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Family Consumer Sciences and Human Services
**Dates are subject to change** 7/26-7/29/21 MOACTE/MoEFCS Summer Conference, Springfield
FCCLA State Executive Council Planning Meeting, Springfield8/8-8/9/21 Career Pathways for the Teaching Profession Training
Best Western, Jefferson City, MO8/25/21 Missouri ProStart Assurance Agreement Due
New ProStart Educators registered with NRAEF
(email prostart@moresturants.org for info)9/24/21 FCSHS First Mentoring Meeting, Governor's Office Building, Jefferson City 10/2/21 FCCLA Show-Me Leadership Conference, Six Flags, St. Louis 10/9/21 FCCLA Show-Me Leadership Conference, Worlds of Fun, Kansas City 10/12/21 Educators Rising Missouri Fall Hybrid Conference 10/13/21 Interior Design Workshop, Warrensburg 10/13-10/14/21 Sew with Confidence Workshop 10/16/21 FCCLA Show-Me Leadership Conference, Silver Dollar City, Branson 11/1/21 FCCLA Culinary Arts/Baking and Pastry Eligibility Application Deadline 11/4/21 Supporting Diverse Learners through Differentiation in the FCS Classroom Workshop, Springfield 11/4-11/5/21 National FCCLA Capitol Leadership, Washington, D.C. 11/5-11/7/21 National FCCLA Fall Conference, Washington, D.C. 11/12/21 Resource Management Success Workshop, Springfield 11/15/21 Farm to Table Workshop, Springfield 11/19/21 FCSHS Second Mentoring Meeting, Governor's Office Building, Jefferson City 12/8/21 Holiday Professional Development for ProStart Educators, St. James 12/17/21 Affiliation Deadline for eligibility in STAR Events and elections
Regional STAR Events Registrations due
Regional/State Officer Qualification forms due1/11/22 Junior Varsity LifeSmarts, Jefferson City (make up day January 13th or 14th) 1/12/22 Varsity LifeSmarts, Jefferson City (make up day January 13th or 14th) 1/17-1/18/22 Pattern Making and Pastry Making Workshop, Columbia 1/17-1/18/22 Pastry Workshop, Columbia 1/21/22 Missouri ProStart Invitational Registration Deadline 1/28/22 Missouri ProStart Invitational Documentation Submission Deadline 2/1/22 FV2s and receipts due for 50/50 round 1 funding 2/1/22 FCCLA Regional officer screening results due
FCCLA Regional STAR Events results due
FCCLA Scholarship Applications due
FCCLA National program award applications due for eligibility for state recognition2/14-2/18/22 FCCLA Week 2/17-2/18/22 MO ProStart Invitational, Springfield 3/1-3/2/22 FCCLA Legislative Shadowing Project, Jefferson City 3/8-3/9/22 Educators Rising Missouri State Conference 3/10-3/11/22 Culinary & Hospitality Workshop, Point Lookout 3/20-3/22-22 FCCLA State Leadership Conference, Osage Beach 4/8/22 Food Science with Chef Karen Workshop, Warrensburg 4/21-4/24/22 LifeSmarts National Competition, Washington, D.C. 4/28/22 Level 2 Career Pathways to the Teaching Profession Training, Jefferson City 4/28-4/29/22 Level 1 Career Pathways to the Teaching Profession Training, Jefferson City 5/1/22 FCSHS program applications due for 2022-23 school year 5/31/22 FCCLA last date affiliation payment accepted for the school year 6/29-7/3/22 National FCCLA Leadership Conference, San Diego, CA 7/25-7/28/22 MOACTE/MoEFCS Summer Conference, Springfield
FCCLA State Executive Council Planning Meeting, Springfield - FCCLA
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Family, Career and Community Leaders of America Inc. (FCCLA) is a nonprofit national career and technical student organization in public and private school through grade 12+
Please visit our website for up-to-date information and publications: www.mofccla.org
Missouri FCCLA Staff
VACANT
Missouri FCCLA State Adviser
(573) 751-7964
mofccla@dese.mo.govMailing Address:
Office of College and Career Readiness/FCCLA
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480Street Address:
5th Floor, Jefferson Building
205 Jefferson Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101General Information
What is Family, Career and Community Leaders of America?
