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Connecticut Standards Alignment
How the Boss Kid Build 8-Kit Series maps to Connecticut's CTE entrepreneurship standards.
Boss Kid Build is a pre-secondary, CTE-adjacent digital entrepreneurship curriculum for learners ages 8–12 (grades 3–6). It builds the vocabulary, mindsets, and habits students need to succeed in high school Career & Technical Education. Every kit develops competencies that align with the business instruction delivered through the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) CTE programs.
In 2022, Connecticut's State Board of Education adopted the MBA Research Standards for its Business Management & Administration, Finance, and Marketing career clusters. Those standards start broad and narrow in specificity as students progress, and — importantly — integrate entrepreneurship across all three business clusters. This document maps each Boss Kid Build kit to that framework.
Where Entrepreneurship Lives in Connecticut
Business Management & Administration, Finance, Marketing: Connecticut's three business-related career clusters, all governed by the MBA Research Standards (adopted 2022).
MBA Research Standards: A set of standards that start broad and narrow in specificity, with entrepreneurship integrated across all business clusters.
Programs of Study: Non-duplicative course sequences (minimum two courses) within a single CTE content area.
CTSOs: DECA and FBLA provide leadership and competitive-event experiences aligned to the standards.
Kit-by-Kit Alignment
Each kit maps to the Connecticut course, cluster, or standard it most directly prepares students for. Boss Kid Build is pre-secondary and functions as a CTE on-ramp, not a replacement for Connecticut's approved courses.
| Boss Kid Build Kit |
Connecticut Cluster |
Aligned Standards Focus |
|
Kit 1 — Find Your Big Idea
Stage 1: Discover
|
Business Management & Administration |
Entrepreneurship (integrated); opportunity recognition and mindset |
|
Kit 2 — Know Your Customer
Stage 1: Discover
|
Marketing |
Market research; identify customers |
|
Kit 3 — Build Your Brand
Stage 2: Build
|
Marketing |
Branding and promotion |
|
Kit 4 — Make Your Product or Service
Stage 2: Build
|
Business Management & Administration |
Product/service; operations |
|
Kit 5 — Set Your Price
Stage 3: Launch
|
Finance |
Pricing; financial literacy; economics |
|
Kit 6 — Spread the Word
Stage 3: Launch
|
Marketing |
Promotion and marketing communications |
|
Kit 7 — Make the Sale
Stage 4: Grow
|
Marketing |
Selling and customer relations |
|
Kit 8 — Lead & Level Up
Stage 4: Grow
|
Business Management & Administration |
Business plan and management; leadership (DECA/FBLA) |
A Note on Alignment Level
Boss Kid Build introduces these standards at an age-appropriate, awareness-and-application level for ages 8–12. Connecticut's secondary programs carry them to mastery. The alignment reflects prerequisite readiness — the concepts and habits that let students arrive in Connecticut's business programs already fluent in the language of business.
References the CSDE Business Management & Administration, Finance, and Marketing clusters and the MBA Research Standards (adopted 2022). Standards are subject to revision; verify current frameworks at portal.ct.gov/sde.
