Statewide Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) Fall Update Sessions are scheduled from September 17 through October 10, 2007.   The program includes professional opportunities, curriculum resources, networking, dinner, and updates from the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE), the Curriculum Revitalization Initiative (CRI), FCCLA, IAFCS, and IFACSTA. 

Session dates, locations and times (5-7 PM unless noted) are:
SEPT 17  Ramada Limited North, 3281 Northfield Drive, Springfield
SEPT 18  Ryan's Steakhouse, 1102 Avenue of Mid-America, Effingham
SEPT 19  Rend Lake College, 468 Ken Gray Place, Ina
SEPT 24  Katie's Steakhouse, 618 Tenney Street, Kewanee
SEPT 25  Tuscany's Italian Restaurant, 1099 Wood Street, Decatur
SEPT 26  Ruby Tuesday's, 1401 Veterans Parkway, Bloomington
SEPT 29  Parkland College, 2400 W. Bradley, Champaign, 8:30 AM–12 PM
OCT  02   Oatman House Tearoom, 501 East Main Street, Collinsville
OCT  09   Wilco Area Career Center, 500 Wilco Boulevard, Romeoville
OCT  10   Niles North HS, 9800 Lawler Ave., Skokie, 1:30–3:30 PM

  
Participants would:
• Review Illinois CTE Website resources and CRI lesson plans.
• Learn about upoming FCS web casts.  
• Discuss updates with presenters Deborah Hopper, ISBE, Linda Walker, CRI, and Marta Lockwood, FCCLA. 

Registration is $5.00 per person.  Additional information about the Fall Update Sessions is available from Linda Walker.