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America is a national organization of students who have taken or are taking a course in family and consumer sciences classes through grade 12.
Family, Career and Community Leaders of America is incorporated as a private, nonprofit career and technical organization. FCCLA is one of the 10 national career and technical student organizations which operate through career and technical education programs in schools.
How does Family, Career and Community Leaders of America relate to class?
The main goal is the same: to improve personal, family, community, and job/career life. The family and consumer sciences teacher is the advisor of the chapter. The teacher/advisor uses the structure of the chapter to give family and consumer sciences students leadership experiences in planning and directing their own activities that in turn give family and consumer sciences class more meaning.
Membership
Who may join?
Any student who has taken or is taking a course in family and consumer sciences education may join an established chapter in his or her school. Chapters are found in public and private middle and high schools. There are chapters in all 50 states; Washington, D.C.; Puerto Rico; and the Virgin Islands.
Membership is voluntary for all students who have taken or are taking a course in family and consumer sciences education. Both young women and men are members of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America.
How is Family, Career and Community Leaders of America financed?
FCCLA is supported primarily by student membership dues paid annually. The organization also seeks individual, corporate, and foundation gifts. State association dues are set by each association and are voted on by the state membership. Regional and chapter dues are set by each individual group and approved by the members. In addition, chapters may receive money through donations, grants, and fundraising activities.
What does your membership support?
- National member magazine, Teen Times;
- Newsletter for adult leaders, The Adviser;
- Mailings to chapters;
- National program development;
- Program workbooks and chapter resources;
- Training for adult and student leaders;
- National promotion of the organization;
- Membership processing fees;
- Membership promotion;
- National Board of Directors and National Executive Council activities;
- Expenses related to raising money and seeking corporate sponsors;
- Operating expenses of the national headquarters and staff;
- Experiences that help you develop your own leadership style and job skills by attending regional, state, and national conferences;
- Activities and personal successes that you can include on job, school, and scholarship applications;
- Activities and costs associated with running a state-level organization with 14 state executive council members;
- Missouri FCCLA Legislative Shadowing Program;
- Having the opportunity to run for regional, state, and national FCCLA offices;
- Participate in STAR (Students Taking Action with Recognition) Competitive Events;
- Missouri FCCLA scholarship fund.
- Approved Program Guidance
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Approved Program Guidance
- Benefits of an Approved Program
- FCSHS Approved Course List
- Approved Program Requirements
- Programs of Study
- Approved TSA/IRC List for FCSHS
- FCS and HS Implementation Guide - Includes Course Descriptions
- Implementation Handbook for FCS: Facilities and Safety
- Application for Approval of Career Education Programs (newly revised)
- Common Criteria and Quality Indicators (CCQI) DUE SPRING OF 2021
Missouri's approved programs are located in comprehensive high schools, area career and technical centers, community colleges and universities.
- Professional Development Opportunities
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FCSHS Workshops are Scheduled—Register now!
Missouri ProStart Holiday Professional Development Workshop
ProStart Educator Workshop – December 8, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM @ the St. James Winery and Public House Brewing Company, 540 State Road B, St. James, MO 65559
Teachers will attend a food & beverage pairing workshop, view culinary demonstrations, tour the facilities and more. A working lunch, drawings for prizes, and afternoon refreshments are included in the $40 registration fee. The registration deadline is December 1, 2021. Here is the link for the registration form.
This event has been planned to provide travel time before and after the event to try to avoid hotel costs for many of the attendees. However, if your travel distance will require lodging here are some suggestions in Rolla 9, miles west of St. James.
