More Than 460 Students Complete the Financial Scholars Program During the 2019-2020 School Year

SESLOC is the proud sponsor of EverFi’s Financial Scholars program, which provides financial education for Central Coast high school students. During the 2019-2020 school year, the COVID-19 pandemic drove an unprecedented level of school closures, especially on the Central Coast. SESLOC Financial Scholars proved to be a valuable supplement to teachers’ remote learning plans.

Program Results Include:

• Active participation by four schools on the Central Coast, including Lompoc, Cabrillo, Santa Maria and Paso Robles high schools
• More than 460 students successfully completed the program
• Students completed more than 1,700 hours of learning
• After completing the program, students’ financial literacy assessment scores increased by 54%
• The number of students who felt confident they could make and follow a budget grew 65%

Feedback From High School Learners:

• “I am more confident about managing my money better. I will use what I learned in this course in my day-to-day life.”
• “I liked that this course taught me about my finances and important things like budgeting, credit, and various accounts I will eventually need….without this course I’m not sure where I would learn all this information.”
• “I honestly really like how easy and simple the concepts are and how they are organized…I will also use this to teach my family more about saving.”