1. Welcome to Personal Finance and Careers
Mrs. Gallegos
Lowell Scott Middle School

2. About Mrs. Gallegos This is my first year at Lowell Scott
I taught 6th and 7th grade math at Lewis & Clark Middle School
2002 – B.S. in Finance (Boise State)
I have 3 kids
I have 2 pet ducks

3. Personal Finance and Careers Curriculum
Topics that will be covered this semester:
Basic Math Review
Growth Mindset
Career Exploration
Checking and Savings Accounts
Credit vs. Debit
Taxes
Loans (for Homes and Vehicles) and Credit Scores
Bonds, Certificate of Deposit (CD), and Stocks
Stock Market
Budgeting
Advertising and Persuasion

4. Grading Policy LSMS Common Grading Practices (8th Grade)
Late work must be submitted within one week of the assignment’s original due date
Late work will receive a maximum of 70% of credit earned
In PowerSchool…
- - Means the grade has not been entered
Green check mark means the assignment has been collected and is in the process of being graded
Yellow square with a 0 means the assignment is missing

5. Homework Students will rarely have assigned homework
Most homework is simply because they were absent or did not finish an assignment in class

6. Contact Information
This is the easiest and fastest way to reach me
ext. 1119
Look for updates and information on my website:
Class Documents: Weekly schedule posted Monday morning
Assignments: Extra copies of assignments