Laredo ISD and Texas A&M International University partner with local financial firm to develop financial literacy program for 8th–9th graders

At an event at Texas A&M International University, representatives from Laredo ISD and Texas A&M International University said they are partnering with a local financial institution (transcribed as "Falcon Brank") to develop a financial literacy initiative for middle and high school students.

The Presenter said organizers "are all coming together to find innovative ways to build literacy and learning" and described plans for teachers from eighth and ninth grades to form a committee to share lesson ideas and activities. "Today, we have teachers from eighth grade and ninth grade, and they're gonna come together to share ideas and ways that we could build this partnership to better support our community," the Presenter said.

The Host characterized the project as tied to college and career readiness, saying the initiative "has to do with equipping our students from high school, from 8, 9 graders, all the way to our university so that they have an idea on how is that the finance area or discipline actually, has something to do with their, success, their life success really." The Host added that partners hope "to develop a pipeline of financial leaders."

Organizers said the committee will look for ways to involve parents, students and community members in the curriculum and activities, and described the emphasis as giving students a stronger foundation in financial knowledge as they prepare for life after college. The transcript does not specify funding sources, timelines, the formal name or legal status of the financial partner (the transcript spells it "Falcon Brank"), or implementation milestones.

Next steps provided in the remarks include committee formation and idea-sharing among teachers; no specific schedule or budget was announced in the remarks.