La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § LXXIII-517

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 8, August 20, 2024

Section LXXIII-517 - Implementing the Standards Through FHA/HERO

Note: Throughout this document, the integration of FHA/HERO is denoted below the standard to which it is related.

A. Future Homemakers of America (FHA/HERO) is the national student organization that serves and supports family and consumer sciences education. At the heart of FHA/HERO is involvement in projects and activities that students plan, carry out and evaluate themselves. These projects create ideal opportunities for students to both develop and apply family and consumer sciences skills while demonstrating mastery of the standards. FHA/HERO projects' "end products," portfolios, project reports, skills demonstrations and more, offer relevant, authentic means to assess student learning. Through their FHA/HERO involvement, students sort out thoughts, analyze situations, set goals, interact with others, apply classroom knowledge and become leaders in today's and tomorrow's families, careers and communities. FHA/HERO members encounter situations through which they:

1. apply skills in family and consumer sciences, academics and communication;

2. accept responsibility;

3. experience leadership;

4. learn to plan, implement and evaluate individual and group action;

5. build relationships;

6. develop appreciation for diversity;

7. analyze and solve problems;

8. adapt to change;

9. explore careers;

10. establish positive career-related attitudes and habits.

B. FHA/HERO is an integral part of the family and consumer sciences education program. In the local school, chapter projects and activities stem from and enhance family and consumer sciences programs of study. FHA/HERO chapters give students expanded opportunities for knowledge application, leadership training, community involvement and personal growth. Many of these experiences occur during class time, while others may occur out of class.

C. FHA/HERO National Programs. Future Homemakers of America offers a variety of national programs to guide and motivate students as they develop projects related to the family and consumer sciences national standards.

D. FHA/HERO Program Support Resources. Future Homemakers of America offers materials to support all of its national programs, as well as handbooks, guides, activity sheets, audiovisuals, brochures, The Adviser newsletter, Teen Times magazine, and more. A complete list of resources created to support students and teachers in their FHA/HERO involvement is available in the annual FHA/HERO Publications Catalog. A free catalog is available on request from the Future Homemakers of America's national office.

E. Contact Information. For more information about how an FHA/HERO chapter can help implement and assess the family and consumer sciences standards, contact the FHA/HERO State Adviser or the Future Homemakers of America's national office at:

National FHA/HERO

1910 Association Drive

Reston, VA 20191-1584

Phone: (703) 476-4900

Fax: (703) 860-2713

E-mail: natlhdqtrs@fhahero.org

Homepage: www.fhahero.org

Fax-on-Demand: 1-800-NFO-TOGO

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § LXXIII-517

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 29:2736 (December 2003).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S.6(A)(10) and R.S. 17:10.