Department of Education Update

Credentialing


National program certifications and end-of course testing will continue to be a major emphasis in Family and Consumer Sciences.  Culinary Arts, Early Childhood Education and Hospitality use end of course assessments through NOCTI.  Culinary Arts also offers credentialing through ACCESS or ProStart.  If you have credentialing questions contact Gordon.Creasy@doe.virginia.gov.


FACS Credentialing Overview Download

 

Curriculum Review Teams

Courses scheduled for revision in 2008 – 2009 include:  GRADS, Introduction to Family and Human Services, Family and Human Services I and II, Resource Management, Parenting, Individual Development, Work and Family Management, and Life Planning.  If you are interested in serving on a curriculum review team submit your contact information and area of expertise to Helen.Fuqua@doe.virginia.gov.

Course Revisions Available – www.cteresource.org
•    Family and Consumer Sciences Exploratory I, II, and III
•    Culinary Arts III
•    Nutrition and Wellness
•    Family Relations
•    Introduction to Culinary Arts, Introduction to Early Childhood Education, Introduction to Interior Design, Introduction to Fashion Design and Marketing, and Introduction to Hospitality.

Career Clusters in Virginia

Each school division is being asked to develop sample plans of study, based on the courses offered within their schools, the employment needs of the area, and the post-high school educational opportunities needed for these careers. Once these sample plans are developed, they can be customized to the needs of individual students so that all students have the opportunity to have an individualized plan of study. In an effort to assist the local school divisions in developing career pathways, the state will provide model templates in each of the 16 clusters.  Model templates are available at http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Instruction/CTE/careerclusters

Teachers for Tomorrow Training

Training information is available from Helen.Fuqua@doe.virginia.gov.

2009 VATFACS Professional Development Institute
August 3 - 6
Richmond-Sheraton West
Richmond, Virginia
Register online at www.cpe.vt.edu/vatfacs/

 

Points of Interest...

FACS Listserv

Program updates, important announcements and teacher resources are provided on the Family and Consumer Sciences Listserv.  Send your e-mail address, name and school division to Helen.Fuqua@doe.virginia.gov to be added to the Listserv.

 

FACS News

The CTE Newsletter is published monthly.  Please submit FACS news to Helen.Fuqua@doe.virginia.gov by the 24th of each month.

 

Senate Bill 950 (Financial Literacy) directed the Virginia Board of Education to establish objectives for economics education and financial literacy to be required of all students at the middle and high school levels.  The competencies and resources are available online at www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Instruction/CTE/FinancialLiteracy.html