AGENDA ITEM REPORT
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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE ATTACHED THREE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF SOUTH FLORIDA, INC. FOR SPONSORSHIP OF TWO (2) COCONUT CREEK GOVERNMENT STOREFRONTS IN THE BIZTOWN SECTOR OF JA WORLD.
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BACKGROUND:
Junior Achievement of South Florida (JA) inspires and prepares young people to succeed in a competitive, global economy. JA provides real world training in financial literacy including budgeting, spending, investing, and the use of credit; offers cutting-edge skill-building opportunities that enable young people to explore meaningful, productive careers; teaches students how to start businesses; and introduces entrepreneurial values that strengthen workplaces. Last year, with the help of over 6,500 trained corporate and community volunteers, JA delivered over 20 programs to 50,000 students in classrooms throughout Broward and south Palm Beach County and at JA World Huizinga Center, a first-class facility located in the City of Coconut Creek on the Broward College North campus.
All public school students participate in JA programs free of charge, which ensures that children of all economic backgrounds have the opportunity to learn essential knowledge and skills pertaining to work readiness and personal finance. While JA delivers curriculum to school-aged children throughout Broward and south Palm Beach counties, every Broward County Public School 5th grader participates in the JA BizTown program, and every 8th grader participates in the JA Finance Park program.
JA BizTown is a bustling simulation that all 20,000 fifth grade students in Broward County Public Schools attend each year along with private, charter, and home school students. After 16 hours of classroom curriculum, the program culminates in a hands-on simulation at JA World's BizTown where students apply their learned concepts in a life-like business environment. JA BizTown is structured like a small city with 18 local...
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