Roundtable Sessions

• The Outreach Challenge
• Thinking Outside the Classroom
• Reaching Underserved Populations
• Curriculum Development

Economic & Financial Literacy are essential to the state of Hawaii. While the general populace understands the importance of the topic, there is a gap between the perceived value of economic & financial education and community-wide initiatives to enhance economic education. This session will identify the challenges associated with raising the level of awareness and need for economic and financial literacy in Hawaii and suggest strategies that can address those challenges.

Leaders:	Pamela Whalley, Washington Council on Economic Education
	Kristine K. Castagnaro, Hawaii Council on Economic Education

Teachers and schools are not the only parties responsible for increasing financial & economic literacy in Hawaii. This session will review examples of known strategic partnerships, employee education, and parent and community involvement and list current strategies being implemented in Hawaii to increase economic and financial literacy. Participants will identify needs that are not met by current strategies and suggest strategies that can be initiated through partnerships, employee education, and community involvement to increase the economic and financial literacy in Hawaii using non-traditional methods.

Leaders:	Al Duarte, InCharge Institute of America, Inc.
	John Knox, JMK Associates, Hawaii Council on Economic Education

All segments of society, particularly the underserved communities, should be provided opportunities and access to quality economic education and financial literacy. This session will briefly review examples of successful programs (not necessarily those associate with economics or personal finance) that reach underserved communities. Participants will suggest strategies that can address the challenges to provide economic and financial literacy opportunities associated with reaching underserved communities.

Leaders:	Joy Hoffmann, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
	Kelly K. Walsh, Bank of Hawaii

People must have the knowledge, understanding, and skills to make informed economic choices in their lives and for their community. The importance of economic and financial literacy in the K-12 curriculum is without question. However, in most classrooms throughout the state, these topics are not being taught. This session will briefly review the NCLB Act and how it impacts public education. Participants will suggest strategies to integrate economic & personal finance education into classroom curriculums without taking resources away from the efforts to comply with NCLB.

Leaders:	Susan Sclafani, Counselor to the U.S. Secretary of Education
	Gail Tamaribuchi, Hawaii Council on Economic Education