Hotel Information:
- Baymont by Windham – 1801 Martin Springs Dr., Rolla, MO 65401 – 573-458-5835
- Pear Tree Inn – 2006 N. Bishop Ave., Rolla, MO 65401 – 573-364-4000
- Hampton Inn – 2201 N. Bishop Ave., Rolla, MO 65401 – 573-308-1060
- Holiday Inn Express and Suites – 1610 Old Wire Outer Rd., Rolla, MO 65401 – 573-426-2900
College of the Ozarks Workshop
Experience Culinary and Hospitality Workshop – March 10 Knife Skills 7:30 AM –11:45 AM Culinary/Hospitality Workshops 12:15 PM 4:00 PM and March 11 – Culinary/Hospitality Workshops – 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM @ The Keeter Center, College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, MO 65726
For a top-notch educational experience with hands-on learning, be sure to register for this workshop held on the College of the Ozarks campus. Teachers interested in brushing up on knife skills can register for the Thursday morning class. Those participants will enjoy a light lunch prepared using their knife cuts. Others will join them for the afternoon sessions, as well as for the next day. Visit with representatives from the Branson Lodging Association and the Branson Convention and Visitors Bureau, discuss international food trends, sample exotic cuisine, tour campus culinary arts and lodging facilities, and more.
Limit of 12 participants for knife skills @ $20 each and a limit of 24 participants for the other workshops @ $90 each. Registration deadline is February 5, 2022. To register please click here. For more information, please see the flyer. Don’t forget that you can apply for 50/50 money to attend all of these workshops!
UCM Workshops
Registration for the 2021-2022 series of PD workshops is now open. We have a lot of awesome topics that will give you hands-on experience and ready-to-go curriculum that you won't want to miss!
The University of Central Missouri and DESE are offering the following FCS focused professional development opportunities. Registration for the October workshops will close on October 1st so please get your registrations in ASAP!
To register please click here. Descriptions, dates, times, and hotel information can be found below. Don't forget, you can use 50/50 money to attend these workshops. Thanks!
Interior Design PBL - October 13, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM @ UCM - Warrensburg campus, 116 W. South Street, Warrensburg, MO 64093
This training will allow teachers to experience a project based learning unit for Interior Design. Teacher developed unit plans, project timelines, materials, etc. will be provided to implement in your I.D. class. You will leave with a set of lessons and a project you create that day! $25 (includes supplies and lunch)
Hotel Information: Holiday Inn Express
- 1005 Hawthorne Blvd. Warrensburg, MO 64093
- 660.656.2020
- $104/night
- Ask for "Missouri FCS" block
Sew with Confidence - October 13, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM and October 14, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM @ UCM - Warrensburg campus, 116 W. South Street, Warrensburg, MO 64093
Learn sewing basics for your classroom, including pattern and fabric selection, layout, construction, and basic tips on troubleshooting common problems. Participants will also create projects that can easily be implemented in your classroom. This is a two-day workshop. $40 (includes supplies and lunch)
Hotel Information: Holiday Inn Express
- 1005 Hawthorne Blvd. Warrensburg, MO 64093
- 660.656.2020
- $104/night
- Ask for "Missouri FCS" block
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Pastry Making - Jan 17, 5:00 - 8:00 PM and Jan 18, 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM @ Columbia Area Career Center, 4203 S. Providence Rd., Columbia, MO 65203Explore the world of baking and pastry a little more in-depth with Chef Katie Frink. This class will explore the process of making traditional New-York style bagels. In addition, we will make a variety of tartlets, both savory and sweet, and will explore Pate au Choux and its many applications. This workshop will be both hands-on and demonstration based. $55 (includes supplies, dinner and lunch)
Hotel Information: Hilton Garden Inn
- 3300 Vandiver Drive, Columbia, Missouri 65202
- 573-814-5464
- Room block: "DESE FCS"
- $96/night + the 5% city tax
