UNIT 1: FAMILY, CAREER AND COMMUNITY LEADERS OF AMERICA

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UNIT 1 FAMILY, CAREER AND COMMUNITY LEADERS OF
AMERICA
1.1 Define terms related to Family, Career and
Community Leaders of America. 1.2 Name reasons
for belonging to FCCLA. 1.3 State membership
requirements for FCCLA. 1.4 Name the
organizational levels of FCCLA. 1.5 Describe the
relationship between the FCCLA organization and
the Family and Consumer Sciences
curriculum. 1.6 Describe the FCCLA history,
motto, colors, flower, pin, creed, purposes,
publication, mission and national programs
including STAR events. 1.7 Name the five steps
in the process of planning in-depth
projects. 1.8 Describe benefits of using
parliamentary procedure.
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Family, Career and Community Leaders of America,
Inc. (FCCLA) FCCLA is a nonprofit national
career and technical student organization for
young men and women in family and consumer
sciences education in public and private school
through grade 12.
http//www.fcclainc.org/
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Click here to access the national website
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Program Emphasis

• Is the only in-school student organization with
  the family as its central focus
• Is a vocational student organization that
  functions as an integral part of the family and
  consumer sciences education curriculum and
  operates within the school system
• Provides opportunities for active student
  participation at local, state and national levels

FCCLA is an integral part of the family and
consumer sciences education program. In the local
school, this means chapter projects and
activities stem from and enhance family and
consumer sciences programs of study. FCCLA
chapters give students expanded opportunities for
knowledge application, leadership training,
community involvement and personal growth. Many
of these experiences occur during class time,
while others may occur out of class.
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Join FCCLA The Ultimate Leadership Experience!
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America
is a dynamic and effective national student
organization that helps youth become strong
leaders and address important personal, family,
work and societal issues through Family and
Consumer Sciences education.Be part of the
Ultimate Leadership Experience which offers
opportunities for students in public and private
middle schools, and high schools, to make new
friends plan and participate in chapter
activities turn interest and concerns into
action and earn recognition.With nearly 7,000
chapters and over 220,000 members in the United
States, District of Columbia, Virgin Islands, and
Puerto Rico, you can be part of the only career
and technical student organization to have the
family as its central focus!
Students must be enrolled or must have been
enrolled in a Family and Consumer Sciences class
for at least one semester.
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LEVELS OF THE ORGANIZATION

• LOCAL 6 officers
• DISTRICT 6 districts with 6 officers each
• STATE 6 state officers
• NATIONAL 10 national officers

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Southside High School
District 1 FCCLA
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FACTS TO REMEMBER

• NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS
• located in Reston, Virginia
• FCCLA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
• Michael Benjamin
• STATE FCCLA ADVISER
• Mrs. Suellen Ward
• LOCAL ADVISERS
  Mrs. Laura Loyd
  
• Mrs. Jean Ann Sadler
  

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MISSION To promote personal growth and leadership
development through family and consumer sciences
education. Focusing on the multiple roles of
family member, wage earner and community leader,
members develop skills for life through

• Character development
• Creative and critical thinking
• Interpersonal communication
• Practical knowledge
• Vocational preparation

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The History of FCCLA

• February, 1917
• Smith Hughes Act was signed supporting
  vocational education

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The History of FCCLA

• June, 1945
• Future Homemakers of America founded in Chicago,
  IL

This is the original FHA emblem
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The History of FCCLA

• October, 1946 Arkansas received its charter
  becoming the 37th state association of Future
  Homemakers of America

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The History of FCCLA

• July, 1965
• Future Homemakers of America and New Homemakers
  of America merged

New Homemakers of America was the organization
for black Home Economics students
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The History of FCCLA

• May, 1971
• HERO chapters established
• Home
• Economics
• Related
• Occupations

The emblem was redesigned to include HERO chapters
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The History of FCCLA

• July, 1999
• Future Homemakers of America changed their name
  to Family, Career and Community Leaders of America

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MOTTO
TOWARD NEW HORIZONS

• Learning to live better today so that our lives
  and those of our families may be better tomorrow

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COLORS
The official colors are RED
symbolizes courage, determination, and
strength WHITE symbolizes sincerity of purpose
and integrity of action
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FLOWER

• The flower is the red rose. It represents the
  search for beauty in everyday living

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MEMBERSHIP PIN

• The pin is a reproduction of the official emblem
• The regulations for wearing the pin are
• only one guard may be worn
• worn over the heart with the guard to the left

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PUBLICATION

• TEEN TIMES
• a publication that is released quarterly by the
  national organization

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PURPOSES

1. To provide opportunities for personal development
   and preparation for adult life.

• To strengthen the function of the family as a
  basic unit of society.

1. To encourage democracy through cooperative action
   in the home and community.

• To encourage individual and group involvement in
  helping achieve global cooperation and harmony.

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1. To promote greater understanding between youth
   and adults.

