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FYI From Laura Yohe
Co-President | Pennsylvania Jump$tart Coalition
PA Jump$tart Website
Get involved in the 2023-2024 PA Jump$tart Educator Events Here
We have some exciting financial education news and opportunities to share with you!
First, our events committee has been busy planning two fantastic professional development opportunities for Pennsylvania teachers this fall with another one coming up in the spring. Now we need your help to make them a success! Be on the lookout for an email this week from Hilary Hunt who is co-chairing the events committee.
Second, did you know that the State Board of Education received recommendations last month to create standalone personal finance standards? These are in addition to updates to the existing academic standards for economics, family and consumer sciences, and career education and work. This recommendation is the culmination of work reported on back at our meeting in April and is very exciting!
So, what can you do?
Submit written feedback to the state board of education regarding the importance of financial education and your organization’s support for these recommendations.
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Individuals unable to attend a public hearing may submit written testimony directly to the Board on or before September 29, 2023. Written comments may be sent electronically or in hard copy to: ra-stateboardofed@pa.gov or State Board of Education, 333 Market Street, 1st Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17126.
Attend one or more of the in-person hearings (note that each has its own registration deadline):
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September 13th in Harrisburg at the Pennsylvania Department of Education from 10 a.m. to noon
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September 14th in Norristown at the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit from 10 a.m. to noon
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September 25th in Homestead at the Allegheny County Intermediate Unit from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Share this information with others who may be interested and supportive of these efforts. Below is a sample newsletter article that you and your organization could consider sending out. Feel free to personalize it with quotes from your organization’s leaders in support of financial education for all Pennsylvania students.
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Pennsylvania Considers New Standards for Personal Finance Education
Access to financial education has a chance to dramatically improve here in Pennsylvania if recommendations received by the State Board of Education (Board) are enacted. The Board is considering draft amendments to Chapter 4 (Academic Standards and Assessment). These regulations govern what all schools in Pennsylvania are required to teach. Last fall the Board directed the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) to review the existing standards for Career Education and Work, Economics, and Family and Consumer Sciences and consider opportunities to enhance the teaching of personal finance. Committees were formed to review the standards and recommended not only updates to the existing standards but the creation of new and separate standards for personal finance.
So, what does this mean? If these amendments are made all Pennsylvania schools will be required to teach personal finance and not just in high school. The proposed standards start with grades Kindergarten to second grade and cover topics such as income, spending, saving and investing, risk and insurance, credit, and other personal finance fundamentals. The draft standards are available for review in PDEs report to the State Board.
Interested in supporting this effort? The Board is hosting three public hearings in September to hear feedback on these amendments and the newly proposed standards. They are scheduled to take place September 13th at the Pennsylvania Department of Education in Harrisburg, September 14th at the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit in Norristown, and September 25th at the Allegheny County Intermediate Unit in Homestead. In-person testimony must be accompanied by written copies. Alternately, individuals may submit written testimony and feedback only. Full details on how to participate in the in-person hearings and/or submit written comments can be found online.
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The important dates for these hearings along with our upcoming events can be found on our website. If you or your organization plans to participate in one or more of the hearings, please let me know. Also, if you’d care to share a copy of your written testimony or feedback, please feel free to do so. It would be great to track how Pennsylvania Jump$tart Coalition partners helped to support this important effort!
Regards,
Laura
Laura Yohe
Co-President | Pennsylvania Jump$tart Coalition
M: 202.413.4046 | laura.yohe@ja.org
Get involved in the 2023-2024 PA Jump$tart Educator Events Here
Connect with me: www.linkedin.com/in/laurayohe
The specific goals of FBLA are to:
• develop competent, aggressive business leadership;
• strengthen the confidence of students in themselves and their work;
• create more interest in and understanding of American business enterprise;
• encourage members in the development of individual projects which contribute to the improvement of home, business, and community;
• develop character, prepare for useful citizenship, and foster patriotism;
• encourage and practice efficient money management;
• encourage scholarship and promote school loyalty;
• assist students in the establishment of occupational goals; and
• facilitate the transition from school to work.
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