BTA State Conference October 28, 2005 State Education Department Update Jon Greenwalt (518)
Business Teachers Number: Age: 43% are between 49 – 64+ Professional Members to BTA: 600+ Years of Experience: 38% < 10 yrs
ENROLLMENT DATA 1. Keyboarding Courses 2. Computer Courses 3. Marketing Courses 4. Business Law 5. Accounting Courses
Fastest Growing Math & Financial Applications College Business Math Web Design/Desktop Pub College Marketing Business Ownership/Entrepreneurship
New Courses in Business Math & Financial Apps Corp Communications Government & Business-2003 Business of Music-2004 Sport Management- 2004
New Courses Cont’d Sport Law Cyberlaw Entertainment Law-2005 Accounting for Investing & Managing- 2005
2006 Course Development Management ????
Building Success Offer a “program” of study, not a “menu” of courses
Clusters/Themes Example: Sports Industry 1. Sports & Entertainment Marketing 2. Sport Management 3. Sport Law
Clusters/Themes Example: Music & Entertainment 1. Business of Music 2. Entertainment Marketing 3. Entertainment Law
Clusters/Themes Example: Computer Skills 1. Web Design 2. Cyberlaw 3. E Commerce
Building Success Cont’d Capitalize on the use of specialized courses
Top Specialized Courses Math & Financial Applications (38) Accounting (31) Business Math (27) Business Communications (22) Business Economics (21) College Accounting (18)
Specialized Courses &NCLB What it means to us? What do we need to do this year? apdd.htm (Appendix D, Part 2) apdd.htm
Building Success Cont’d Keep your courses and programs fresh by offering new courses in your department Parents and community business personnel are active in the department Award excellence
Building Success Cont’d Offer college credit for high school courses Include student leadership, work experience, and/or a business club as part of your program Plan for your future – See Business & Marketing Education Marketing Plan Put Plan Into Action Now not in June
Business & Marketing Network Approximately 1500 business teachers connected to the State Education Dept. In 30 counties, more than 50% of the teachers belong to the network Major communication tool for my monthly newsletter and other announcements
2 nd Semester Work Develop New Course(s) Work with BRASS magazine Work with Wurld Media Updating Mentor Directory
Developing Business Leaders Spring 2005
THANKS EVERYONE!!!! JON GREENWALT