Announcements

 2013 VATFACS Professional Development Intitute Announcement

Plan to attend this year’s Summer Institute July 28 to August 1 to sharpen your teaching skills, present your best practices and earn recertification ponts. Check out the Conference link for complete details

Nominations for President Elect 2013-2014 being accepted

Please consider nominating yourself or another VATFACS future leader for the President Elect Position. See Application for guidelines and thank you in advance for your service. 

Plan to Present your Best Practices

Apply to be a Presenter at the 2013 Professional Development Institute. Earn recertification points and share your best work with your colleagues. Download the applicaiton here.

Conference Resources Now Online

Download files from Conference Presenters and from the Grand Carousel here on line. Visit the “Conference File Sharing Page” to see what has been posted. 

VATFACS Award and Scholarship Recipients Announced

At the 2012 Professional Development Institute awards were given to honor outstanding VATFACS members, Business and Industry, Administrators, and scholarship recipients. Visit the links to see this years winners and use the Awards and Scholarship links to learn how to apply for the coming year.

FACS Listserve: Stay informed by joining the FACS List serve. Receive program updates, important announcements and teacher resources through our listserv. Send your e-mail address, name, and school division to Helen Fuqua to be added.

 

 

 

 Welcome to VATFACS Online 

We are an organization dedicated to promoting Family and Consumer Sciences in Virginia public schools to improve the lives of our students, their families, and our communities.

Our mission is to…

  • Collaborate with Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) to provide professional development opportunities for our members and all FACS teachers in Virginia.
  • Provide opportunity for an exchange of ideas and materials as well as a sharing of experience and expectations for FACS teachers in Virginia.
  • Support the purposes of the Virginia Association of Career and Technical Education.

Members of VATFACS benefit in their profession through:

  • Professional Development Institute at our summer conference
  • Recognition through Awards Scholarships for teachers and students
  • VACTE membership provides CTE representation in legislative matters