Under Construction_ Alternative high School
​6 Years

This class website was created to support the learner's accelerated time-frame of the 60 Day Course offered the  Alternative High School. The format will also introduce and enhance the learner's 21st Technology Skills as Digital Citizens in today's global society. This course format supports students in having the ability to earn 15 high school credits every 60 days for a total of 45 credits during a academic school year. Each class period  is a daily  2-hour 60-day elective course based on  the 9.1 Personal Financial Literacy course is based on the NJ Word Class Standards of the 21st-Century Life and Careers Content Areas and a required elective for attaining a High School Diploma.

 Overview of Personal Finance

Course Introduction-
Class Syllabus- Application & Transcript Review    Class Calendar- Google Assignment  
Class Accounts- Join Khanacdemy.org & Remind.org
1st Week Assignments
- Vocabulary Check
- Open Response_PARCC Practice
- When I Grow Up Essay

Classroom 101
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Opening Bell_Daily, M-Th
Daily Do Now was watching the "Nightly Business Report" with guide sheet. - Nightly News with Lester Holt. 
 The learning focus is exposure to current issues and building formal vs. informal conversational skills. 

Financial Responsibility & Decision Making

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Unit 1-1st Quarter
Date, Month & Day
Focus on the creation of a financial plan, goal setting and budgeting habits in their teen life into their young adult years.

Income & Careers
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Unit 2- 2nd Quater
Date, Month & Day
​Introduces taxes, benefits packages and how career choice impacts their future finance scenarios.
Midterm _ Portfolio Due

Spending & Credit

Saving & Investing
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Unit 3- 3rd Quarter
Date, Month & Day
Demonstrates how to establish, maintain and protect good credit. Research the threats of Identity Theft trends and protections.
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Unit 4- 4th Quarter
Date, Month & Day
Everfi.com Final Testing
Explore various investment vehicles, compounding interest, the time value of money and retirement planning.
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District & Class Grading Guidelines

Understanding your Grades

Extra Credit & Late Work Policy

  1. Team Challenges_ Extra weekly 5-15 pointts at the start of each unit.
  2. Who Moved My Cheese _ Book Report
  3. Late & Missing Assignments_Late work starts with a lose of  20pts and will only be accepted up to a week behind. Medical documented excused will be handle according to the case.
  4. Class Grades are Posted bi-weekly in the back of class by student id#. The ending of each Quarter students will receive an Individual Grade Report containing their grade and missing assignments to be completed. 
Class Participation 20%
Students must be in class on time to receive the daily points.
  • Daily News (4)
  • Week in Review Exit 
  • Business Math Practice
  • Open Response_ PARCC Practice
  • Class Checkbook
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Homework 5%
Student must earn 10,000 point per week on khan academy.org
1st Six Weeks
  • College Admission
2nd Six Weeks
  • Computer Science 
  • Algebra Basic
  • Anatomy 
Quizzes 25%
These are review of the class instruction  and understand of the unit concept during that week.
  • Team Projects 4-6
  • Notebook Checks
  • Video Quizzes 
​Tests & Projects 50%
E- Portfolio
  • 5 Business Blog
  • 4-6 Portfolio Projects
  • Midterm PowerPoint Portfolio
             or 
Certification 
  •  Everfi Cert _ Personal Finance  
  • ​QuickBooks _ Finance Class
  • A+ Certification _Technology II
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Class Application_ 1st Day Assignment
This is class intro assessment of the student knowledge of of their High School career planning knowledge…
  • Completing Application/Task
  • Contact Information
  • Course Requirement Knowledge
  • Signature capability    
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When I Grow Up_ Essay
Write a two paragraph essay with a minimum of 8 sentences. 
  • 1st Paragraph- What did you want to be when you were a little kid? Explain why?
  • 2nd Paragraph- What do you want to be now? If your choice changed, explain why?
Class Check Book Sample
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