NYSTCE FCS (072) case studies
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The Family and Consumer Sciences CST (072) is one of the Content Specialty Tests in the New York State Teacher Certification Examinations (NYSTCE) program, listed on the official test menu as "072 Family and Consumer Sciences." Candidates typically take it to demonstrate subject-matter knowledge for a family and consumer sciences teaching certificate in New York State. The test is computer based and combines 90 selected-response items with 1 constructed-response item, so you need both broad content recall and the ability to write a sustained, organized response. Total appointment time is 3 hours and 30 minutes, which includes 15 minutes for the CBT tutorial and nondisclosure agreement, leaving 3 hours and 15 minutes of testing time. The passing score is 520 and the test fee is $122. The NYSTCE FCS (072) case studies are 5 cases and about 3,531 words.
1Breakfast Cart Redesign: Satiety, Cost, and a Milk Allergy
You coordinate the breakfast program at a K-8 charter school with 480 students; 38% qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Since switching to a grab-and-go cart last fall, breakfast participation has fallen 21%, and three teachers report students complaining of hunger before the 10:30 lunch block.
727 words, about 4 min2Two Incomes, Two Credit Cards, and One Employer Match
Marisol and Dev, ages 34 and 36, have two children, ages 7 and 4. Dev grosses 68,000; Marisol works 25 hours a week at 17 per hour.
690 words, about 3 min3A 30-Month-Old With Twelve Words
You run a licensed family child care home for six children. Leo, 30 months old, has attended five days a week for 14 months.
709 words, about 4 min4An $18,000 Kitchen and Bath for a Grandmother With a Walker
The Nguyen family is remodeling the first floor of a 1953 ranch so that Mrs. Nguyen's mother, Ba, 78, can move in.
676 words, about 3 min5Three Siblings, One Diagnosis, No Power of Attorney
The Alvarez siblings are disagreeing about their parents. Rosa, 52, lives 15 minutes away.
729 words, about 4 min