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Texas Association, Family, Career and Community Leaders of America |
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               Family,
Career and Community
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AFFILIATION INSTRUCTIONS
Go To The Affiliation Form or Member Roster Form (only use the member roster form after completing the affiliation form. The member roster will not save until the affiliation form is completed)
ALL FORMS NEED TO BE PRINTED IN LANDSCAPE FORMAT Submit to: FCCLA Lock Box Operations P.O. Box 1326 San Antonio, TX 78295-1326 Assistance: (512) 306-0099
ELECTRONIC AFFILIATION (PRINT THESE INSTRUCTIONS)
* Do not use apostrophes or commas when submitting the Affiliation Form or Member Roster. * For the 2007-2008 school year, state and national affiliation for Texas FCCLA chapters will be submitted to the state association office for processing. The state office will then forward to national headquarters the necessary information and payment for the national portion of the dues.
* Each Family and Consumer Sciences teacher that has previously affiliated, has been assigned a unique chapter ID number for the FCCLA chapter affiliated by that teacher. This chapter ID number is the same as the one assigned by the national FCCLA offices. This information should be used consistently for all chapter affiliations submitted throughout the year. Contact the state association office for assistance if a chapter ID is lost or a new/additional ID is needed.
* Affiliation must be postmarked by November 1 in order for a chapter to be eligible to compete in STAR/Proficiency Events or to have a regional or state officer candidate. Officer candidates must be included on the chapter member roster submitted electronically with the chapter affiliation form. Two copies of both the affiliation form and the member roster must be mailed with payment to the state association office with a U.S. Postal Service postmark November 1 or earlier. Any members who plan to compete in STAR Events must be affiliated, and have documentation postmarked by the second Monday in January. Confirmation receipts will be emailed to the chapter advisor after the payment is received.
* To affiliate electronically you will need a printer connected to your computer for printing the hard copy required for your records and for submitting with payment. The instructions for completing the electronic affiliation are consistent with the manual form. A copy of the manual form can by used in compiling information for on-line entry. Whether the initial affiliation is completed electronically or manually, subsequent affiliation by be submitted on-line.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR AFFILIATION
1. CHAPTER DATA - Complete the chapter name, school name, address, city, zip code, zip code +4 extension, telephone number, and fax number (include area code) on the appropriate lines. Chapters will need to indicate their chapter ID number on the form, followed by school information, and advisor name. If there has been a teacher change not reflected on the Affiliation Form template, new advisors should use the chapter ID that was shown for the teacher replaced. If there is no chapter ID on the label, please contact the state office at 512-306-0099 for a new Chapter ID.
2. CO-CURRICULAR - Mark the appropriate box to indicate whether your chapter is co- curricular (a program that integrates Family, Career and Community Leaders of America chapter activities into the Family and Consumer Sciences Education classroom program of study).
3. SCHOOL LOCATION - Select from the drop-down list. Which population best describes the location of your school? Urban (Over 100,000), Suburban (15,000 to 100,000), Small Town (15,000 - 75,000) or Rural (Under 15,000).
4. SCHOOL TYPE - Select the category that best describes your school from the drop-down list.
5. CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP - Complete the number of males, females and total members included in this payment and shown on the member roster. Also give the total number of members affiliated for the year-to-date. Do not include the advisor in the counts.
6. COURSE TYPE - Enter the number of members included in this payment who are enrolled in a 1-2 one credit comprehensive or technical course and the number enrolled in a 2-3 credit occupational specific course.
7. RACE/NATIONAL ORIGIN - Please enter the total number of members in each category included in this payment. This demographic information will be used to determine if the organization is meeting the program and service needs of all members.
8. SPECIAL POPULATIONS - Please enter the total number of members included in this payment who meet the PEIMS definition for one or more of the following special populations categories: 1=Individuals with disabilities, 2=Individuals from economically disadvantaged families, 3 = Single parents, including single pregnant women, 4 = Individuals with other barriers to educational achievement, including individuals with limited English proficiency and academically disadvantaged. (Count each student only once.)
9. CHAPTER ADVISOR - Complete all the school and advisor information.
10. CONTACT TIME - Please let us know what time of the school day is best to contact you from the drop-down list.
11. YEARS AS ADVISOR - Provide the total number of years you have been a chapter advisor. This information will be used to determine the years of service awards.
12. ADVISOR EMAIL ADDRESS - EXTREMELY IMPORTANT! Pleases provide so necessary confirmation can be returned.
13. ADDITIONAL ADVISORS - List additional advisors' names and contact information in the space provided. Include their email addresses as well.
14. DUES - BEGINNING WITH THE 2007-2008 SCHOOL YEAR, THE MINIMUM AMOUNT FOR AFFILIATING A CHAPTER IS $144. This covers the state and national dues payment for chapters of one to nine members. Both state and national dues must be paid for each member and there are no substitutions of names. Indicate how many times you have affiliated for this chapter this year from the drop-down list. Indicate the total number of members for this submission, amount of dues ($144 for the first nine students plus $16 for each additional student over nine), advisor contribution (optional), and the total due. Please DO NOT ENTER SPACES OR SYMBOLS, enter ONLY numbers (i.e., 210 for 210 students, etc.). If you enter extra spaces or characters for any of these three spaces, you will get an error message to that effect when you attempt to SUBMIT. Please indicate the method of payment from the drop-down list. The check number, if available number, and the amount of the payment. You need enter this only once. The extra line is provided if needed.
15. MEMBER ROSTER - Enter member names on the member roster in alphabetical order by last name. Also indicate each member's gender and grade number (i.e., Senior = 12, Junior = 11). Indicate whether the student's membership is on the basis of present/previous enrollment in a comprehensive/technical course (CT) or occupational specific course (OS). If a student is or has been enrolled in both types of courses, count only once in the category consistent with any anticipated STAR Event entry.
16. SUBMISSION - Print 3 copies of the resulting form BEFORE clicking "Submit." Keep one set of forms (affiliation form and member roster) and forward the other two sets with a payment check payable to Texas FCCLA and mail to Lock Box: FCCLA, Lock Box Operations, P.O. Box 1326, San Antonio, TX 78295-1326.
Early dues payment helps assure that your members receive a full year of services from the state and national associations. Members participating in many national programs must affiliate by March 1.
(PRINT THESE INSTRUCTIONS) then click here for Affiliation Form and Member Roster
ALL FORMS NEED TO BE PRINTED IN LANDSCAPE FORMAT
Texas Association / National Association FAMILY, CAREER AND COMMUNITY LEADERS OF AMERICA, INC. Member Affiliation Form
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