Attached is the CTSO data collection chart for Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA).

Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) co-curricular lesson plans are attached and highlighted.  These lessons were created in the FCCLA format of goal(s), action plan, act, and follow-up and  a co-curricular approach with activities suggested for both middle and high school students as Hayfield is a secondary school setting. The lesson plans coincide with state and national FCCLA programs to include FCCLA Leadership:  “Dynamic Leadership,”  "FCCLA Families First: “You-Me-Us Family Communication,”  FCCLA Career Connections:  “Career Options and You,” and FCCLA Student Body: “Fit for Life.”

Recruiting students is not applicable to the Education for Employment CTSO (FCCLA) as all enrolled students are participating members in the co-curricular organization, with the majority of activities occurring during class time.  As educators at the beginning of the year, we have to promote an enthusiasm for FCCLA as part of the curriculum, create a student awareness of the organization, its mission and purposes, and overall events for the year. Then the CTSO activities are based on the course taught and activities that can be threaded into our curriculum.   The most current national FCCLA materials sent to us annually are utilized, the FCCLA web site, and promotional DVDs purchased from the FCCLA online store.  The first goal is to get students excited about being involved and accepting leadership responsibilities in this youth organization. Each sponsor then implements the “leadership” theme individually in classes through discussing qualities of a leader, teaching/modeling correct parliamentary procedure, and electing officers. Each elected officers must sign our FCCLA Officer Agreement (included as evidence) to comply with FCPS student organization/activities participation and our department expectations. The elected class officers and class members (with the guidance of the sponsor) expand FCCLA class activities to meet the individual course curriculums. Photos of my three classes of FCCLA Officers for the 2009-2010 school year are attached.  These pictures are posted in the classroom and included in a school showcase of all the FCCLA Officers during 2nd quarter. Attached is also a posting of the FCCLA Executive Council voted on by all FCCLA classes at Hayfield; note that three of the Education for Employment students were selected as Executive Council Officers for the overall organization.

With community service activities, Education for Employment classes along with the total FACS department classes are involved in the annual outreach projects and the FCCLA sponsors divide responsibilities.  For example, with the Leadership and Literacy volunteerism service project, the department is involved with Gunston and Mount Eagle Elementary schools, two Title 1 schools with disadvantaged populations and lower achievement scores.  Being department chair, I take the lead in being the contact person between Hayfield Secondary and the elementary schools for delivery.  Then as a total Chapter, each student creates two bookmarks made of plastic canvas, yarn, and beads.  New and gently used childrens books for levels K-6^th grade are collected.  Childrens videos and dvds were also collected this past year.  Bookmarks and book donations were divided in half and delivered to Gunston and Mount Eagle Elementary Schools on before winter break. Two sponsors take selected students to each school on the delivery dates to represent FCCLA and present the gifts. Directions for making the bookmarks and photos are attached.

Each elementary school has a different plan for the community service efforts. Gunston Elementary gives a book and bookmark to each student before they left for winter break as an incentive to read over the holidays.  Mount Eagle has different reading promotions/contests throughout the year and use the bookmarks/books as prizes to the various treading initiative contests winners (class or individual student).  Both schools keep the videos and dvds for the school’s use.

A second community service project which Hayfield's FCCLA sponsored in conjunction with the Soap and Detergent Association and Center for Disease Control is the International Clean Hands Week September 20-26, 2009.  With the new H1N1 virus continuing to cause illness, hospitalization and even deaths, there was uncertainty about what the upcoming flu season would bring.  FCCLA's goal was to educate students, faculty, and families about good hygiene behaviors such as proper hand-washing techniques to control the spread of germs.  The schoolwide and community awareness of International Clean Hands Week was extensive as each FCCLA Chapter in the FACS classes participated.  The FCCLA chapters of the Education for Employment students had a instructor facilitated lesson on "Hotspots for Germs in the Workplace."  A glow germ light experiment simulated the spread of germs if proper handwashing or office cleaning is not maintained.  Handwashing techniques with hot, soapy water and friction of the hands was emphasized along with proper cleaning of the computer, keyboard, monitor, mouse, printer, computer desk surfaces, conference tables, and telephones.  Antibacterial soap or wipes are supplemental solutions if soap and water are not available; however the best method to prevent the spread of disease is proper handwashing.  The Education for Employment students hung flyers in all of the student and faculty, and administrative restrooms throughout the school to promote school awareness of the International Clean Hands Week and proper handwashing techniques. These students also created flyers for their workplace to post in the employee break rooms and restrooms to promote proper hygiene on the job.  Cooperative education internship students were given extra credit by the Coop coordinator if their flyers were posted on their job sites.  Attached is the literature for the Soap and Detergent Association, International Clean Hands Week flyers, and documentation of the FCCLA public relations strategies as a total department to enhance health through education.    

