Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District’s John F. Kennedy High School was recently ranked as a top performing school in the national “Working in Support of Education (w!se) Financial Certification Program.” The Plainview students were recognized as some of the highest exam scorers among students from hundreds of schools across 40 different states.
“We are very proud of these students who worked diligently to not only become financially literate, but also perform at a superior level,” stated Dr. Lorna Lewis, Superintendent of the Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District. “We aim to encourage all our students to become more financially aware in preparation for their futures.”
The program provides teachers with a curriculum and instructional resources to educate personal finance. The students take an exam to measure their level of financial literacy in pursuit of a certification. Students learned how to approach their finances proactively, how to better handle and avoid debt and how to prepare for college and the global workplace.
The schools are ranked based on the percentage of students who passed the test. Due to their high performance on exams, the students and teachers at John F. Kennedy High School received recognition as one of the top schools in the nation. The high school received a banner for their recognition during a ceremony at the New York Stock Exchange.
For more information please visit the district’s website pob.k12.ny.us or the district’s Facebook Page www.facebook.com/pobschools.
