School District Five teachers graduate SC Financial Literacy Master Teacher Program

For Immediate Release – May 20, 2025

School District Five teachers graduate SC Financial Literacy Master Teacher Program

IRMO – Two Lexington-Richland School District Five teachers have been recognized by State Treasurer Curtis Loftis as being recent graduates of the South Carolina Financial Literacy Master Teacher Program, an innovative multi-year program designed to increase the number of teachers incorporating personal finance education in the classroom.

Gayle Whitlock (FIVE) and Jane Miller (Dutch Fork High) were part of 14 educators who graduated from the program this year.

As part of the 36th Annual Economics and Financial Literacy Awards Luncheon in West Columbia, educators from across the state were honored for their completion of the bronze, silver and gold levels of the program, which includes specialized training, classroom resources, and financial stipends to promote financial literacy education in K-12 schools.

“I am pleased to congratulate our fourth graduating class of Financial Literacy Master Teachers,” Treasurer Loftis said. “This unique program has helped inspire talented educators to strengthen their skills and confidence in promoting personal finance education through high-caliber professional development opportunities and free curriculum resources. Each year we hear wonderful stories of how they’ve taken this new knowledge to create meaningful lessons that encourage their students and fellow educators to make wise financial decisions. We are grateful that teachers continue to see the value of completing this training program so they may inspire others to improve their financial well-being.”

Sponsored by Future Scholar, South Carolina’s 529 College Savings Plan, and in partnership with SC Economics, the South Carolina Financial Literacy Master Teacher Program not only encourages educators to teach personal finance education in their classrooms, but also helps them hold professional development workshops for their fellow educators, increasing the number of teachers sharing financial literacy lessons across the state. To learn more, visit the SCFLMT website: scflmt.org.

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