{"id":114,"date":"2014-01-29T17:57:49","date_gmt":"2014-01-29T23:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.lps.org\/loriand\/?page_id=114"},"modified":"2014-01-29T17:57:49","modified_gmt":"2014-01-29T23:57:49","slug":"take-charge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.lps.org\/loriand\/classes\/take-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Take Charge"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Take Charge is an integrated careers and personal finance course. The course is intended to be part of the LPS overall systematic plan of college and career readiness and will help students become financially responsible, conscientious members of society. Students will set goals and adjust their personal learning plan by identifying their interests, skills and values through academic and career decision-making. Students will develop understanding and skills in money management, budgeting, financial goal attainment, use of credit, insurance, investments and consumer rights and responsibilities. Application of academic concepts, technology, and career planning are integrated throughout the curriculum. The class will help students create and implement their plan for an effective transition from high school to postsecondary education, the workforce, or military based on knowledge of self, career goals and financial consideration.<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Spring 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Week 16 &#8211; April 29 &#8211; May 3, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, April 29<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine Print &#8211; Google Form<\/li>\n<li>Finish Taxes Notes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, April 30<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1040 &#8211; Edgar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Week 15 &#8211; April 22 &#8211; 26, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, April 22<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Car Insurance Comparison<\/li>\n<li>Will their auto insurance premium change?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, April 23<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fender Bender Frenzy<\/li>\n<li>Review for exam<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, April 24<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Types of Health Insurance Plans &#8211; worksheet<\/li>\n<li>Renters and Homeowners Insurance &#8211; worksheet<\/li>\n<li>Review for exam<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Thursday, April 25<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Insurance Exam<\/li>\n<li>EverFi &#8211; Employment and Taxes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Friday, April 26<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Taxes notes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Week 14 &#8211; April 15 &#8211; 19, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, April 15<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Credit Exam<\/li>\n<li>Missing work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, April 16<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Insurance Notes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, April 17<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>EverFi &#8211; Insurance Module &#8211; you need a 70%+<\/li>\n<li>Work on missing work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Thursday, April 18<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Insurance Notes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Friday, April 19<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Insurance Notes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Week 13 &#8211; April 8 &#8211; 12, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, April 8<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Finish Notes &#8211; Identity Theft<\/li>\n<li>Avalanche vs Snowball &#8211; worksheet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, April 9 &#8211; NO SCHOOL &#8211; ACT Exam!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, April 10<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Get Me Out of My Debt Dungeon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Thursday, April 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Review for Credit Exam on Friday<\/li>\n<li>Work time to work on Credit Assignments including EverFi &#8211; Credit and Debt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Friday, April 12<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Credit Exam<\/li>\n<li>EverFi &#8211; Insurance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Week 12 &#8211; April 1 &#8211; 5, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, April 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Credit &#8211; Day 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, April 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Credit &#8211; Day 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, April 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Credit &#8211; Day 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Thursday, April 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3 C&#8217;s of Credit &#8211; 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Identity Protection<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, March 19<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Online Checking Simulation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, March 20<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Soft Skills\n<ul>\n<li>Three Minute Quiz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Thursday, March 21<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Interview Process<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Friday, March 22<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Interview Process<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Week 9 March 4 &#8211; 8, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, March 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Work Day on Resume &#8211; First Draft due TODAY!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, March 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cover Letters &#8211; Introduction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, March 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Work on Cover Letters and Final draft of Resume<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Thursday, March 7<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Application<\/li>\n<li>Work Time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Friday, March 8<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Final Draft of Resume Due<\/li>\n<li>Cover Letter Due<\/li>\n<li>Application Due<\/li>\n<li>Job Shadow Due<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Week 8 &#8211; February 26 &#8211; March 1, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, February 26<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>STAX Game\n<ul>\n<li>Play against one another<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, February 27<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Review for Savings &amp; Investing Exam\n<ul>\n<li>Kahoot<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, February 28<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Saving &amp; Investing Exam<\/li>\n<li>Soft Skills &#8211; if time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Thursday, February 29<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Applying for Jobs<\/li>\n<li>Resume<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Friday, March 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Resume\n<ul>\n<li>Review resume samples<\/li>\n<li>Students may start working on their resumes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Week 7 &#8211; February 19 &#8211; 23, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, February 19 &#8211; NO SCHOOL!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, February 20<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Saving &amp; Investing &#8211; Notes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, February 21<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Saving &amp; Investing &#8211; Notes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Thursday, February 22<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Saving &amp; Investing &#8211; Notes if needed<\/li>\n<li>5 Stocks on Your Birthday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Friday, February 23<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5 Stocks on Your Birthday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Week 6 &#8211; February 12 &#8211; 16, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, February 12<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Checkbook Reconciliation Packet &#8211; finish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, February 13<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Checkbook Worksheet #1<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wednesday, February 14<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Checkbook Worksheet #2<\/li>\n<li>Review for Exam<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Thursday, February 15<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Checking Exam Day 1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Friday, February 16<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Checking Exam Day 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Week 5 &#8211; February 5 &#8211; 9, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, February 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scholarship Research assignment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, February 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Review for Units 1 and 2 Exam<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, February 7<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Unit 1 and 2 Exam &#8211; EverFi &#8211; Banking Basics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Thursday, February 8<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>EverFi &#8211; Banking Basics<\/li>\n<li>Work on missing work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Friday, February 9<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Checkbook Reconciliation Packet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Week 4 &#8211; January 29 &#8211; February 2, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, January 29<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Military &#8211; Army National Guard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, January 30<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Interactive &#8211; How Much Will College Cost?<\/li>\n<li>If time, introduce the College Research and Report &#8211; due Friday, February 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, January 31<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>College Research\/Report &#8211; introduce if needed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Thursday, February 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Workday &#8211; College Research\/Report, How Much Will College Cost<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Friday, February 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Speaker &#8211; EducationQuest<\/li>\n<li>College Research\/Report DUE<\/li>\n<li>How Much Will College Cost &#8211; DUE<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Week 3 &#8211; January 22 &#8211; 26, 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday, January 22<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Speaker &#8211; Counselors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, January 23<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Job Shadow &#8211; Introduction<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, January 24<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Speaker &#8211; 4-Year Public College (UNL)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Thursday, January 25<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Speaker &#8211; 4-Year Private College (NWU)<\/li>\n<li>Interactive &#8211; How Much Will College Cost &#8211; due Friday, January 26<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Friday, January 26<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Speaker &#8211; 2-Year College (SCC)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Career Research\/Report DUE<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Interactive &#8211; How Much Will College Cost &#8211; DUE Friday, February 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Week 2 &#8211; 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