FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES EDUCATION Family and Consumer Sciences Foundations Course Title: Personal and Family Development Grade Placement: 9 Credit: 1 Unit This comprehensive laboratory course deals with knowledge and skills related to personal development and management, promotion of strong families, and preparation for adult roles. Content includes a focus on interpersonal skills; decision-making; promotion of family strengths and well-being; developing positive relationships with peers; child development and care; and clothing selection and maintenance. Other studies address nutrition and dietary practices, food selection and preparation, budgeting and consumerbuying practices, and management of family housing needs. Influences of societal and technological changes, career options, and the management of multiple family, community, and wage-earner roles are included. Students are responsible for the cost of materials used in products they take home. Course Title: CTED Personal and Family Grade Placement: 9-12 Development, Career and Technology Education for Students with Disabilities Prerequisite: Recommendation of ARD Committee Credit: 1 Unit This course provides personal and family development skills for the special needs students. It is a laboratory course that deals with knowledge and skills related to personal development and management, promotion of strong families, and preparation for adult roles. Content includes a focus on interpersonal skills; decision-making; promotion of family strengths and well-being; developing positive relationships with peers; child development and care; and clothing selection and maintenance. Other studies address nutrition and dietary practices, food selection and preparation, budgeting and consumerbuying practices, and management of family housing needs. Influences of societal and technological changes, career options, and the management of multiple family, community, and wage-earner roles are included. Students are responsible for the cost of materials used in products they take home. Course Title: Family and Consumer Sciences Grade Placement: 11-12 Career Preparation I, II Prerequisite: 16 years of age Credit: I 2-3 Units II 2-3 Units This work-based instructional arrangement develops essential knowledge and skills through classroom instruction and on-the-job training in approved occupationally-specific training areas. Occupational areas are food services, child care and guidance, apparel, floral design, home furnishings, hospitality, services for the elderly, and institutional services. All areas include production, management, service, and entrepreneurship. 91
Course Title: Family and Consumer Sciences Grade Placement: 10-12 Summer Program I & II Prerequisite: Completion of two semesters of Credit: I-1/2, II-1/2 Unit Family and Consumer Sciences Education This special projects course is designed to accommodate varied student needs and interests. The goals and objectives of the program provide instruction in one or more home economics content specialization areas and includes a supervised careerconnections experience. Content for the summer program is based on the knowledge and skills related to child development, education, and services; family studies and human services; consumer and resource management; hospitality; textiles and apparel; nutrition and wellness, food science and technology; or environmental design. Family Studies and Human Services Course Title: Individual and Family Life Grade Placement: 10-12 This course focuses on concepts and skills related to individuals and the family. Emphasis is on understanding the roles, responsibilities, and impact of the family on individuals and society and promoting and strengthening the family unit. Students will have the opportunity to study interpersonal relationships, mate selection, independent living, career preparation, and responsible parenthood. Practical information is given to help students deal with real life situations. Child Development, Education, and Services Course Title: Preparation for Parenting Grade Placement: 10-12 This laboratory course is designed to provide individuals opportunities to develop knowledge and skills in preparation to function effectively in the role of parent or caregiver. Content stresses parental responsibilities, child guidance techniques, parents as positive role models, parents as their children s first teacher, and parenting practices which promote a child s development, health, safety, and well-being. Managing family crises, managing multiple roles of family members throughout the life cycle, and career preparation are additional topics. Course Title: Child Development Grade Placement: 10-12 This laboratory course is designed to focus on knowledge and skills related to the development, care, guidance, and protection of children. Instruction addresses the principles and procedures for promoting the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development of young children, including those with special needs. Other topics include characteristics of quality child care, career options related to the care and education of children, and the management of multiple family, community, and family roles. 92
