West Virginia Student Success Standards (9-12)
S TANDARD 1: A CADEMIC /L EARNING D EVELOPMENT – H IGH S CHOOL (9 - 12)
STANDARD 1: ACADEMIC/LEARNING DEVELOPMENT– Students will acquire attitudes, knowledge, skills and behaviors to experience academic success,
maximize learning through commitment, produce high quality work and be prepared for a full range of career options and opportunities after high school.
Competency 1.1. Self-directed Learning: Students will acquire attitudes, knowledge and skills that contribute to self-directed learning and success in school and
across the lifespan.
(9 - 12)
C ROSSWALK
C OMMENTS
L EARNING
O UTCOME
Objectives
HSS.1.1.1
HSS.1.1.2
HSS.1.1.3
HSS.1.1.4
HSS.1.1.5
HSS.1.1.6
L EARNING
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Objectives
HSS.1.1.7
HSS.1.1.8
HSS.1.1.9
Develop Academic Motivation
Students will:
Build upon personal skills and interests through school and community
activities that inspire them to achieve personal best.
Adapt personal learning style to accommodate for a variety of learning
environments in order to achieve school success.
Apply knowledge of personal learning characteristics (learning style,
multiple intelligence and social/cultural influences) to increase focus on
strengths and maintain motivation for learning.
Exhibit positive attitudes leading to behavior patterns that improve
school success and a desire for lifelong learning.
Apply personal motivation techniques to maintain self-directed learning
and achieve goals.
Exhibit attitudes, skills and behaviors needed to motivate independent
learning and goal attainment.
Develop Learning Skills
Students will:
Apply responsible learning attitudes, skills and behaviors (e.g. effort,
organization, effective use of time, perseverance, responsibilities).
Utilize various organizational, study and test-taking strategies in relation
to the learning situations.
Identify support systems available to advance individual learning skills
and seek help when needed.
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Student uses technology to seek strategies and
information to address limits in their own
knowledge.
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HSS.1.1.10
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Identify and practice 21st Century Learning Skills and Technology tools.
Achieve School Success
Objectives
HSS.1.1.11
Students will:
Practice behaviors to increase personal responsibility and maximize
school success.
HSS.1.1.12
Demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively in groups or
independently as directed.
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Student demonstrates ownership of his/her
learning by setting goals, monitoring and
adjusting performance, extending learning,
using what he/she has learned to adapt to new
situations, and displaying perseverance and
commitment to continued learning.
21C.O.9-12.2.TT2
Student collaborates with peers, experts and
others to contribute to a content-related
knowledge base by using technology to
compile, synthesize, produce, and disseminate
information, models, and other creative works.
HSS.1.1.13
Explore the impact of personal goals, thoughts, emotions, choices, and
level of motivation on attainment of goals and set goals to improve
outcomes.
HSS.1.1.14 Exhibit personal healthy habits (e.g., good nutrition, sleep, exercise, hand
washing, bathing) and executive skills (e.g., paying attention, flexibility,
planning and time management) that contribute to school and life
success.
HSS.1.1.15 Examine personal attitudes and behaviors and the impact on school
performance and implement revised action plans to improve outcomes.
HSS.1.1.16 Analyze and revise personalized education plan to maximize strengths
and remediate or compensate for weaknesses.
HSS.1.1.16 Apply goal setting techniques to maintain self-directed learning.
Competency 1.2: Post-Secondary Preparation - Students will complete school with the academic preparation to achieve success in an array of post-secondary options
including two and four-year colleges, certificate programs, employment, on-the-job training, apprenticeship programs, and the military.
L EARNING
Prepare for Post-secondary Success
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Objectives
HSS.1.2.1
Students will:
Evaluate their own academic performance and course selections and
analyze readiness for a variety of post-secondary options.
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HSS.1.2.2
HSS.1.2.3
HSS.1.2.4
HSS.1.2.5
HSS.1.2.6
HSS.1.2.7
HSS.1.2.8
L EARNING
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Objectives
HSS.1.2.9
HSS.1.2.10
HSS.1.2.11
HSS.1.2.12
Analyze their own course selections in relation to graduation and postsecondary entrance requirements, sports eligibility, and attainment of
scholarships.
Apply knowledge of strengths and weaknesses in various content areas to
guide decision-making in relation to post-secondary choices.
Perform personal best to assure preparedness for post-secondary
success.
Refine 21st century skills to improve academic success and enhance postsecondary readiness.
Make personal choices that positively influence high school and postsecondary options.
Explore matriculation agreements for utilizing high school courses,
assessment results and programs (e.g. EDGE, dual credit, AP, IB, CTE
programs) in personally identified post-secondary institutions.
