On our way!

Presenting the pathway to the board soon. Then the community for sponsorships let's get this started. 

Time to fly

Time to get ducks in a row. Resources, classes books all done. Think we have it all set and maybe a math credential for me. 

Ready to take things on. Just need to relax and focus and take care of me along the way. 

Next Steps

1. WORK WITH COUNSELORS - Develop plan for when and how the courses will fit into the A-G plan and what they will be counted for in our school system. Develop strategies for dual offerings to make it work better for students and also potentially a hybrid set of courses as well.

2. DEVELOP PATHWAY - Develop pathway plan with counselors and the internship as well that makes sense -- what is the order, when will they need to be completed, how and what constitutes a capstone project.

3. PREPARE MARKETING for both internal and external with regards to how to market to the students, then to the community for bringing in support for the program including teaching with mentors, internships specific to this program (externships, etc.), and then additional training for me through online Masters maybe so that I have the background as well - will start this in the summer. Refresher courses through the FTE program as well.

4. PRESENT TO STAFF and LEADERSHIP. Then also prepare a presentation to the board including the classes, the pathway, and the marketing to the community.

5. DEVELOP PROGRAMS - Develop outline for the program and the competitions, etc, and the accounting work as well through Itunes and the books. Look at seeing where to get funding to support the books, the readings, the other materials for content for the students and then also work with people from Loyola and CSUDH and the community colleges, SBA locals, JA Business, FBLA, community organizations and local chamber of commerce as well. Develop speakers bureau to have them come in and work with the students from different perspectives.

6. REDO THE ROOM to make it more business like and run the classroom like a business with business sanctions and set ups as well. Make the room not just a classroom but a work room. 

And it's official!

The Biz Math/Accounting course finally got approval from the U-C folks. It has been a three year labour of sweat, revision and re-thinking courses that were developed by incredible folks. It has now morphed into a pathway for students who are less than likely to go the college route. Now, we need to build the pathway up and get it moving. So excited to have this opportunity finally ready to fly and seriously get some momentum and marketing behind it.

Think it will be very good for the students and the school to be able to offer something unique. Glad that it waited till I was feeling better to become a reality. It's moving back in the positive. Now it's time to gear up, organize my stuff, get things moving. So excited to be able to reach new folks and aim for a different target market -- potentially online courses as well for those that want to take the extra courses but have no place for it in their schedule. so ready! It's going to be awesome.

Moving forward...

Got the classes redone the weekend before the end of Spring Break. Loaded them up and sent them off... been three weeks -- pins and needles.

Found a great virtual enterprise program with online curriculum that will dovetail nicely with what we have planned for the pathway and now a potential partner. Whew -- what a difference a day makes. Working out every day before heading home has been working well, tutoring going well -- request for students who want help -- not knitting but it's something.

Then it goes it goes... Getting a few things in order...

• classes pathway cleared with counselors
• program questions for virtual enterprise program to get things in a row for that program
• organizing what we really need (technology, supplies, support and training, credentialing, etc.)
•  double-checking textbooks and resources
• revise class resources and materials so they are a bit more organized for all the classes before I leave for break

Really excited... things are coming together. Really feeling like everything is right where it's supposed to be -- aligning as it has been destined. Kinda nice. 

Class Revise Deadline and New Class

Need to get the Business Econ re-do touched up over the break and write the new Money, Marketing, Finance and Banking Class. Will be nice to hear back about the accounting course, but moving forward and getting the lesson plans done as well for the biz math and econ class as well.

Unit planning will help get things moving. Then we'll talk about possible sponsorship and classroom updates, and board approval. Excited. Think it will be a great pathway.

Following Up: Accounting and Pathway Creation

Meet with Jim and Ali on Friday, October 27th after the intense inservice and came up with some additional action plan items including:

• checking in with UC about status of the Accounting Course that we submitted. 
• re-vise the re-write of the Business Economics course with writing components added to be re-submitted before Thanksgiving
• look for one more course that is on the UC approved list that I would be able to teach with my credential and not any additional items
• work on what the pathway would look like

Once those classes are UC approved, then we will work on the format, steps and policies.

Ali was looking into the class status. Bonnie doing the re-write for biz econ and researching the third class. Hopefully have those items done before winter break.