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Maryland Standards Alignment
How the Boss Kid Build 8-Kit Series maps to Maryland'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 entrepreneurship instruction delivered through the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) CTE programs.
Maryland teaches entrepreneurship within its Business, Management & Finance cluster — whose Business Management program begins with Principles of Business, Management and Entrepreneurship — and is modernizing toward a Management, Entrepreneurship & Sales cluster with Management and Entrepreneurship I and II courses built on the entrepreneurial mindset. This document maps each Boss Kid Build kit to those standards.
Where Entrepreneurship Lives in Maryland
Business, Management & Finance (BMF): Maryland's cluster whose Business Management program starts with Principles of Business, Management and Entrepreneurship.
Management & Entrepreneurship I and II: New courses on the entrepreneurial mindset, business ownership and structure, marketing strategies, and financial literacy (Management, Entrepreneurship & Sales cluster).
Program of Study Guides: MSDE's guides defining the courses, standards, and industry certifications for each program.
CTSOs: DECA and FBLA provide leadership and competitive-event experiences aligned to the standards.
Kit-by-Kit Alignment
Each kit maps to the Maryland 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 Maryland's approved courses.
| Boss Kid Build Kit |
Maryland Program |
Aligned Standards Focus |
|
Kit 1 — Find Your Big Idea
Stage 1: Discover
|
Management & Entrepreneurship I |
The entrepreneurial mindset; business ownership and structure; opportunity recognition |
|
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 (marketing strategies) |
|
Kit 4 — Make Your Product or Service
Stage 2: Build
|
Business Management |
Product/service; operations |
|
Kit 5 — Set Your Price
Stage 3: Launch
|
Business, Management & Finance |
Pricing; basic 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 / Sales |
Selling and customer relations |
|
Kit 8 — Lead & Level Up
Stage 4: Grow
|
Management & Entrepreneurship II |
Business plan and advanced 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. Maryland's secondary courses carry them to mastery. The alignment reflects prerequisite readiness — the concepts and habits that let students arrive in Maryland's Management and Entrepreneurship courses already fluent in the language of business.
References the MSDE Business, Management & Finance cluster and the Management & Entrepreneurship Program of Study Guides. Standards are subject to revision; verify current frameworks at marylandpublicschools.org.
