1. BTA State Conference October 28, 2005 State Education Department Update Jon Greenwalt (518) 486-1547 Jgreenwa@mail.nysed.gov www.emsc.nysed.gov/workforce/business

2. Business Teachers Number: 2300+ Age: 43% are between 49 – 64+ Professional Members to BTA: 600+ Years of Experience: 38% < 10 yrs

3. ENROLLMENT DATA 1. Keyboarding Courses 2. Computer Courses 3. Marketing Courses 4. Business Law 5. Accounting Courses

4. Fastest Growing 2003 - 2004 Math & Financial Applications College Business Math Web Design/Desktop Pub College Marketing Business Ownership/Entrepreneurship

5. New Courses in Business Math & Financial Apps- 2003 Corp Communications- 2003 Government & Business-2003 Business of Music-2004 Sport Management- 2004

6. New Courses Cont’d Sport Law- 2005 Cyberlaw- 2005 Entertainment Law-2005 Accounting for Investing & Managing- 2005

7. 2006 Course Development Management ????

8. Building Success Offer a “program” of study, not a “menu” of courses

9. Clusters/Themes Example: Sports Industry 1. Sports & Entertainment Marketing 2. Sport Management 3. Sport Law

10. Clusters/Themes Example: Music & Entertainment 1. Business of Music 2. Entertainment Marketing 3. Entertainment Law

11. Clusters/Themes Example: Computer Skills 1. Web Design 2. Cyberlaw 3. E Commerce

12. Building Success Cont’d Capitalize on the use of specialized courses

13. Top Specialized Courses Math & Financial Applications (38) Accounting (31) Business Math (27) Business Communications (22) Business Economics (21) College Accounting (18)

14. Specialized Courses &NCLB What it means to us? What do we need to do this year? http://www.highered.nysed.gov/nclb05- 2003apdd.htm (Appendix D, Part 2) http://www.highered.nysed.gov/nclb05- 2003apdd.htm

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

18. 2 nd Semester Work Develop New Course(s) Work with BRASS magazine Work with Wurld Media Updating Mentor Directory

19. Developing Business Leaders Spring 2005

20. THANKS EVERYONE!!!! JON GREENWALT jgreenwa@mail.nysed.gov 518-486-1547