The overall goal of the National Coalition for Family and Consumer Sciences Education is to increase communication and project a unified voice and focus on Family and Consumer Sciences issues.

National Standards

The National Standards for Family and Consumer Sciences Education (FCSE) can be found at http://www.nasafacs.org/national-standards--competencies.html

Certification

Certified in Family and Consumer Sciences (CFCS) - Information on this certification program is available at the AAFCS website (http://www.aafcs.org/certification/index.html)

National Board Certification - Information on the National Board Certification, a voluntary assessment program that certifies educators who meet specified standards, is available at the National Board for Professional Teacher Standards website. (http://www.nbpts.org/)

Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance (http://www.gpidea.org) - A multi-state alliance offering fully online graduate programs.

The Family and Consumer Sciences Education Program Consortium universities collaborate to help students find online courses to meet teacher certification/licensure requirements. The universities involved in the consortium include:

• Colorado State University
• Iowa State University
• Kansas State University
• Texas Tech University
• Michigan State University
• University of Missouri
• Montana State University
• University of Nebraska
• North Dakota State University
• Oklahoma State University
• South Dakota State University

National Meetings

Association of Career and Technical Education (ACTE) http://www.acteonline.org

• 2013 Annual Convention and Career Tech Expo, December 4-7, Las Vegas, NV
  

American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) http://www.aafcs.org

• 2013 104th Annual Conference and Expo, June 26-29,  Houston TX
  

Family and Consumer Sciences Education Association (FCSEA) http://www.cwu.edu/~fandcs/fcsea/

• National meetings held during the ACTE and AAFCS annual conferences

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) http://www.fcclainc.org

National Leadership Meeting

• 2013 National Leadership Meeting, July 7-11, Nashville, TN
• 2014 National Leadership Meeting, July 6-10, San Antonio, TX
• 2015 National Leadership Meeting, July 5-9, Washington, DC

National Cluster Meeting - Professional development for teacher educators and FCCLA advisors

• 2013 Cluster Meeting, November 15-17, Spokane, WA
• 2013 Cluster Meeting, November 22-24, Charlotte, NC and Omaha, NE
• 2014 Cluster Meeting, November 14-16, Little Rock, AR
• 2014 Cluster Meeting, November 21-23, Salt Lake City, UT and Puerto Rico