Story submitted by Darlene Schlicher
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee teachers will have an opportunity to receive training in the state’s award-winning “Financial Fitness for Life” curriculum Saturday, Sept. 21 at Austin Peay State University, according to State Senator Mark Green (R-Clarksville).
The free Tennessee Financial Literacy Teacher Summit will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and includes a copy of the curriculum, lunch, and a certificate recognizing completion of the program.
A $50 Amazon gift card will be given to the first 100 registrants at WWW.TNFLC.ORG.
The Summit is conducted by the Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission and the State Treasury Department in conjunction with $mart Tennessee, a program of the University of Memphis.
“The goal of this curriculum is to teach children early how to make sound decisions about their financial choices,” said Senator Green. “In the long term, Tennessee should benefit, but more importantly is the positive effect this education will have on individual students and their families for decades to come. I encourage all local teachers to attend the Summit.”
Green said representatives from the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System will also attend the Summit to answer pension and retirement questions. In addition, representatives from the Treasury Department will be there to discuss the state’s new college savings-529 plan, TNStars. The TNStars 529 Program is designed to make college savings easy by offering parents and other relatives a low-cost way to save for children’s college expenses with attractive investment options and special tax advantages.
“This Summit provides the perfect time for teachers to receive assistance in planning for their own financial future by having experts available to answer questions regarding retirement options,” said Green. “I am very encouraged that Treasurer Lillard and our Financial Literacy Commission are making this training available and hope that we have many local participants.”