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Pattern Making - Jan 17, 5:00 - 8:00 PM and Jan 18, 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM @ Columbia Area Career Center, 4203 S. Providence Rd., Columbia, MO 65203During this workshop you will cover the basics of pattern drafting. Starting with half-scale sloper patterns, you will learn key points of measurement and various pattern manipulations used to create unique designs. You will also draft a personal skirt sloper pattern and create additional skirt patterns or construct a custom-fitted skirt. $70 (includes supplies, dinner and lunch)
Hotel Information: Hilton Garden Inn
- 3300 Vandiver Drive, Columbia, Missouri 65202
- 573-814-5464
- Room block: "DESE FCS"
- $96/night + the 5% city tax
Food Science - April 8, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM @ UCM - Warrensburg campus, 116 W. South Street, Warrensburg, MO 64093
Cooking is edible science! Understanding scientifically the cooking process provides a deeper understanding of the art of food preparation and the ability to teach cooking to others. This workshop will explore food science terminology and explore these principles deeper by altering ingredients in baked goods and evaluating through sensory and objective evaluations. $30 (includes supplies and lunch)
Hotel Information: Holiday Inn Express
- 1005 Hawthorne Blvd. Warrensburg, MO 64093
- 660.656.2020
- $104/night
- Ask for "Missouri FCS" block
Career Pathways, Level I - August 3, 6:30 - 8:00 PM and August 4, 8:00 - 3:30 PM @ Best Western Capital Inn, Jeff City1937 Christy Drive W. Jefferson City, MO 65101
This workshop will provide an overview of the curriculum and resources needed to fully implement this pathway in your FCS study. Anyone who is interested in offering Career Pathways for the Teaching Profession needs to attend this workshop. This is a two day workshop and both days are required. $35 (includes supplies and lunch)
Hotel Information: Best Western Capital Inn
- 1937 Christy Drive W. Jefferson City, MO 65101
- 573.635.4175
- $96/night
- Ask for "FCS Pathways" block
Career Pathways, Level II - April 28, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM @ Best Western Capital Inn, Jeff City, 1937 Christy Drive W. Jefferson City, MO 65101
In almost every industry, communication and collaboration are crucial to success. And yet, in education, we often call it "cheating". This workshop will explore successful ways to allow students to participate in group work. Strategies will work to avoid the typical group work issues by holding all learners accountable and teaching social-emotional strategies to improve communication among teams. $50 (includes supplies and lunch)
Hotel Information: Best Western Capital Inn
- 1937 Christy Drive W. Jefferson City, MO 65101
- 573.635.4175
- $96/night
- Ask for "FCS Pathways" block
Please contact Krystle Gremaud at kgremaud@ucmo.edu if you have any questions.
MSU Workshops
We are excited to have some FCS professional development opportunities available this year at MSU. Below are the session titles, dates, and details. You are eligible to submit these workshops under 50/50 Professional Development grant funding through DESE.
Supporting Diverse Learners through Differentiation in the FCS Classroom
Thursday, November 4, 2021
9:00-1:30 at MSU-Springfield in Plaster Student Union Rm 315
Registration Fee: $40 (includes lunch, supplies, and parking)
This workshop will explore resources and ideas to benefit all students, with an emphasis on supporting students from special populations. Whether you work with Special Education (IEP/504), ELL, or At-Risk students, you will walk away empowered to meet students where they are. Participants are encouraged to bring a lesson to work through and/or IEPs/504s of target students for whom custom strategies might be helpful.Resource Management Success
Friday, November 12, 2021
9:00-2:30 at MSU-Springfield in Plaster Student Union Rm 314
Registration Fee: $40 (includes lunch, supplies, and parking)
This workshop is designed to give participants an opportunity to organize and build Resource Management curriculum for classroom success. Participants will get ideas and activities to try in their own classroom and begin building a curriculum of their own during the session.Farm to Table
Monday, November 15, 2021
9:00-2:30 at MSU-Springfield in Park Central Office Building-Downtown Rm 324
Registration Fee: $40 (includes lunch, supplies, and parking)
This workshop will introduce the Farm to Table concept and ways to integrate into your curriculum. Resources for participants to develop their own Farm to Table unit or field trip will be included. Participants will leave with the frameworks to make this a success in their classroom.Payment should be made out to MSU and sent to the following address once you receive your confirmation email.
