The High School Financial Planning Program is a seven unit personal finance curriculum available at no cost from the National Endowment for Financial Education. This course of study can be integrated effectively into a variety of classes such as economics, mathematics, business education, social studies, family and consumer science, vocational education, agribusiness, and, of course, personal finance.
There will be training for teachers and other interested persons on the National Endowment for Financial Education® (NEFE®) High School Financial Planning Program® (HSFPP) at two different locations and dates in 2012.
Friday, March 30, 2012: Mammel Hall, UNO Pacific Campus, 6708 Pine Street, Omaha, NE, from 9 AM until noon
Monday, April 23, 2012: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension in Buffalo County, 1400 E. 34th St. (Fairgrounds), Kearney, NE from 10 AM until 2 PM (lunch is on your own)
All participants need to order their Instructor’s Manual, Data CD, and Information Kit at the following website as soon as possible: http://hsfpp.nefe.org/instructors .You will need to register as a new user which sometimes takes 5-10 business days and then it takes approximately two weeks to have materials shipped to you once you go online and place your order.
Please contact Leanne Manning, UN-L Extension Educator, by Friday, March 23, 2012, if you would like to participate in either session and indicate:
Your first and last name
Name of your school or work and address
Course of study you plan to use the materials (ie. business, FCS, math)
Contact phone numbers (work and home or cell)
E-mail address
Site you plan to attend the training (Omaha or Kearney)
Leanne can be reached at UN-L Extension in Saline County, PO Box 978, 306 W. 3rd, Wilber, NE 68465, 402-821-2151 or lmanning1@unl.edu. There is no cost to attend.
-- Leanne Manning