The second new Family and Consumer Sciences teacher meeting will be held January 27, 2017 from 9:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. at the Ohio FFA Center. Provided is a tentative agenda for this meeting. Lunch will be ordered day of event, and please bring $10. All checks should be made payable to Ohio FCCLA.

Please RSVP by January 22, 2017. January New Teacher Meeting RSVP.

If you have additional questions about this event, please contact Kelly Jung at Kelly.jung@education.ohio.gov. 

The new Family and Consumer Sciences End of Course Test are currently in field testing. We recommend that teachers who are currently teaching any of the new courses distribute the test at the end of the first semester and again for second semester. The second semester students must complete the test by May 10. 2017.

When registering students, you must follow the instruction linked below in order to find the Family and Consumer Sciences courses. If you have any issues with this process, please contact webXam for further assistance. http://news.webxam.org/assigning-tests/

2017 Ohio Association of

Family and Consumer Sciences Annual Conference

Caring for the Well-being of a Society

February 17, 2017

Nationwide Conference Center

Tentative Agenda
Click here to access the Registration Form

Career Development Event name changes are able to be made in the CDE registration system until January 20th. After this date all name changes will be made at the competition site.

Directions to substitute names.

FCCLA members perform hundreds and thousands of volunteer hours each year. Ohio FCCLA invites members to track these service hours through the Service Learning Portal. The tracking period is August 1, 2016 through March 1, 2017. The top 3 chapters and the top 3 individuals who track the most hours will be recognized at State Leadership Conference for their dedication to service in their local communities.

Ohio FCCLA members have tracked 2,428 hours so far this year! Help us reach our goal of 10,000 hours. Visit the Service Learning page to get your students involved.

Congratulations to all of the chapters who are participating in the new Outstanding Chapter Award. All participants will present their project at their assigned Regional Competitive Events. An official announcement of Awardees will be made by the middle of March at the same time all state qualifiers are announced.

Annual FCCLA Day with the Cavs will be held at Quicken Loans Arena before the defending NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers take on the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday, March 31st! Attached to this email is the flyer and more information regarding the event.

Cleveland Cavaliers
Attn: David Kodish
1 Center Court
Cleveland, OH 44115

If you are a senior preparing to graduate and continue your education, the Ohio FCCLA Endowment has several scholarships available to you.

The Ohio FCCLA Endowment annually awards ten $500.00 scholarships. Candidates applying may attend a certificated program, technical school, a two-year post- secondary school or a four-year post-secondary school.

To qualify for the scholarship an applicant must:

Applications are available at the Ohio Endowment website ( www.ohiofcclaendowment.com). All applications are due by March 1, 2017.  Apply today.

The endowment assists Ohio FCCLA Association in its mission to develop bright, responsible leaders.  The endowment has supported the organization through the awarding of scholarships, chapter grants, leadership development, and recognition awards for individuals and chapters.

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