Seedlyng Financial Education

The mission of iMar Learning Solutions and Seedlyng Financial Education is to close the critical thinking and soft skills gap that exists in our society. We are accomplishing our mission through our award-winning, on-the-go, financial literacy app called PLAN-IT, and our Youth Leadership Program.

Founder

Richardson Independent School District

Teach English language and literature by employing interactive study methods
● Plan lessons and create and implement curriculum conducive to teaching English
as both a first and second language
● Communicate with parents about student progress
● (AVID) Provide leadership, coordination, and support for the AVID and Scholars programs
● (AVID) Raise the achievement level of participating students in the AVID program
● (AVID) Expose students to educational experiences that help them accelerate their academic
achievement, learn to value their abilities, and view themselves as productive life-long learners.

English Teacher

Dallas Independent School District

Utilized a variety of methods to improve teaching, i.e., coaching, monitoring data, focused dialogue
collaborative planning, action plan implementation, and providing professional development.
● Arrange professional development activities for all teachers in the school or in the district.
● Creation of professional development based on campus identified needs or based on curriculum
components.
● Identified areas of needed improvement in classroom instruction.
● Served as an instructional liaison between district departments and campus personnel.

Instructional Coach

Garland Independent School District

Teach English language and literature by employing interactive study methods
● Plan lessons and create and implement curriculum conducive to teaching English as
both a first and second language
● Communicate with parents about student progress
● (AVID) Provide leadership, coordination, and support for the AVID and Scholars programs
● (AVID) Raise the achievement level of participating students in the AVID program
● (AVID) Expose students to educational experiences that help them accelerate their academic achievement,
learn to value their abilities, and view themselves as productive life-long learners.
● 6th Grade Ela Curriculum Writer

AVID Coordinator

What does iMar Learning Solutions do?

We work with schools, businesses, and organizations to help improve the financial knowledge and critical thinking skills of their students and employees. 

How we do it?

-Virtual & Onsite Workshops
-Our award-winning app, PLAN-IT
-Engaging content
-iMar Youth Leadership Academy
-Critical Thinking Academy
-Financial literacy tools for ALL

Our partners:

-The Michael Finley Foundation
-Promoters 4 Purpose 
-A Frugal Athlete
-CentSai Education

Highlights:
-(2019) Derrick Wesley and iMar Learning Solutions are selected as one of two finalists in the ASCE Innovation Contest for his edtech idea called iNgage-Me.
-(2019) Derrick Wesley the owner of iMar Learning Solutions is the inaugural winner of the TD Ameritrade Innovation Quest for his idea to create a financial literacy application called PLAN-IT that allows users as young as 5 years old to retirement to gain financial literacy skills.
-(2018) iMar Learning Solutions partners with The Michael Finley Foundation to host its Youth Leadership Academy.

🙌Bold Journey - Thank you for featuring Seedlyng Financial Education: "We are in this for the long haul. Our guiding belief is mission over money. We are both former educators, Richard Ciarletta, Seedlyng COO, and I. We truly believe every student deserves the opportunity to learn about money."

Grateful for the opportunity to be featured by Bold Journey and to share a bit of my journey, lessons learned, and the work we are building through Seedlyng.

A special shout out to partners and teammates who were mentioned in the article and continue to play a critical role in our growth. Joshua Berry, founder of Fuel The Future Platforms, has been a true thought partner as we think deeply about innovation, access, and scale. And to Richard Ciarletta, our COO, thank you for your steady leadership and commitment to operational excellence as we continue to build with intention.

This feature is a great moment to pause and reflect on how far we have come since launching Seedlyng Financial Education in 2020. What started as a vision to make financial literacy more relevant, practical, and accessible has grown into a mission-driven platform impacting classrooms, educators, students, and families.

As we look ahead to 2026, I am energized by what is possible for the Seedlyng team and the communities we serve. We are always looking for partners who want to help spread financial literacy and create real-world learning experiences that support students in the classroom and beyond.

Thank you again to Bold Journey for the platform and the opportunity to reflect. The work continues.

Learn more about our mission and join us at https://lnkd.in/gxT23NYp.

Read the feature here: https://lnkd.in/gMxk4u_6

Derrick  Wesley

Inaugural winner of TD Ameritrade's Innovation Contest in San Diego, California in 2019. I presented my idea called, Plan-It, a mobile financial literacy app for teens and young adults to help close the financial education gap that exists in our society today.

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