A LESSON IN SAVINGS
As part of the annual When I Grow Up Essay
Contest, SMART529 invites teachers to emphasize
the importance of higher education in their
classrooms and enter to win!
Tell us how you will use the SMART529 Essay
Contest in your classroom and win $2,500 cash
for…a vacation, shopping spree, new TV or even for
classroom supplies.
Consider the following ways to help your students:
- Distributing the SMART Family Newsletter
delivered to all WV elementary school students.
- Using the SMART529 When I Grow Up Essay
Contest in classroom assignments (one of your
students could win $500 or $5,000 in a SMART529
plan, and your school could win $500 cash).
- Communicating the importance of higher
education as a family goal and letting parents know
about the SMART529 program.
The deadline to submit entries is Friday,
February 26, 2016.
Learn More at SMART529.com/teachers
Robert “Joey” Wiseman Jr.
Executive Director
WVDE Office of Middle/Secondary Learning
http://wvde.state.wv.us/instruction/
Building 6 Room 603
1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East
Charleston, WV 25305-0330