Getting started as an FCCLA adviser can be as simple as 1...2....3!

1.  Begin by downloading the "Action Plan for New Advisers" below. 

     Take a few minutes to review the plan and note any questions you have.

2.  Contact Jenny Watson, the Virginia FCCLA Adviser Development Coordinator, who is 

     responsible for membership and affiliation.

     She will assist you in beginning the affiliation process.  Her contact information is:

     jwatson@bridgewater.edu

     phone:  (540) 828-5458

     fax: (540) 8285479

3.  Get help from an experienced adviser near you. 

     Jenny Watson can put you in contact with an experienced adviser who is willing to serve

     as a mentor as you begin the process of starting a chapter. 

The Virginia FCCLA staff and many experienced advisers across the state are ready to help you make it happen!

Action Plan for New Advisers
A Guide for Basic Chapter Start-up
This plan will serve as a beginning step and promote greater involvement as the adviser and chapter gain experience.
•  Download for Word (doc)

State Staff
An important step in starting an FCCLA chapter is to contact the state staff – they want to get to know you and are ready help. Click here for contact information.

Virginia FCCLA's Adviser Mentoring Network
A Resource for New or Inexperienced FCCLA Advisers
The Virginia Association sponsors a mentoring program to assist new FACS teachers, or those not familiar with the FCCLA organization, in using FCCLA programs to enrich the classroom experience and provide exciting leadership opportunities to students. The program is coordinated annually by the Adviser-to-Adviser program leaders. Contact Gracie Quarles or Debbie Will to request a mentor, or download the Virginia FCCLA Adviser Mentor Directory below to locate a mentor near you.
•  Download the list of Advisers in the Virginia FCCLA Mentoring Network (doc)

FCCLA & FACS - How do they fit?

Click here to download a graphic depicting FCCLA's integral connection to Family and Consumer Sciences courses.  All FACS courses have competencies related to student leadership development.  Specific FCCLA programs will also be useful curriculum tools in all FACS courses.

•  Download the graphic (doc)