Identify and pursue options for earning post-secondary credits while in
high school.
Plan to Achieve Goals
Students will:
Use assessment results and school performance to determine interests,
learning styles and academic strengths and weaknesses.
Use personal data (e.g. assessments, grades, interests) to refine academic
and personal goals, to refine career/life plans and to guide rigor of
coursework.
Analyze assets and barriers to academic goal attainment and utilize
school and community resources to overcome barriers and strengthen
assets.
Update personalized learning plan to address graduation requirements,
changing interests and abilities, and post-secondary plans.
S TANDARD 2: C AREER D EVELOPMENT /L IFE P LANNING – H IGH S CHOOL (9 - 12)
STANDARD 2: CAREER DEVELOPMENT/LIFE PLANNING- Students will acquire attitudes, skills, knowledge, and behaviors to make informed career and life
decisions.
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Competency 2.1: Career Exploration and Planning - Students will make informed career decisions using knowledge of self and the world of work.
L EARNING Develop Career Awareness/Exploring Careers
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Objectives
Students will:
HSS.2.1.1
HSS.2.1.2
HSS.2.1.3
HSS.2.1.4
HSS.2.1.5
HSS.2.1.6
HSS.2.1.7
Relate personal abilities, skills, interests, values to current career plans.
Apply concepts of specific job requirements and responsibilities to one’s
own career choice(s).
Use relevant inventories to evaluate career choices.
Use a variety of resources (e.g. websites, career speakers, job shadowing)
to make career choice(s).
Evaluate roles, responsibilities and requirements for progressions of
career levels from entry to advanced positions and develop a 30-Year
career vision.
Develop Career/Life Plan
HSS.2.1.8
Create career plans in relation to lifestyle dreams and revise career plans
as needed.
Establish challenging academic and personal plans for high school to
support career/life plans.
Select a career concentration and post-secondary pathway using a variety
of career, academic and personal data.
Develop, revise, and implement a three-year plan as specified in WVBOE
policy.
Complete courses to satisfy graduation, career concentration, and postsecondary requirements.
HSS.2.1.10
HSS.2.1.11
HSS.2.1.12
Student uses technology tools and multiple
media sources to analyze a real-world problem,
design and implement a process to assess the
information, and chart and evaluate progress
toward the solution.
Explore career options in relation to selecting a career concentration and
pathway.
Identify post-secondary funding options, determine eligibility
requirements, set goals to improve eligibility, and apply for eligible
options.
L EARNING
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Objectives
HSS.2.1.9
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Students will:
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HSS.2.1.13
HSS.2.1.14
HSS.2.1.14
Research post-secondary institutions in relation to academic preparation,
career goals and personal interests, evaluate eligibility, work to meet
requirements, and apply as appropriate to secure admissions and
financial support.
Research various financial aid/scholarship options, evaluate eligibility in
relation to personal assets and academic preparation, work to meet
requirements, and complete relevant applications.
Revise long-term career plan based on changing personal skills, interests,
and educational credentials.
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HSS.2.1.15
Refine long-term life plan that reflects options for personal/social
relationships, parenting/ family, housing, civic life, travel and interests.
L EARNING
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Careers and Life Success
Objectives
HSS.2.1.15
HSS.2.1.16
Students will:
Determine how personal career plan impacts life styles and opportunities.
Model expected workplace dispositions, skills and behaviors in school,
community and occupational experiences (e.g. attendance, punctuality,
communication, relationships, attitudes, perseverance, collaboration,
critical thinking, leadership) to prepare for career success
HSS.2.1.17
Evaluate the relevance of lifelong learning as situations and
responsibilities that require new knowledge and skills.
21C.O.9-12.2.LS1
Student engages in a critical thinking process
that supports synthesis and conducts evaluation
using complex criteria.
21C.O.9-12.3.TT5
Student models ethical behavior relating to
security, privacy, computer etiquette, passwords
and personal information and demonstrates an
understanding of copyright by citing sources of
copyrighted materials in papers, projects and
multi-media presentations. Student advocates
for legal and ethical behaviors among peers,
family, and community regarding the use of
technology and information.
Student evaluates and applies technology tools
for research, information analysis, problem
solving, content learning, decision making, and
lifelong learning.
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S TANDARD 3: P ERSONAL /S OCIAL D EVELOPMENT – H IGH S CHOOL (9 - 12)
STANDARD 3: PERSONAL/SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT- Students will acquire attitudes, knowledge, skills and behaviors that support school success and prepare
them for adulthood.
3.1. Respect for Self and Others - Students will acquire the attitudes, knowledge, skills, and behaviors to understand and respect self and others, maintaining
positive relationships.
