Career and Financial Management is a required course for high school students in New York State. This is a half-year course designed to provide students with the opportunity to learn about the features of our economy, explore a variety of careers, learn skills and competencies needed for success in the workplace, and to begin exploring financial literacy. Students will begin, or continue, to develop a career plan and develop skills to become a successful citizen, employer, or employee


CFM Part A- is a portfolio based course. During the course, students will be required to complete a series of tasks, or components, used to build a finished portfolio. All students must complete all sections of the portfolio with a grade of 65% or higher.

Course Outline
This course will cover several topics surrounding careers and financial management such as:

- Personal Ambitions and Interests
- Career Planning
- Professional Communications
- Budgeting
- Banking
- Tax Liabilities

Grading Policy
Grades will be calculated based on the following areas:
- Assignments/Classwork (**Assignments include notes, journals,or writings in notebook during class)

- Homework ( Must be turned in on the assigned day)

- Tests/Quizzes

- Projects/Portfolio Components

- Citizenship/Attendance/Participation

-All assignments, projects, quizzes, and tests, are graded on a point system. Grades are determined by total points earned by total points possible.

Homework Policy:

-Homework must be turned in on the assigned day.

-The assignments are collected and graded

Incomplete/ Unfinished homework:

-If you do not complete, turn in, or finish the homework you must attend morning detention.

-Miss Heider will inform you in the beginning of class if you owe her a detention for the following morning.

-When homework is not completed on the assigned day, it is only worth half for the late penalty.

-Late assignments and homework never receive full credit.

-The assignment must be completed during the detention in order to receive the half credit.

-Morning detention begins at 7:20. If you do not show up or come late, I will write a discipline slip to the assistant principal’s office.

Project/Bookwork Policy:

-Projects and bookwork must be turned on the assigned day.

-Projects and bookwork will be reviewed that night to see if everyone completed the assignment. Grades may take a few days to process (Expect 4 days for instructor to give back)

Incomplete/ Unfinished Bookwork:

-If you do not complete, turn in, or finish the bookwork you must attend morning detention.

-Miss Heider will inform you in the beginning of class if you owe her a detention for the following morning.

-When bookwork assignments are not completed on the assigned day, it is only worth half for the late penalty.

-Late assignments and homework never receive full credit.

-Morning detention begins at 7:20. If you do not show up or come late, I will write a discipline slip to the assistant principal’s office.

-Complete bookwork assignments can be corrected for a better grade.

-Student Book work /notebook checks work on a "2 strike basis":

• Strike 1: Students turn in notebook on assigned day/Notebook is graded
• Strike 2: Students make needed corrections and show Miss Heider
• When making corrections, students must bring their notebook to Miss Heider in the morning in room 305.
• After strike 2, work will not be accepted. Only two chances are given.

Late Projects:

-Late projects receive a 10 point deduction for each day they are late.

-Project grades cannot be altered.

Behavior Policy:

- If the instructor has to remind a student about his or her behavior or attitude with 2 warnings the student must attend detention directly after class.

-Poor or disrespectful behavior will not be tolerated. If behavior escalates, student will be removed and escorted by security.

I understand the terms and conditions of this course.

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