2020−21 Virtual FCCLA

Fall Leadership Meeting Advisor Session

Exciting Updates!
Revised 9-25-2020
 Agenda Topics
• 2020−21 FCS Workshops and L and M
• FCSTAC Updates!
• FCS CALPADS Codes
• FCCLA: Career Technical Student Organization (CTSO)
Updates and Resources!
• 2020−21 FCCLA STAR Event, Descriptions, and NEW
Levels
• 2020−21 Specific STAR Event Updates
• FCCLA Chapter Involvement and C-STAR Sign Ups
• Review NEW C-STAR Events and Provide Feedback
• Questions and Answers
2020−21 FCCLA Fall Leadership Meeting Advisor Session

www.ca-fcs.org
Who is FCSTAC?

Teachers of Family and Consumer

Science which includes the industry
sectors of:
● Hospitality, Food Service and
Tourism
● Child Development and Education
● Fashion and Interior Design
Why Join?
● FCSTAC advocates for
YOU in Sacramento!
● Networks with
Stakeholders
● Officers actively work for
your curriculum area!
How do I join?
https://fcstac.org/
Click on Membership
How do I join?
https://fcstac.org/
Click on Join us
$55 per year

What a deal!
 2020−2021
FCCLA State
Officer Team

2019−20: 119 Chapters, 173 Advisors, 6,345 Total Members

2018−19: 115 Chapters, 165 Advisors, 6,025 Total Members
2017−18: 117 Chapters, 168 Advisors, 4,911 Total Members
2016−17: 108 Chapters, 154 Advisors, 4,188 Total Members
FCS CALPADS Enrollment Numbers

2018–19 2017–18 2016–17

Hospitality, Tourism, & Recreation 73,402 72,277 69,038
Education, Child Dev., & Family Serv. 33,036 34,787 44,052
Fashion and Interior Design 5,520 5,870 6,626
Exploratory FCS Middle School 5,700 4,441 9,168

Total: 117,658 117,375 128,884

Increase of 283 FCS students compared to previous year

Code 7000 = 78,237 (Exploratory Career Technical Education)
CTE Enrollment Trends
2018-19 2017-18
Agriculture Education 110,626 108,504
Arts, Media and Entertainment 231,437 218,912
Building and Construction Trades 40,619 41,860
Business and Finance 51,566 53,663
Energy and Utilities 8,124 7,678
Engineering and Architecture 73,882 72,666
Family and Consumer Sciences 117,658 117,375
Health Sciences & Medical Technology 100,196 96,891
Information and Communication Technologies 82,154 82,353
Manufacturing and Product Development 24,053 23,014
Marketing, Sales, and Service 18,677 18,350
Public Services 36,263 36,325
Transportation 34,680 33,734
Other CTE/Multiple-Subjects 78,237 74,056

Total: 1,008,172 981,967

2018-2020 CTSO Membership
California recognizes 6 CTSOs 2019-2020 2018-2019 2017-2018
including:
1) Emerging leaders and 5,330 4,704 4,500
entrepreneurs in marketing, finance,
hospitality, and management
(DECA)
2) Future Business Leaders of America 5,343 6,935 7,187
(FBLA)
3) Family, Career & Community 6,322 5,425 4,911
Leaders of America (FCCLA)
4) Future Farmers of America (FFA) 92,250 92,619 89,499
5) Health Occupations Students of 10,094 9,247 8,271
America (HOSA)
6) Skills USA (SkillsUSA) 40,382 35,093 36,527
Total 159,721 154,023 150,895
FCCLA Updates
● Middle School Flat Rate Pilot Program - $450.00 for every
middle school student to be affiliated.
● URBAN AFFILIATION - City of District has to have population of
over 100,000. $8,500 affiliation fee for 100% students in FCS
classes in that district.
● NEW COVID Up to 20 Leadership Package: - $320.00 total
● NEW Unlimited Package: - $800.00 total
● Regular Affiliation - $18.00 per member/advisor; 12 member
minimum
● Active Chapters - must affiliate by November 1st or the chapter
will be dropped from the advisor portal
● New/Reinstated Chapters - have until January 10 to affiliate
FCCLA Updates

● National FCCLA Virtual Leadership Experience: December 8,

$150.00 per chapter, access to resources until February 12
Skill Event Competitors must register by October 26, 2020 and
there is a competitor limit, so first come, first serve! LifeSmarts
Knowledge Bowl: Only 40 teams may qualify; Online Challenge
Testing in 10 FCS Events; Registration is Open Now
CA will host the Culinary Knife Skills Event, we will need
between 30-40 Evaluators!
● Spring Leadership Meetings: TBD in person or virtual
● FCCLA State Leadership Conference is April 24−27, 2021
Riverside, California, TBD in person or virtual
● FCCLA National Leadership Conference is June 27−July 1,
2021 Nashville, Tennessee, TBD in person or virtual5−9,
Washington D.C
Affiliate in the National FCCLA
Advisor Portal/Update Advisor Years
of Service
2020-21 FCCLA STAR Events List
2020-21 FCCLA STAR Themes Handout
2020-21 FCCLA Permission Form

Due prior to the Spring

Qualifying Competition
FEES FOR C-STAR REGISTRATION
Individual Events - $15
Team Events - $15 per person on the team (1-3 per team)
Culinary Arts & Baking and Pastry - $15 per person (if virtual),
$35.00 per team when in person
Parliamentary Procedure - $15 per person (4-8 team)
C-STAR Event Updates
● Culinary Display
● A: Appetizers, Levels 2,3
● B: Breads, Levels 1,2
● C: Creative Mini Cakes (6-8 inches) Level 2
● D: Cupcakes: Level 1
● E: Decorated Wedding Cakes: Level 3
● F: Patisserie, Level 3
● Room Design, Level 1
● California Update to STAR Events,
● Entrepreneurship: Levels 2 and 3 only
● Event Management: Levels 2 and 3 only
● Fashion Construction: Levels 1,2,3
● Teach and Train: Student does not have to be enrolled in a
capstone course
 NATIONAL STAR UPDATES
● Terms “in person” and “virtual” competition are in event guidelines
● General Information Chart reference “in person” “virtual” for
equipment, review time, oral presentation/interview/event time
● Procedures and Time Requirements are separated into both “in
person” and “virtual” competition sections
● All documents for virtual competitions must be uploaded as PDF
● Virtual oral presentations will be extended by one minute and
participants must responds to two additional questions
● A voiceover of a virtual presentation is not allowed.
● Baking and Pastry and Culinary Arts have changed to individual
events and incorporate American Culinary Federation testing for
NLC competition
 NATIONAL STAR UPDATES
● Event Management attendance requirements have been lowered
to 50 (Level 2), and 75 people (Level 3)
● Interior Design Scenario already posted in advisor portal
● Sustainability Challenge has a renewed focus on children’s health
in school settings through the Environmental Protection Agency
● Only Gold and Silver Medals will be distributed by Nationals.
Bronze recipients will receive a certificate.
2020-21 Event Topics/Themes: See page 224 for Additional
Topic Requirements and Sample Resources
● Food Innovations: “Vintage Baking Recipes to Modern Mixes”
Level 1: Cookie Bars
● Level 2: Cakes, Cupcakes, Pastries
● Level 3: Quick Breads, Yeast Breads
 LEVEL 1, 2, OR 3*

● Level 1 - 6–8th Grade

● Level 2 - 9–10th Grade
● Level 3 - 11–12th Grade
● Level 3* (Student must be currently enrolled in an
occupational program for Culinary Arts and Baking and
Pastry)
● Mixed level teams are still allowed but must compete at the
highest level of the team’s members. Some events will still
have eligibility requirements requiring specific courses or
program enrollment to be verified at the state level.
 LEVEL 1, 2, OR 3*

● This means that in events that are only Level 3, teams

cannot include students in another other grade levels.
Culinary Arts, for example, is only open to students in
grades 11 and 12.
● Events that only have Levels 2 and 3 can only have
students in grades 9-12.
● Events that have all three Levels can have a mixed
team of any level.
 CHANGED EVENTS:

1. ADDED:
a. Nutrition and Wellness (all levels)
b. Fashion Construction (all levels)

2. REMOVED:
a. Chapter In Review Portfolio
b. Chapter Service Project Display
c. Sewing Construction
 COMPETITORS ALLOWED
Max. # of Individual & Team
# Members in Chapter
Entries for STAR
12 6

13−15 9

16−20 12

Over 21 Unlimited
SPECIAL NEEDS OR ACCOMMODATIONS
● Requests must be made 3 weeks in advance of meeting
● Accommodations cannot be made day of competition
● Email Melissa Webb
● Register student as per ID
name, request to have award
printed in preferred name
● Must also request special
accommodations for both
Region and prior to State Conference
STAR Permission Forms & ID
● Submit STAR Permission Form and legible School ID
electronically with STAR Event Materials Photo ID.
Must have STAR Permission Form and ID.
If not = DISQUALIFIED
ALTERNATE & SUBSTITUTES

● ALTERNATE - only in team events, not in other

competition. A student entered as an alternate cannot be
entered as a competitor in any other event. Only the
alternate member listed on the entry form may be utilized
at any level of competition. A $15.00 alternate fee applies
and is due by January 10.
● ALTERNATES are now able to attend the event with their
team, but they do not have to.

● SUBSTITUTION - must register before January 10, $15.00

fee
 STAR Event Reminders:

Students can only compete in ONE event.

