Personal Finance
Drew Crismon, Instructor
Your Instructor
Seminar: Room 208
Office Hours: 7-7:30 am
Email: DCrismon@ladueschools.net
Website: http://drewcrismon.blogspot.com/
Location: 1201 Warson Road, St. Louis, MO, United States
Phone: 314 983-5928
Twitter: @RollCrismonTide
Course Description
Personal Finance (10,11,12) is a required course for graduation. The ability to
understand and manage personal finance is key to one’s future financial success. This
one semester course is based on the Missouri Personal Finance Competencies and
presents essential knowledge and skills necessary to make informed decisions about
real world financial issues. Enrollment in this course exempts students from
having to take the Missouri Personal Finance Competencies Exam. Since future
earning potential is strongly correlated to occupational options, students in this course
will learn to navigate Family Connect to help them generate a post-high school
academic and career plan. The course will then focus on job interview skills, pay stub
and benefits analysis, how to manage a budget, and make wise spending decisions.
Students will also develop a savings and investment plan along with understanding
credit and loan options. The ultimate goal of the course is to have students be better
prepared to achieve personal financial success.
Materials
- Plenty of Pencils/Pens
- 2 Expo Markers
- Loose-Leaf Paper (Homework)
- Calculator – Graphing
- 3-Ring Binder
Extra Help
I am available every morning from 7-7:30 am and during Seminar in room 208. It is best practice to email me to ensure that I will be there. Additionally, help is offered after school by appointment.
Grade Breakdown
Projects: 30%
Tests/Quizzes: 40%
Semester Final: 10%
Missed Class?
2. Check class website to see what was missed.
3. Copy the notes from a fellow classmate and complete the homework.
4. Stop by and see Mr. Crismon before school to discuss what was missed and ask any questions that you may have.