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High School of Business
Did you know
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Source The American Freshman National Norms
for Fall 2007, Cooperative Institution Resource
Program, (UCLA, 2007).
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We listened
and found inspiration
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Rigor

• Near/at college level
• Accelerated pace
• Standards-infused

Relevance

• Project/problem-based learning
• Technology as a problem-solving tool

Relationships

• Teacher as advisor
• Teamwork emphasized
• Connections with local business professionals

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Key Question
How can we prepare students to EXCEL?
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Might major in business administration in college
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Learn by doing
Like organizing groups of people or activities
Future MBAs
Want to own a business some day
Enjoy being challenged
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• Program Design

• Steering Team

• Professional Development

• Assessments

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ProgramDesign
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ProgramDesign

• Over-arching project

• Pieces incorporated into each course

• Final course, Business Strategies, brings it all
  together

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ProgramDesign

• During senior year or just prior

• 20 hrs minimum

• High-level executive

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• Understanding of business concepts

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• Economic understanding

• Critical thinking

• Entrepreneurial thinking

• Integration with academics

• Support advanced study

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• Transferable skills and knowledge

ProgramDesign

• Incorporate technology

• Emotional intelligence

• Understand business environment and employees

• Information literacy

• Business ethics

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• Project-based, problem-based
• Unduplicated sequence
• Team-based strategies
• Interact with business community
• Teacher as facilitator

ProgramDesign
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Program Design
Project-based pedagogy

• A concert in Nashville

Ive never seen my son so interested.
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• Standards-based

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• 21st Century Skills

• Integrated technology

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• Researched programs

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• College faculty advisory council

• Articulation opportunities

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• HSB instructors

• Math and English faculty

SteeringTeam

• Site administrator

• District administrator

• Counselor

• Two area professionals

• College faculty

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• Cross-functional management

SteeringTeam

• Business community involvement

• Higher education input and guidance

• Continuous improvement of program

• Encourage academic and career tech integration
  content delivered in a relevant business context

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ProfessionalDevelopment

• Pedagogy training

• Course content training

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ProfessionalDevelopment

• Continuous communication via listserv

• Monthly conference call

• Sister schools

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Assessments

• Rubrics

• Reflection

• Quizzes

• Objective exam

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Are we making a difference?

• Philosophy of Continuous Improvement

Assessments

• Student/academic measures

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Program Design
Steering team
Comprehensive Program
Professional Development
Assessments
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Near or at college-level curriculum Options

• Honors weighting?
• Dual credit with local university?
• CLEP preparation?
• ASK Institute Certification?

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• Professional development tuition

• High School of Business program license

• Course guide(s) and materials

• Does not include supplemental materials

• Administration and support

• Does not include travel expenses

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• Continuing professional development

• High School of Business program license

• Updated materials

• Administration and support

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Detailed Handbook
www.Mark-ED.org/HSB
Applications for 20092010 being accepted
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