HB 5 presentation at TAFE Conference in Lubbock, TX. February 2015.

1. HARNESS THE POWER OF
HOUSE BILL 5 TO PROMOTE
YOUR FCS CLASSES
Dr. Karen Alexander, karen.alexander@ttu.edu
Mrs. Cindy Miller, cynthia.l.miller@ttu.edu
Texas Tech University
Family and Consumer Sciences Education

2. • Source: Charles Schwab and Boys & Girls Club of America survey conducted with Harris Interactive
U.S. teenagers were asked:
1. What is your average expected
starting salary?
2. What will be your salary once
established in a career?
Reality is Relative
2011 CharlesSchwabTeens& MoneySurvey
Poll ofAmericans ages 13-18

3. Reality is Relative
2011 Charles Schwab Teens & Money Survey
Poll ofAmericans ages 13-18
• Source: Charles Schwab and Boys & Girls Club of America survey conducted with Harris Interactive
• For real fun, check out: http://www.lmci.state.tx.us/realitycheck/
Starting your career: Average answer:
$73,000 a year
Boys answered: $79,700 a year
Girls answered: $66,200 a year

4. • Source: Charles Schwab and Boys & Girls Club of America survey conducted with Harris Interactive
• For real fun, check out: http://www.lmci.state.tx.us/realitycheck/
Reality is Relative
2011 Charles Schwab Teens & Money Survey
Poll ofAmericans ages 13-18
Established in your career: Average answer:
$150,000 a year
Boys answered: $162,300 a year
Girls answered: $126,500 a year

5. Using the list paper…
Generate a few thoughts and/or reactions to
the implementation of HB 5.

6. What do you think is the
employment outlook for careers
related to our FCS course areas?

7. 0 5 10 15
Agriculture, Food,…
Architecture &…
Arts, AV Technology &…
Business, Management,…
Education and Training
Finance
Government & Public…
Health Science
Hospitality & Tourism
Human Services
Information Technology
Law, Public Safety &…
Manufacturing
Marketing, Sales & Service
STEM
Transportation,…
Texas Labor Market
Labor Market

8. Texas Workforce Commission defines…
• High Skill is any further training past high
school.
• High Wage is determined as $15.14/hour or
higher.
• High Demand is an occupation that is in
high need, i.e. supply is less than the
demand. May vary by region and/or
community..

9. HB 5 has created lots of opportunities for
FCS Programs!

10. Endorsements with FCS Programs
•Business and Industry
•Public Services
•Multidisciplinary
All Endorsements can prepare students
for College and Career

11. Using the list paper…
• Select one of five career clusters offered
through FCS programs
• Brainstorm as many occupations in that
cluster as possible in two minutes
• Identify all of the occupations that require
postsecondary education

12. Coherent Sequences
Who decides what constitutes a coherent
sequence of courses?
• Each local school district has the authority to
determine a coherent sequence of courses and
identify courses within that sequence as
advanced courses for the purposes of satisfying
an endorsement requirement, provided that
prerequisites are followed.
• Four credits

13. Business and Industry
Coherent sequence of
courses for four or more
credits in CTE that consists
of at least two courses in
the same career cluster
including at least one
advanced CTE course
which includes any course
that is the third or higher
course in a sequence. The
courses may be selected
from courses in all CTE
career clusters or approved
CTE innovative courses.
Career Clusters
including Family and
Consumer Sciences
Courses
• Architecture and
Construction
• Arts, AV and
Communication
• Hospitality and
Tourism

14. Courses include…
• Principles Courses
• Practicums
• Interior Design
• Advanced Interior
Design
• Fashion Design
• Advanced Fashion
Design
• Hotel Management
• Restaurant
Management
• Travel and Tourism
Management
• Culinary Arts
• Hospitality Services
• Food Science

15. Public Services
Coherent sequence of
courses for four or more
credits in CTE that consists
of at least two courses in
the same career cluster
including at least one
advanced CTE course
which includes any course
that is the third or higher
course in a sequence. The
courses may be selected
from courses in all CTE
career clusters or approved
CTE innovative courses.
Career Clusters
including Family and
Consumer Sciences
Courses
• Education and
Training
• Human Services

16. Courses include…
• Principles Courses
• Practicums
• Human Growth and
Development
• Instructional Practices
in Education and
Training
• Dollars and Sense
• Interpersonal Studies
• Lifetime Nutrition and
Wellness
• Counseling and Mental
Health
• Child Development
• Child Guidance
• Family and Community
Services

