CTE Staff Interviews

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1. Which department Sometimes CTE other GFL is an it doesnt belong to I have a PLC I dont know. I think I don't know.
supervises General Financial times Curriculum. No orphan. The course any department. (Professional the CTE director at
Literacy in your school one department or does not belong in Our district CTE Learning the state.
district,? Is there someone at area seems to own CTE, but many CTE Coordinator is Community) lead,
your district office who is the Financial Literacy. teachers are taking the lead on who meets with a
curriculum specialist or assigned to teach the financial literacy team of Financial Lit
supervisor over the General it. grant since there is teachers to work on
Financial Literacy courses? If no one else to Strands and
so, what is their job title? spearhead it. Standards.

2. Does your district mandate I sit on the "Credit Yes, GFL is a Yes, as part of the Yes. Yes, its mandated Yes, it is mandated.
General Financial Literacy for Review Committee" graduation state requirement. I Im not sure if its for graduation. I don't know if they
graduation? What is the for the district and to requirement. It is dont know if its ever waived each We offer both the can waive the
duration of the General my knowledge this not waived. ever waived. high school would semester course requirement.
Financial Literacy course in course requirement handle this and the FCCLA full We only do the
your district? has never been Semester course The semester individually. year course. semester stand-
waived. some do course, I am not In my district, I dont alone course.
concurrent. sure about the full know solid
Most do the semester year option. numbers, but it
GFL course some seems almost all do
do the full year Family the semester GFL
and Consumer course only a few
Sciences Adult Roles sections of full year
which also counts for adult roles.
the GFL mandate
3. Is General Financial Local level. Generally, GFL is Its really not Its supervised at I think at the local I don't know.
Literacy supervised at a local supervised at the supervised. The the district level level.
school level in your district? school CTE Coordinators
level. However, as at times get into the
CTE Coordinators, mix if there are
we receive testing questions or
instruction from the information to
district level on disseminate.
occasion.


4. In your experience, what
criteria do school
administrators use
to select their General
Financial Literacy
instructor(s)?
5. Does the School District
you work for offer General
Financial Literacy as an
online course? If so, do you
know if that is a popular or
appealing option that
students take advantage of?
6. Does your school district
administer the end of course
assessment (Precision Exam)
for General Financial
Literacy course?
Some are CTE By teacher That is Principal In Granite School Its based on who is Our school selected
Business Teachers. A endorsement. If driven. District, most of the qualified and the financial literacy
few schools are using one is not endorsed, financial literacy endorsed. instructor because
a FACS teacher and the teaching teachers are CTE of her background
teaching Adult Roles assignment is not teachers who have and experience in
and Financial Literacy given. Business Education teaching the course.
or straight Financial or FACS
Literacy. A few are degrees. However,
non-CTE and I do not we do have a few
know what their teachers from the
teaching area is. Social Studies side.
Alpine East Shore Yes, Canyons Yes, I believe many It has been in the Yes, it's offered Yes, our district
does have Financial School District students take it in past. The online online and also via offers Financial
Literacy online and it offers GFL as an order to free up their teacher teaches at the ednet system Literacy online. It is
is a popular course. online schedules. our Granite districtwide. Its a a very popular
course. Currently, it Connection high Popular method if option that students
is not a popular school which serves students are taking take advantage of.
selection. Our face- students who are college courses
to-face classes failing courses at during regular
carry big numbers. the regular high school day.
school. However,
next year, the
format will change
and all on-line
courses will be
administered at the
district.
Yes Yes, every GFL Yes Yes, however, the No, I do. Our school does
students takes the online group doesnt administer the end
state assessment at take the precision of course
the end of the exam. The reason is assessment through
course. As that the window to Precision Exams.

7. Has the end of unit
assessment information for
General Financial Literacy been
shared by the USBE with your
school district?
8. How many students take
General Financial
Literacy course as a concurrent
enrollment course in your
school district? How many
sections of concurrent
enrollment General Financial
Literacy are offered compared
to non-concurrent General
Financial Literacy?
9. How many courses are
mentioned above, I test is not opened
oversee the testing on a year-round
of those students. basis and the online
course could end at
any given time.
I have no knowledge I do not have that Not to my Teachers see their No, assessment is I don't know.
of this. info. knowledge average score. All not shared.
teachers in the
district are listed in
order by how their
classes
performed. If a
teachers score is
lower than the State
average, they fall
below the red
line. The idea is for
teachers to reach
out to the high
performing teachers
to see if they can
get some general
help in teaching
methods.
I dont know about I have access to my I dont know I think we only have At our school, there I don't know the
this. I do know we schools enrollment, two Financial Lit is none. At the numbers. Our
offer this course as but not the districts courses for CE district I dont school does offer
concurrent on this issue. because the college know. concurrent
enrollment. For my high school, makes it so hard for enrollment Financial
we have 6 sections teachers to qualify Literacy, but I
of CE, and 8 to teach the course. believe that a
sections of regular The classes are greater percentage
GFL. offered through the take the non-
Academy of concurrent financial
Finance at the GTI literacy course.
Not a lot, this is a We have 4 sections We have 1 class at Usually one in each None. This an option at
offered for the full year adult
roles course that counts for the
General Financial Literacy
requirement?
10. Do you have
any concerns about the General
Financial Literacy course and
its implementation or
supervision in the district that
you work for that you want to
share?
11. If you could change one
thing about Utah's General
Financial Literacy course
and/or its current
implementation what would that
be?
Why?
course that is losing (full year) of FHS 4 of our high high school is our school, but I
popularity. 2400. Approx. 120 schools. I dont offered. don't know the
students. know how many numbers that enroll
sections of each, in this choice.
but Im sure the
students are glad it
does count for GFL
I think at the state I wish someone Its frustrating that Currently, the state No. No, I don't
level this program had ownership of GFL doesnt have a specialist is working
needs to be assigned GFL which would specific owner of on some things to
somewhere. Many help to organize and the course. When further Financial Lit
CTE teachers are train teachers with GFL information in the state.
teaching it, but CTE better curriculum comes out, no one
has been hesitant to and pedagogy. knows what to do
take ownership of this with it.
course. I believe the
reason is that if it is a
course that every
student has to take,
then it is not a CTE
course.
I believe if the course Teacher PD is Have it fall within a Im not sure at this I really like the AZ The only thing that I
is "done right" it would needed. Many GFL specific curricular point. Take Charge Today would change is to
be a very valuable teachers do NOT area. curriculum and I ensure that the
course for students. I know how to teach wish Utah could instructors who are
want to believe our financial literacy streamline our teaching the course
district is doing it because they curriculum like have the experience
right. themselves do not that. Why? and passion to
understand the Time. Because I teach it and that it is
principles. teach at a small not just given to any
school where I wear educator to teach
multiple hats and I because they have
don't have time to sections available to
re-invent financial teach it.
literacy lesson
plans. The AZ
curriculum has
everything; all
online accessible,
and free.