The Iowa Department of Education is now requiring school districts around the state to teach a course on financial literacy to all students, and the Perry School Board recently approved the creation of one such course at Perry High School.

Superintendent Clark Wicks says the new class will be taken by freshmen, replacing an existing senior economy class for graduation requirements. Wicks says the District is on board for the financial literacy class, which he feels will better prepare students for life after K-12 school. “I think it’s a real positive in the sense that all kids — especially as they prepare for college of any kind and then beyond — have an awareness of financial literacy so they know what to do with their finances, so that they can be sustainable. So that they can feel like they can be contributing members to society, but yet not be in such a huge, huge debt.”

The financial literacy class will be officially added to the curriculum starting with the 2019-20 school year, with the incoming freshman class the first ones to take it. Wicks adds, the social studies credit requirements and overall credits needed for graduation will be unchanged. To learn more about this and other topics involving the Perry School District, click the link below to listen to the most recent Perry Fareway Let’s Talk Dallas County program with Wicks.

https://www.raccoonvalleyradio.com/2019/02/12/lets-talk-dallas-county-2-12-2019-clark-wicks/