MSU
Department of Childhood Education and Family Studies
Attn: FCS Workshops
901 S National Ave
Springfield, MO 65897
Contact Debra Price at debraprice@missouristate.edu with any questions.2021-22 MoEFCS Officers
President
Debra Price-Scheppman
Missouri State University
901 S. National Ave.
Springfield, MO 65897
debraprice@missouristate.eduPresident-Elect
Beth Beattie
Montgomery Co. R-2
394 N Hwy 19
Montgomery City, MO 63361
bbeattie@mc-students.orgSecretary
Amy Harkey
Purdy High School
201 Gabby Gibbons Drive
Purdy, MO 65734
aharkey@purdyk12.comTreasurer
Michelle Brinkley
Lebanon R-3
757 Brice Street
Lebanon, MO 65536
mbrinkley@lebanon.k12.mo.usPast-President
Tracey Eatherton
Ste. Genevieve Co. R-2 High School
715 Washington Street
Ste. Genevieve, MO 63670
teatherton@sgdragons.orgMoEFCS Organizational Information
MoEFCS Membership
- What is MoEFCS? Membership Information Sheet
MoEFCS Bylaws and Polices
- MoEFCS Bylaws (Revised July 2012)
- MoEFCS Revised Policies 2007-2008
MoEFCS Board Forms
MoEFCS Board and Annual Meeting Minutes — posted as available
- Standards and Curriculum Frameworks
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Standards and Curriculum Frameworks
National Standards for Family Consumer Sciences Education
LEAD FCS (Leading, Engaging, Advocating, Developing Family & Consumer Sciences Education) is a network of state administrators. LEAD FCS is an affiliate of the Family and Consumer Sciences Education (FCS) Division of the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE). This organization first began development of national standards for family and consumer sciences in May 1995. The resulting work became a powerful tool for showcasing the movement from home economics, with an emphasis on technical homemaking skills, to Family and Consumer Sciences Education & Human Services, with its focus on broader family and society issues, and provided significant new direction for the field.
In May 2014, LEAD FCS initiated a project to update the national standards, utilizing a highly participatory process that has involved well over 2,000 stakeholders providing recommendations for the third edition. The Family and Consumer Sciences National Standards 3.0 continues the proud tradition of providing the framework for national, state, and local program that prepare students for family life, work life, and careers in Family and Consumer Sciences by empowering individuals and families across the life span to manage the challenges of living and working in a diverse global society.
Common Career Technical Core
Missouri FCSHS is responsible for programming in these three clusters: Education and Training #5; Hospitality and Tourism #9; Human Services #10.
The Common Career Technical Core (CCTC) is a state-led initiative to establish a set of rigorous, high-quality standards for Career Technical Education (CTE) that states can adopt voluntarily. The standards have been informed by state and industry standards and developed by a diverse group of teachers, business and industry experts, administrators and researcher.
The CCTC includes a set of standards for each of the 16 Career Clusters™ and their corresponding Career Pathways that define what students should know and be able to do after completing instruction in a program of study. The CCTC also includes an overarching set of Career Ready Practices that apply to all programs of study. The Career Ready Practices include 12 statements that address the knowledge, skills and dispositions that are important to becoming career ready.
FCSHS Curriculum Frameworks
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Junior High School Course (7-8)
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High School Courses (9-12)
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High School Programs of Study (9-12)
Requires separate program approval -2 or more course required in the program of study.
These Programs of Study are offered at Comprehensive High Schools or Career Centers.- Apparel, Textiles and Design Pathways
- Fashion/Interior Design Fundamentals (Level I)
- Fashion Design and Construction (Level II)
- Interior Design, Advanced (Level II)
- Fashion/Interior Design and Merchandising (Level III)
- Career Pathways for the Teaching Profession
- Child Development - uses the two course listed above
- ProStart I and II - (National | Missouri)
- Hospitality and Tourism Management Program (HTMP) I and II
Offered Only at Career Centers
- Early Childhood Professions
- Cosmetology
- Nail Technician
- Culinary Arts - available at ACF Secondary Certified Career Centers
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- Funding & Forms
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50/50 Career Education Grants
50/50 Career Education Grant funds allow CTE programs to purchase EQUIPMENT or CURRICULUM ENHANCEMENT resources. Monies are available on a 50 percent matching basis (50 percent local district reimbursement and 50 percent state reimbursement). The district may NOT use Enhancement Grant funds or Perkins funds to match the funding of the 50/50 reimbursement.
