Secondary Course Syllabus  Traducción en Español

Building:  Eastmont High School

Course Title: Resource Room Math Applications    

Teacher: Mrs. Goins

Email: goinsd@eastmont206.org                        Phone: (509) 888-1254

Course Description:  This Resource room Math Applications class is for 12th grade students to work on making sound Financial Decisions while participating in real life activities:

Financial Responsibility and Decision Making -- The student will apply reliable information and systematic decision making to personal financial decisions.

• Standard 1        Financial Responsibility and Decision Making -- The student will apply reliable information and systematic decision making to personal financial decisions.

• Take responsibility for personal financial decisions
• Find and evaluate financial information from a variety of sources
• Summarize major consumer protection laws
• Make financial decisions by systematically considering alternatives and consequences
• Develop communication strategies for discussing financial issues
• Control personal information

• Standard 2        Income and Careers -- The student will use a career plan to develop personal income potential

• Explore career options
• Identify sources of personal income
• Describe factors affecting take-home pay

• Standard 3        Planning and Money Management – The student will understand how to organize personal finances and use a budget to manage cash flow

• Develop a plan for spending and saving
• Develop a system for keeping and using financial records
• Describe how to use different payment methods
• Apply consumer skills to purchase decisions
• Consider charitable giving
• Develop a personal financial plan
• Examine the purpose and importance of a will

• Standard 4        Credit and Debt -- The student will understand how to maintain creditworthiness, borrow at a favorable terms and manage debt.

• Identify the costs and benefits of various types of credit
• Explain the purpose of a credit record
• Describe ways to avoid or correct debt problems
• Summarize major consumer credit laws

It will focus on improving skills and preparing students for real life activities. We use critical and creative thinking skills to analyze and take responsible action on complex problems. We exercise initiative in making reasoned, ethical decisions 

Pre-Requisites:  Qualifications from a current IEP and evaluation.

Textbooks and Instructional Materials:  There are a variety of instructional materials that support learning in this course. We will use a variety of methods to navigate growth and success. We will use the following curriculum as our guide.

www.ngpf.org/curriculum                Next Gen Personal Finance

www.hsfpp.org                        High School Financial Planning Program

Grading:  Students achieve their grades through daily assignments and assessments. Grades are maintained within the Eastmont School District Qmlativ system. The secure student information system including the gradebook for this course, are accessible to students and parents 24/7 through the student and parent portal via our website at www.eastmont206.org.

Grades are based on the following percentages and points for GPA calculations:

Accommodations and/or modifications:  Appropriate accommodations and/or modifications will be provided for students with documented disabilities. Accommodations and modifications are types of adaptations that are made to the environment, curriculum, instruction, or assessment practices in order for students with disabilities to be successful learners and actively participate with other students in the general education classroom or in school-wide activities. Specific accommodations and modifications are determined by the student’s Section 504 team or Individual Education Program team. If a student with a documented disability is eligible to receive accommodations and/or modifications their special education case manager will contact me within the first two weeks of class and provide me with explicit directions and/or resources to implementing the accommodations and/or modifications that are included on the student’s Section 504 plan or Individual Education Program.  Communication with me is essential to the successful completion of course expectations and the implementation of accommodations and/or modifications.

Attendance, Behavior, and Performance Expectations:  Student success is dependent upon respecting and following the rules of conduct outlined in Board Policy #3241 and described in the student handbook.  Both are available on the website at www.eastmont206.org.

Make-up Work:  Eastmont School District Policy and Procedures #3122 for excused absences and make-up work apply to this course.  Specifically, “If an absence is excused, the student will be permitted to make up all missed assignments outside of class under reasonable conditions and time limits…”  All the activities and learning opportunities for this course are expected to be completed.  Absences, whether excused or unexcused, cause gaps in learning.  All general assignments will be allowed to be turned in at any time as long as they complete the assignments for full credit. Major assignments like a book report and presentations will lose 5 points everyday that it is late.

Clubs, Activities, and Leadership opportunities:

Miscellaneous: