FINANCE IN A MINUTE!
A Personal Finance Academic Competition

for Tennessee Students in Grades K-12

Jump$tart will host FINANCE IN A MINUTE! during the 2023-2024 school year! The top three teams will receive awards and prizes! The top 10 teachers or sponsors will receive registration for the 2024 Tennessee Jump$tart Personal Finance Educators Conference to be held June 5-6, 2024 at The Park Vista in Gatlinburg, Tennessee!

Your Mission

Develop a one-minute (or less) personal finance-themed submission

Who?

Tennessee K-12 students in school classes/community groups/after-school groups

Why?

To show off your personal finance knowledge and creativity – you might become an internet sensation!

How?

Read on for more details!

Overview

The Tennessee Jump$tart Finance in a Minute Contest is designed to give Tennessee students in grades K-12 the opportunity to use their creativity to share their personal finance knowledge through art - whether it be a poem, song, artwork, or some other medium. Deliver a personal finance message creatively and become a star!

Guidelines:

Create a song, artwork, or poem about personal finance!
Record the song or poem using your mobile device or other video recording system
Song performance or reading of poem must be 1 minute or less in length (150 words or less for poem)
Individual or team videos are allowed, though team size is limited to 5 students
Up to 2 entries per person allowed (you can appear in up to 2 videos)
Artwork can be submitted via photo or scan of photo

Submission Guidelines:

Prior to entry upload, the teacher/group sponsor must submit to http://bit.ly/FIAM2024 signed contestant release forms (one per student, (parent/guardian signatures are required) and registration form found on the last pages of this document.

Eligibility

The contest is open to Tennessee students in grades K-12

Eligible students may be enrolled in public, private, charter, or home school; or, involved in groups such as after-school programs, community groups, etc.
Only individuals appearing in the video or involved in the development and production of the video are eligible for awards

Submission Period

· November 27, 2023 - April 15, 2024 (by 5:00 p.m. CT)

Voting Period

· April 15, 2024 – April 22, 2024 (by 5:00 p.m. CT)
· Voting will take place on the following site: https://woobox.com/xb535n

Notification and Finalists

· Finalists will be notified by April 30, 2024

Judging Considerations

Members of PFV Committee will act as judges for the competition
Each judge will complete the attached rubric.

Winners Will Receive

Top three teams will receive awards and prizes!
Top ten teachers/sponsors will receive Registration for the 2024 TN Jump$tart Personal Financial Education Conference in Gatlinburg Tennessee and be invited to share their entries at the Finance In A Minute exhibit booth.

Disqualification

Disqualification may occur if:

A submission is deemed to be lacking in content, utilizes profanity/other inappropriate language or images (verbal or non-verbal), and/or is submitted after the deadline
Other contest guidelines are not met