NGPF's Professional Learning Community (PLC) provides educators with an opportunity to collaborate virtually on an artifact that they want to improve. Teachers meet for 30 minutes over a 3-5 week period until each member has received feedback on their resource. Here's what they tell us they love about PLCs:

• "I really enjoyed participating in the PLC. Not only did I get fresh ideas on how to revise my own project, but I got additional project ideas that I can use immediately in my class."
• "I am the only Financial Literacy teacher in my building, and having the opportunity to network with other teachers who are teaching the same subject matter has truly been a delight." 

We want to recognize the following educators who participated in multiple PLCs during the past school year. Drumroll please...the winners of the NGPF Extra Mile Award for PLCs are:

• Matt Pohlman of Manson Northwest Webster Junior-Senior High School (Manson, IA)
• Brett Shifrin of Gould Academy (Bethel, ME)
• Kathleen Brennan of Mount Saint Mary Academy (Watchung, NJ)
• Holly McWilliams of Winfield High School (Winfield, KS)
• Brian Johnson of Forest Hills Northern High School (Grand Rapids, MI)
• Patrick Kubeny of Rhinelander High School (Rhinelander, WI)
• Susan Comparato of Swampscott High School (Swampscott, MA)
• James Redelsheimer of Robbinsdale Armstrong High School (Plymouth, MN)

Each Extra Mile Award winner in the PLC category will receive a $50 Amazon gift card. Please note that for 2019-20 school year, we will be focusing our online PD efforts on Virtual PDs and Virtual FinCamps. Thanks to everyone who has collaborated and participated in NGPF PLCs over the years! 

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Tim Ranzetta

Tim's saving habits started at seven when a neighbor with a broken hip gave him a dog walking job. Her recovery, which took almost a year, resulted in Tim getting to know the bank tellers quite well (and accumulating a savings account balance of over $300!). His recent entrepreneurial adventures have included driving a shredding truck, analyzing executive compensation packages for Fortune 500 companies and helping families make better college financing decisions. After volunteering in 2010 to create and teach a personal finance program at Eastside College Prep in East Palo Alto, Tim saw firsthand the impact of an engaging and activity-based curriculum, which inspired him to start a new non-profit, Next Gen Personal Finance.

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