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West Virginia Standards Alignment
How the Boss Kid Build 8-Kit Series maps to West Virginia'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 West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) CTE programs.
West Virginia offers a dedicated Entrepreneurship & Innovation Pathway within its CTE system. Programs are governed by West Virginia's College- and Career-Readiness Programs of Study and Content Standards, and delivered through the state's signature Simulated Workplace model, in which students run their classroom like a real business. This document maps each Boss Kid Build kit to that pathway.
Where Entrepreneurship Lives in West Virginia
Entrepreneurship & Innovation Pathway: A dedicated CTE pathway for students with an idea or plan to start their own business.
College- & Career-Readiness Programs of Study/Standards: WVDE's content skill sets, standards, and objectives per program of study, aligned to industry standards.
Simulated Workplace: West Virginia's signature model in which students operate their CTE program like a real business.
CTSOs: DECA and FBLA provide leadership and competitive-event experiences aligned to the standards.
Kit-by-Kit Alignment
Each kit maps to the West Virginia 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 West Virginia's approved courses.
| Boss Kid Build Kit |
West Virginia Focus |
Aligned Standards Focus |
|
Kit 1 — Find Your Big Idea
Stage 1: Discover
|
Entrepreneurship & Innovation |
Innovation and opportunity recognition; the entrepreneurial 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
|
Entrepreneurship & Innovation (Simulated Workplace) |
Product/service; running the operation like a business |
|
Kit 5 — Set Your Price
Stage 3: Launch
|
Business / Finance |
Pricing; economics; financial basics |
|
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
|
Entrepreneurship & Innovation |
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. West Virginia's secondary pathway carries them to mastery within a Simulated Workplace. The alignment reflects prerequisite readiness — the concepts and habits that let students arrive in West Virginia's Entrepreneurship & Innovation Pathway already fluent in the language of business.
References the WVDE Entrepreneurship & Innovation Pathway and West Virginia's College- and Career-Readiness Programs of Study/Standards for CTE. Standards are subject to revision; verify current frameworks at wvde.us.
