1. Welcome to Principles of Business/Entrepreneurship
Coach Bergeron

2. Accountability
Merriam-Webster defines accountability as “the quality or state of being accountable; especially :  an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one's actions <public officials lacking accountability>”

3. Purpose-Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship focuses on the development of skills or attributes that enable the realization of opportunity, where management education is focused on the best way to operate existing hierarchies. Both approaches share an interest in achieving "profit" in some form.
This class is a your business, as the rules must be followed in order to be successful!!!

4. Purpose-Principles of Business
The purpose of this course is an introduction where you are going to gain knowledge and skills in economics and private enterprise systems, the impact of global business, marketing of goods and services, advertising and product pricing. You are going to learn the sales process and financial management principles. It is going to allow you to reinforce, apply, and transfer academic knowledge and skills to a variety of interesting and relevant activities, problems and settings in business, marketing, and finance.
This class is a business and in order for a business to function properly, there must be rules in place!!

5. Classroom Expectations
If a behavior is disruptive, the teacher may have the student removed from the classroom immediately, with more extreme action to be taken in order for the learning process to continue for other students.

6. Behavioral Expectations
1. Obey and follow all MHS and St. Tammany Parish School Board
policies, rules, and regulations.
2. Follow the teacher’s directive the first time.
3. Be on time and in the proper location at all times. You will be allowed
two unexcused tardies per grading period. The following are
consequences for excessive tardies:
4th tardy- 15 minute lunch detention
5th tardy- 25 minute lunch detention and a phone call to the parent/ guardian
6th and subsequent tardies- discipline referral to the appropriate administrator
4. Come to class prepared and stay on task at all times.
5. Be respectful to ALL persons, including your peers, at all times.

7. Behavioral Expectations (cont.)
6. Do not talk while I am talking.
7. Do not adjust the air conditioners/ heaters at any time.
8. Do not write on the board unless instructed to do so.
9. My desk and beyond is off limits, including the computer on my desk.
10. DO NOT CHEW GUM IN THIS CLASSROOM!
11. Your ID’s must be on at all times and you must adhere to the school dress code.
12. Cell phones and other electronic devices must be off and out of sight before you enter the classroom. Any visibility or sound will result in confiscation.

8. Consequences 1st offense: Warning
2nd Offense: 15 minute lunch detention
3rd offense: 25 minute lunch detention and a phone call to the parent/ guardian
4th and subsequent offenses: Discipline referral to the appropriate administrator and the parent must meet with the teacher before the student will be allowed to return to class.
Note: The teacher, not the student, will determine when the detention will be served. Internship and work ARE NOT excuses for missing detention.

9. Makeup Policy
All makeup work must be completed within three days of an EXCUSED absence. Exceptions to this policy are at the teacher’s discretion.
It is YOUR responsibility to get this completed!!!!

10. Late Work This is for PROJECTS ONLY:
1 day late, you will receive 80% credit for the points you earn. (100 point project, the highest point total you will receive is 80)
2 days late, you will receive 50% credit for the points you earn.
Not accepted after 2 days.
Get your work in!!

11. Teacher Web
My teacher website is
Please do not think that this will enable you not to pay attention in class. This is to be used as a supplement only or to catch up on work missed.

12. Required Supplies 1 inch binder with looseleaf (for this class only)
10 divider pages or tabs
pens and/ or pencils (I recommend that you use pencils for tests and quizzes.)
1 8 oz bottle of germX
1 box of Kleenex or facial tissue
Color Pencils/Markers
1 USB Flash Drive (16GB recommended)
1 tri-fold poster board
1 poster board (36x48 recommended)

13. Current Events
You will be required to turn in five (5) current events per nine weeks. You will answer who, what, when, where, why, how does this article pertain to Civics, and how does this article affect me about your magazine, newspaper, or Internet article for each current event. The article must in some way pertain to Civics. The article submitted must contain the ENTIRE Article.
You will have nine (9) opportunities to turn in 5 current events. If you are absent on the due date, you cannot makeup the current event (exception: fieldtrips).
You may turn in one current event each week on the assigned date, not before. The first five (5) will be a 100-point homework grade. For each additional current event turned in, you will receive 5 bonus points, with a maximum of 20 points.

14. How to be successful in Principles of Business/Entrepreneurship Class
1. Binder Check (Classwork)
-keep all bell ringers, notes, notes handouts, vocabulary, worksheets and written assignments in the binder. The binder will be periodically graded through a testing assignment. There will be questions from every assignment, as well as, your notes. Binder checks can easily outweigh tests. Binder checks are an easy way to pull up not so great tests and quizzes. If you think tests and quizzes alone will pass you in this class, you are wrong.
2. Worksheet/ Handouts Check
-keep all worksheet assignments in the binder. These will be randomly collected and graded throughout the semester. Folder checks are worth 100 points and can easily pull up a not so great test or quiz.
3. Current Events (see above section)
4. Group Work/Presentations
5. Tests/ Quizzes

15. Progress Reports
Every student, regardless of the grade, will receive a progress report at the 4-½ week mark.