«STARS« PROJECT OVERVIEW
The STARS (Students Tracking and Researching the Stock Market) project is unbiased and completely free to everyone involved.
In fact, it pays stipends to teachers. The project’s primary objective is education. Refer to the PASS Standards alignment
link above.
A powerful need exists for students to develop an understanding of how to manage their finances. HB 1476, effective fall
2008, requires districts to provide financial education for students.
Principal Beth Edwards, Spring 2010 South Central winner Kelsi Tuthill, and teacher Terri Gallaway, Chickasha HS |
The Oklahoma Securities Commission and the University of Oklahoma Outreach ~ College of Continuing Education
sponsor the
STARS program designed to teach the importance of investing as
a long-range tool, not a get-rich-quick tool, and fraud
awareness. It is not like other stock market projects you may have experienced.
The counties of Oklahoma are divided into
six regions:
Northeast, Southeast,
Northwest, Southwest, Oklahoma, and Tulsa.
Teachers may implement this project to supplement existing curricula or in student organizations. At workshops,
teachers
receive detailed guidelines, hands-on internet portfolio training and practice, finance calculator instruction and
practice, instructions, forms, and required timeframes. Additionally, teachers receive access to free optional investment
education curriculum. Throughout the semester, the project director and her assistant maintain close contact with teachers
implementing the project. Teachers who attend spring and summer workshops are eligible to implement the project in the
fall. Teachers who attend fall workshops are eligible to implement the project in the spring. Teachers may implement the
project again and again, each semester or trimester. Summer Refresher workshops are available.
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NE regional winners [tie] Alex Harbaugh, Jenks HS; Sara Gibbs and Brady Wilton [group winners], Claremore HS |
Students are required to keep a research log, complete a risk assessment,
write an investment goal, track and maintain a
tracking log, and document stock transactions occurring after the initial portfolio is created. Finally, students write
a report discussing various topics including their research process, criteria used to determine which stocks to purchase,
detailed historical information on at least one stock in their portfolio, risk, goal/s, and investment fraud. One report
winner from each of the six regions and one statewide winner are selected. Report winners are honored with monetary awards
and plaques at a Saturday awards ceremony luncheon at semester’s end. Winning teachers receive an additional stipend.
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