Maine Jumpstart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy

05/27/2026

Congratulations to our Vice President Sammi Drost on her acceptance to the Institute!

A share from Tim at NGPF...
Great opportunity for educators at Stanford University
A financial education mandate is only as effective as the teachers delivering it. That is why Stanford IFDM is launching the 2026 Personal Finance Teacher Training Institute.

Co-organized and financially supported by the Hoover Institution, Stanford University and in partnership with the Stanford University Graduate School of Education Professional Learning Extension, this five-day program is designed to equip U.S. high school teachers with the content knowledge, instructional strategies, and practical classroom resources needed to teach personal finance effectively across diverse student populations.

We're especially excited to welcome educators from our local community to the Stanford campus for this program, and are pleased to have the involvement of Next Gen Personal Finance, a leader in personal finance education whose mission to equip every high schooler with financial knowledge aligns closely with our own.

Registration is open and limited to 100 participants. There is no cost to attend, thanks to the generous support of the Hoover Institution. A travel allowance, breakfast and lunch daily, a mid-week group dinner, continuing education units, and a $500 participation stipend are all included.

📆 July 13 to 17, 2026
📍 Stanford Graduate School of Education
🔗 Express your interest here: https://lnkd.in/gX34JXy4

05/25/2026

Remembering all those who served and their sacrifices this Memorial Day.

05/16/2026

A share from Tim at NGPF...
Great opportunity for educators at Stanford University
A financial education mandate is only as effective as the teachers delivering it. That is why Stanford IFDM is launching the 2026 Personal Finance Teacher Training Institute.

Co-organized and financially supported by the Hoover Institution, Stanford University and in partnership with the Stanford University Graduate School of Education Professional Learning Extension, this five-day program is designed to equip U.S. high school teachers with the content knowledge, instructional strategies, and practical classroom resources needed to teach personal finance effectively across diverse student populations.

We're especially excited to welcome educators from our local community to the Stanford campus for this program, and are pleased to have the involvement of Next Gen Personal Finance, a leader in personal finance education whose mission to equip every high schooler with financial knowledge aligns closely with our own.

Registration is open and limited to 100 participants. There is no cost to attend, thanks to the generous support of the Hoover Institution. A travel allowance, breakfast and lunch daily, a mid-week group dinner, continuing education units, and a $500 participation stipend are all included.

📆 July 13 to 17, 2026
📍 Stanford Graduate School of Education
🔗 Express your interest here: https://lnkd.in/gX34JXy4

05/08/2026

Kicking off our Annual Conference Kristy McNaughton!

05/04/2026

We can't wait to celebrate you on Friday!

04/29/2026

What if money choices are emotional, not math?

We’re excited to have Kristy McNaughton keynote! Discover how emotions shape money choices. Register today!

04/25/2026

Ready to energize your classroom? Join the Maine Jump$tart Conference for top resources & inspiring presenters. Register today!


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04/23/2026

It is NOT too late to sign up for a FREE personal finance event for teachers! Click the link below to join!
https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/a2tszwg/lp/762141b9-7c51-44c5-83fc-da49604b468

04/22/2026

Meet A Presenter

About the Presenter:
Steve is an Accredited Financial Counselor (AFC®) and has worked on financial literacy efforts in Maine since 2004. He joined FAME in July of 2023 as a Financial Education Programs Specialist. Steve studied economics at Southern Connecticut State University, has an MBA from the University of Hartford’s Executive MBA Program, and he served as a United States Peace Corps Volunteer in the Czech Republic from 1995-1997. Over the years, Steve has taught at Waynflete School in Portland (2003-2023), Maine College of Art & Design (2024 – present), and he has long been involved with the Maine Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Education as a teacher, board member, training coordinator, and presenter. He was named Maine Jump$tart Financial Educator of the Year for 2012 and was the Keynote Speaker at the Maine Jump$tart Annual Teacher Conferences in 2015 and 2023. At FAME, Steve does outreach events including visiting classrooms, presenting/tabling at conferences, and he contributes to or creates print and web content such as FAME’s personal finance blog, Money Matters for ME. Steve lived abroad for about 10 years total between the Czech Republic and Spain and now lives in Portland with his wife Raquel and 13-year-old son, Oliver.

Session: Building Investor Mindsets Through the Stock Market Game
It can be challenging to engage students in topics they see as being part of the adult world, full of ideas and actions for many years down the road. Investing is definitely on that list. In this session we will look at how SIFMA’s Stock Market Game can be an effective, fun, and memorable way of introducing investing and immersing students in a world where numbers, current events, and finance collide. Whether you are new to teaching investing or a stock market game pro, this will be a chance to learn and share.

04/21/2026

Meet A Presenter

About the Presenter:
Susan Lamoreau has spent her entire teaching career working for the Sanford School Department. For the first 26 years, she taught a variety of courses in the high school business department. She then transitioned to Sanford Regional Technical Center where she created the Academy of Business program that reaches out to eight partner schools in Southern Maine. Her program is dually enrolled with both Thomas College and York County Community College where her students can earn up to 18 college credits over two years. Susan was one of two educators recognized Educator of the Year in 2025. She has testified on behalf of financial education for all Maine students and was instrumental in bringing the financial literacy requirement for all students in Sanford. Her students just participated in the the Teen Teach In program for a second year in a row reading to elementary school students about financial education.

Session: Let's Move with Financial Fundamentals
Sitting in a traditional classroom and reviewing key terms and lesson concepts can be a bit monotonous for students. It can be for adults, too. NGPF has a great unit on Paying for College that includes a supplemental activity that gets the students out of their seats and engaged through a Financial Aid Fundamental Scavenger Hunt. This activity is a great way to review at the end of a unit to prepare for an assessment and it can get a little competitive, too.