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January 30-31, 2018
Jefferson City
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Missouri FCCLA members in their junior and senior years of high school who have an interest in public policy, laws and its relation to families, careers and communities are encouraged to apply for a day of job shadowing in the Missouri General Assembly. Up to 50 FCCLA members may be chosen for this program. This program is funded through Missouri FCCLA membership dues and contributions from the Missouri Educators of Family and Consumer Sciences (MoEFACS).
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Only affiliated (paid regional, state and national dues) Missouri FCCLA members who are in their junior or senior year of high school are eligible to apply. Only two applications are allowed per chapter. Application deadline is December 8.
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Eligibility |
Selection Process |
Interested members will submit an application via online form. The link can be found on the Legislative Shadowing page on the Missouri FCCLA website. The applications will then be reviewed by the program coordinator. Once reviewed, an e-mail notification will be sent to all applicants confirming participation status. Members will be chosen for this program, ideally representing all of the 14 Missouri FCCLA regions.
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Participants will be required to arrive in Jefferson City in time to attend the project Orientation and Reception (4:00 PM) at the Governor's Office Building, 200 Madison Street, Jefferson City. All costs (travel, lodging, meals, incidentals, etc) for the Legislative Shadowing Project are the responsibility of the participants and advisers.
Contact information for hotels with room blocks for this event are listed below: Best Western Plus Capital Inn 1937 Christy Drive Jefferson City, MO 65101 Phone: 573-635-4175 Rate: $93 plus tax (single occupancy) $98 plus tax (double/triple/quad occupancy) Deadline: January 2, 2018 DoubleTree by Hilton 422 Monroe Street Jefferson City, MO 65101 Phone: 573-632-4142 Rate: Deadline: January 2 Chapters are responsible for making their own lodging arrangements prior to the deadline. After the deadline, the room rate could increase and rooms may not be available. Remember that the legislature is in session and hotel rooms are reserved very quickly. |
Location, Budget and Housing |
Expectations |
Students will be expected to adhere to a code of conduct while in attendance. All participants are required to wear a business suit or official FCCLA uniform.
All participants must attend the Legislative Shadowing Project Orientation and Reception on January 30 with a chaperone (adviser, school faculty, parent or other as determined by the local school district.) All participants must attend all scheduled functions on January 31, 2018. A complete schedule of events will be posted with the application. After the shadowing experience in Jefferson City, participants are required to follow up by completing activities to educate or inform their chapter, school and/or community about the project. Thank you notes are due by February 16, 2018. Students need to send a copy of the thank you notes immediately, all other follow up documents are due by April 13th. |
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January 30, 2018
12:00 pm-4:00 pm: Optional tours and hotel check in 2:00 pm: Supreme Court Building 3:00 pm: Supreme Court Building 2:00 pm: State Capitol 3:00 pm: State Capitol 4:00-5:30 pm: Reception and orientation 11:00 pm: Curfew January 31, 2018 Breakfast on your own and hotel check out 8:00 am-2:00 pm: Shadowing Lunch on your own 2:15 pm: Pictures on the Capitol steps 2:30-3:30 pm: Follow up, evaluations and sharing time *The Governor's Mansion is closed in January and will not be available for tours. |
Tentative Legislative Shadowing Schedule |
Application
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The application is now an online form. Below is a sample of the application so that participants may prepare answers prior to submitting online.
Applications are due by December 8th, 2017. www.surveymonkey.com/r/17-18legshad It is recommended that participants download the sample application and use word or a similar program to pre-type answers to questions. This will allow the participant to continue working on the application as time allows and save a copy of their answers for themselves. This also allows participants to simply copy and paste the text into the online form. 
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