1. Monroe County BEA November 27, 2006

2. Contact Information Jon Greenwalt, 518-486-1547 or jgreenwa@mail.nysed.gov@mail.nysed.gov

3. Attributes of Successful Programs in Business Education

4. Jon’s Top Ten….. #1 They Have Several A+ Business Teachers

5. Jon’s Top Ten….. #2 They Have Students

6. Statewide Growth 2003124,476 2004138,71011% Increase 2005165,83419.5% Increase

7. Jon’s Top Ten….. #3 They Have an Advisory Board

8. Jon’s Top Ten….. #4 They Really Market to Parents

9. SHOW THEM THE MONEY…. In 1998 the average annual cost for a four- year private college was just over $21,000. By 2003 the cost had risen to just shy of $27,000, including room and board. By 2008 you can anticipate costs of over $34,000. The cost of a public college will be less, but can still certainly run upwards of $12,000 annually.

10. Of the 10 Most Popular Majors #1: Business Admin/Management #8: Communications #9: Computer Science Source: Princeton Review

11. Starting Salaries Computer Science$50,046 Accounting$45,723 Economics/Finance$45,191 Business Admin/Mangt$39,850 Marketing$36,260 Source: NACE Winter 2006 Survey

12. Other Parent Grabbers…. Business Honor Society Dinner or Ceremony Business Education Open House Business Education College Night Business Education Website

13. Connect the Dots for Parents Why take business and marketing? 1. Prepare for college business programs 2. Be a better college student 3. Know how to manage money 4. Intern to earn valuable work experience

14. Jon’s Top Ten….. #5 They Market to Students

15. Dropping Out….. Of high school dropouts, 88% said they had passing grades in high school. Asked to name the reasons they had left school, more respondents named boredom than struggles with course work. Source: Gates, “The Silent Epidemic”

16. 2005 Survey by National Governor’s Association Almost two-thirds of students say they would work harder if courses were more demanding or interesting About the same number of students said their senior year would be more meaningful if they could take courses related to the jobs they wanted or if some of their courses could be counted toward college credit.

17. Even more striking, when the governors asked high schoolers how valuable their senior year was, half said it was a “waste of time,” or could be “much more meaningful,” and more than a third said their classes were not adequately preparing them for college.

18. Have You? Surveyed your student population ? Do you know why students take your classes?

19. Jon’s Top Ten….. #6 Student Leadership Stock Market Club Sports Promotion Team Etc……

20. Jon’s Top Ten….. #7 Work Experience

21. Jon’s Top Ten….. #8 Interesting Courses

22. Have You Thought About… Sport Management Sports & Entertainment Marketing Web Design Ecommerce Business of Music Cyberlaw, Sports Law or Entertainment Law Finance or Financial Planning Entrepreneurship

23. Jon’s Top Ten….. #9 Public Awareness “Creating the BUZZ”

24. Jon’s Top Ten….. #10 Have Made Academic Credit and/or College Credit a Priority

25. A Great Time for Business Ed