OAE Family and Consumer Sciences (022) case studies
OAE Family and Consumer Sciences (022) · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Family and Consumer Sciences (022) is one of the content knowledge assessments in the Ohio Assessments for Educators program, listed on the program's assessment table alongside fields such as Agriscience, Health, and Marketing. Candidates take it to demonstrate subject-matter knowledge in family and consumer sciences; because testing requirements depend on licensure type, you should confirm with the Ohio State Board of Education which assessments your license pathway requires rather than assuming 022 alone is sufficient. The OAE Family and Consumer Sciences (022) case studies are 5 cases and about 3,273 words.
1Middle School Cafeteria: Sodium Target vs. Food-Cost Ceiling
A district foodservice director oversees a middle school with 600 students, 28% eligible for free or reduced-price meals, and a food-cost ceiling of 1.35 per reimbursable lunch. The current menu averages 1,480 mg sodium, but the district has adopted a new average target of 1,100 mg sodium per lunch.
651 words, about 3 min2Debt Consolidation Offer for a Family With a Thin Emergency Fund
A two-income household earns 62,000 gross and net take-home pay of 4,050 per month. They owe 18,000 on credit cards at 24% APR with a minimum payment of 540, and 9,000 on a personal loan at 11% with a payment of 260.
647 words, about 3 min3Preschool Behavior: Redshirting Decision With Conflicting Data
A 4-year-and-2-month-old child attends a private preschool. The child reads simple words, counts to 30, and speaks in complex sentences, but during 20-minute group circle time the child leaves the rug, interrupts, and sometimes hides under a table.
661 words, about 3 min4Aging-in-Place Bathroom Retrofit on a $4,000 Budget
A 74-year-old widow lives alone in a one-story home she owns. She has osteoarthritis, uses a cane indoors, and has fallen once in the bathroom in the past year.
665 words, about 3 min5Small Apparel Brand: Fabric Choice After Pilling and Shrinkage Complaints
A small apparel brand sells a 48 unisex crewneck made from 100% cotton jersey. In the past quarter, 18 of 240 customers complained that the fabric pilled after three washes and that the body shrank about 5% in length.
649 words, about 3 min