<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body ><div>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. </div><div>Jennifer Klaus FCS</div><div>FCS Teacher</div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:75%;color:#575757">Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note® 3</div></div><br><br>-------- Original message --------<br>From: "Manteghi, Debra" <dmantegh@akron.k12.oh.us> <br>Date:12/03/2013 10:30 PM (GMT-05:00) <br>To: Donna Anderson <danderson02@yahoo.com>,Sharon Anghilante <sanghilante@hotmail.com>,skb9093@fuse.net <br>Cc: oafcs@listserv.ohio.edu <br>Subject: Re: [Oafcs] FW: NMAFCS's Response to Academy Model <br><br>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.<br>Debra M. <br>________________________________________<br>From: oafcs-bounces@listserv.ohio.edu [oafcs-bounces@listserv.ohio.edu] on behalf of Donna Anderson [danderson02@yahoo.com]<br>Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 9:43 PM<br>To: Sharon Anghilante; skb9093@fuse.net<br>Cc: oafcs@listserv.ohio.edu<br>Subject: Re: [Oafcs] FW: NMAFCS's Response to Academy Model<br><br>I said yesterday that we made a mistake when we changed our name. So, I am all for changing it back.<br>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?<br>Just saying.....<br>Donna A.<br>--------------------------------------------<br>On Tue, 12/3/13, skb9093@fuse.net <skb9093@fuse.net> wrote:<br><br> Subject: Re: [Oafcs] FW: NMAFCS's Response to Academy Model<br> To: "Sharon Anghilante" <sanghilante@hotmail.com><br> Cc: oafcs@listserv.ohio.edu<br> Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 5:37 PM<br><br> #yiv1710968037 p<br> {margin:0;}I like the idea of<br> returning to home ec. Since we've changed our name<br> so few seem to know who we are. I really hate to see<br> us go the Academy route and have to start educating people<br> again who we are! I do like the idea of a more<br> united front by combing organizations that are trying to do<br> the same thing but hate to lose who we are in the<br> process. Just my thoughts.<br><br> Susan Butts<br><br><br><br><br><br> From:<br> "Sharon Anghilante"<br> <sanghilante@hotmail.com><br> To: "Candace Fox"<br> <Candace.Fox@mvnu.edu><br> Cc: oafcs@listserv.ohio.edu<br> Sent: Tuesday, December 3, 2013 10:52:08 AM<br> Subject: Re: [Oafcs] FW: NMAFCS's Response to<br> Academy Model<br><br><br> Maybe we ought to consider this as an opportunity to<br> consider, "bring back home ec!"<br><br> Sent from my iPhone<br><br> On Dec 2, 2013, at 4:06 PM, "Candace Fox" <Candace.Fox@mvnu.edu><br> wrote:<br><br><br><br><br> #yiv1710968037 P {<br> MARGIN-BOTTOM:0px;MARGIN-TOP:0px;}<br><br><br><br> I am forwarding a letter that addresses the concerns of<br> the New Mexico affiliate's board. Many of our thoughts<br> parallel their statements. At our last board meeting, I<br> encouraged each of you to write to the AAFCS leaders. Would<br> you like to send something similar believing that there is<br> strength in numbers????<br><br> I regret that I did not keep track of your comments at<br> the meeting but perhaps Kathy did? Or shall we start a list<br> and work from there?<br><br> Let me know your thoughts via 'reply to all'<br> please.<br><br> Thanks to all of you for all you do--and for caring about<br> our profession!<br><br><br><br> Candace K. Fox, PhD,<br> CFCS, CFLE<br> Professor and Department Chair<br> Family and Consumer Sciences Department<br> Mount Vernon Nazarene University<br> 800 Martinsburg Rd<br> Mount Vernon, OH 43050<br> 740-392-6868, ext. 3722<br><br><br><br> From: Marie M.Duryea [mariemduryea@gmail.com]<br> Sent: Monday, December 02, 2013 12:02 PM<br> Subject: NMAFCS's Response to Academy Model<br><br><br><br><br> Dear AAFCS<br> Affiliate Leader,<br> Below is a copy of a<br> letter that the New Mexico Association of Family and<br> Consumer Sciences (NMAFCS) has sent to our AAFCS leaders.<br> We wanted to include you in our thought processes<br> regarding the proposed Academy Model. If you have<br> questions and concerns, we urge you to contact our AAFCS<br> leaders as well.<br><br><br> Sincerely,<br> Laura Pace Kate<br> Mundy-Castle<br> NMAFCS President<br> 2013-2014 NMAFCS President-Elect<br> 2013-2014<br> lpace@fms.k12.nm.us katehmc@gmail.com<br><br><br><br><br><br> New Mexico<br> Association of Family and Consumer Sciences<br><br><br> December 2, 2013<br><br> Dear AAFCS Leader:<br><br> On November 20, 2013, the Board of<br> Directors (BOD) of the New Mexico Association of Family and<br> Consumer Sciences<br> (NMAFCS) held a telephone conference call to discuss the<br> power point presentation of the Academy of Family and<br> Consumer Sciences Model provided to our NMAFCS<br> President-Elect by AAFCS. During this call, the Board<br> members raised a number of questions and concerns. These are<br> clustered into five areas below. We would like to<br> share these with you. In return, we hope that you will<br> provide responses to our questions.