
Home Economics
Careers and Technology Education
California Department of
Education Updates
HECT Summer 2008
Professional Development Activities
August,
2008 HECT Summer Institutes
CANCELED
One and one half
day institutes in four locations – Ventura; Long Beach;
Sacramento and Fresno.
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61st
Annual State FHA-HERO Leadership Meeting Held in Riverside
The State FHA-HERO
leadership meeting was held April 12-15 in Riverside at four venues:
Marriott Hotel, Mission Inn, the Art Institute – Inland Empire, and
Riverside Convention Center. More than 800 students, teachers,
administrators and business/industry partners participated in the 4 day
meeting. Highlights of the meeting included the Competitive Career
Events State Finals, student leadership workshops, career workshops, and
the election of new state officers for the 2008-2009 year. At the
Installation and Recognition breakfast, more than $85,000 in
scholarships, cash and merchandise was provided by industry and other
awards were presented.
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Tech Prep
“Programs of Study” Projects to be Implemented
Starting in July,
2008, the Tech Prep Pathways and Program of Study Development Project
will be implemented. This a joint project between the California
Department of Education and the Chancellor’s Office. The six regional
Tech Prep Distribution Points Projects will facilitate the work to
define a consistent model for “programs of study”. The programs of study
will be required to:
·
Incorporate secondary and
postsecondary education elements;
·
Include academic as well
as career and technical content in a coordinated, non-duplicative
progression of courses: and
·
Lead to an
industry-recognized credential or certificate at the postsecondary
level, or an associate or bachelor’s degree.
Two projects will
facilitate the work for the three sectors for Home Economics Careers and
Technology: Los Angeles Community College will address Fashion and
Interior Design and Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation Industry
Sectors; and Plumas County Office of Education will address the
Education, Child Development and Family Services Industry Sector.
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Model
Program Development and Teacher Education Program
A new contract is
being established at CSU Fresno in the School of Agriculture and Natural
Resources and the Child, Family and Consumer Sciences Department. The
purpose of the contract is to further develop model career pathway
programs in Culinology, Lodging Management and Tourism at secondary
sites that are articulated with community college and university level
programs.
The contract
objectives include plans for the “resurrection” of the HECT Teacher
Education program at the University. There is a great demand for
secondary HECT instructors and currently there is no “viable” HECT
teacher education
program available to
students in northern California.
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Watch this
Webpage for Updates!
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24th Annual
HECT Leadership and Management Conference
will be held in
June, 2009 in Northern California.
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Smile California: #1
Travel Destination
The 14th annual California Hospitality Educators and Industry
Institute was held on November 29-30, 2007 at the Red Lion Hotel in
Sacramento. The institute is sponsored by the Home Economics Careers and
Technology Professional Development Project, California State
University, Fresno in cooperation with Home Economics Careers and
Technology Programs, California Department of Education.
The theme of the institute was “Smile California: #1 Travel
Destination.” The program was designed as a forum for educators and
business leaders to discuss mutual needs and concerns. In addition to
industry representatives from many different areas, high school, ROCP,
and community college administrators and teachers attended the
conference to obtain information for implementing and expanding
secondary hospitality, food service, travel and tourism programs.
The opening session featured with a dynamic presentation by Antonette
Eckert, Advertising and Co-op Manager, California Travel and Tourism
Commission. The topic was “Travel and Tourism in California". A
panel discussion session followed featuring representatives from
lodging, attractions, hotels, and travel who discussed New Trends in the
Hospitality Industry.
During the Recognition luncheon, Chris Bryant, Rapport Strategies,
Inc. Pasadena gave an inspiring talk on “Building Success in Every Direction”.
Shirley Brown, Ed.D, National Training Director for Rich Products
Company, received the Business and Industry Friend of the Home Economics
Careers and Technology Award for 2007. At the Welcome Reception,
hospitality and food service students from the Sacramento area
demonstrated and served appetizer creations to the institute
participants.
The new Career Technical Education Standards for Hospitality, Tourism,
and Recreation were reviewed by Janice DeBenedetti and Kathryn Whitten,
as well as implementation of the standards, teacher qualifications,
advisory committees, and starting a FHA-HERO chapter. New educational
resources were shared.
Day two began with a panel discussion on “Educational Opportunities”
presented by various culinary schools, colleges, and university leaders.
The closing session featured John Poimiroo and Partners, who focused on
the unlimited opportunities in the Hospitality Industry.
Over 75 Home Economics Careers and Technology teachers, administrators
and industry representatives from all across the state participated in
the 2007 institute.
Home Economics Careers and Technology Education Leaders

Janice
DeBenedetti (right) presents the 2007 HECT Outstanding Service Award to Dr.
