BPSS Family and Consumer Science Standards

Career, Community, and Family Connections

Comprehensive Standard - Integrate multiple life roles and responsibilities in family, work, and community settings.

Standard FAC-01.1 Analyze strategies to manage multiple roles and responsibilities (individual, family, career, community, and global).

• • FAC-01.1.01 Summarize local and global policies, issues, and trends in the workplace and community that affect individuals and families.
  • FAC-01.1.02 Analyze the effects of social, economic, and technological change on work and family dynamics.
  • FAC-01.1.03 Analyze ways that individual career goals can affect the family’s capacity to meet goals for all family members.
  • FAC-01.1.04 Analyze potential effects of career path decisions on balancing work and family.
  • FAC-01.1.05 Define goals for life-long learning and leisure opportunities for all family members.
  • FAC-01.1.06 Develop a life plan, including pathways to acquiring the knowledge and skills needed to achieve individual, family, and career goals.

Standard FAC-01.2 Demonstrate transferable and employability skills in school, community and workplace settings.

• • FAC-01.2.01 Analyze potential career choices to determine the knowledge, skills, and attitudes associated with each career.
  • FAC-01.2.02 Demonstrate job seeking and job keeping skills.
  • FAC-01.2.03 Apply communication skills in school, community and workplace settings.
  • FAC-01.2.04 Demonstrate teamwork skills in school, community and workplace settings.
  • FAC-01.2.05 Analyze strategies to manage the effects of changing technologies in workplace settings.
  • FAC-01.2.06 Demonstrate leadership skills and abilities in school, workplace and community settings.
  • FAC-01.2.07 Analyze factors that contribute to maintaining safe and healthy school, work, and community environments.
  • FAC-01.2.08 Demonstrate work ethics and professionalism.

Standard FAC-01.3 Evaluate the reciprocal effects of individual and family participation in community activities.

• • FAC-01.3.01 Analyze goals that support individuals and family members in carrying out community and civic responsibilities.
  • FAC-01.3.02 Demonstrate skills that individuals and families can utilize to support civic engagement in community activities.
  • FAC-01.3.03 Analyze personal and family assets and skills that provide service to the community.
  • FAC-01.3.04 Analyze community resources and systems of formal and informal support available to individuals and families.
  • FAC-01.3.05 Analyze the effects of public policies, agencies, and institutions on the family.
  • FAC-01.3.06 Identify ways individuals and families can influence change in policies, agencies, and institutions that affect individuals and families.