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SB 70 Funds Allocated for FHA-HERO
FHA-HERO and the other five Career Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs)
will each be receiving an allocation from SB 70 funds. The legislation
specifies that the funds must be used by all of the six organizations to
increase membership and the number of chapters as well as participation
in activities at all levels of the organizations. The areas in
which funds will be expended include: chapter incentives, industry
partnerships, media and resource development, and state-level
coordination. Incentives will be provided for existing FHA-HERO chapters
based upon established criteria and growth as well as for new and
reinstated chapters. New and reinstated chapters will receive an extra
allocation to assist advisors and members with start-up costs. Detailed
information about available funding and criteria
can be
found at
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Program Data Survey and FHA-HERO Directory Information
From Ms. DeBenedetti's office, survey forms were sent to all HECT
teachers and FHA-HERO Advisors for whom we have email addresses with a
request to complete and submit two forms: the HECT Program Data and
FHA-HERO Chapter Directories. If teachers did not receive the email
requests, they should send an email to me at
jdebenedetti@cde.ca.gov . The forms will be sent upon request.
HECT and FHA-HERO WebPages under Reconstruction
The two web pages are being redesigned. The “reconstruction” is intended
to make the pages more user-friendly and will include more resources.
The redesign process is scheduled to be completed March.
Program
of Study
Six statewide Tech Prep Distribution Point Projects are in the process
of developing “programs of study” for each industry sector.
Essentially, a “program of study” is an articulated sequence of courses
in a specific career pathway that leads to a certificate or a degree.
For HECT Industry-related sectors, “programs of study” are being
developed for child development, fashion, interior design, food service,
as well as hospitality and tourism career pathways. HECT teachers
assisting with this effort include: Shirley Bowers, New San Juan High
School, Citrus Heights; Sandi Coulter, New San Juan High School, Citrus
Heights; Kerry Doll, Fountain Valley High School, Fountain Valley, Erevetta Marzette, Dorsey High School, Los Angeles; and Pat Peck, Folsom
High School, Folsom. Information about the programs of study will be
distributed at the 2009 Leadership and Management Conference.
If you have questions or need further information, please contact Ms.
DeBenedetti either by telephone at (916) 323-5025 or by email at
jdebened@cde.ca.gov.
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Resources Available
New
Competency Profiles Available
The Home Economics
Careers and Technology state staff has updated the popular assessment
tool to reflect the revision of the Career Technical Education
Model Curriculum Standards, 2007 for the Consumer and Family Studies
Programs and Home Economics Related Occupations Career Pathways.
The following Competency Profiles are available to order using the
Resources and Publications Order Form –2009-2010:
Consumer and
Family Studies Program:
Consumer and
Family Studies---Grades 7-8
Consumer and
Family Studies---Grades 9-12
Home Economics
Related Occupations Career Pathways:
Child
Development Career Pathway
Education
Career Pathway
Fashion
Design, Manufacturing and Merchandising
Career
Pathway
Food Science,
Dietetics, and Nutrition
Food Service
and Hospitality Career Pathway
Hospitality,
Tourism, and Recreation Career Pathway
Interior
Design, Furnishings, and Maintenance Career Pathway
The Resource
and Publications Order Forms can be found on the Professional
Development page.
You’ve been asking for it and now it is available!
A Flash Drive
with all of the Model Curriculum Standards for the nine Home Economics
Related Occupations Career Pathways and the Content Areas of Consumer
and Family Studies is now available. This can be ordered from the
HECT Curriculum and Professional Development Project.
HECT Teacher Recruitment
Imagine
Yourself as a Teacher of Home “Economics Careers
and Technology1
The California
Association FHA-HERO State Officer Team, voted to make HECT teacher
recruitment a priority. As a result a new poster has been
designed and produced to encourage students to consider a career as a
Home Economics Careers and Technology Education Teacher.
The
new poster is ready to display in every HECT classroom and counseling
office! Order Yours today!
New HECT Standards
With
the completion of the newly revised Career Technical Education
Standards, there are now State Board of Education approved and adopted
standards for Home Economics Careers and Technology Education programs
grades 7-12. There are three distinct sets of standards for
secondary HECT programs: Consumer and Family Studies (CFS) for
grades 7-8; Consumer and Family Studies (CFS) for grades 9-12; and Home
Economics Related Occupations (HERO) Career Pathway standards for grades
10-12.
In
the CTE Standards document, all of the standards for Consumer and Family
Studies are listed under the Foundation Standard #10 in one of the three
sectors directly related to the CFS content areas. The sectors
include Education, Child Development and Family Services (related CFS
content areas of child development, consumer education, family and human
development, and individual and family health); Fashion and Interior
Design (related CFS content areas of fashion, textiles, and apparel; and
Housing and Furnishings); and Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation
(related CFS content areas of food and nutrition and individual and
family health). The new CTE and HECT Career Pathway and standards
subcomponents as well as only the CFS standards, without standards
details, are posted on the State Board of Education web site:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/ .
It
is important to note that only teachers credentialed to teach Consumer
and Family Studies (Single subject credential in Home Economics) should
provide instruction in the CFS content areas. And only those teachers
with appropriate occupational/industry experience and a credential to
teach Home Economics Related Occupations (HERO) Career Pathway courses
should provide instruction based upon the career pathway standards.
The standards are designed to facilitate sequenced and articulated
instruction using CFS introductory and concentration courses as a
foundation for the HERO Career Pathway capstone courses.
To
assist Home Economics Careers and Technology Education teachers, a new
resource entitled Consumer and Family Studies Standards
Implementation Resource Guide, Grades 7-12 was introduced at the
2007 Leadership and Management Conference. All of the CFS
standards, grades 7-12, with standards detail are included in this
resource. The standards details provide additional information that is
lacking for the CFS standards included in the CTE Standards Document as
well as on-line.
Change for Family Living and Parenting Education
The
name for the CFS content area of Family Living and Parenting Education
was changed to Family and Human Development. This change was made for
several reasons, but primarily to reflect the titles of courses that can
be effectively sequenced to qualify for Perkins funding as well as to
develop courses that meet the UC and CSU A-G admission requirements.
Recommended Course
Titles
In
response to the requests of administrators and teachers for a list of
courses that would reflect today’s HECT programs, the HECT State Staff
developed a resource which includes the titles of introductory,
concentration, and capstone courses by content area, career pathway, and
industry sector. The titles were developed with input from HECT
teachers representing various regions of the state. Click on the
"Recommended Course Titles" button on the HECT home page.
HECT
Public Relations Materials
A
set of public relations materials that includes information briefs about
the overall secondary Home Economics Careers and Technology program in
California as well as specific ones that address Consumer and Family
Studies as well as each of the eight Home Economics Related Career
Pathway programs and FHA-HERO. In addition a resource entitled
“Frequently Asked Questions” in included in the packet to address
commonly asked questions. Additional copies of this
resource may be purchased through the Home Economics Careers and
Technology Curriculum and Professional Development Project at CSU,
Fresno for the price of $2.50 per packet or 10 packets for $20.00.
Click below for Resource Order Form or go to the Professional
Development
page and click on Publications.
Job Openings/Teachers Available:
For available teachers and job openings go to
Job Bank.
FHA-HERO is located at
www.hect.org/fhahero. Click on Competitive Recognition Events, then
on State Winners to see pictures of the first, second and third place
CRE winners for 2008.
        
Home Economics Careers & Technology
Professional Development Project
California State University, Fresno
5300 N. Campus Dr., FF 114
Fresno, CA 93740-8019
Phone: (559) 278-4236
Fax: (559) 278-7824
Last updated: February 24, 2010
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