Marilynn Filbeck at Rancho Mirage on August 3, 2007
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NEW
Resources Available
New
Competency Profiles Available
The Home Economics
Careers and Technology state staff has updated the popular assessment
tool to reflect the revision of the Career Technical Education Model
Curriculum Standards, 2007 for the Consumer and Family Studies Programs
and Home Economics Related Occupations Career Pathways. The following
Competency Profiles are now available to order using the Resources
and Publications Order Form –2007-2008:
Consumer and
Family Studies Program:
Consumer and
Family Studies---Grades 7-8
Consumer and
Family Studies---Grades 9-12
Home Economics
Related Occupations Career Pathways:
Child
Development Career Pathway
Education
Career Pathway
Fashion
Design, Manufacturing and Merchandising
Career
Pathway
Food Service
and Hospitality Career Pathway
Hospitality,
Tourism, and Recreation Career Pathway
Interior
Design, Furnishings, and Maintenance Career Pathway
The Resource
and Publications Order Forms can be found on the Professional
Development page.
You’ve been
asking for it and now it is available!
A Flash Drive
with all of the Model Curriculum Standards for the nine Home Economics
Related Occupations Career Pathways and the Content Areas of Consumer
and Family Studies is now available. This can be ordered from the HECT
Curriculum and Professional Development Project.
HECT
Teacher Recruitment
Imagine
Yourself as a Teacher of Home “Economics Careers
and Technology1
The California
Association FHA-HERO State Officer Team, voted to make HECT teacher
recruitment a priority. As a result a new poster has been designed and
produced to encourage students to consider a career as a Home Economics
Careers and Technology Education Teacher.
The new poster is
ready to display in every HECT classroom and counseling office! Order
Yours today!
New HECT Standards
With
the completion of the newly revised Career Technical Education Standards,
there are now State Board of Education approved and adopted standards for
Home Economics Careers and Technology Education programs grades 7-12.
There are three distinct sets of standards for secondary HECT programs:
Consumer and Family Studies (CFS) for grades 7-8; Consumer and Family
Studies (CFS) for grades 9-12; and Home Economics Related Occupations
(HERO) Career Pathway standards for grades 10-12.
In
the CTE Standards document, all of the standards for Consumer and Family
Studies are listed under the Foundation Standard #10 in one of the three
sectors directly related to the CFS content areas. The sectors include
Education, Child Development and Family Services (related CFS content
areas of child development, consumer education, family and human
development, and individual and family health); Fashion and Interior
Design (related CFS content areas of fashion, textiles, and apparel; and
Housing and Furnishings); and Hospitality, Tourism and Recreation (related
CFS content areas of food and nutrition and individual and family
health). The new CTE and HECT Career Pathway and standards subcomponents
as well as only the CFS standards, without standards details, are posted
on the State Board of Education web site:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/ .
It
is important to note that only teachers credentialed to teach Consumer and
Family Studies (Single subject credential in Home Economics) should
provide instruction in the CFS content areas. And only those teachers with
appropriate occupational/industry experience and a credential to teach
Home Economics Related Occupations (HERO) Career Pathway courses should
provide instruction based upon the career pathway standards. The
standards are designed to facilitate sequenced and articulated instruction
using CFS introductory and concentration courses as a foundation for the
HERO Career Pathway capstone courses.
To
assist Home Economics Careers and Technology Education teachers, a new
resource entitled Consumer and Family Studies Standards Implementation
Resource Guide, Grades 7-12 was introduced at the 2007 Leadership and
Management Conference. All of the CFS standards, grades 7-12, with
standards detail are included in this resource. The standards details
provide additional information that is lacking for the CFS standards
included in the CTE Standards Document as well as on-line. This
document will be distributed at all the upcoming HECT professional
development activities planned for 2007-2008.
Change for Family Living and Parenting Education
The
name for the CFS content area of Family Living and Parenting Education was
changed to Family and Human Development. This change was made for several
reasons, but primarily to reflect the titles of courses that can be
effectively sequenced to qualify for Perkins funding as well as to develop
courses that meet the UC and CSU A-G admission requirements.
Recommended Course Titles
In
response to the requests of administrators and teachers for a list of
courses that would reflect today’s HECT programs, the HECT State Staff
developed a resource which includes the titles of introductory,
concentration, and capstone courses by content area, career pathway, and
industry sector. The titles were developed with input from HECT teachers
representing various regions of the state. Click on the "Recommended
Course Titles" button on the HECT home page.
New HECT Public Relations Materials
A
new set of public relations materials that includes information briefs
about the overall secondary Home Economics Careers and Technology program
in California as well as specific ones that address Consumer and Family
Studies as well as each of the eight Home Economics Related Career Pathway
programs and FHA-HERO. In addition a resource entitled “Frequently Asked
Questions” in included in the packet to address commonly asked questions.
Additional copies of this resource may be
purchased through the Home Economics Careers and Technology Curriculum and
Professional Development Project at CSU, Fresno for the price of $2.50 per
packet or 10 packets for $20.00.
Resource Order
Form can be found on the Professional Development page.
Click on
Publications.
Click here to see attached letter, program data request form and ways to gain access to the data base.
Job Openings/Teachers Available:
For available teachers and job openings go to
Job Bank.
FHA-HERO is located at www.hect.org/fhahero. Click on Competitive Recognition Events, then on State Winners to see pictures of the first, second and third place CRE winners for
2007.
        
CSU, Fresno
Home Economics Careers & Technology
Professional Development Project
5300 N. Campus Dr., Room 214 M/S FF 114
Fresno, CA 93740-8019
Phone: (559) 278-4236
Fax: (559) 278-7824
Last updated:
May 8, 2008
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