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Students (1st Graders - HS Seniors) Financial Discipline Award (FDA) Program!

$$$$$$$    WIN CASH TO PUT IN YOUR POCKET AND CASH FOR COLLEGE or TRADE SCHOOL EDUCATION    $$$$$$ -

MUST HAVE A COLLEGE ACCOUNT by MARCH  for earnings to be deposited

$$$$ Earnings Mailed Directly to Your College Account $$$$

FREE TO ALL STUDENTS. PARENTS WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE - REGISTRATION WINDOW ENDS: OCTOBER 15TH. Ask your principal to request an exception

OR STUDENT CAPACITY REACHED FOR ALL WORKSHOPS

Orientation - Saturday November 9th @ 11am -

West Orange High School Library, 51 Conforti Ave. West Orange NJ

& Saturday December 14th @ 11am - Liberty Middle School- 1 Kelly Drive, West Orange, NJ

Attendance REQUIRED (if you cannot attend send a representative)

Remaining 6 workshop Saturday schedules: 1/18, 2/22, 3/15, 4/19, 5/17 -  Location West Orange High.

Final  Workshop & Game Show 6/14 @ Liberty Middle School

Award Ceremony 6/27 -

REQUIRED DRESS ATTIRE: White Top and Black Bottom(NO EXCEPTIONS)

FDA APPLICATION
Get to Know Our Instructors

Committee Vision:   Compliment State Mandated Financial Literacy with CORESSWC's Discipline Award for students (1st graders - high school seniors)

 

How to Get Started

​​Registration Now through October 15th for 1st graders through high school Seniors.  HS Juniors and Seniors also eligible to apply for Financial Readiness Academic Scholarship Award. Learn and earn cash award for meeting or exceeding the expectations of the FDA Program.  Why engage your students in the program flyer

  • Students help their family expense managing disciplines by:
    • A. Student compete to earn cash for class performance :
    • B. Participating and competing in the stock market game
    • C. Paying themselves by depositing proceeds from birthday gifts, allowance or income earned into their 529 college account
    • D. Meeting and/ or exceeding the expectations of all workshop exercises
  • Meet & Greet / Orientation – Saturday November 9th:     Location:  West Orange High School Library 51 Conforti Ave. West Orange, NJ 07052     Time:  11:00 AM - 1:00 PM 
  • Program Schedule - Every 3rd except February to accommodate Valentine's Day.  Workshops: Start Date – January 18th thru June  14th.  ALL WORKSHOPS 11:00AM-1:00PM
    • Workshop 1: January 18th,
    • Workshop 2:   February 22nd,
    • Workshop 3:   March 15th,
    • Workshop 4:  April 20th, 
    • Workshop 5:   May 17th,
    • Workshop 6 and GAME SHOW:   June 14th,  
  • AWARD CEREMONY TBD 6:30PM - WEST ORANGE CITY HALL
  • 80% of their cash award added to College account 
  • 20% petty cash to students
  • HS Senior earning FDA SUMMA CUM LAUDE –  $300, MAGNA CUMLAUDE $250 performers

Committee Mission:   Measure Student's Financial Discipline Proficiency and Mobilize Community Leaders to encourage and support the program

Why Encourage Our Students To Register for Our Program     

  • To develop early reliable, responsible and accountable financial management disciplines.
  • To participate in the management of the expenses that impact the household.
  • To develop early savings planning
  • To be a part of the decisions that will impact their financial readiness for the future.
  • Parent/Guardian must register together with their children.  To register, click here.

Award  Commitment Agreement

  • ​All students and Parents / Guardians must attend the Award Ceremony - location, date and time communicated at the end of the program
  • Winners or their representative will be announced at the ceremony, if not in attendance cash prize will be awarded to the next runner up
  • 529 education account opened in student's name with participating bank at the award ceremony
  • Account with a minimum of 50% of the Cash award
  • Parents consider receiving and posting CORESSWC'S I'm the proud parent of CORESSWC Teen FDA Winner or lawn sign

Winners: Terms and Conditions 

  • STUDENT/PARENT or A DELEGATE must be present to ACCEPT AWARD CERTIFICATE OR CASH AWARD FORFEITED
  • DRESS CODE: BLACK & WHITE

Trophy to each student who successfully completes the program

To start the registration process, click on the FDA Application link here:   

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Committee Members

 

Maritza Brown

PROGRAM CHAIR

Valerie Perce

PROGRAM EMBASSADOR

 

Nneka Oxley

  Awards Contribution Manager

 

Nakiesha Blue

Parent Engagement Committee Chair

Instructors

 

Glen Gamble 

Middle School - 7th & 8th Graders

Omari Frasier

Middle School - 5th and 6th Graders

 

Maria Behun

Elementary - 3rd & 4th Graders

 

Sarah Williams

Elementary 1st & 2nd Graders,

Tony Fields

High Schools - 9th - 12th Graders

 

For additional information and interest in the application process click the contact us link.  Copy: Financial Discipline Award or FDA into the subject.  Contact Us