<br><br> 1) Origin: AAFCS<br> is a member driven organization. Why were AAFCS<br> members in the various state affiliates not given the<br> opportunity to provide ideas or input regarding whether the<br> Academy model was an appropriate direction for the<br> Association prior to the Houston Convention? Have any<br> AAFCS members been involved in developing the Academy<br> proposal? Who is driving the creation of this new<br> umbrella organization? Who will be leading this new<br> alliance? Where has the Academy model been<br> successfully used? What organizations are working with<br> AAFCS to plan this new alliance? Transparency is<br> important for members to trust and embrace newly proposed<br> changes. Currently, this seems to be lacking in<br> AAFCS’s communication with its affiliates.<br><br> 2) Identity:<br> When we become the Academy, AAFCS will no longer<br> exist. Our 105 year-old organization simply will go<br> away. We feel we are truly losing our central Family<br> and Consumer Sciences national organization. Why<br> can’t AAFCS remain as an organization and become one of<br> the partner organizations in the Academy? What<br> assurance do you have that current AAFCS members will become<br> Academy members?<br><br> 3) Financial: No<br> financial information has been provided in this power point<br> presentation. Will AAFCS monies be used to develop the<br> Academy? Some of these monies are restricted,<br> designated funds. Many members gifted their<br> inheritances to AAFCS, not to the Academy. Can these<br> monies legally be used to build a new organization?<br> What will be the cost for the various types of membership<br> (as mentioned on slide19) – individual members of a<br> partner organization, institution member of a partner<br> organization, individual member (direct), and institution<br> member (direct)? We would like to view the financial<br> plan for development and implementation of this model, as<br> well as information on what AAFCS funds would be utilized<br> for this endeavor.<br><br> 4) Commitment:<br> On slide 25, wide-spread support is mentioned. Who are<br> these supportive entities? Have any of the partner<br> organizations been contacted to join the Academy? What<br> evidence have you received that they are willing to<br> join? Is there a place where AAFCS is sharing this<br> type of information with its members? How much are the<br> partner organizations being asked to pay to join the<br> Academy? What is the value-added component for a<br> partner organization to entice them to join the<br> Academy?<br><br> 5) Affiliates:<br> How will they be organized under the new Academy<br> structure? How can a media center be an affiliate<br> (slide 22)? Will affiliates include people from all<br> partner organizations? What will happen to the present<br> affiliates? What will be their roles? How will<br> affiliates be funded? Will affiliates be<br> “partners” or become a “member organization” from<br> each state? Do the affiliates prefer to be associated<br> with the Academy or AAFCS? Do affiliates support the<br> Academy model? The New Mexico Affiliate is very<br> concerned about what will happen to our state<br> organization.<br><br> Several NMAFCS members have read<br> “Race for Relevance”. One of the main points is:<br> for organizations to survive and THRIVE, they must provide<br> personal and/or professional value to their members.<br> Current benefits for members have not been enough to<br> attract people to join AAFCS. What additional benefits<br> and value will Academy members receive that will entice them<br> to become/remain members? On page 81, the authors<br> state, “Is an association’s mission to be bigger or to<br> serve its members?” They also state that<br> bigger is NOT better. How will changing from AAFCS to<br> the Academy (getting bigger) enhance members’ benefits and<br> the value they receive from belonging?<br><br> In conclusion, these are the five<br> (5) main areas of serious concern that the BOD of<br> NMAFCS discussed. We realize that forming this new<br> structure is a huge undertaking. NMAFCS would like to<br> be an integral part of this development<br> process.<br><br> We look forward to your timely<br> response regarding our concerns and<br> questions.<br><br> Sincerely,<br> Laura Pace Kate Mundy-Castle<br> NMAFCS President 2013-2014 NMAFCS President-Elect<br> 2013-2014<br> lpace@fms.k12.nm.us katehmc@gmail.com<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> <AAFCS Acad Ltr AAFCS Leader 12-2-13<br> .pdf><br><br><br><br><br> _______________________________________________<br> Oafcs mailing list<br> Oafcs@listserv.ohio.edu<br> http://listserv.ohio.edu/mailman/listinfo/oafcs<br><br> _______________________________________________<br> Oafcs mailing list<br> Oafcs@listserv.ohio.edu<br> http://listserv.ohio.edu/mailman/listinfo/oafcs<br><br><br> -----Inline Attachment Follows-----<br><br> _______________________________________________<br> Oafcs mailing list<br> Oafcs@listserv.ohio.edu<br> http://listserv.ohio.edu/mailman/listinfo/oafcs<br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Oafcs mailing list<br>Oafcs@listserv.ohio.edu<br>http://listserv.ohio.edu/mailman/listinfo/oafcs<br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Oafcs mailing list<br>Oafcs@listserv.ohio.edu<br>http://listserv.ohio.edu/mailman/listinfo/oafcs<br></body>