October 21, 2016
TO: Division Superintendents
FROM: Steven R. Staples, Superintendent of Public Instruction
SUBJECT: Announcing Professional Development on Life After High School: Navigating Education, Career, and Debt
The Virginia Department of Education is pleased to announce professional development opportunities to assist middle and high school teachers and counselors help students prepare for and make informed decisions around education, career, and debt. They are provided, at no charge, by the Virginia Council on Economic Education (VCEE) and affiliated university-based centers for economic education with financial support from the Fund for Teaching Excellence
and State Farm. The schedule includes:
| Dates | Times | Location |
|---|---|---|
November 15, 2016 |
4-7 p.m. |
|
November 17, 2016 |
4:30-7:30 p.m. |
|
December 7, 2016 |
4-8 p.m. |
|
December 16, 2016 |
8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. |
|
January 3, 2017 |
1-4 p.m. |
|
February 8, 2017 |
3:34-5:45 p.m. |
|
February 14, 2017 |
8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. |
|
March 16, 2017 |
8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. |
A full schedule is on VCEE's website under Teacher Workshops, search under the topic: Life After High School.
The workshops and a list of resources (Attachment A) will assist teachers to help their students make informed decisions around:
- decision-making skills: setting goals and making choices. Using decision-making models to weigh the costs and benefits and tradeoffs around choices;
- investing in yourself;
- choosing a path post graduation: college, another education avenue, or career;
- choosing a college and a major;
- paying for higher education–loans, grants, and scholarships–what to consider and how to apply;
- managing money; and controlling debt.
For more information or to discuss the possibility of scheduling a workshop for your teachers, contact Sarah Hopkins Finley, Director of Programs, VCEE at shfinley@vcu.edu or by telephone at (804) 827-1211.
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