Personal+Finance

** ORANGE **** HIGH SCHOOL ** ** 500 ORANGE HIGH SCHOOL ROAD ****, HILLSBOROUGH ** ** NORTH CAROLINA **** 27278 **

Course Title: **Personal Finance** Room Number: **122** Telephone Number: **919-732-6133 ext. 20602** Email Address: **greg.motley@orange.k12.nc.us** Class Website: www.motlocrew.wikispaces.com The grade for each quarter is based on the assignments and test completed during the quarter. I try to make myself available before school, during lunch, and after school for students to complete missing assignments.
 * Teacher: Mr. Greg Motley **
 * Course Description: ** Personal Finance prepares students to understand economic activities and challenges of individuals and families, the role of lifestyle goals in education and career choices, procedures in a successful job search, financial forms used in independent living, and shopping options and practices for meeting consumer needs. The course also prepares students to understand consumer rights, responsibilities, and information, protect personal and family resources, and apply procedures for managing personal finances. Appropriate work-based learning strategies include career shadowing and service learning. Related activities in DECA, FBLA, and FCCLA provide the opportunity for students to apply personal financial planning skills in authentic settings.
 * Grading Policies **: The VOCATS (Vocational Competency Achievement Tracking System) Is an end of course exam, that each student enrolled in the class must take at the end of the semester. This exam counts 20% of the student total grade.

Projects and Papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30%
We have a student organization, **FBLA** that we encourage students to participate in. Our goal is the get 100 % of our students involved with this club. Students have to participate in one of the CTE clubs to qualify for **National Technical Honors Society**.Please encourage our child to participate.

**Thanks and I look forward to working with you and your child throughout the semester. **
 * Supplies **<span style="color: #042a55; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">. Each student will need a 3 ring binder, a flash drive, pencil, and pen each day for class.