L EARNING
Understand self and others
O UTCOME
Objectives
HSS.3.1.1
Students will:
Recognize and accurately identify feelings and respond appropriately in
varying situations.
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HSS.3.1.2
HSS.3.1.3
HSS.3.1.4
HSS.3.1.5
HSS.3.1.6
HSS.3.1.7
Analyze how various situations impact personal thoughts, feelings and
behaviors and respond to create positive outcomes.
Analyze how thoughts, feelings, attitudes, values, and beliefs affect
decision making and behavior.
Express feelings in a respectful, safe manner.
Identify school and community support resources and seek help from
appropriate resources when needed for intense emotions (e.g. anger,
grief, sadness, depression, conflict, and hurt).
Recognize how one’s actions affect others and work to minimize negative
consequences.
Work to minimize negative consequences, including feelings and beliefs
about yourself in relation to successes and failures and others’ actions.
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Student recognizes information needed for
problem solving, can efficiently browse, search
and navigate online to access relevant
information, evaluates information based on
credibility, social, economic, political and/or
ethical issues, and presents findings clearly and
persuasively using a range of technology tools
and media.
21C.O.9-12.3.LS6
Student maintains a strong focus on the larger
project goal and frames appropriate questions
and planning processes around goal. Prior to
beginning work, student reflects upon possible
courses of action and their likely consequences;
sets objectives related to the larger goal; and
establishes benchmarks for monitoring
progress. While working on the project, student
adjusts time and resources to allow for
completion of a quality product.
Student maintains a strong focus on the larger
project goal and frames appropriate questions
and planning processes around goal. Prior to
beginning work, student reflects upon possible
courses of action and their likely consequences;
sets objectives related to the larger goal; and
establishes benchmarks for monitoring
progress. While working on the project, student
adjusts time and resources to allow for
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completion of a quality product.
HSS.3.1.8
HSS.3.1.9
HSS.3.1.10
L EARNING
O UTCOME
Use mistakes and adverse situations to grow personally and socially.
Exhibit attitudes, behaviors and skills that produce positive future
outcomes (e.g. recommendations for awards, academic options,
extracurricular involvement, good parent, positive school staff attitudes
about you).
Practice social/emotional intelligence.
Maintain Positive Relationships
Objectives
HSS.3.1.11
HSS.3.1.12
HSS.3.1.13
HSS.3.1.14
Students will:
Demonstrate healthy ways to express needs, wants and feelings.
Practice effective conflict resolution techniques.
Demonstrate cooperative behavior with others.
Use listening skills to identify and understand the feelings and
perspectives of others.
HSS.3.1.15
HSS.3.1.16
HSS.3.1.17
Demonstrate self-control.
Practice effective anger management skills.
Use verbal, physical and situational communication cues to understand
others and to respond in a productive manner and to get along with
others.
Exhibit attitudes and behaviors leading to lasting friendships.
Practice addressing peer pressure in safe, effective ways.
Analyze how aggressive, passive, passive/aggressive, and assertive
behaviors and impact relationships and model behaviors to maintain
positive relationships.
Identify bullying incidents and model effective practices to reduce
bullying.
Exhibit Respectful Behavior
HSS.3.1.18
HSS.3.1.19
HSS.3.1.20
HSS.3.1.21
L EARNING
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Objectives
21C.O.9-12.3.LS2
Student independently considers multiple
perspectives and can represent a problem in
more than one way, quickly and calmly changes
focus and goals as the situation requires, and
actively seeks innovations (e.g. technology) that
will enhance his/her work.
Students will:
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HSS.3.1.22
Analyze personal boundaries of self and others and demonstrate respect
for privacy needs.
HSS.3.1.23 Distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate behaviors and exhibit
respectful behavior.
HSS.3.1.24 Recognize and respect likenesses and differences of self and others.
HSS.3.1.25 Demonstrate social skills and dispositions appropriate in various settings
(e.g. school, home, community, business settings, and other public
places) and interact approximately with varying audiences.
HSS.3.1.26 Consistently demonstrate positive character traits (honesty,
responsibility, kindness, fairness, self-discipline, and perseverance).
Competency 3.2: Goal Setting and Attainment - Students will make decisions, set goals and take necessary actions to attain goals.
L EARNING
Decision Making and Personal Responsibility
O UTCOME
Objectives
HSS.3.2.1
HSS.3.2.2
HSS.3.2.3
Students will:
Analyze the relationship between behavior, choices and consequences
and apply a decision making model to achieve desired outcomes.
Maximize the use of positive peer pressure to achieve positive outcomes
while minimizing negative peer pressure as an influence on decision
making.
