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About FAB
The
California Department of Education, three-year Finance and Business Industry
Sector Grant was awarded to Sierra
College in Rocklin, California beginning in the 2002-2003 academic
year. Neil Yeager and John Merris-Coots were state project monitors. The
grant work was conducted by Sierra College faculty and staff with the
widespread regional participation of high school educators and input from
business partners. Acknowledgements
and thanks go the participants.
Purpose
The
purpose of the grant was to develop educational pathways starting in high
school leading toward business careers. The products of the grant were
designed to be distributed statewide.
Background
Finance and Business is the most popular college major and most adults work in the business environment regardless of their major. However, most high school students are not well prepared for a business career or for the rigors of a college business major. Students exit high school unfamiliar with business principles and concepts. Elective business courses are being offered less frequently in high schools today than in the past.
FAB Grant Work Year One 2002-03
High school teachers developed classroom projects which infuse business concepts and ideas into high school academic classes. The result was seven detailed project lesson plan packages:
Get A Life - Career Exploration
House Of Cards - Credit Cards
Deals On Wheels! - Car Loans
Everybody Else Does It - Ethics
It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s Travel Time! - Travel Brochure
Your American Dream - Entrepreneurship
Sell It On The Web - Sales And Website Concepts
FAB Grant Work Year Two 2003-04
- The seven projects underwent successive revisions and they were reviewed in detail by education and business experts. The lessons were verified by experts to be aligned with academic & business standards. Appropriate assessments were developed under the supervision of an assessment expert. The projects were beta tested in high school classrooms.
- Cumulative assessments were developed for use at the end of High School and Community College.
- Finance, Banking and Accounting Educational Plans were produced starting with extensive career research, including: job titles, skills needed, educational levels required, and salary ranges. Appropriate classes, activities, and majors were determined for students who expect to go straight to work after high school, go to community college or earn a four year degree.
- Promotional materials were developed to help high school students start to find pathways toward careers in business. Our team designed a promotional campaign including a classroom poster and coordinating brochure both pointing students to our special GoFAB.SierraCollege.edu student website . The "hot red sports car" theme was chosen to catch the students' attention and to represent "driving ahead to exciting business career opportunities." The brochure includes student testimonials, a list of the advantages for starting early, and tips for how a young person should start preparing for a business career while in high school. The website provides career information and recommends courses and activities.
- The FAB.SierraCollege.edu website for educators, including lesson plans, assessments, and answer keys, was established. This site includes a link to the student website, but the student website does not include a link to this site. This was intentional; we did not want to make it too easy for students to find the answer keys!
FAB Grant Work Year Three 2004-05
- Completion and enhancement of websites
- Design and production of promotional mailer for educators
- Distribution of promotional materials to students and educators
- Booth at October 8th Sierra College Career Exploration Day
- Workshop presentations and promotional materials distribution February 13th-15th a the State Tech Prep Conference in Anaheim
- Presentations to organizations, schools, and departments within the Sierra College region
Contact Melissa Prinzing at Sierra College for more information. - mprinzing@sierracollege.edu
Sierra Community College , with state funding, worked with high school teachers in a year long project to create and test these high quality lesson plans. The objective was to provide high quality, ready-to-use lessons that integrated vocational and academic standards, concepts and curriculum.