Implementing the

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Implementing the National Standards for Family
and Consumer Sciences ACTE FACS
Division December 2008
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National Standards for Family and Consumer
Sciences

• Review of Work To Date
• Areas of Study, Standards, Competencies
• Process Framework
• Reasoning for Action Standard
• Process Questions
• Progress and Plans
• Brand FACS
• Assessments and Certifications
• Questions?

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National Standards for Family and Consumer
Sciences

• First edition in 1998
• Second edition in 2008
• Review, validation, updates
• Increased industry/stakeholder input
• Additional career and workplace skills, community
  involvement, and (role of) professional
  involvement
• Published collaboratively by NASAFACS AAFCS

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National Standards for Family and Consumer
Sciences
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National Standards Sample Process Questions

• Request for volunteers to review and revise
  questions was sent to all states
• Reviewers were sent current process questions
  electronically
• Revisions were returned electronically and
  through postal service
• Revisions were reviewed and the process questions
  were revised

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Area of Study 1.0  Sample Process
QuestionsCareer, Community and Life Connections

• Comprehensive StandardIntegrate multiple life
  roles and responsibilities in family, work, and
  community settings.
• Content Standard 1.1 Analyze strategies to
  manage multiple roles and responsibilities
  (individual, family, career, community, and
  global).

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National Standards for Family and Consumer
Sciences
Whats next?
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Brand FACS Committee
Family Consumer Sciences Education
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Human beings are facing a complex set of
challenges and crises in all aspects of daily
life

• Homelessness
• Unemployment
• Divorce

• Identity theft
• Malnutrition

• Obesity
• Abuse

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We in Family and Consumer Sciences see a pressing
need to refocus on the human condition, while
continuing to embrace the rapid changes triggered
by modern technology.

• Basic human needs
• Relationships

• Adaptation
• Self-actualization

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• What does FACS Education contribute?

Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) professionals
are in the business of human literacy/empowerment
and career preparedness. The target market is
humankind. The FACS investment portfolio is
built around human capital. The FACS toolbox
contains universally relevant tools---visioning,
communicating, deciding, planning, and problem
solving. FACS Education gives value-added to
academics by providing relevant contexts in which
to apply reading, mathematics, science, and
social studies concepts. . .
CHANGE HAPPENS
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• What does FACS Education contribute?

. . . As the national economy goes global and
dropout rates continue to rise, FACS
professionals stand ready to make an even greater
contribution to the yield of middle and high
school programs. With increased legislative,
financial, and public support, assets of this
field could be more efficiently used to realize
greater levels of individual achievement,
national stability, and worldwide progress.
CHANGE HAPPENS
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The Wheel of FACS Education (Second draft of
this graphic organizer was shared with the
audience, but print version is not yet available
to share publicly. Please check the AAFCS
website - aafc.org - frequently for updates.)
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What would be the cost to America, and to the
world, if there were no FACS classes?

• Costs in Dollars --- teen births, bankruptcies,
• underage drinking, child abuse, etc.
• Health costs --- obesity rates, etc.
• Impact of FACS programs

An investment in Family and Consumer Sciences is
an investment in the health and wealth of
Americans.
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Support FACS Education!
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Survey of States

• For each cluster . . .
• Do you have a FACS unit or course in your state
  that supports content of, or prepares for careers
  in, this cluster?

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To what extent are students in each of the fifty
states prepared by FACS courses for careers in
the national Career Clusters?
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Chart What is the State of the States in FACS
support of National Career Clusters? X
indicates that FACS courses/units are offered
that support content of, and prepare students for
careers in, this Career Cluster. Data still being
gathered for 6 remaining states
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National Standards Family and Consumer
Sciences Education Content for Achieving Human
Literacy Empowerment Career Preparedness _______
________________ Executive Summary
Front Cover
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Accreditation of University Family and
Consumer Sciences Programs Validates quality
of education in FCS units
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Pre-Professional Assessment and Certification
Program (Pre-PAC) Validate competency of FCS
students
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Why are national assessments and
industry-recognized certifications so
important?...

• Positively viewed and supported by public,
  employers, and education leaders
• Promote articulation of secondary /
  post-secondary programs across states
• Provide recognition for students
• Give justification for funding
• Contribute to program vitality, accountability,
  and improvement
• Increase program vitality and recognition

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Gold Standard Assessments

• Industry-driven and industry-recognized
• Relevant, reliable, and rigorous
• Computer-based
• Tied to national standards

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PerPAC Assessments and Certifications in . .
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• Personal and Family Finance
• Early Childhood Education
• Broad Field Family and Consumer Sciences
• Education Careers
• Nutrition
• Interior Design
• Fashion, Textiles and Apparel
• Culinary Arts
• Family Services
• Housing
• Food Science
• Others based on need and feasibility

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Personal and Family Finance Development Panel

• John Meeks, FDIC, Raleigh NC
• Todd Christensen, Debt Reduction Services,
  Boise, ID
• Mary Ann Campbell, Money Magic, Little Rock,
  AR
• Jason Alderman, VISA U.S.A., San Francisco, CA
• Missy Tysinger, Wachovia Corporation,
  Charlotte, NC
• William Cheeks, Jumptart Coalition, Powder
  Springs, GA
• Jeanne Hogarth, Federal Reserve Board,
  Washington, DC
• Nichole Chinadle, FEFE, University of AZ,
  Tucson, AZ
• Pamela Bennett, University of Central
  Arkansas, Conway, AR
• Faye Griffiths-Smith, Cooperative Extension
  System,
• Univ. Conn,
  North Haven, CT
• Anna Goff, FCS Teacher, Farmington School
  District, Farmington, AR
• Kathryn Cox, FCS Teacher, Wake County Schools,
  Raleigh, NC

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Family, Career and Community Leaders of America
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Pre-PAC Consortium of States
Presenting
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Implementing the National Standards for Family
and Consumer Sciences Questions?

• Wanda S Fox, wfox_at_purdue.edu
• Gay Nell McGinnis, CFCS, gmcginnis_at_aafcs.org
• Janis P Meek, CFCS, jmeek_at_dpi.state.nc.us
• Emily J OConnor, ejoconnor_at_cox.net
• Peggy Wild, CFCS pwild_at_doe.in.gov

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