FCSHS also has Program Improvement Grants (PD) available. Conferences or workshops in curricular areas that directly affect the content areas taught will be considered for funding. As always, National ACTE, Missouri ACTE or FCCLA district, state, or national conferences are not eligible for funding.
50/50 applications are accepted throughout the school year as long as funding is available.
To apply
- Complete the FV4 form
- And the 50/50 Career Education Equipment/Educational Resource(s) Information Form
- Email both to dese.fcs@dese.mo.gov
For reimbursement
- Submit the FV2 form and receipts to dese.fcs@dese.mo.gov
Enhancement Grant
The purpose of the Vocational-Technical Education Enhancement Grant is to expand and enhance the quality of Missouri's occupational preparatory (long-term) career education programs. This is accomplished through improved alignment with business and industry occupational training needs and increased emphasis on training in occupations determined to be in critical shortage.
For more information regarding the enhancement grant, contact lori.brown@dese.mo.gov.
- Mentoring
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Welcome to Family Consumer Sciences & Human Services Education!
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is the sponsor of a one year mentoring program for beginning teachers, experienced teachers new to the career education field, or teachers returning to a career education program area after an absence of five years or more. If you qualify for one of these categories, we would like to invite you to be a protégé in our mentoring program. The goal of the program is to support both the protégé and the mentor in creating a professional learning community. The mentoring program is an excellent way for master teachers to share their experiences and knowledge to enhance the teaching year of a new or returning teacher. The first year mentor training will fulfill the Beginning Teacher Assistance Program requirement.
Please complete your mentor and protégé applications ASAP and email them to shelley.smith@dese.mo.gov.
All forms are fillable, please download and save the form before completing them:
Protégé Mentoring Program Application - Listserv
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MO-FACS Listserv
The purpose of MO-FACS Discussion List is to provide an electronic communication forum for educators, parents, and citizens, at large, throughout Missouri who are interested in the field of family consumer sciences and human services education. MO-FACS is intended to facilitate the communication and exchange of ideas to improve and expand upon family consumer sciences education and related services for students in Missouri. MO-FACS is the main line of communication from the state level to local educators for family consumer sciences and human services programming in Missouri.
Topics of discussion might include:
Sharing ideas and resources
Promotion of opportunities for youth, including FCCLA
Networking
Legislation and policies
Professional development opportunities
Program guidelines and deadlines
To post a message, view archives, subscribe or unsubscribe to the listserv visit http://lists.more.net/mailman/listinfo/mo-facs.
- FCS Teacher Education Programs
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Teacher Education Programs
Missouri has three higher education institutions that provide pre-service education programs in family consumer sciences and human services. For information on enrollment and requirements for teacher of family and consumer sciences please contact the college.
- Staff Contacts
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Theresa Struemph
Director, Family Consumer Sciences and Human Services
Phone: 573-522-6542
Theresa.Struemph@dese.mo.govVACANT
Supervisor, FCCLA State Adviser, and LifeSmarts State Coordinator
Phone: 573-751-7964
mofccla@dese.mo.govShelley Smith
Part-Time Contractor, Hospitality and Tourism Cluster, Mentoring Program
Phone: 573-751-6878
Shelley.Smith@dese.mo.govDeborah Landon
Administrative Assistant
Phone: 573-751-7964
Deborah.Landon@dese.mo.govPhysical Address
205 Jefferson St.
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Phone: 573-751-7964Mailing Address
P.O. Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65101-0480
Phone: 573-751-7964