COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O. BOX 2120
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 100
May 5, 2006
INFORMATIONAL
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TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Patricia I.
Wright Acting
Superintendent of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Economics
Education and Financial Literacy Materials Training |
The 2005 General Assembly approved Senate Bill 950,
a bill directing the Virginia Board of Education to establish objectives for
economic education and financial literacy.
As a result, the Code of Virginia 22.1200.03 required
the Board of Education to develop and approve objectives for economics
education and financial literacy to be required of all students at the middle
and high school levels to further the development of knowledge, skills, and
attitudes needed for responsible citizenship in a constitutional
democracy. On April 26, 2006, the Board
of Education adopted the Economics and Financial Literacy objectives
(Attachment A). The document also
contains a correlation of the objectives to the Mathematics Standards of
Learning; History and Social Sciences Standards of Learning; and the Career and
Technical Education competencies.
Part C of the same section of the Code of
Virginia authorizes the Department of Education to develop guidelines to
facilitate the objectives of economics education and financial literacy through
practical experiences. The Guidelines
for Banking-at-School Partnerships and Related Practical Experiences provided
in Attachment B were developed by a committee of representatives from the State
Corporation Commissions Bureau of Financial Institutions, the Virginia Bankers
Association, the Virginia Credit Union League, and schools that participate in
banking-at-school partnerships. The
guidelines are intended to provide guidance in areas that should be addressed
as new banking-at-school partnerships and related practical experiences are
developed.
To support the Economics Education and Financial Literacy objectives, the Virginia Department of Education is pleased to announce a series of training institutes hosted by the Virginia Council on Economic Education. These institutes will help middle and high schools implement the objectives to meet the Code of Virginias requirement that all students receive instruction in economics education and financial literacy. School divisions are invited to send three lead teachers to one of seven regional trainings. Please note that school divisions may send participants to any location, not just the nearest site. The training sessions will be held as follows:
| June 6 |
Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center, Abingdon | |
| June 13 | Roanoke Valley Higher Education Center, Roanoke |
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| June 16 |
James Madison University, Harrisonburg | |
| June 20 | Lynchburg College, Lynchburg | |
| June 21 | Old Dominion University Higher Education Center, Norfolk |
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| June 22 | University of Mary Washington, Stafford Campus, Stafford | |
| June 26 | Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond |
The teacher participants should be middle or high school mathematics, history and social studies, and/or career and technical education teachers. The registration form is Attachment C to this memorandum. Participating school divisions must respond by May 26, 2006.
Questions about the regional training sessions may
be addressed to Deborah Kiger Bliss, mathematics coordinator, Office of Middle
and High School Instruction, by e-mail at Deborah.Bliss@doe.virginia.gov,
or by telephone at (804) 786-6418 or Anne Rowe, career cluster coordinator,
Office of Career and Technical Education Services, by e-mail at Anne.Rowe@doe.virginia.gov, or by
telephone at (804) 225-2838.
PIW/DKB
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2006/inf100a.pdf
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2006/inf100b.pdf
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2006/inf100c.doc