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Board member pushes to add Ramsey Solutions financial literacy program to district curriculum
Summary
Director Sullivan urged the board to adopt financial literacy instruction using Ramsey Solutions materials, telling colleagues she had personal experience with the curriculum and handing out a textbook for review.
Director Sullivan told the board she is advocating for formal financial literacy instruction and urged colleagues to review Ramsey Solutions materials she brought to the meeting.
Sullivan said she met with district staff and administrators, including Mr. Asmus and Dr. Pilch, to discuss incorporating financial literacy and that she distributed a textbook to each board member and will send a link to the curriculum. “It’s amazing curriculum,” Sullivan said, adding that she and her husband used the program personally and are now debt‑free; she said they will appear on Ramsey’s radio show. “This is gonna be the hill that I die in,” Sullivan said, emphasizing her commitment to adding financial literacy to the district’s offerings.
Sullivan described both student and adult experiences with the curriculum and said she thinks it would “do our kids right.” She told board members she had already arranged a copy of the student version and would leave an extra copy for district staff to distribute. Sullivan said she will follow up with the board president to share the curriculum link after the meeting.
Board members thanked her for the materials; no formal motion or vote was taken during the work session. The item was presented as an advocacy and informational request rather than a policy proposal for immediate board action; staff and the board can choose next steps for curriculum review and any formal adoption process.