Course Title: Child Care and Guidance, Grade Placement: 11-12 Management, and Services I & II Recommended Prerequisite: Child Development or Credit: I-2, II-2 Units Nutrition and Food Science This course provides occupationally-specific training designed to develop knowledge and skills for employment in the area of child care and guidance. Content includes business management procedures, safety, sanitation, influences on child growth and development, interactions impacting children s behavior, and techniques for providing care and guidance of children. Also addressed are legal considerations, careers related to the care and education of children, technology applications, and the management of multiple family, community, and wage-earner roles. Instruction will be delivered through schoolbased pre-employment laboratory training. Statewide Articulation and Tech Prep college credit are available through community colleges throughout Texas. Course Title: Parenting Education for Grade Placement: 9-12 School Age Parents I & II Prerequisites: None Credit: I-1/2 1 Unit, II -1/2 1 Unit This laboratory course is designed to address the special needs and interests of pregnant/parenting teens. Special emphasis is placed on prenatal care and development, postnatal care, child development, infant care, and parenting skills. Other units of study address personal development, responsible parenthood and adult roles, family problems and crises, conflict resolution, family health issues, nutrition, safety, management, and employability skills. Students are provided opportunities to develop the knowledge and skills to become successful parents and to prepare for managing the multiple roles of student, parent, family member, and wage earner. Nutrition and Wellness, Food Science and Technology Course Title: Nutrition and Food Science Grade Placement: 10-12 Prerequisites: None This technical laboratory course concentrates on nutrition, food choices, and food management skills for individuals and the family throughout the life cycle. Instruction addresses nutrition and food science from the perspective of food habits and wellness, menu planning, special dietary needs, food costs and budgeting, consumer food-buying strategies, food safety and sanitation procedures, food labels, technology implications, and food handling, storage and preparation practices. Meal etiquette, career options, and techniques for managing multiple family, community, and wage-earner roles are part of the content. Course Title: Food Production, Management, Grade Placement: 10-12 and Services I & II Recommended Prerequisite: Nutrition and Food Science Credit: I-2, II-2 Units This course provides occupationally-specific training designed to develop knowledge and skills for employment in the area of food production, management, and services. Instruction includes operation and management of food service establishments, marketing 93
strategies, quantity food production skills, food presentation and service techniques, and technology applications in the food service industry. Legal considerations, customer service, career options, and managing multiple family, community, and wage-earner roles are contained in the content. Instruction will be delivered through school-based laboratory training. This course is offered at Klein and Klein Forest High Schools. Course Title: CTED Food Production, Management, Grade Placement: 9-12 and Services, Career and Technology Education for Students with Disabilities Prerequisite: Recommendation of the ARD committee Credit: 1-2 Units per year This course prepares developmentally handicapped and other special needs students for gainful employment. Areas covered include safety, sanitation, quantity food preparation, housekeeping skills, and preparation for job placement. This course is offered at Klein and Klein Forest High schools. Classes meet for two periods each school day at Klein High School and one period each day at Klein Forest High School. This course may be taken for more than one year up to four years. Hospitality Course Title: Hospitality Services I, II Grade Placement: 11-12 (Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management) Credit: I-3, II-3 Units This course will give students an opportunity to explore a career in hotel and restaurant management through a joint venture of the school district and the Marriott Greenspoint Hotel. The teacher coordinator will work with students in placing them in the areas of engineering, front desk, accounting/finance, loss prevention, restaurant, banquets, culinary, housekeeping, human resources, and sales/marketing. The three hours of training take place at the hotel under the supervision of the hotel management team in each department and the teacher coordinator. Students may enroll for a second year with internship in the department of their choice each semester. Students must provide their own means of transportation to the hotel. Uniform supplied by the student will be required. Articulation and Tech Prep college credit are available through the University of Houston, the Culinary Institute of America, and The Art Institute of Houston. Textiles and Apparel Course Title: Apparel Grade Placement: 10-12 This technical laboratory course focuses on apparel from the perspectives of personal decision making related to apparel and the apparel industry, and career preparation. Topics include managing the apparel dollar, apparel repair and alterations, history of fashion, care, construction, and maintenance. Quality apparel construction is addressed as it relates to consumer decision making and career preparation for the apparel industry. Other content addresses career options and management practices for assuming multiple 94
family, community, and wage-earner roles. Students are responsible for the cost of materials used in projects they take home. Environmental Design Course Title: Interior Design Grade Placement: 10-12 This laboratory course focuses on the design of residential and nonresidential interior environments. Content addresses principles and elements of design, lighting, furnishings, and accessories. Additional topics taught are budgeting, consumer decision making, safety, and the care and maintenance of interiors. Career preparation and the management of multiple adult roles are emphasized. Students will also work on design project(s). 95