Looking to take better control of your investments? If so, it’s now easier to become more educated on the topic. Smart investment classes, taught in Spanish by Hispanics, are available at the Crummer Graduate School of Business. Classes are free of charge and held at the Southeast and South Creek branches of the library. The classes began in January 2009.

At that time, four modules were offered on everything from the fundamentals of savings and using banks to stock investment and retirement options. Participants learn valuable tools for saving, budgeting and planning for financial emergencies.

The classes are presented by the Orange County Library System and the Rollins College MBA program. The cooperation between the two entities is funded in part by a grant from the American Library Association, the world’s oldest and largest library organization, and the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, the largest foundation in the United States dedicated to investor education.

More information: ocls.info/sudinero/Default.asp?bhcp=1, 407-835-7320.

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  1. Proof of date of birth;
     
     
  2. Social security card;
     
     
  3. A certificate showing a school-entry health examination performed within one year prior to enrollment, signed and dated by a physician or nurse practitioner, and showing exam components;
     
     
  4. A valid HRS 680 Florida Certificate of Immunization- HIB vaccine (one dose at 15 months) is necessary for pre-kindergarten students. A second measles shot, preferably MMR, is a requirement before entry into kindergarten through fourth grade; and 5) Proof of residence.
     
     
• Before entering seventh grade, each student needs the following: Hepatitis B (a series of three doses), second measles shot, preferably MMR; and Tetanusdiphtheria (Td) booster. This immunization form is available through the county health department or a personal physician.

Students who speak Spanish as their primary language can receive special classroom assistance throughout metro Orlando. Each of the three publicschool districts provides English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) programs.

The objective of the programs is to develop English language proficiency in the areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing. The ESOL classroom consists of students from diverse language backgrounds who enter school at various levels of English proficiency. During the development of English language proficiency, students progress through the beginning, intermediate and advanced levels. For more information about these programs, contact the following: Orange County Public Schools, 407-317-3363; Seminole County Public Schools, 407-320-0200; Osceola County Public Schools, 407-870-4848.

In addition, many private schools offer similar programs.

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