Consistently apply a problem-solving process to identify solutions that
produce positive outcomes.
21C.O.9-12.2.LS4
HSS.3.2.4
Apply a goal-setting process to set and achieve goals.
21C.O.9-12.3.LS1
HSS.3.2.5
Identify school, home, community, and post-secondary goals and create
action plan and attain them.
Consistently use problem solving techniques to generate alternatives and
21C.O.9-12.2.LS3
HSS.3.2.6
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Student visualizes the connection between
seemingly unrelated ideas and independently
produces solutions that are fresh, unique,
original and well developed. Student shows
capacity for originality, concentration,
commitment to completion, and persistence to
develop unique and cogent products.
Student remains composed and focused, even
under stress, willingly aligns his/her personal
goals to the goals of others when appropriate,
approaches conflict from win-win perspective,
and derives personal satisfaction from achieving
group goals.
Student engages in a problem solving process
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make decisions.
by formulating questions and applying complex
strategies in order to independently solve
problems.
HSS.3.2.7
Identify outside influences and barriers to goal attainment and create and
follow an action plan to overcome them.
HSS.3.2.8
Analyze the impact of one’s choices and actions on others and use a
decision making model to improve outcomes in tough situations.
HSS.3.2.9
Make decisions and exhibit attitudes and behaviors that produce desired
long-term outcomes (e.g. parenting, legal issues, post-secondary and
career options, financial impact).
Competency 3.3. Safety and Survival Skills - Students will acquire attitude, knowledge, skills and behaviors to ensure the emotional & physical safety of self and
others and develop basic survival skills.
L EARNING
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Objectives
HSS.3.3.1
HSS.3.3.2
HSS.3.3.3
HSS.3.3.4
HSS.3.3.5
HSS.3.3.6
L EARNING
Protect Emotional Safety
Students will:
Analyze triggers that lead to feeling emotionally unsafe and implement a
plan to protect emotional safety.
Describe feelings and reactions associated with emotional distress,
determine causes and implement a plan to minimize or eliminate stress.
Describe how situations such as teasing, bullying, harassment, breaking
rules, threats, intimidation, damaging others property, and other violent
acts impact emotional safety and develop and implement steps to avoid
these situations or diminish reactions.
Discuss how various factors contribute to emotional distress (e.g.
substance abuse, self-harm, domestic violence, emotional abuse,
vehicular misuse, bullying, weapons, unfamiliar situations without
supervision, cyber threats).
Seek help from appropriate school and community resources when
intense feelings interfere with emotional health and/or school success.
Respond appropriately when aggressive or threatening behavior occurs,
seeking help from adults when appropriate.
Protect Physical Safety and Plan for Survival
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O UTCOME
Objectives
Students will:
HSS.3.3.7
Articulate and follow rules and laws to protect self and others.
HSS.3.3.8
Analyze aspects of safe and unsafe environments and develop a plan to
protect personal safety in various dangerous situations.
Apply safety principles in relation to physical boundaries, rights, and
personal privacy.
HSS.3.3.9
HSS.3.3.10
HSS.3.3.11
HSS.3.3.12
HSS.3.3.13
HSS.3.3.14
21C.O.9-12.3.TT4
Student adheres to acceptable use policy and
displays ethical behaviors related to acceptable
use of information and communication
technology (e.g., privacy, security, copyright,
file-sharing, plagiarism); student predicts the
possible cost and effects of unethical use of
technology (e.g., consumer fraud, intrusion,
spamming, virus setting, hacking) on culture
and society; student identifies the
methodologies that individuals and businesses
can employ to protect the integrity of
technology systems.
21C.O.9-12.3.TT7
Student protects his/her identity online and in
email and/or websites, limits the distribution of
personal information/pictures, and evaluates the
authenticity of emails that solicit personal
information. Student identifies the
methodologies that individuals and businesses
can employ to protect the integrity of technology
systems.
Know and use emergency contact information (e.g. police, fire, medical,
911 and family phone numbers, addresses, contact names) to protect
personal safety.
Describe and implement safety strategies for responding to aggressive
behavior.
Identify and utilize resource people, as needed, in the school and
community to protect personal safety.
Identify physical effects of substance abuse.
Exhibit responsible behavior, including resisting pressures to participate
in unsafe/unhealthy activities (gang involvement, unsafe risk-taking,
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HSS.3.3.15
HSS.3.3.16
irresponsible social media interactions, bullying and harassment,
inappropriate sexual contact, property damage, cruelty to animals,
domestic violence and other harmful acts).
Develop and implement a personal safety plan for various dangerous
situations e.g. threats of harm, weapons, irresponsible vehicle use,
physical abuse, emotional abuse, child neglect, stranger danger.
