Adviser Professional Development

Adviser Academy

Courses Available to All Advisers

FCCLA invites you to expand your leadership skills by participating in the new Adviser Academy courses!

Adviser Academy, Course One, is open to any adviser with fewer than five years of experience.

Adviser Academy, Course Two, is open to any adviser with more than five years of experience or previous Adviser Academy graduates.

The Future Adviser Academy is open to any post-secondary FCS Education major who plans to advise an FCCLA^® Chapter in their FCS Career.

Why Participate?

The Adviser Academy is a great way to grow your knowledge and FCCLA^® chapter, learn work-life balance, develop lesson plans, network with other advisers, gain year-long support from National FCCLA^®, and more!

Graduates from the new Adviser Academy will be recognized at the 2023 National Leadership Conference and will receive an FCCLA^® certificate of completion, and two Continuing Education Units (CEU).

Additionally, participating advisers will have the opportunity to build a strong relationship with their state adviser and be engaged at the state level.

What are the Courses?

The new Adviser Academy courses offer four exciting and educational tracks! Check out the Adviser Academy Course One and Course Two curriculum for a sneak peek of what’s in store!

How to REGISTER?

To register, you must meet the requirements of your desired course and register in the portal under Meetings and Events, Future Adviser Academy Participants can apply in the Alumni and Associates Portal under E-Store. Registration is due November 2, 2022. For those not enrolled in a chapter relief package, payment is due November 30, 2022.

National Consultant Team

The National Consultant Team (NCT) consists of talented and successful FCCLA^® advisers with expertise in chapter management, national programs and activities, intra-curricular work, membership development, public policy, and visibility. Members of the NCT are chosen by national staff to develop trainings, lead workshops, and serve as an extension of national staff.

2022-2024 National Consultant Team

• Alaina Tharp - Ohio

  Alaina Tharp has been teaching Family and Consumer Sciences and advising FCCLA at Tri-Valley High School since 2017. She has experience at the regional, state, and national level both as a student and adviser. As a 4-year member in high school, she participated at the regional, state, and national levels. This sparked her excitement and drive to re-establish an FCCLA chapter at Tri-Valley High School.  As an adviser, her experiences as a member are her driving force for giving back to her students and other FCCLA members and advisers. She has served on Ohio’s Career Development Events committee and provided professional development opportunities related to FCS and FCCLA. She is very passionate about the content taught in FCS and FCCLA because of the valuable real-world skills that lead to independence, healthy living, and overall future success! In addition to FCS and FCCLA, she enjoys serving on the OATFACS Board and planning committee, cooking, and spending time with her family and friends. She and her husband Jake have three children; Jase, Jordan, and Jemma.

• Sherry Vogel - Iowa

  Sherry Vogel is the FCS and FCCLA teacher at Southeast Valley High School in Gowrie, Iowa.  Ms. Vogel has been teaching for 32 years and has been an FCCLA adviser for 28 years. Sherry has been actively involved on the district, state, and national level of FCCLA. She has started several FCCLA chapters, had numerous district, state, and national officer candidates, and is currently the adviser to the Iowa State FCCLA President. Ms. Vogel has done extensive work with her members in STAR Events and has previously served on the CEAT committee and been a lead consultant at the national STAR Event competition. She is also currently serving as the President-Elect of the Iowa FCCLA Board of Directors. Sherry is very excited to be selected as an FCCLA National Consultant. She hopes to give advisers and members a sense of creativity and fun to their chapters by building on their existing ideas and expanding them to create something that will excite both the adviser and member. Sherry hopes to promote the FCCLA programs and mission while at the same time expanding her knowledge to better help the advisers in our organization. In her spare time, Sherry enjoys cheering on the Iowa State Cyclones, reading, and quilting.

• Savannah Wegner - California

  Savannah Wegner is an FCS teacher at East Union High School in California. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Music and a Master’s in FCS Education. She has been an active adviser since 2016, and her chapter has been top in her state for the past few years. She loves all things FCCLA and believes in the organization’s mission to promote personal growth in the lives of her students. She also loves to bake, garden, read and craft. She is an Adviser Academy Course 1 and 2 graduate and has been honored with Master Adviser, Adviser Mentor, and Spirit of Advising. Savannah is sad that she never had the opportunity to join FCCLA as a student and hopes no one else has to miss out on the fun! FCCLA has provided her a place to belong, and she plans to give back as she serves as a National Consultant Team member.

National Consultant Team Available for Training

Are you looking for skilled FCCLA^® advisers to train your students and future FCS teachers? The National Consultant Team (NCT) is here to assist you! Their mission is to empower, support, and train FCCLA^® advisers. For more information, contact advisers@fcclainc.org.

Join the National Consultant Team

Read the instructions and complete the application. The submission deadline is October 1, 2021. For questions, contact adviser@fcclaainc.org

New Adviser Handbook

FCCLA’s New Adviser Handbook is a free resource that offers valuable insight for potential and new chapter advisers in the areas of chapter management, competitive events, adviser roles and benefits, basic FCCLA information, and more!

FCCLA^® Adviser Facebook Group

Over 4,000 FCCLA^® advisers across the nation are members of National FCCLA^®’s private Facebook group. This FCCLA^® adviser only page is great resource for sharing ideas and resources. Some of National FCCLA^® staff and consultants are also members and available to help answer questions!

FCCLA^® Adviser Professional Standards

FCCLA^® chapter advisers are valued professionals delivering intra-curriculum leadership education in the Family and Consumer Sciences pathway and comprehensive programs.  The purpose of the FCCLA^® Adviser Professional Standards is to bring the FCCLA^® leadership elements to a reference publication.  This publication contains the adviser standards with learning outcomes developed by  representatives from FCS leadership teams,  secondary,  and postsecondary instructors. The adviser standards and the learning outcomes were shared with a larger group of leadership representatives through a criticality survey. Leadership representatives were asked to rank each learning outcome as to their importance in chapter adviser training and chapter management success.

FCCLA^® Adviser Professional Standards Criticality Survey

The criticality survey contains instructional criteria for FCCLA^® Professional Adviser Standards and the related learning outcomes. Each learning outcome was rated by the field as to how important it is to include as a foundational outcome for current FCCLA^® chapter advisers or future advisers completing a traditional or alternative teacher-licensing program. The ratings values used are as follows:

1. Nice to Know = Helpful, but not critical for all advisers
2. Need to Know = Advisers should know, or know how to find information
3. Critical to Know = Essential skills and knowledge for all advisers. Any standard receiving above 2.0 as the average rating reflects the knowledge needed or essential to be a successful FCCLA^® Adviser.

Newcomers National Fall Conference Scholarship

The Newcomers NFC Scholarship is an opportunity for Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) Education majors to gain FCCLA^®  adviser conference experience while in college. Scholarship recipients will be reimbursed for conference registration upon the completion and submission of the participation verification form. Registration can be found in the Alumni and Associates (A&A) Portal under E-Store. 

*Space is limited.

Requirements:

Must be currently enrolled as a post-secondary FCS Education major

Must be an active FCCLA^® A&A member

Must complete the participation verification form (see Resource section) by the deadline 

Deadlines:

Registration in the A&A Portal by October 15, 2022

Participation Verification Form emailed by November 30, 2022

*Registration will close if all spots are filled