmentally sustainable learning spaces, protect health and foster wellness, and offer environmental education.
The Washington State application and guide are now available for the Green Ribbon Schools Award. The deadline to submit an application to OSPI is February 15, for more information visit OSPI’s WA Green Ribbon Schools page.
http://www.k12.wa.us/EducationAwards/GreenRibbon/default.aspx
Free Books for Read across America Day
If you are planning on doing a project with FCCLA or Careers in Education for Read across America day .The Literacy Empowerment Foundation, a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization, you may want to school to apply for FREE books; Resources are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Orders must be received by February 11th, 2012 and pay shipping so it is 68.00 for 100 books
2012 Do Something Awards Honoring Young Social Change Activists
Since 1996, Do Something has annually honored young social change volunteers, ages 25 and under, with the Do Something Awards. Award winners receive a community grant, participation in a televised award ceremony, media coverage, and continued support from Do Something.
In the 2012 program, five winners will receive a minimum of $10,000 in community grants and scholarships. (Only winners 18 and under are eligible for a scholarship of $5,000 and a $5,000 community grant; winners between the ages of 19 and 25 will receive their entire award in the form of a community grant.) Of the five winners, one will be selected as the grand-prize winner and will receive a total of $100,000 in community grants paid directly to the nonprofit of his or her choice.
Visit the Do Something Web site for complete program guidelines, application procedures, and information on previous winners. http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/rfp_item.jhtml?id=364300043
AAFCS GRANTS and Awards There is still time to nominate a worthy member for an award or to apply for a grant, fellowship, or scholarship! All deadlines are January 17, 2012.
Nontraditional Grants Form Package 461 in I-GRANTS
This grant is for occupations for which individuals from one gender comprise less than 25 percent of the individuals employed in the field of work. So you may be able to apply for this to fund work you are doing to attract males into early childhood careers.
The project would have to demonstrate development and implementation of nontraditional activities to promote preparation for high skills, high wage, or high demand occupations in nontraditional fields. This Package is due on Jan 13, 2012.
PROGRAMS AND PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
Students at Kittitas Secondary School Win National Contest
The Consumer Jungle Give Yourself Some Credit Video Contest
The University of Arizona's Take Charge America Institute (TCAI) for Consumer Financial Education and Research teamed up with Experian, a credit reporting institution, to host the
Give Yourself Some Credit video contest in conjunction with the launch of a new youth-oriented personal finance website,
ConsumerJungle.org. This contest was designed to challenge middle and high school students to create a video about a credit topic that would inform their peers about credit.
Out of 123 video proposals received nationwide, students from Kittitas Secondary School mentored by
Cheryl Ucenywere selected as a top 5 finalist winning a Flip video camera and $500 to help support the creation of their credit video. The videos of all top 5 finalists were viewed and voted on for 2 weeks by the public on the new website,
ConsumerJungle.org.
Out of the top 5 finalists, Cheryl Uceny students received the most votes on their video, “Code Red”, winning them an additional $1,500 that will be used towards a leadership convention for the students. In addition, Cheryl Uceny will receive a free registration and a travel stipend of up to $300 to attend the
2012 FEFE National Educator Training in Tucson, Arizona. To view “Code Red” and all other contest videos, visit
http://consumerjungle.org/contests/give-yourself-some-credit.
2011 National Board Certified teachers
Of the 24 teachers certified this year in Career and Technical Education/Early Adolescence through Young Adulthood, 12 were Family and Consumer Science teachers. I congratulate and welcome you to this group of professional’s.
- JUNETTE BENDER- CLE ELUM-ROSLYN SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HEATHER BULFINCH- YAKIMA SCHOOL DISTRICT
- EMILY FAIRALL-CENTRAL KITSAP SCHOOL DISTRICT
- NACOLE GRADE-PASCO SCHOOL DISTRICT
- TRACI LAROCHE-FEDERAL WAY SCHOOL DISTRICT
- PATRICIA LITTLEFIELD-SUMNER SCHOOL DISTRICT
- JANINE SATHER-SUMNER SCHOOL DISTRICT
- BRYNNE SASKOR-SHORELINE SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MARGARET TEMPLETON-CENTRAL KITSAP SCHOOL DISTRICT
- KATHRYN WILKIE-CENTRAL KITSAP SCHOOL DISTRICT
- JESSICA WALTON-EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CASSANDRA MUELLER-PUYALLUP SCHOOL DISTRICT
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
FEPPP financial training (FREE)
Date: Feb. 13-14
Location: Clover Park Technical College
4500 Steilacoom Boulevard Southwest, Lakewood, WA
Check the FEPPP website for registration information. www.feppp.org
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS
We encourage creating proposals that demonstrate an understanding of the Summit’s theme:” Addressing the Needs of the Whole Child through rich and vibrant support systems” and support the Summit’s objectives which are available on their website.