Develop and practice survival plans for various dangerous situations such
as being lost, being wounded, fires, being held against your will, being an
accident victim, and natural/ manmade disasters.
S TANDARD 4: GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP – H IGH S CHOOL (9 - 12)
Standard 4. GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP - Students will acquire knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors regarding the social/cultural, economic, and
environmental issues associated with being positioned as a globally responsible and successful citizen.
Competency 4.1 Intercultural Perspectives: Students will acquire knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors of an intercultural perspective that contributes to
civil and considerate living in a modern society and global community.
L EARNING
Acquire a diverse and knowledgeable world view
O UTCOME
Objectives
HSS. 4.1.1
HSS. 4.1.2
HSS. 4.1.3
L EARNING
O UTCOME
Students will:
Analyze aspects of various communities (e.g. traditions, culture, values,
roles, customs, religion, language, and family systems) and describe how
this contributes to each individual’s perspective and world view.
Analyze how various factors contribute to different social and world views
(e.g. ethnicity, race, culture, gender, sexual orientation, family
composition, lifestyle, religion, economic status, and nationality) and
apply empathy to increase understanding.
Analyze one’s perspective in relation to others and develop strategies to
improve social interactions related to varying viewpoints.
Interact respectfully with diverse cultures
Objectives
:
HSS. 4.1.4
Students will:
HSS. 4.1.5
Analyze global issues and events from perspectives of various individuals
Apply conflict resolution strategies to situations with varying viewpoints.
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and groups to understand viewpoints other than one’s own.
Analyze cues that have multiple meanings for different cultures and
practice communication skills that reflect an understanding of diverse
contexts.
HSS. 4.1.7 Develop language proficiency through coursework, technology, and other
activities.
HSS. 4.1.8 Practice communication with others that eliminates the influences of
stereotyping tendencies and prejudices.
HSS. 4.1.9 Show respect for differing abilities, viewpoints and customs in all
interactions.
Competency 4.2 – Democratic Principles: Students will acquire knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors to contribute to a just, peaceful and sustainable
global democracy.
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Promote Social Justice
HSS. 4.1.6
O UTCOME
Objectives
HSS. 4.2.1
Students will:
Adhere to classroom and school rules and community laws to protect
individual rights and property and take a leadership role in improving
when needed.
HSS. 4.2.2
Describe the impact of social injustice on individuals or groups and
develop a project that improves equity for a particular individual, group
or resource.
Use advocacy skills to promote social justice.
Assume Responsible Leadership
HSS. 4.2.3
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Objectives
:
HSS. 4.2.4
HSS. 4.2.5
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Student exhibits positive leadership through
interpersonal and problem-solving skills that
contribute to achieving the goal. He/she helps
others stay focused, distributes tasks and
responsibilities effectively, and monitors group
progress toward the goal without undermining
the efforts of others.
21C.O.9-12.3.LS5
Student exhibits positive leadership through
interpersonal and problem-solving skills that
Students will:
Apply leadership strategies to improve situations for self and others.
Demonstrate characteristics of successful leaders and good team
members.
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contribute to achieving the goal. He/she helps
others stay focused, distributes tasks and
responsibilities effectively, and monitors group
progress toward the goal without undermining
the efforts of others.
HSS. 4.2.6
HSS. 4.2.7
HSS. 4.2.8
HSS. 4.2.9
L EARNING
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Objectives
:
HSS.
4.2.10
HSS.
4.2.11
HSS.
4.2.12
HSS.
4.2.13
HSS.
4.2.14
HSS.
4.2.15
Utilize various team roles to support leaders in reaching team goals.
Assume leadership roles to help others in the family and school and to
improve the school and community.
Exhibit leadership through service.
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Student demonstrates ethical behavior and
works responsibly and collaboratively with
others in the context of the school and the larger
community, and he/she demonstrates civic
responsibility through engagement in public
discourse and participation in service learning.
Practice servant leadership to promote fairness and justice to protect and
care for people and things.
Practice Financial Responsibility
Students will:
Develop a personal plan to track costs of personal goods and services that
contributes to family financial stability.
Evaluate how one’s own needs, wants, and values guide spending, saving
and implications for the family budget and develop a personal plan to
maintain a good credit rating.
Evaluate the immediate consequences of individual financial desires
related to debt and debt management.
Discuss methods of asset development to improve financial net worth.
Describe tools for risk management (e.g. insurance, investments) to
ensure long-term financial security.
Discuss ways to reject marketing approaches leading to over
consumption.
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HSS.
4.2.16
Discuss the effects of financial systems on the global economy.
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