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Board approves financial-literacy graduation competency starting with class of 2030
Summary
The Kennewick School District Board approved a plan to implement a financial-literacy competency graduation requirement beginning with the class of 2030 (current 7th graders). The plan keeps computer competency in place, adjusts course sequencing and calls for a district-wide approach to counselor-facilitated high-school-and-beyond planning.
The Kennewick School District Board of Directors voted to implement a financial-literacy competency graduation requirement beginning with the class of 2030, following a multi-year feasibility and stakeholder engagement process.
What the board approved: under the plan, the district will keep the existing computer-competency graduation requirement and add a financial-literacy competency that students can meet in multiple ways: by completing a 0.5-credit financial-literacy course, by an approved alternative course, or by passing an approved competency…
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