Pub. 11 2022 Issue 3 15 JAG-K with the KBA Week was a great opportunity to teach Kansas youth about financial literacy and the banking industry. Pratt High School JAG-K students took a tour of Legacy Bank in Pratt. Julie Voelker, Community State Bank in Coffeyville, visited with the Field Kindley High School JAG-K class. JAG-K students from Goodland High School did a bank tour and presentation at FNB Bank, Goodland, from Kaycie Schilling, Kylie Mertens and Bailey Cooper. Taylor Stos, First State Bank & Trust in Tonganoxie, presented to the Seaman High School in Topeka. JAG-K serves more than 4,300 students in 81 programs in 43 school districts across the state. Some of these students are the most educationally at-risk and economically disadvantaged students in their schools. Yet, JAG-K students had a graduation rate of 97% over the past four years! “Career exploration, employability skills, and financial literacy are significant components of the evidence-based JAG model. The KBA helped our students in all three areas during our JAG-K with the KBA event,” Chuck Knapp, JAG-K President & CEO, said. “We appreciate the time and interest in helping our students prepare for successful futures. We believe this investment in our youth will result in stronger communities throughout Kansas.” More than 25 Kansas banks either visited their local JAG-K classrooms or invited JAG-K classrooms to visit the bank for a tour and presentation. Bankers not only shed light on financial literacy but also that banking offers diverse, challenging and rewarding careers in agricultural lending, bank administration, accounting, security, compliance, commercial banking, human resources, public relations, marketing, and much more. KBA is excited to partner again next year with JAG-K to connect bankers with JAG-K students. “We couldn't have asked for a better partner than JAG-K in our financial literacy and workforce development efforts,” Grant Paitz, YBOK Division President from INTRUST Bank in Wichita, said. "Chuck Knapp, Kim Fertig, and all of the career specialists at JAG-K made it easy to volunteer in high school classrooms with this fulfilling opportunity. JAG-K students — seniors, in particular — were engaging and asking great questions about career opportunities and financial decisions beyond high school. I’m already looking forward to doing this again next school year.” Thank you to each banker for taking the time to participate in this fantastic opportunity and for jumpstarting this fruitful partnership with JAG-K. The Kansas banking industry recognizes the benefit of helping Kansas employers connect with talented and trained young employees.
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