• To provide opportunities for making decisions and
  for assuming responsibilities.

1. To prepare for the multiple roles of men and
   women in todays society.

• To promote family and consumer sciences, family
  and consumer science careers, and related
  occupations.

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PROGRAMS
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Put the brakes on impaired driving and traffic
crashes.  Through peer education help your
friends arrive alive and lower the number one
cause of death for youth in America.
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Learn how to explore career pathways and skills
for success in families, careers, and
communities.            
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Discover how you can strengthen family
relationships through FCCLA's national peer
education program, Families First.
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Experience another culture and develop
independence while living with a Japanese host
family.
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Empower youth with attitudes, skills, and
resources to recognize, report, and reduce youth
violence.                                  
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Put yourself in charge of your future!  Enhance
your job skills and gain valuable on-site work
experience
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Take action in your community and discover the
difference you can make.
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Manage your money!  Use this program to help you
make, save, and spend your money wisely to be
financially fit.
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Ignite the fire of Dynamic Leadership!  Try new
leadership experiences and investigate exciting
topics through interactive participation in
various programs.
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Give yourself the power to make a positive change
in your families, careers, and communities, one
goal at a time.
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FCCLA
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STAR Events (Students Taking Action with
Recognition) are competitive events in which
members are recognized for proficiency and
achievement in chapter and individual projects,
leadership skills, and career preparation. STAR
Events offer individual skill development and
application of learning through the following
activities cooperative teams work to
accomplish specific goals individualized an
individual member works alone to accomplish
specific goals competitive individual or team
performance measured by an established set of
criteria.
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FCCLA Community ServiceOpportunities
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2009-11 National Outreach ProjectbenefitingChil
drens Miracle Network
100 of the money raised for this national
project will be given to our Arkansas Childrens
Hospital through the Miracle Network
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Parliamentary Procedure

• Provides a basic set of rules for conducting a
  meeting in an organized and efficient manner
• Provides techniques for solving problems.
• Gives every member equal rights.
• Allows introduction and discussion of only one
  item of business at a time.

• Roberts Rules of Order, Newly Revised is the
  accepted reference.

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The FCCLA Five Step Planning Process is the
chapter management tool that helps members select
and carry out projects to fit their needs and
concerns. It is also a great tool for advisers
too! Use it to identify steps to starting a new
chapter!
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Identify Concerns

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• brainstorm concerns
• evaluate listed concerns
• narrow to one workable idea or concern

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• Set a Goal           
• get a clear mental picture of what you want to
  accomplish
• write it down
• evaluate it

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• Form a Plan           
• plan how to achieve goal
• decide who, what, where, when, why and how

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Act

•           
• carry out project
• decide who, what, where, when, why and how

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• Follow Up           
• evaluate project
• thank people involved
• recognize participants

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2010 NATIONAL CLUSTER MEETINGS
National Cluster Meetings provide an opportunity
for students and advisers to come together to
expand leadership skills, explore pathways, and
discover new ways to put FCCLAs national
programs into action.   
Albuquerque, New Mexico November 5-7 St.
Louis, Missouri November 5-7 Charlotte, North
Carolina November 19-21
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2011 National Leadership MeetingJuly 10-14,
2011Anaheim, California
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Arkansas FCCLA2010 - 2011 State Project

• Blazin A Trail With FCCLA

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This project gives EVERY chapter a chance to
become involved no matter how large or small.
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How Can Your Chapter Be Recognized At The State
Leadership Meeting?
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Be a Flamin Hot Chapter.

• Complete 5 or more projects, from different
  categories
• One must be the national project..CMN

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Be a Glowin to the Top

• Complete 4 different projects, from different
  categories
• One must be the national project..CMN

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Be A Sparkin It Up.

• Complete 3 state projects, from different
  categories
• One must be the national project..CMN

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Possible Suggestions

• Family
• Address domestic violence
• Address teen pregnancy
• Adopt a family at Christmas time
• Organize a club wide family picnic

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Possible Suggestions

• Career
• Hold a job fair
• Invite guest speakers to your school to speak
  about careers
• Have parents come and speak about their career

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Possible Suggestions

• Community
• Adopt a Highway
• Angel tree
• Food drive
• Valentines Banquet at your local Senior Citizen
  Center
• Toy Drive

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Possible Suggestions

• Leadership
• Organize a Leadership workshops
• Publicize , Publicize, Publicize
• Complete the requirements for State, Gold Star
  Chapter and submit to the state office

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Possible Suggestions

• America
• A National Project (required)
• Childrens Miracle Network
• Power of One

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Set Arkansas on Fire by blazing a trail for
FCCLA 2010-2011 State Officers President Cara
Smith, Melbourne VP of Programs Sarah Hunt, East
Poinsett County VP of Public Relations John
Allen, Harrison Secretary Alex Durham, Spring
Hill Treasurer Tori Lambert, Vilonia Parliamenta
rian Kyla Berry, Bentonville