ESC-20 Proclamation 2024 Preview
PFLECO - Personal Financial Literacy & Economics Course
Proclamation 2024 Preview (IMA)
Friday, Jan 19, 2024, 08:30 AM
Education Service Center, Region 20, 1314 Hines, San Antonio, TX, USA
Proclamation 2024 calls for Instructional materials for Science, Technology Applications, Social Studies Personal Financial Literacy Economics (PFLECO) and CTE instructional materials.
Multiple publishers will be attending the Instructional Materials Preview allowing districts to learn more about the products being offered. More information will be available at this website in early January: https://24esc20im.sched.com/
In January 2024, registered attendees will receive an invitation to the website which will allow them to create a custom login and personalized schedules. You MUST BE LOGGED IN to create a custom schedule and access session files and resources.
All sessions will be held at the Maples Conference Center, ESC-20, 1314 Hines, San Antonio, TX 78208. Drive to the top of the hill to park, enter through the main entrance, and our greeters will direct you!
Please note lunch will be on your own. A list of area restaurants is linked under the 'lunch' session or you are free to bring your own lunch. Cafe20 has prepackaged salads, sandwiches and snacks available for purchase on the second floor. Complimentary coffee is available on site.
PFLECO High School Course
Personal Financial Literacy and Economics is a new one-half credit high school course developed in response to Senate Bill (SB) 1063 and Texas Education Code (TEC), §28.025(b-22). Students may successfully complete either this new course or the Economics with Emphasis on the Free Enterprise System and Its Benefits course to satisfy the half-credit economics requirement for high school graduation. Both economics courses are part of the required secondary curriculum.
The requirement to offer both Economics with Emphasis on the Free Enterprise System and Its Benefits and Personal Financial Literacy and Economics may be reduced to one by the commissioner of education upon application of a school district with a total high school enrollment of less than 500 students. Districts should complete the Request for Reduction in Required Curriculum Course Offerings form and return the form to curriculum@tea.texas.gov.
Texas Education Agency Social Studies Website
- As authorized by Texas Education Code (TEC), §28.025(b-23), the Texas Education Agency (TEA) has developed a list of free, open-source, and publicly available curricula that may be used by a school district to provide instruction in the Personal Financial Literacy and Economics high school course.
- Personal Financial Literacy and Economics Open Education Resources (PDF Document)
- PFLECO FAQ (PDF Document)