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April Financial Literacy Month
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History of Financial Literacy in Webster Graduation requirement for our students starting with the class of 2019. Since 2019, 2,406 of Webster graduates have taken Financial Literacy. Webster Schroeder & Webster Thomas High Schools are two of only 13 high schools in NYS that require at least one semester of financial literacy education.
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100% of Webster students take at least one semester of Financial Literacy before graduation
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Financial Literacy, Next Gen Personal Finance, & the Budget Challenge
Next Gen Personal Finance ngpf.org Budget challenge test drive Celebrations: ▸ Gold Standard schools 13 in NYS ▸ Our classes recognized regularly in Budget Challenge top scores ▸ Scholarships ▸ Our story at NYS BOCES Superintendents meeting in April
Budget Challenge
Celebrations
We are not just Financial Literacy ▸ WCSD offers 15 courses in Business Education ▸ This year 262 students taking 5 different dual enrollment business courses with MCC ▸ Career & Technical Education Certificate in Business Administration: 14 new students are on pace to complete this year ▸ 12th year of YEA! Students created 13 new businesses and were granted $9,000 in start up costs from local business partners. ▸ On April 27th we inducted 48 new members to the Business & Marketing Honor Society of New York State ▸ FBLA students compete at the state and national level and consistently place in the top five
Our Future ▸ Increase community partnerships ▸ Increase World of Work and Internship opportunities for students ▸ Continue to be flexible and adaptable in preparing students to be college/career ready
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