FCSTN Developer Award 2026

FCSTN Developer Award 2026
To receive the award, one must self-report at least 100 total points with a minimum of 10 points in each of the four main areas. The application must be received by May 20th on Jotform, or to Hailey Osantowski at hosantowski@sted.esu7.org or submitted via Jotform. This award, open to any FCS professional in Nebraska, may be received as often as the standards are met. The award is sponsored by the Family & Consumer Sciences Teachers of Nebraska (FCSTN).

All items must take place between May 1st, 2025, and April 30th, 2026.
Name of Applicant:
School:

Area 1 - Professional Impact

Rows	List Answers Below	Points Total
Membership in Professional Organizations - 5 points/grouping - ACTEN/ACTE/NATFACS; FCSTN; FCSEA; NEA/NSE/Local EA; AAFCS/NAFCS; ASCD; Phi Delta Kappa, NETA; Others (please list)
Offices held in the above organizations - 10 points: president, 5 points: other offices, 2 points: committee chair
FCCLA District and State Leadership 10 points each - list appropriate groups
Professional Legacy - Supervise Student Teacher (10 points), Supervise Pre-Student Teacher (5 points)
Presentations to Professional Groups 1 point/hour, count only once
Publications (beyond local department) - Book (25 single author, 10 chapters, 2 reviewer), Podcast (10 single author, 5 guest speaker), Article (5 single author, 5 co-author), Educational Materials (25 single author, 10 coauthors), Lesson Plans to Nebraska FCS or national group (5)

Area 2 - Impact in School

Rows	List Answers Below	Points Total
Presentations to School Groups - 1 point/hour, count only once
School Visits - either those that you do or those you provide - 5 points/day, 2.5 points/hallf day
Business/Industry Visits - 5 points/day, 2.5 points/half day
Business Internship - 10 points for 40 hours
Sponsorship, Advising, Coaching - FCCLA Adviser (5 points), STAR Coach (1 point/event/level), State Officer Candidate/Peer Education Officer Candidate/Team Member (2 points/person)
Other (Yearbook, Sports, Class Sponsor, etc.) - 5 points each
School Committees - 1 point/hour, additional 5 points if Chair

Area 3 - Impact of Community

Rows	List Answers Below	Points Total
Presentations to Community Organizations - 1 point/hour, count only once
Publicity generated to FCS/FCCLA in school - 2 points/article, 5 points/radio or TV
Involvement in Community/Service Organizations - 2 points/member, 2 additional points/officer
Advisory Boards/Committees on which you serve - 1 point/meeting held
Legislative Impact - Legislative Workshop (5 points), Face to Face Contact with Legislator (5 points/time), Telephone/Letter contact with Legislator (1 point/time)

Area 4 - Professional Growth

Rows	List Answers Here	Points Total
College/University Credit Earned - 5 points/credit hour
Other Formal Inservice - beyond those provided by local school or ESU (AAFCS, FCCLA National Meeting, etc) 5 points/day 2.5 points/half day 1 point/hour
Mentoring - may be either individually structured or through an organization 10 points
Professional Reading - beyond course requirements 2 points/book, .5/hour professional journal reading

Area 5 - Other

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Provide the nature of experience (grant writing, etc), identify in which of the four areas you feel it should qualify, and provide your estimate of point value.