ALL links to submit Call for Presenters, scholarship application, etc. can be found at
Deadline: January 27, 2012
For Questions please contact:
Dana Colwell, Conference Coordinator, Washington State University, 253-507-8506 or
Dana.Colwell@wsu.edu
Be a part of it.
Jump$tart Washington is a not-for-profit organization that seeks to promote the personal financial literacy of Washingtonians, with our primary emphasis on youth. Jump$tart brought Money Smart Week (MSW) to Washington in 2010. They highlight events related to financial education that take place that week. This year’s MSW will be April 21-28, 2012 MSW was started by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.http://www.chicagofed.org/webpages/education/msw/index.cfm Last year, the American Library Association began encouraging libraries to participate as well. The MSW team in Chicago does the Website, calendar, and partner tool-kit for each state. This could be a great way to get information out about your projects in the whole state. Washington’s 2012 tool-kit and marketing materials are available now:
http://chicagofed.org/webpages/education/msw/washington/index.cfm
Think of where in your community you could host/sponsor events: Community Centers, Senior Centers, Schools, Children’s’ school libraries, book stores (especially for Reading Day events)
Involve other organizations: ex. PTSA, Rotary, Kiwanis, Beta Alpha Psi (college CPA group), and Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) on college campuses, high school DECA groups, FCCLA, Starbucks, and Amazon
Focus on a niche group: ex. fraud for seniors, women, ID theft, end of life preparation, Webinars to reach the homebound or those living in remote areas, international district/minority populations who may need more specific/culturally aware outreach & materials, Purdy Women’s Prison.
Bring in new/different speakers: ex. police officer on ID theft, SCORE Retired Executives
http://www.score.org/
Here are some suggested events that Jumpstart would like to see happen this year.
Flash mob, end of life preparation at a cemetery/mortuary, fashion show “dressing on a dime” partnering with local consignment shops, a prize for kids who bring their parents (Penny the Pig), a week of events in a single location with different speakers/topics/niche focus, Financial Football/Soccer at schools, giant dollar cut-out pictures, Ben Franklin meet-n-greets (Ben Franklin Reading Days, track Ben online map as he visits schools across the state, Ben does FinEd days at elementary schools/classes for 10-15 minutes with photos the classes can post to Facebook).
You can learn more about the National Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy at
www.jumpstart.org.
Let me know if you sign up for an event with MONEY SMART week.
CURRICULUM
Insurance Curriculum Online
Is a free web-based compilation of lesson plans, activities and resources that gives educators an opportunity to teach students the value of insurance and how it works. The curriculum was developed by the Griffith Insurance Education Institute and is endorsed by the NW Insurance Council. Here's the link to access this free curriculum:http://www.nwinsurance.org/cm_ins_curric_wa.htm
Pre-Pac TESTING GET INVOLVED
In this DATA driven age of education Pre-Pac can help inform your instruction and promote the validity and rigor of your program.
The Pre-PAC portfolio of standards-based assessments and industry-recognized certifications are designed to help satisfy the growing emphasis on
- assessment and accountability in secondary and postsecondary education, including requirements for Perkins funding for Career and Technical Education,
Pre-PAC offers benefits to individuals, secondary and postsecondary education programs, employers, and community-based programs.
Individuals benefit by receiving:
- Immediate, individualized feedback upon completion of the assessment.
- Competency validation to document their knowledge and skills and to improve employability.
- Recognition and value through industry-recognized pre-professional certifications.
- An advantage in obtaining articulated credit or credit-by-exam at post-secondary institutions.
Secondary and Post-Secondary Education Programs benefit by having a reliable tool to:
- Measure the effectiveness of preparing individuals to meet rigorous content standards and current business and industry standards.
- Provide data to meet accountability requirements.
- Recognize the achievement of their students.
- Target instructional adjustments that are based on performance results for overall program improvement.
For more information
Apps for healthy kids
Offers a variety of online games related to nutrition and exercise for students to play designed by gamers and students in a contest last year.
Goanimate.com site
Instead of the classic brochure or poster have your students go on to the Goanimate.com site and create their own animated storyboard to share with the class on the topic of your choice. http://goanimate.com/
FINANCIAL Education through Sports
Here is the link to the Financial Football website.
If you would like to have a hard copy of the game, please contact:
Gina Stark
Washington State Treasurer's Office
Director of External Affairs
(360) 902-9003 Olympia
(206) 287-4472 Seattle
RESOURCE’s
SPRC’s Suicide and Bullying Issue Brief is a review and analysis of the literature. It examines the relationship between suicide and bullying among children and adolescents, with special attention to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth. It also explores strategies for preventing these problems. This short publication can be downloaded athttp://www.sprc.org/library/Suicide_Bullying_Issue_Brief.pdf
Building Your Future, a 2010 award winning financial literacy curriculum
High school teachers across the country may receive a donated classroom set of
Building Your Future, made available through The Actuarial Foundation. You can view the materials online in PDF format at:
http://www.actuarialfoundation.org/programs/youth/BuildingYourFuture.shtml . Teachers interested in receiving a donated classroom set are asked to send their name, school name and shipping address to
programs@actfnd.org. This offer is through the “donation program” and may be available for a limited time, so respond quickly.