17. Multidisciplinary
•Works with Courses from All Career
Clusters
•All Local Districts Must Offer this
Endorsement

18. Reach out to other endorsements
STEM
• A coherent sequence of courses for four or more credits in
CTE that consists of at least two courses in the same
cluster including at least one advanced CTE course which
includes any course that is the third or higher course in a
sequence.
• The courses may be selected from courses in all CTE
career clusters or approved CTE innovative courses.
• The final course in the sequence must be selected from the
STEM career cluster.
How could FCS courses be used with this
endorsement?

19. STEM is not the only possibility?
What are some of our other
opportunities?
•Students in Health Sciences
•Dollars and Sense or Money Matters
•Lifetime Nutrition and Wellness
•Interior Design and Fashion Design for
students interested in Arts

20. Career Prep
Can Career Preparation be used as the final
course in a sequence for an endorsement for
which there are CTE course options?
• No. Career Preparation may be used as one of
the courses in the coherent sequence, but the
final course must come from one of the career
clusters listed in the rule.

21. Performance Acknowledgment
• Dual credit course—partner with postsecondary
institutions to establish local articulation
agreements for dual credit opportunities with
FCS courses
• Nationally or internationally recognized business or
industry certification or license with:
• performance on an examination or series of examinations
sufficient to obtain a nationally or internationally
recognized business or industry certification or
• performance on an examination sufficient to obtain a
government-required credential to practice a profession

22. Certifications or licensures shall:
• be age appropriate for high school students
• represent a student's substantial course of study and/or end-of-
program knowledge and skills
• include an industry recognized examination or series of
examinations, an industry validated skill test, or demonstrated
proficiency through documented, supervised field experience
and
• represent substantial knowledge and multiple skills needed for
successful entry into a high-skill occupation
• Use the AAFCS Pre-PAC (Pre-Professional Assessments
and Certifications) for recognized certifications
http://www.aafcs.org/CredentialingCenter/PrePAC.asp

23. Certificates—What do you think?
• ServSafe®
• Educational Aide I
• OSHA CareerSafe®
• Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential™

24. Accountability
Community & Student Engagement Evaluation
• Wellness and Physical Education
• Community and Parental Involvement
• Digital Learning
• Dropout Prevention Strategies
• Twenty-first Century Workforce Development
• Might also have Educational Programs for G/T
FCCLA and TAFE support Community and
Student Engagement!

25. Career Development

26. The Climbing Wall
concept of Career
Development:
Everyone is trying to
get comfortable on
the wall, but each
finds themselves at a
different place,
moving at a different
pace and with a
unique support
system

27. Career Development Spans All Grades
K-5: Understanding the Importance and Value of Work and Jobs
Introduction to the world of careers
6-8: Initial Career Exploration
Discovering interest areas
Grade 8: Career Exploration and Transition
Develop graduation plans based upon personal interest/cluster areas
9-12: Programs of Study Related to a Career Goal
Academics and technical courses, intensive guidance, individual graduation plans
Postsecondary: Career Preparation
Achieving credentials: college, certification, apprenticeship, military
Employment: Career Advancement
Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning
Steps to Success

28. Support Your Counselors
• Let them know the career development activities
that you provide
• Exploring Careers and Career Portals
• Principles Courses
• Career Preparation
• Practicum Courses
• How can you help prepare students for the PGP
development and annual review?
• Become well-versed in the available resources
• AchieveTexas LiveBinders are helpful

29. HB 5 Resources
• Toolkit for local districts,
http://tea.texas.gov/communications/brochures.aspx
• Answers to FAQs,
http://tea.texas.gov/Curriculum_and_Instructional_Program
s/Graduation_Information/House_Bill_5__Foundation_High
_School_Program/
• House Bill 5 LiveBinder from ESC Region 17,
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=1130191

30. http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/apps/txcrews

31. Sample: Workplace Basic Skills Profile for Waiters and Waitresses

32. “There’s not one specific thing or skill
people have to have to work for us. But I
can tell you why we fire people: soft
skills. We hire for hard skills. We fire for
soft skills. The ability to interact and
communicate with others or behave
ethically and take responsibility for
things tends to be where people tend to
break down.”
Rick Stephens, senior vice president of HR,
The Boeing Corporation