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Delaware Standards Alignment
How the Boss Kid Build 8-Kit Series maps to Delaware'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 Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) CTE programs.
Delaware teaches entrepreneurship within its Business, Finance & Marketing area, delivered through DDOE state-model Programs of Study under the Delaware Pathways framework. Delaware's introductory business course teaches the economy, the marketing cycle, financial health, entrepreneurship, and leadership from the lens of a business owner. This document maps each Boss Kid Build kit to those programs.
Where Entrepreneurship Lives in Delaware
Business, Finance & Marketing: Delaware's CTE area covering business, accounting/finance, entrepreneurship, and marketing.
State-Model Programs of Study: DDOE's multi-course program sequences that districts and charters adopt and enhance.
Delaware Pathways: The statewide framework connecting CTE programs to credentials, college credit, and work experience.
CTSOs: DECA, FBLA, and BPA provide leadership and competitive-event experiences aligned to the programs.
Kit-by-Kit Alignment
Each kit maps to the Delaware 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 Delaware's approved courses.
| Boss Kid Build Kit |
Delaware Program Area |
Aligned Focus |
|
Kit 1 — Find Your Big Idea
Stage 1: Discover
|
Business, Finance & Marketing — Entrepreneurship |
Entrepreneurship from the lens of a business owner; opportunity recognition |
|
Kit 2 — Know Your Customer
Stage 1: Discover
|
Marketing |
The marketing cycle; 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 |
Product/service; operations |
|
Kit 5 — Set Your Price
Stage 3: Launch
|
Finance |
Pricing; measuring financial health; 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 — Leadership/Management |
Business plan and management; leadership (DECA/FBLA) |
A Note on Alignment Level
Boss Kid Build introduces these programs at an age-appropriate, awareness-and-application level for ages 8–12. Delaware's secondary programs carry them to mastery. The alignment reflects prerequisite readiness — the concepts and habits that let students arrive in Delaware's Business, Finance & Marketing programs already fluent in the language of business.
References the DDOE Business, Finance & Marketing state-model Programs of Study and the Delaware Pathways framework. Standards are subject to revision; verify current frameworks at education.delaware.gov.