Do not recycle projects from previous years

for students to use as their STAR projects!
2020-2021

Specific STAR Event Updates

STAR & C-STAR EVENT DESCRIPTIONS

● STAR Events: Log in to

FCCLA Advisor Portal, go
to Resources

STAR EVENT RESOURCES

● C-STAR Events posted on
state website Go to: FCCLA, Programs, STAR Ev
ents, Resources
• Supplemental resources for
some of the national events
• NEW Quiz: Which STAR Event
is for You?
 ONLINE PROJECT SUBMISSION FORM

● STAR Events: Login to FCCLA Chapter Login, go to

Surveys Tab, Competitive Events, STAR Events Project
Summary
● One submission per entry- team or individual
● Affiliate students with correct email address
● Requires advisor signature
NEW: ONLINE PROJECT EVENT ORIENTATION FORM

● YouTube Orientation Video from State Officers

To provide reminders to your competitors for
Region and State Competition (Ex. Bring ID and
STAR Permission Form, Official Dress, etc.)
● Worth points on the Room Consultant Form!
● Competitors must watch (can do as class), print
out form and advisor sign
● Video and form will be posted to the California
website: www.ca-fccla.org. Coming soon!
 Oh, hello there.

RETURNED Event:
Nutrition and Wellness
 So long, partner.
Sewing Construction
Chapter In Review Portfolio
Chapter Service Project Display
 BAKING and PASTRY
● Individual Event
● Chef coats can have: FCCLA logo, school, chapter, or
state name or logo, and individual name. No additional
logos are permitted.
 CULINARY ARTS (Level 3 + *)
● Individual Event
● Chef coats can have: FCCLA logo, school, chapter, or state
name or logo, and individual name. No additional logos are
permitted.
 CULINARY DISPLAY (Level 1, 2, 3)
Now grades 6-8 included!
Level 1:
Breads, Cupcakes
Level 2:
Appetizers, Breads, Creative Mini Cake
Level 3:
Appetizers, Decorated Wedding Cakes, Patisserie
* Competitors in ALL Levels must wear chef coat, hair
restraint, chef pants or black pants, and socks!
 CULINARY DISPLAY (Level 1, 2, 3)
● Participant shall prepare a 4” x 6” placard that lists the
Category, Theme, and Title of the Display (mounting or frame
may be larger)
● No Play-Doh! (To be listed on event rules)
 ENTREPRENEURSHIP (Level 2, 3+)

● Develop FCS-related app?

● New toy for children?
 EVENT MANAGEMENT (Levels 2, 3+)

This event is career-focused and places the students in the

role of event planners/managers as they plan an event for a
client - an educational institution, community, or non-profit
organization. This is the first event to be scaffolded with
requirements that build upon each other, and has three
separate rubrics. This scaffolding or progression of skill will
soon (next year) be implemented in all appropriate events.
The attendance requirement has changed for this event to 50
(Level 2), and 75 people (Level 3)
 FASHION CONSTRUCTION (LEVELS 1,2, 3)

● Participants prepare a display and

construct a garment using 8
Fashion Construction Techniques
for all levels. Level 1 does not
advance to Nationals
● In this event there is NO SEWING
AT REGION OR STATE!
● There is NO REQUIRED pattern
for this event
● Chapters with multiple entries
must submit different projects
 INTERIOR DESIGN (Level 2, 3)
● Event description changed to reflect design of client needs,
rather than limiting to living spaces. This allows for scenario
development to include both residential and commercial
applications
● Added resource materials
● “A Home and a Workplace”
 MENU PLANNING & TABLE DISPLAY
(Level 1, 2, 3)
● Nutritional Analysis 0−7 Points
● Analysis is complete and is presented
in a consistent format (removed ‘meets
needs)
● Nutritional analysis of individual recipes
● Menu Card: no larger than 4”x6”
(mounting or frame may be larger). The
card must list the title of the display,
theme, and menu. The title can be the
selected theme or a creative name
incorporating the theme.
 PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY
(Level 2, 3)
● Team
● More than bringing awareness, action piece
● Research
● Partnership
● Meeting minutes
● Elevator speech
● One-page leave-behind graphic (infographic)
IDEAS FOR PROJECTS?
 SALAD PREPARATION (Level 1, 2, 3)
● Must demonstrate
preparation of salad and
salad dressing during event
● No pre-made salad dressing
allowed.
● NEW: Competitors in all
levels are now required to
wear Chef Attire: chef
coat, hair restraint, chef
pants or black pants, and
socks.
 REPURPOSE & REDESIGN (Level 1, 2, 3+)

● Team event
● Participants apply recycling and redesign skills learned in FCS
courses and create a display using a sample of their skills.
Participants select aused fashion, home, or other postconsumer
item to recycle into a new product. Participants will create a brand new
product, not simply embellish an old one. However, participants may
use additional materials if needed to redesign and creatively embellish
the new product. At the event site, participants set up their displays and
present the results of their projects to evaluators.
 TEACH AND TRAIN

● Students do not need to be enrolled in a capstone

class
Events Up for Elimination
Less than 5 competitors in past 3 years

● Parliamentary Procedure (Levels 1, 2, 3)

● Riverside Parliamentarians are
interested in coaching your teams.
CITE YOUR SOURCES!
● Cite all sources
● “Recipe adapted from…”
PLANNING PROCESS SHEET- HUH?
• Google: FCCLA Planning
Process for samples
GOT QUESTIONS?
Ask your FCCLA State Advisor, Region
Coordinator, or Region STAR Chairperson!!!