Educators Advisory Board - Representatives of a Broad Range of Dedicated Teachers from Various Demographics

In recognition of the essential role high school educators play in supporting our post-secondary school system, FIDM’s OCEA/Office of Community & Educational Affairs was established. Our goal was and is to elicit the input of established dedicated educators with a deep-seated interest in the current state and future of their graduates.

To expand and improve our educational products and services, we called upon the expertise of individuals who utilize our programs in the classroom, the media center, and anywhere that their high school students are being invited to learn and pursue their academic aspirations.

Our goal is to bring together educators, specialists, staff, advisors, policymakers, and experts to inform FIDM about the high school community’s classroom instructional paradigm, learning initiatives, new legislation, Board of Education policies, and any other educational institution issue.

Since its beginning, the Just for Educators Advisory Board members’ role has been to act as both informed advisors to FIDM/ The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising and as liaisons to the educational communities from which each member comes. Board members are accomplished, prominently known, highly qualified individuals who lend their credibility to FIDM via their advisory position.

The Just for Educators Advisory Board members are representative of the cultural, education, civic, ethnic, geographic, and economic diversity of high school educators, specialists, administrators, and staff with expertise in working with students. They embody a broad range of community demographics, grade levels, and curriculum expertise with specific and technical proficiencies that strengthen the relationship between high schools, the college community, and FIDM. They do this by serving as informed advisors on information that affect students, educators, and educational institutions.

Our Advisory Board members provide valuable guidance to the OCEA/Office of Community & Educational Affairs on classroom and programmatic issues.

The Advisory Board members...

collaborate regularly with FIDM

contribute time, talent, knowledge, and advice

provide input on educational issues

furnish information about high school initiatives, goals, plans, policies, and curriculum

deliver feedback about FIDM’s educational products, product features, and proposed new products

offer suggestions for additional college products and features from which their graduates will benefit

establish and maintain contact with persons, groups, and associations having an interest in the college educational processes and procedures

render constructive criticisms and reactions to FIDM’s support of their endeavors in the high school communities

make recommendations to FIDM regarding significant issues in the education of high school students who matriculate to a college program

afford FIDM the opportunity for advocacy and support of legislation affecting high schools

participate with the OCEA/Office of Community & Educational Affairs in our activities, policies, procedures, goals, objectives, and outcomes

FIDM/The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising wishes to express our deepest appreciation to the Educators’ Advisory Board members who are a true asset to their organization, their profession, and most importantly, to their high school student constituency.