A third community service project is a  thank you letter to the troops in Iraq campaign that was an idea introduced last year by the Xerox Corporation. Every Education for Employment student participated again as a total FCCLA Chapter.  Before the campaign, The Xerox Corporation sponsored a national card design competition for younger children and selected winners from many states and varied ages.  The winning designs were displayed on the web site http://www.saythanks.com and the students could choose a card cover that they liked.  Selections of messages were also offered and the last option was that students could customize their own message. To reinforce English skills before the activity, sponsors read the scripted messages to students as samples to generate ideas.  From the web site, messages sent by some of their favorite celebrities and rock stars written to our troops were shared.  Hayfield's FCCLA members were expected to compose one customized message from their heart that had to be shown to the sponsor/teacher and edited before submitting it to Xerox.  Each student's card with his/her personal message to the troops was graded before they were sent. If time permitted, students could create additional ones.  The Xerox Corporation printed out the cards in color and mailed them to our soldiers overseas for the holidays.  This campaign did not focus on anyone’s personal position on the war or a particular political party view.  Instead it was a beautiful way of saying thanks to the men and women of the armed forces who are away from their families and are protecting our freedoms as Americans.

In the last decade, Hayfield Secondary's FCCLA has not been very involved at the State and National levels of the organization. Prior to this time, Hayfield involvement was phenomenal at the State and National competitions, taking the Virginia Star Event gold winners to National Competitions in Washington, <st1:state w:st="on">D.C.</st1:state>, Cincinnati, Chicago, and <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">California and Florida</st1:place></st1:state>.  Since FCPS began its local District Star Events competition in 2008, Hayfield competed with five students entries.  FCCLA sponsors from Hayfield served as judges in other event categories.  

Gold award winners included Taylor Strang in the Early Childhood Careers Learning Center event, and Brooke Watson and Hannah Wilson in the Life Event.  Bronze award winners included Emma Wilson in Community Service Project and Candace Hargrove in Early Childhood Careers.  All five students were eligible to go to the State competition in Virginia Beach in March 2009.  Upon consideration of the cost involved and the fact that all the gold award winners are underclassmen; they decided jointly that this local competition was a learning experience of the competition expectations.  These students and more plan to enter projects next year with a more knowledgeable level of entry rules and confidence; as sponsors, we plan to include the competitions in  fundraising endeavors.  With Education for Employment's student population being labeled as "economically disadvantaged" and the financial situation of the national economy, FCCLA sponsors cannot expect parents to bear the cost.  A realistic expectation for the EFE student expenses would be a minimal monetary supplement and spending money provided by the family/student.

During the last four school years (while the instructor was becoming accustomed to the new roles of EFE instructor, co-op coordinator, and CTE department chair), Education for Employment students have not participated in the FCCLA competitions.  Serving as an annual judge for the District DECA competitions and assisting FACS teachers to prepare students for the competitions have been the priority.  Now with more familiarity of the department chair role and responsibilities associated with EFE and co-op, professional involvement in the CTSO is expanding.  This 2009-2010 school year, three Education for Employment students participated in the Job Interview Event at the Fourth Annual FCPS FCCLA District Competition.  All three students were Gold Medal winners and have the opportunity to compete at the Virginia FCCLA State Leadership Conference in Virginia Beach on April 16-18, 2010.  State winners may advance to Nationals to be held in Chicago, Illinois this summer.  Attached below is the FCCLA District Competition brochure, agenda, and list of entries with the three Education for Employment "Job Interview Event" winners highlighted.