The 4-H Family and Consumer Science Curriculum committee met at Toftrees on May 8, 2000. Debby and Sallie Gregory, Chris Tomascik and Jan Scholl were present. Wanda Braymer was at a PEA4-HA board meeting.

The following agent comments and concerns were brought up:

• Lack of training for Textile and Clothing Leaders. Agents are concerned that leaders lack basic sewing skills. The Let's Sew guide has helped and leaders can access the video leader guide and other public television shows, but it would be helpful if there could be a training. Jan has some dates open in September that she will go out to regions to do a training of this kind. Please contact her about a date and the type of program you want.
• Need the Clothing and Textile Contest Notebook. We have been a little slow on getting a sample of classes put in notebooks with swatches of fabrics. We are working on this and hope to get it out early in June. (Since the meeting, four notebooks were completed and circulating in the state. Let Jan know if you would like to loan a copy and the date you need it.)
• County Projects. Some of the county projects that were sent to Christy Kohler were returned. Jan would be interested in the county projects in the 4-H Family and Consumer Science area that may have been returned or new ones that are being developed. She is also willing to review projects and work with counties who are interested in revising 4-H Family and Consumer science related projects. Some of these projects might work well as state projects (see new business).

Past Business:

• Rent Event. Jan mentioned that the Rent Event projects have been out since the March inservice week. She found some money recently and had a few more Hermie videos made if you needed a copy for your office. After this, you'll need to obtain them from Ag Information for $10.00. If you have already obtained a video from Ag Information, please let Jan know.
• Let's Sew books. The Let's Sew books are still available. If you need more than the 50 allotted earlier, please check with Jan (jscholl@psu.edu). These should only be used for 4-H members who are enrolled in the Textile Science project and their leaders. Each should receive only one copy for their entire 4-H career, unless of course, the edition be revised at some point.
• Babysitting Project. Claudia Mincemoyer, Deb Gregory and Jan Scholl have been writing the babysitting curriculum. The project materials were to be in one manual, but it was decided to have both a leaders and members guide. Claudia is now in the first revision process and will be putting the materials on the web (or pilot) for comment soon.
• Fashion Revue Score Sheet. No reviews or comments have been sent in from the newsletters article outlining the revised score sheets. We will be using last year's score sheet this year at the State Level and may be next year if an adequate response is not provided. It is costly and time consuming to revise them and it is important that the changes reflect the majority of what the agents and leaders want.
• Family Guide. A list of the Family and Consumer Science projects as part of the family guide are now on the 4-H Family and Consumer Science Web Page. Please bookmark this page as nearly everything related to the program is at this site: http://www.cas.psu.edu/docs/casdept/familyliving/4hfl/jsmenu.html. Do not go through PENpages as you may have done in the past. The complete Family Guide will be put on the 4-H web-site soon, look for it.

New Business:

• Opportunity for Pilot Testing a National Curriculum. A new arts and crafts curriculum will be piloted nationwide. This is a CCS project. It is in a notebook format. Counties who wish to pilot should contact Dr. Arlinda Nauman at the University of Idaho, or e-mail cbenesh@uidaho.edu for information. They need all pilot locations established by July 14. The pilot will run from September to December 2000. To review some of the activities in the curriculum, access "A Pallete of Fun" www.its.uidaho.edu/4-H/VACC/index.html. Since the curriculum will be printed in a notebook format and may be quite expensive after the review process is complete, it is yet unknown whether or not we will be able to offer it at a state level. There will be a project premiere in November before NAE4-HA annual meeting.
• Curriculum Committees - Proposed by Claudia Mincemoyer. Agents have been advised about the curriculum committee possibilities. Please sign up by June 2. (Since the meeting, Ted Alter has decided that travel for the curriculum committees will be up to the counties. No additional funds will be provided at the state level.) Each committee will meet once a year and may prepare a proposal(s) for new materials that will be printed in the coming year--see next section. Patti Fantaske will be coordinating the committees. There are several in the 4-H Family and Consumer Science area so this will be a challenge.
• Curriculum Proposals. To help Marilyn Corbin know the types of curriculum that will be printed and to give you a better idea of what is coming up and when, proposals will be submitted in January to establish what items will be printed. (This proposal process provides no money for curriculum development work.) With input from the leader's forum, a meeting with foods and nutrition staff/EFNEP and specialists, and the curriculum committee, the following ideas are being considered for proposals.
• Textile Science: A Fashion Revue Project and printing of 5-8 of the previous single project sewing materials.
• Foods and Nutrition: Drop the food preservation series. Try to pay for leader guides for at least the first two projects inthe Purdue series. Develop up to 10 beginner projects that could replaced or enhance the two Ohio foods projects we are currently using. No decision has been made as to what the foods project titles will be, but EFNEP and other agents are reviewing a list of 30 priority topics that should be included. The list is as follows, please feel free to review, edit and/or prioritize these and send them to Jan. Thanks to the supervising agents who have already done so.
• 30 Basic Principles
  • Learn to use the food guide pyramid
  • How to read a recipe
  • Understanding what food preparation terms mean
  • Try new foods and the importance of eating a variety of foods
  • How to plan and prepare a meal.
  • How to measure
  • The scientific principles that relate to food preparation and nutrition
  • Concepts of nutrients that are stored/not stored by the body & complete and incomplete proteins.
  • The relationship of food (including water) and exercise as important to good health.
  • Recognize kitchen tools.
  • Select the appropriate cutting tool for the job.
  • Calculate unit pricing
  • Demonstrate how to wash hands and recognize food and kitchen safety hazards
  • How to put groceries away and food storage time to maximize quality and nutrition and prevent waste.
  • Washing dishes by hand and by machine, clean cupboards, counters, range and refrigerator
  • Table manners
  • Reading a label, locate pull-by dates
  • Set the table for the meal
  • Set a buffet table and plan an event.
  • Make coffee and tea
  • Learn ways to cook meat
  • Learn how to make pasta and rice
  • Learn how to fix a sandwich and a salad
  • How to freeze foods
  • How to use the microwave
  • We are still working on the breads and microwave project. Marilyn Corbin said we could go ahead on the microwave II project with a disclaimer about the recipes.
• Achievement Days Contests: The achievement days contest notebook contained a few errors: Carole Toubakaris is the chair of the textile science contest and Mary Alice Gettings and Cindy Javor will chair the Foods and Nutrition contest.
• Theme and Deadlines for Fashion Revue for 2001.

The minutes of the spring Fashion Revue committee is on the 4-H Family Living and Consumer Education Web site. The theme for 2000 is : Taming the Tropical Isles. The theme for 2001 is : Garden of Fashion. The deadline for registration and contest materials at the state level for 2000 is June 11 as the contest will be held August 2. The deadline next year 2001 has not been determined but it may be as early as July 6, since the contest will be held July 25.

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