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Board hears proposal to require one semester of personal financial literacy for Class of 2030; committee favors umbrella model
Summary
A cross-department committee recommended the board require a one-semester personal financial literacy credit for the class of 2030 onward, favoring an "umbrella" approach that maps PFL standards into existing math, business and CTE courses rather than a single standalone course, while noting monitoring and scheduling challenges.
District staff presented a recommendation to require one semester (one credit) of personal financial literacy (PFL) as a graduation requirement beginning with the Class of 2030. A working committee of approximately 15–16 staff and principals mapped the state's PFL standards to existing courses and concluded the most practicable path would be an "umbrella model": ensure that one of several existing courses (math options like Math in the Modern World,…
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