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Washington Standards Alignment
How the Boss Kid Build 8-Kit Series maps to Washington'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 Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) CTE programs.
Washington teaches entrepreneurship within its Business & Marketing program area, organized around the 16 Career Clusters. Each course is defined by an OSPI-approved curriculum framework built on industry-defined standards and organized into units with competencies, and every CTE course must integrate the required CTE Core Leadership Skills and Employability Skills. This document maps each Boss Kid Build kit to those framework standards.
Where Entrepreneurship Lives in Washington
Business & Marketing Program Area: The OSPI CTE program area housing entrepreneurship instruction, organized by the 16 Career Clusters.
OSPI-Approved Curriculum Frameworks: Each course is defined by a framework built on industry-defined standards, organized into units with competencies.
CTE Core Leadership & Employability Skills: Required, integral components of every CTE course, aligned to 21st Century Skills.
Course Equivalencies & CTSOs: Statewide equivalencies let CTE courses meet core academic standards; DECA, FBLA, and BPA are the aligned CTSOs.
Kit-by-Kit Alignment
Each kit maps to the Washington 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 Washington's approved courses.
| Boss Kid Build Kit |
Washington Program Area |
Aligned Framework Standards Focus |
|
Kit 1 — Find Your Big Idea
Stage 1: Discover
|
Business & Marketing — Entrepreneurship framework |
Industry-defined standards: opportunity recognition and the entrepreneurial mindset; CTE Core Leadership & Employability Skills |
|
Kit 2 — Know Your Customer
Stage 1: Discover
|
Business & Marketing — Marketing |
Market research; identify target customers |
|
Kit 3 — Build Your Brand
Stage 2: Build
|
Business & Marketing — Marketing |
Branding and promotion |
|
Kit 4 — Make Your Product or Service
Stage 2: Build
|
Business & Marketing |
Product/service development and operations |
|
Kit 5 — Set Your Price
Stage 3: Launch
|
Business & Marketing |
Pricing; economics; financial basics |
|
Kit 6 — Spread the Word
Stage 3: Launch
|
Business & Marketing — Marketing |
Promotion and marketing communications |
|
Kit 7 — Make the Sale
Stage 4: Grow
|
Business & Marketing |
Selling and customer relations |
|
Kit 8 — Lead & Level Up
Stage 4: Grow
|
Business & Marketing |
Management and business planning; CTE Core Leadership Skills (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. Washington's secondary courses carry them to mastery. The alignment reflects prerequisite readiness — the concepts and habits that let students arrive in Washington's Business & Marketing courses already fluent in the language of business.
References OSPI's Business & Marketing program area, OSPI-approved curriculum frameworks, and the CTE Core Leadership & Employability Skills. Standards are subject to revision; verify current frameworks at ospi.k12.wa.us.
