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.

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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, and South Dakota State University.

National Meetings

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

• 2007 National Policy Seminar, March 5-7, Washington, D.C.
• 2007 Annual Convention and Career Tech Expo, December 13-15, Las Vegas, NV
• 2008 Annual Convention and Career Tech Expo, December 4-6, Charlotte, NC
  

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

• 2007 98th Annual Conference and Expo, June 21-14, Reno, NV
• 2008 99th Annual Conference and Expo, June 19-22, Milwaukee, WI
• 2009 100th Annual Conference and Expo, June 25-28, Knoxville, TN
  

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

• 2007 National Leadership Meeting, July 8-12, Anaheim, CA
• 2008 National Leadership Meeting, July 13-17, Orlando, FL
• 2009 National Leadership Meeting, July 12-16, Nashville, TN

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

• 2007 Cluster Meeting, November 9-11, Atlanta, GA and Buffalo, NY
• 2007 Cluster Meeting, November 16-18, Minneapolis, MN and Denver, CO
• 2008 Cluster Meeting, November 14-16, Jacksonville, FL
• 2008 Cluster Meeting, November 21-23, Dallas, TX and Cincinnati, OH

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/)