Affiliation process
OSPI is cross checking course approvals and leadership affiliation this year. If you listed FCCLA as your leadership activity you must be affiliated if not you will need to write a leadership plan.
If you are having difficulty completing your affiliation, National FCCLA can further help you. Once you have entered your student roster for those to be affiliated then email affiliation@fcclainc.org and request a completed invoice.
For further questions contact FCCLA National’s at 1 800 234-4425.
STARS of FCCLA
Each chapter needs to choose their most valuable member who performs random acts of kindness throughout the year in their chapter and region. This member helps anyone and everyone without being asked and is a respectful, dedicated member in FCCLA.
Please send your chapter’s nominee to Emily Fluke State Director of Recognition at emilymarie_11@hotmail.com by March 9th so we can have time to make certificates for the winners. Also have your region and chapter name with the winner’s name. Contact me for a nomination form.
This year and we will present all chapter winners a certificate at the State Leadership conference in Wenatchee, WA on March 21-23.
FCCLA Chapters in the news
Forks chapter reported that 90% of the chapter was on the honor roll this fall.
Selah qualified at the Regional Cluster meeting for the National Knowledge Bowl competition next summer in Orlando. They also presented to Randy Dorn State Superintendent of Public Instruction, this fall about the projects they have done over the past year. Way to promote FCCLA!
FEATURE your program in FCCLA Teen Times
The winter/spring The Adviser is an issue that will focus on college and career readiness and national FCCLA needs your help as an FCCLA chapter adviser. Please email Lyn Fiscus at
lyn@leadershiplogistics.us your answers to the following questions:
What activities do you do in the classroom to prepare students for college or career?
How do you integrate FCCLA into the classroom to prepare students for college or career?
Which FCCLA programs or activities do you use in your classroom to prepare students for college or career?
Make sure you include your name, chapter, contact information, and state.
Culinary Arts competition changes and Recipe Collection
There have been major changes made to the Culinary Arts Rubric so be sure you check it before you plan to compete. Also they have added a knowledge test during the orientation session. The Menu’s for the Culinary Arts Competition have been posted.
FCCLA requested submissions of recipes designed to be used as a resource for culinary arts education programs and for culinary arts competitions. Chapter and state advisers, as well as culinary educators and professionals, were encouraged to submit recipes for this national collection the complete Culinary Arts Recipe Collection will be posted online at
www.fcclainc.org and will be available to FCCLA chapter advisers for use
Awards and Recognition
Adult Awards
The 2011-2012 Adult Award applications are now available on the national FCCLA website under the Adult Award and State Adviser sections.
Scholarship Applications
The 2010-2011 scholarship applications are now available on the national FCCLA website. Visit the Scholarship Applications section of the website for more information. All scholarships must be postmarked by April 1, 2012.
Upcoming Deadlines
From the WA-FCCLA Calendar:
You should have received election materials which were to be distributed to chapters via the Regional Vice Presidents. If you have not received election materials contact your Regional Vice President or state adviser (509) 335-2935 or fccla@wsu.edu.
ü January Happy New Year!
Begin completing award applications for state and national awards.
ü January 15 State leadership conference registration materials should have arrived for each affiliated chapter (by e-mail). If you have not received a packet by January 20, call the state adviser (509) 335-2935, or fccla@wsu.edu.
ü February Send Master Adviser and/or Adviser Mentor application to state adviser @
CTSO Month – 2012 theme – CTE: Careers through Education
ü February 1 State Officer Applications Due
ü February 10 Accomplishment Ribbon Requests postmarked
ü February 22-25 Last chance to affiliate this year! Prepare affiliation form for students being added to your chapter OR get that first chapter affiliation completed. All affiliations may be completed online at www.fcclainc.org.
ü Feb. Attend your Regional STAR Events competition. Show proof of affiliation for all students participating in STAR Events (evaluators, facilitators and participants).
ü Late Feb. Legislative Day -- Olympia, WA
ü March 1 POSTMARK DEADLINE FOR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:
• Membership dues for recognition in national projects, participation as an officer candidate, and STAR Events participants
• FCCLA State Scholarship, Honorary Member nominations, and 5-Power of One Recognition Forms to State FCCLA Office
• Applications for Career Connection, Families First, Community Service, Leaders at Work, Be Part of It! STOP the Violence to National FCCLA Office; COPIES to State FCCLA Office
Last day to postmark state leadership conference registration
ü March 15 Completed National Officer Candidate Application due to the State Office (obtain application from the State Adviser).
Prepare for national leadership conference. Clarify with administrators the number of potential participants and the need for full payment or a purchase order that can be paid no later than June 20. Request school district approval for travel to the national conference.
ü March 16-17 FACSE Board and Committee Meeting, Leavenworth, WA
ü March 21-23 State Leadership Conference in Wenatchee
