Business Education
Business Education Department is under the direction of vocationally certified Sandy Rossmaier. Her classes include: Intro to Business Technology, Accounting, Electronic Math Applications, Office User Specialist, Leadership, Yearbook, Senior English, Entrepreneurship (concessions management) and Work Study. Mrs. Rossmaier and her program offer students the opportunity to take part in Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) student organization. If enrolled in the Entrepreneurship Class, students will help with the management and operation of the concession stands. If enrolled in Leadership those students will help with the ASB and RHS student activities. Mrs. Rossmaier also serves as the CTE Director, Tech Prep Director and High School Activities Coordinator for Rainier School District. For more info please see Mrs. Rossmaier.
The following is a sample of how Business Education at Rainier can transition into the "real" world.
PROGRAM OF STUDY
Career Cluster: Business, Management and Administration Career Cluster Pathway: Information, Management, Entrepreneurship
This Career Pathway Program of Study can serve as a guide along with other career planning materials as learners continue on a career path. Courses listed within this program are only recommended coursework and should be individualized to meet each learner's education and career goals. Note: Many items have links to external resources with more information.
|
REQUIREDCREDITS |
GRADE |
English/ Language Arts (4.0 credits) |
Social Studies/ Sciences (3.0 credits) |
Math (3.0 credits) |
Science (3.0 credits) |
Fine Arts (1.0 credits) |
Health/ Fitness (2.0 credits) |
Other (7.0 credits) |
Related Career & Technical (1.5 credits) Certificate and Tech Prep (notation on HS and TP alignment) |
SAMPLE Occupations Relating To This Pathway (*indicates job in high demand) |
||||
|
SECONDARY SAMPLE COURSE OFFERINGS |
9 |
Language Arts 9 |
Intro to Bus and Geography |
Integrated I, II, III or Pre-Calc
or CTE Equivalent |
Physical Sci Or CTE Biotech
Biology or CTE Biotech Science Elec Or CTE Equivalent
|
Credits from Art Courses or CTE Equivalent |
Credits from Health and Fitness Courses or CTE Equivalent |
Elective courses
and
Advisory Portfolio and Senior Presentation
and
HS and beyond Plan
|
RHS CTE COURSE OPTIONS Office User Specialist I and II Business Law Entrepreneurship Intro to Business Accounting I and II Electronic Math Applications Business Leadership Work Based Learning
NEW MARKET OPTIONS Academy of Finance The Microsoft Office
LEADERSHIP FBLA
TECH PREP ARTICULATIONS CIS 105-Filing CIS 150-Formatting CIS 101-Keyboarding CIS 107-Accounting CIS 140-Math Applications CERTIFICATIONS RHS--CTE Completer Cert
|
Some Preparation Receptionist/info Clerk Customer Service Rep Independent Distributor Call Center Support/Rep Medium Preparation Computer support/help desk Computer operator Database Analyst Maintenance Tech Administrative Assistant* Human Resource Assistant General Operations Manager Small Business Owner Entrepreneur Considerable Preparation: Computer Software Engineer* System Analyst* Database designer* Franchisee Partner Account Manager Extensive Preparation Computer/Info System Manager* Chief Executive Officer President |
||||
|
10 |
Language Arts 10 |
Civics |
||||||||||||
|
11 |
English Elective or Business English |
US History |
||||||||||||
|
12 |
English Electives
or
Business English |
CWP & Econ or Ap Gov |
||||||||||||
|
POST SECONDARY EDUCATION OPTIONS* |
Technical Certification (instruction provided through certified training and/or testing centers) |
Apprenticeship Opportunities |
2-yr ATA or Degree (Find specific colleges at www.sbctc.ctc.edu - click colleges) |
4 -yr Degree or Advanced Training |
|
|||||||||
|
Microsoft Office Specialist Word PowerPoint Outlook Excel Access Receptionist/Clerk South Puget Sound CC Various technical /community cc Computer Programming City University South Puget Sound CC Computer Science Heritage University Entrepreneurial Studies Bellevue Community College Edmonds Community College Grays Harbor College Lower Columbia College Northwest Indian College Retailing/Operations Bates Technical College Pierce College Renton Technical College General Merchandising Bates Technical College Lower Columbia College |
For a list of occupations that currently post for apprenticeships, go to http://www.lni.wa.gov/TradesLicensing/Apprenticeship/Programs/TradeDescrip/default.asp
To look up an occupation, got to https://fortress.wa.gov/lni/arts/Occupations/Occupation_Lookup.asp |
Administrative Assistant and General Secretarial Science Various community/technical colleges Executive Assistant/Executive Secretary Bellingham Technical College Clark College Everett College Spokane Community College Office Adminstration South Puget Sound CC Information Technology ITT Technical Institute Computer & Info Sciences Heritage University' ITT Technical Walla Walla College Entrepreneurial Studies Edmonds Community College Northwest Indian College Retailing/Operations Bates Technical College Clark College Highline Community College |
CTE Secondary Education Teacher •· 6000 hours of work experience in the field •· Completion of a state approved CTE Teacher Preparation Program •· Passage of Basic Skills Math and English Most Washington 4 year private and public schools offer a variety of degrees related to Business, Management and Administration. •· Accounting •· Business •· Business Administration •· Communications •· Education Degree •· Enterprise management •· Finance •· Human Resource Mgmt •· International Business •· Mathematical/Stats •· Public Relations •· Computer Sciences •· Computer Engineering
|
|||||||||||