Financial Literacy

Welcome to Financial Literacy! I, Mrs. DeFilippo, am excited to introduce myself as this year’s Financial Literacy teacher. I look forward to working with you and your child as they complete this exciting course.

Financial Literacy helps students recognize and develop vital skills that connect life and career goals with personalized strategies and milestone-based action plans. Students explore concepts and work toward a mastery of personal finance skills, deepening their understanding of key ideas and extending their knowledge through a variety of problem-solving applications. This course is built to state standards as they apply to Financial Literacy and adheres to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics' (NCTM) Problem Solving, Communication, Reasoning, and Mathematical Connections Process standards.

It is very important that your child attends class daily, comes prepared and is on time. Students who are not in class are responsible to make up the topics they missed, and this can be very difficult if they are not present for lessons and activities. Please utilize pupilpath.com to stay updated on your student’s progress.

Students are expected to come to class prepared to do well. Part of being prepared is to have pencils and an Financial Literacy-only notebook (preferably with graph paper) ready for use every day. Being prepared also means that your student comes to class well rested, knowledgeable about the material learned on the previous day and with homework completed. Organized notebooks will ensure that your child has the materials needed to study the content covered in class daily.

All lessons for the entire school year will be posted on this website whether you are learning in-person or remotely. Students will have the opportunity to complete all lessons and assignments digitally or on paper. Digital assignments should be completed on Google classroom or turned in on paper in class.

Homework is given EVERY NIGHT! Studies have shown that Mathematics homework has a deep impact on student performance. Students who do not complete the homework on time are missing a valuable part of the learning experience. 5 points will be given to an assignment completed on time. Assignments turned in one day late will be given half credit. Assignments turned in more than 1 day late will be given zero points.

A tentative outline of this year’s topics and sequence is provided below. More specific information, including the standards covered through each unit, is available electronically. Please contact me with any questions.

Assessments 55%

End-of-Unit Assessments, Quizzes, Exit Tickets, Journal Entries

Classwork 30%

Assignments and group and individual projects to be completed during class time

Homework 15%

Daily Assignments assigned in class, to be completed outside of class time

A student’s final grade for the semester is an average of their 3 marking period grades.

1. Arrive to class on time and prepared

2. Electronics should only be used to complete class activities

3. All students learning in person must wear masks and food or drink of any kind is not allowed

4. Restroom visits should be limited except in case of emergency.

5. Students should always remain on task.

6. Always be respectful to your teacher and peers.

7. Please try and show your face during remote instruction and mute your mics when you aren’t speaking

8. Students participating in remote learning must take assessments following the same conduct as students in person and must not receive unauthorized assistance of any kind.

9. Come everyday ready to DO YOUR BEST!!

A tentative outline of this year’s topics and sequence is provided on the below. More specific information, including the standards covered through each unit, is available electronically. Please contact me with any questions.

Financial Literacy Units

Semester 1

Unit 1 | Checking

Unit 2 | Saving

Unit 3 | Types of Credit

Unit 4 | Managing Credit

Unit 5 | Paying for College

Unit 6 | Budgeting

Semester 2

Unit 7 | Investing

Unit 8 | Financial Pitfalls

Unit 9 | Career

Unit 10 | Taxes

Unit 11 | Insurance