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Pennwood to add state-mandated financial-literacy course; district readies parents and students for new credit and dual‑enrollment options
Summary
District leaders told the William Penn SD board that a state-required semester financial‑literacy course worth 0.5 credit will be required beginning with the class of 2028, while dual‑enrollment partnerships and a shift to a seven‑course schedule aim to help students meet a new 26‑credit graduation threshold.
Pennwood school leaders told the William Penn SD board that Pennsylvania’s new financial‑literacy requirement will become a graduation requirement beginning with the class of 2028 and will be taught as a semester course worth 0.5 credit.
"The financial literacy ... is going to be a state mandated requirement to graduate. It is worth half of a credit, and it is a semester course," Principal Chicano said during the January meeting. School staff said they will include the course in next year’s course-selection guide and explain options to parents during a district information night.
The district is also changing its schedule framework: moving from a six‑course to a seven‑course model and maintaining the ninth‑grade academy block schedule, which increases…
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