[Oafcs] FW: NMAFCS's Response to Academy Model
Jennifer Klaus
jklaus at neo.rr.com
Wed Dec 4 05:23:44 EST 2013
I do feel we lost our identity with the name change and feel we will possibly loss our identity further with the Academy. When people ask what FCS is I tell them it is "home ec on steroids." They understand this and ask how is it better. It is an easy conversation starter and a connection to who we are. I do like the idea of "bring back home economics" but I also fear that we set ourself up for a narrow vision from the public. What ever happens we need market ourselves. We seem to do a good job advocating for others but for our survival we also need to advocate for ourselves.
Jennifer Klaus FCS
FCS Teacher
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From: "Manteghi, Debra" <dmantegh at akron.k12.oh.us>
Date:12/03/2013 10:30 PM (GMT-05:00)
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Subject: Re: [Oafcs] FW: NMAFCS's Response to Academy Model
Home Economics Society. Sounds good! LOL! But seriously, it does. At any rate, this merge of all invested entities to form an Academy needs to be strongly reconsidered. Home Economics Society has a much better ring to it. Maybe this could be another phase after slowing down the Academy effort.
Debra M.
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Subject: Re: [Oafcs] FW: NMAFCS's Response to Academy Model
I said yesterday that we made a mistake when we changed our name. So, I am all for changing it back.
Had a though last night. I don't believe the "Academy" will get us any place worth being. How about starting our own Home Economics Society and go national with it and recruit all the state affiliates?
Just saying.....
Donna A.
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Subject: Re: [Oafcs] FW: NMAFCS's Response to Academy Model
To: "Sharon Anghilante" <sanghilante at hotmail.com>
Cc: oafcs at listserv.ohio.edu
Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 5:37 PM
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returning to home ec. Since we've changed our name
so few seem to know who we are. I really hate to see
us go the Academy route and have to start educating people
again who we are! I do like the idea of a more
united front by combing organizations that are trying to do
the same thing but hate to lose who we are in the
process. Just my thoughts.
Susan Butts
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"Sharon Anghilante"
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To: "Candace Fox"
<Candace.Fox at mvnu.edu>
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Sent: Tuesday, December 3, 2013 10:52:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Oafcs] FW: NMAFCS's Response to
Academy Model
Maybe we ought to consider this as an opportunity to
consider, "bring back home ec!"
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On Dec 2, 2013, at 4:06 PM, "Candace Fox" <Candace.Fox at mvnu.edu>
wrote:
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I am forwarding a letter that addresses the concerns of
the New Mexico affiliate's board. Many of our thoughts
parallel their statements. At our last board meeting, I
encouraged each of you to write to the AAFCS leaders. Would
you like to send something similar believing that there is
strength in numbers????
I regret that I did not keep track of your comments at
the meeting but perhaps Kathy did? Or shall we start a list
and work from there?
Let me know your thoughts via 'reply to all'
please.
Thanks to all of you for all you do--and for caring about
our profession!
Candace K. Fox, PhD,
CFCS, CFLE
Professor and Department Chair
Family and Consumer Sciences Department
Mount Vernon Nazarene University
800 Martinsburg Rd
Mount Vernon, OH 43050
740-392-6868, ext. 3722
From: Marie M.Duryea [mariemduryea at gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, December 02, 2013 12:02 PM
Subject: NMAFCS's Response to Academy Model
Dear AAFCS
Affiliate Leader,
Below is a copy of a
letter that the New Mexico Association of Family and
Consumer Sciences (NMAFCS) has sent to our AAFCS leaders.
We wanted to include you in our thought processes
regarding the proposed Academy Model. If you have
questions and concerns, we urge you to contact our AAFCS
leaders as well.
