Standard 1

Standard 2

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Standard 1

Demonstrate nutrition and wellness practices that enhance individual and family well being.

Benchmark 1

Caterer

Indicator 1

Identify the important steps in the catering business, which include planning, scheduling and serving guests.

Indicator 2

Identify and explain the working conditions of a caterer.

Indicator 3

Identify the major responsibilities of a caterer.

Indicator 4

Identify who usually employs a caterer and where a caterer works.

Indicator 5

Identify the important skills of a caterer.

Indicator 6

Understand the training involved in becoming a caterer.

Indicator 7

Identify and understand how the career of a caterer fits into the consumer cycle.

Benchmark 2

Consumer Consultant

Indicator 1

Determine the roles and responsibilities of a consumer consultant.

Indicator 2

Understand the responsibilities involved with having a career as a consumer consultant.

Indicator 3

Identify the training necessary to become a consumer consultant.

Indicator 4

Identify factors that influence the salary of a consumer consultant.

Indicator 5

Define a consumer.

Benchmark 3

Facility Planner and Manager

Indicator 1

Understand the duties of a facility planner and manager.

Indicator 2

Identify who would employ a facility planner and manager.

Indicator 3

Identify the background and educational requirements of a facility planner and manager.

Indicator 4

Demonstrate the job responsibility of scheduling that all facility planner and managers have.

Benchmark 4

Homemaker's Aide

Indicator 1

Understand the duties and responsibilities of a homemaker's aide.

Indicator 2

Identify the need for good management skills.

Indicator 3

Select characteristics of a homemaker's aide.

Indicator 4

Identify the training needs of a homemaker's aide.

Indicator 5

Identify the beginning salary of a homemaker's aide.

Indicator 6

Identify the five steps to efficient dishwashing.

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Standard 2

Integrate multiple life roles and responsibilities in family, work and community settings.

Benchmark 1

Preschool/Nursery Worker

Indicator 1

Identify the characteristics and qualities necessary to become a preschool/nursery worker.

Indicator 2

Identify the purpose of a day-care center or nursery.

Indicator 3

Identify the responsibilities of a successful preschool/nursery worker.

Indicator 4

Identify the educational requirements and the salary expectations of a preschool/nursery worker.

Indicator 5

Identify how the career of a preschool/nursery worker relates and fits into the consumer cycle.

Indicator 6

Work cooperatively with other students.

Benchmark 2

Family & Consumer Sciences Teacher

Indicator 1

Identify responsibilities and benefits of teaching.

Indicator 2

Identify characteristics of a family and consumer sciences teacher.

Indicator 3

Identify factors that would influence the salary of a teacher.

Benchmark 3

Decorator's Assistant

Indicator 1

Explain the duties and responsibilities of a decorator's assistant.

Indicator 2

List skills necessary to become a decorator's assistant.

Indicator 3

Identify classes that would be helpful to develop skills for the career of decorator's assistant.

Indicator 4

Identify the working conditions for a decorator's assistant.

Indicator 5

Demonstrate the use of asymmetrical and symmetrical balance in decorating a room.

Benchmark 4

Floral Designer

Indicator 1

Identify duties and responsibilities of a floral designer.

Indicator 2

Understand how business skills are necessary for the career of a floral designer.

Indicator 3

Understand the training program and helpful courses to become a floral designer.

Indicator 4

Identify the work hours and the working conditions of a floral designer.

Indicator 5

Identify the tools and supplies needed to be a floral designer.

Benchmark 5

Journalist

Indicator 1

Understand how problem solving, thinking and imagination are all important characteristics of a journalist.

Indicator 2

Understand the importance of clear and concise communication.

Indicator 3

Identify the educational requirements of a journalist.

Indicator 4

Identify job opportunities in journalism.

Indicator 5

Understand the importance of rereading your work and making necessary changes.

Indicator 6

Define the term "copy" in the field of journalism.

Benchmark 6

Home Health Aide

Indicator 1

List the duties and responsibilities of a home health aide.

Indicator 2

Understand and identify the training requirements of a home health aide.

Indicator 3

Identify factors that will influence the wages of a home health aide.

Indicator 4

Define the characteristics of the people that home health aides care for.

Indicator 5

Identify ways to prevent the spread of infections.

Indicator 6

Demonstrate taking a pulse.

Indicator 7

Define respiration.

Benchmark 7

Interior Decorator

Indicator 1

Identify the duties and responsibilities of an interior decorator.

Indicator 2

Understand basic design principles.

Indicator 3

Define traffic lanes in interior decorating.

Indicator 4

Define the term "balance" as it relates to interior design.

Indicator 5

Understand the need for a flexible work schedule to be an interior decorator.

Indicator 6

Identify educational requirements to become an interior decorator.

Benchmark 8

Marketing Research Worker

Indicator 1

Identify the job responsibilities of a marketing research worker.

Indicator 2

List techniques used by a marketing research worker to gather information from consumers.

Indicator 3

Explain who would employ a marketing research worker.

Indicator 4

Identify factors that influence the salary of a marketing research worker.

Indicator 5

Understand and identify the service that the marketing research worker provides to the consumer.

Indicator 6

Define "coder" or "tabulator".

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