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Welcome to the Ohio Association for Teachers of Family and Consumer Sciences (OATFACS) web site. We are an organization dedicated to promoting Family and Consumer Science (FCS) within Ohio and its schools to improve the lives of our students, their families and our communities.

One purpose of OATFACS is to collaborate with Ohio Department of Education (ODE) to provide professional development opportunities for our members and all FCS teachers.

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2012 OATFACS Conference
See you in 2012!
Save the date! August 7-9, 2012
Hilton East, Columbus, Ohio!
All the other FCS teachers will be there ...don't be left out!

Click here to volunteer to help with next year's conference!

Teaching Professions Tech Prep CTAG for Introduction to Education: For any Teaching Professions program approved for Tech Prep prior to FY2010, the district must complete a re-approval process by submitting a FY2012 CTE-26/POS/Additional Addendum application. Look for other links for Careers and Transitions, Child Development, Financial Literacy, Foods, Teaching Professions, and Tools 4 FCS Teachers. Click on the related resources teacher above.

Help build support for FY12 Perkins funding!

Rep. Glenn Thompson (PA) and Rep. James Langevin (RI), co-chairs of the House CTE Caucus, are circulating a Dear Colleague letter among House members to build support for FY12 Perkins funding. The deadline for House Members to sign on to the letter is Tuesday May 10. After that date, the letter will be sent to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee requesting a restoration of Perkins funding for FY12.

A greater number of signatures will show the Committee leaders that there is considerable support for Perkins and CTE funding, and they will be more likely to restore funding. So, it is up to you and your networks to call you Representative and ask him to sign the Dear Colleague letter.

Here's what you can do:

Call the House switchboard at (202) 224-3121, and ask to be connected to the appropriate office.

Once connected, ask to speak to the education aide.

Ask them to support CTE funding by signing onto the Dear Colleague letter being circulated by Reps. Thompson and Langevin.

Let them know that signatures will only be accepted until Tuesday, May 10.

Please forward this link to this letter to administrators, teachers, and leaders who support CTE.

Learn more about Perkins Funding and CTE:

CTE Provides Opportunities for College and Career

CTE Student Achievement

CTE Enrollment

Fiscal Year 2012 Budget

USA Today Reports: The newest and most detailed data on teen birth rates shows significant increases in 26 states and represents most regions of the USA.

See a Teen Birth Rates Comparison Map for the United States from statehealthfacts.org with other statistics.

Child Trends is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research center that studies children at all stages of development. Their mission is to improve outcomes for children by providing research, data, and analysis to the people and institutions whose decisions and actions affect children. (see the Child Trends Fact Sheet) For additional information, including publications available to download, visit their Web site at www.childtrends.org.

Please send letters to representatives in Ohio to let them know that you support GRADS. A sample letter has been written for you to amend and use.

Is 'Eat Real Food' Unthinkable?

Read the blog written by Mark Bittman, a Times magazine’s food columnist. His Minimalist column ran in the Dining section of The Times for more than 13 years. In 2009, Mr. Bittman, who has been urging Americans to change the way we eat for decades, published “Food Matters,” which explored the crucial connections among food, health and the environment.

EverFi.com is a web-based, e-learning platform to help teach your students about financial literacy.

The Ohio FCS standards are combined to create new courses. This web site presents three new Transitions and Careers courses. These courses are designed as inquiry-based units to help students successfully transition from middle to high school and from high school to post secondary education.

Study: Students Need More Paths To Career Success - CBS News

The current U.S. education system is failing to prepare millions of young adults for successful careers by providing a one-size-fits-all approach, and it should take a cue from its European counterparts by offering greater emphasis on occupational instruction, a Harvard University study published Wednesday concludes. (Link)

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