Links to FCS Related organizations in Missouri

There are many FCS related organizations in Missouri for teachers to know about as resources and that are connected to their professional development.

Missouri FCCLA

Missouri FCCLA was chartered as a state association of the national organization in 1946. Currently, there are 8930 members in 294 affiliated local chapters.

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, and career preparation.

Purposes

  •   To provide opportunities for personal development and preparation for adult life.
  •   To strengthen the function of the family as a basic unit of society.
  •   To encourage democracy through cooperative action in the home and community.
  •   To encourage individual and group involvement in helping achieve global cooperation and harmony.
  •   To promote greater understanding between youth and adults.
  •   To provide opportunities for making decisions and for assuming responsibilities.
  •   To prepare for the multiple roles of men and women in today’s society.
  •   To promote Family and Consumer Sciences and related occupations.

FCSed.net

The National Partnership to Recruit, Prepare, and Support FCS Educators is funded from a
USDA-NIFA Higher Education Challenge Grant and matching funds from three partner organizations.

The main objectives are to produce and/or distribute resources to support FCS educator recruitment and preparation, to promote FCS workforce opportunities to wide audiences for recruitment of diverse candidates, and to share faculty, courses, and students on a national level.
  1. Create an online national licensure directory, by state, to help candidates identify and meet specific state FCS requirements.
  2. Create an online catalog of state FCS curriculum guides and resources that candidates and educators can access to help them develop and deliver quality FCS programs.
  3. Create and facilitate an online bank of free webinars to provide educators with information on current FCS topics and pedagogy strategies.
  4. Create an online overview of preparation options (traditional and alternative model programs, credit for prior learning, national map and directory of providers, etc.).
  5. Provide an online summary of available scholarship opportunities, financial aid links and loan forgiveness information for high need teaching fields
  6. Create a bank of online FCS content courses that will be delivered by multiple universities on a rotational basis for place bound candidates seeking licensure.
  7. Create and implement a national Say Yes to FCS marketing plan and products.
  8. Facilitate national leadership academy summits to advance FCS educator recruitment, preparation and support.
  9. Create and facilitate a targeted development and support network for the North East region.

Missouri Center for Career Education - Family & Consumer Sciences

Curriculum Profiles for Family & Consumer Sciences hosted by University of Central Missouri. 

This site is still growing.

Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education  - Family & Consumer Sciences