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Raising the Grade on Financial Education in Vermont John Pelletier Director Center for Financial Literacy VT FinLit Standards Today K-12 Sta nd a rd s17 Yea rs Old : Persona l Dev elop m ent Sta nd a rd s Personal Econom ics : less than 1


  1. Raising the Grade on Financial Education in Vermont John Pelletier Director Center for Financial Literacy

  2. VT FinLit Standards Today K-12 Sta nd a rd s—17 Yea rs Old : Persona l Dev elop m ent Sta nd a rd s Personal Econom ics : less than 1 inch Career Choices : 1.5 inches Sustainability : 3.25 inches Champlain College 4

  3. Framework Is Now Swiss Cheese

  4. Education Quality Standards • Curriculum Content —students should demonstrate proficiency in: – Globa l Citizenship including the concepts of civics, econom ics , geography, world language, cultural studies and history – Does not exp licitly includ e p ersona l fina nce – How ev er—this list ca n be v iew ed a s exa m p les, not a fina l a nd d efinitiv e d efinition of Globa l Citizenship

  5. In August, BOE Gave AOE Approval to Research and Propose National Financial Literacy Standards • Jumpstart • Council for Economic Education Fina l Decision: Expected by BOE From November To January. Im p lem enta tion: Academic Year 2019?

  6. Personal Learning Plans (PLP)?

  7. Proficiency Based Graduation Requirements (PBGRs)?

  8. What Do High Schools in VT Do? • Required Course for Graduation – Offered as both a math and business or social studies credit – Embedded in a life skills course Offer and Elective Course – Means that 50-75% of students graduate without taking the course • No Class Is Offered

  9. 13 VT HS with Financial Literacy Graduation Requirement

  10. The National Grade Curve

  11. GRADE A: What Do These States Do?

  12. Grade B: What Do These States Do?

  13. Website Launch: TeachFinLit.org

  14. Vermont’s Mean:  61% Correct

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