Sincerely,
Laura Pace Kate
Mundy-Castle
NMAFCS President
2013-2014 NMAFCS President-Elect
2013-2014
lpace at fms.k12.nm.us katehmc at gmail.com
New Mexico
Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
December 2, 2013
Dear AAFCS Leader:
On November 20, 2013, the Board of
Directors (BOD) of the New Mexico Association of Family and
Consumer Sciences
(NMAFCS) held a telephone conference call to discuss the
power point presentation of the Academy of Family and
Consumer Sciences Model provided to our NMAFCS
President-Elect by AAFCS. During this call, the Board
members raised a number of questions and concerns. These are
clustered into five areas below. We would like to
share these with you. In return, we hope that you will
provide responses to our questions.
1) Origin: AAFCS
is a member driven organization. Why were AAFCS
members in the various state affiliates not given the
opportunity to provide ideas or input regarding whether the
Academy model was an appropriate direction for the
Association prior to the Houston Convention? Have any
AAFCS members been involved in developing the Academy
proposal? Who is driving the creation of this new
umbrella organization? Who will be leading this new
alliance? Where has the Academy model been
successfully used? What organizations are working with
AAFCS to plan this new alliance? Transparency is
important for members to trust and embrace newly proposed
changes. Currently, this seems to be lacking in
AAFCS’s communication with its affiliates.
2) Identity:
When we become the Academy, AAFCS will no longer
exist. Our 105 year-old organization simply will go
away. We feel we are truly losing our central Family
and Consumer Sciences national organization. Why
can’t AAFCS remain as an organization and become one of
the partner organizations in the Academy? What
assurance do you have that current AAFCS members will become
Academy members?
3) Financial: No
financial information has been provided in this power point
presentation. Will AAFCS monies be used to develop the
Academy? Some of these monies are restricted,
designated funds. Many members gifted their
inheritances to AAFCS, not to the Academy. Can these
monies legally be used to build a new organization?
What will be the cost for the various types of membership
(as mentioned on slide19) – individual members of a
partner organization, institution member of a partner
organization, individual member (direct), and institution
member (direct)? We would like to view the financial
plan for development and implementation of this model, as
well as information on what AAFCS funds would be utilized
for this endeavor.
4) Commitment:
On slide 25, wide-spread support is mentioned. Who are
these supportive entities? Have any of the partner
organizations been contacted to join the Academy? What
evidence have you received that they are willing to
join? Is there a place where AAFCS is sharing this
type of information with its members? How much are the
partner organizations being asked to pay to join the
Academy? What is the value-added component for a
partner organization to entice them to join the
Academy?
5) Affiliates:
How will they be organized under the new Academy
structure? How can a media center be an affiliate
(slide 22)? Will affiliates include people from all
partner organizations? What will happen to the present
affiliates? What will be their roles? How will
affiliates be funded? Will affiliates be
“partners” or become a “member organization” from
each state? Do the affiliates prefer to be associated
with the Academy or AAFCS? Do affiliates support the
Academy model? The New Mexico Affiliate is very
concerned about what will happen to our state
organization.
Several NMAFCS members have read
“Race for Relevance”. One of the main points is:
for organizations to survive and THRIVE, they must provide
personal and/or professional value to their members.
Current benefits for members have not been enough to
attract people to join AAFCS. What additional benefits
and value will Academy members receive that will entice them
to become/remain members? On page 81, the authors
state, “Is an association’s mission to be bigger or to
serve its members?” They also state that
bigger is NOT better. How will changing from AAFCS to
the Academy (getting bigger) enhance members’ benefits and
the value they receive from belonging?
In conclusion, these are the five
(5) main areas of serious concern that the BOD of
NMAFCS discussed. We realize that forming this new
structure is a huge undertaking. NMAFCS would like to
be an integral part of this development
process.
We look forward to your timely
response regarding our concerns and
questions.
Sincerely,
Laura Pace Kate Mundy-Castle
NMAFCS President 2013-2014 NMAFCS President-Elect
2013-2014
lpace at fms.k12.nm.us katehmc at gmail.com
<AAFCS Acad Ltr AAFCS Leader 12-2-13
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