DIXIE HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL

1. DIXIE HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL Schools of Study and Trimesters

2. Presenter - Teresa Nicosia • 27 years teaching experience • Business Teacher • National Board Certified • BIT SOS Lead 2007-2009 • STEM SOS Lead 2009-2010 • Special Programs Coordinator

3. FLAVORING???

4. BIT CAREER PATHWAYS • FINANCE • ENTREPRENEURSHIP • MARKETING

5. Recommended Accounting IA & IB Accounting II Word/Excel Bank/Bookstore Suggested Webpage Design Presentation Skills School-to-Work Entrepreneurship Leadership Dynamics INF101 (NKU Class) FINANCE

6. Recommended Management Principles Webpage Design Word/Excel Business Management Entrepreneurship Suggested Accounting IA & IB Presentation Skills Bookstore/Bank School-to-Work Leadership Dynamics Sports Marketing INF101 (NKU Class) ENTREPRENEURSHIP

7. Recommended Principles of Marketing Webpage Design Word/Excel Sports Marketing Bookstore/Bank Suggested Accounting IA Presentation Skills Business Management School-to-Work Leadership Dynamics Entrepreneurship INF101 (NKU Class) MARKETING

8. FAMILY and CONSUMER SCIENCE PATHWAYS • HOSPITALITY • EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

9. Recommended Introduction to Hospitality Travel/Tourism Business Management Entrepreneurship Suggested Life Skills Food Science Culinary Arts Money Skills School-to-Work HOSPITALITY

10. Recommended Early Childhood Development Childhood Development Psychology Ready, Set, Teach Suggested Business Management Nutritional Science Money Skills Entrepreneurship School-to-Work EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

11. TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO:THINK OF YOUR CURRENT CLASSES AND WHAT CAREER PATHWAYS THEY WOULD FIT INTO!NEXT:THINK OF POSSIBLE NEW CLASSES YOU WOULD LIKE TO INCORPORATE INTO THESE PATHWAYS!

12. SOS/TRIMESTERSUCCESSES • More student focus on careers. • More classes available for students. • More opportunities for students to sample classes. • Students/teachers change classes 3 times a year. • Classes with same student interests.

13. 12 weeks vs. 18 weeks Preps Rotating classes Amount of daily class time Pure/mixed classes SOS/TRIMESTERCHALLENGES

14. CURRICULUM MAP • Use to keep on track weekly/monthly. • Helps in seeing the big picture. • Helps to focus on most important elements. • Helps to collaborate with other teachers. • Easier for students to transfer from class to class.

15. 1st day folder with SOS information Student Cook Out Student Advisory Board SOS Bulletin Boards T-shirts for students in SOS colors Mini Career Sessions Ink pens with SOS written on them Student of the Month SOS EVENTS

16. TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO BRAINSTORM ACTIVITIES THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO OFFER YOUR SOS NEXT YEAR!“KISS” THE FIRST YEAR!!!

17. BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPSWITHCLASSES

18. ENTREPRENEURSHIP CLASS • Student teams given info about opening a franchise in Northern Kentucky. • Business Mentors-large/small group • Students use mentors and websites to help decide location, traffic flow, rent, population, zoning. • Experts in the field involved: real estate agent, accountant, entrepreneur, landlord. • Teams present franchise to panel of experts. • Experts decide best analysis for that particular franchise.

19. PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING • CB Learn Program with Cincinnati Bell • Fundraiser for the school • Students prepared: • Informational flyer • Registration forms • Dixie Dialog Announcement • PowerPoint to present at Parent/Teacher Conference and to other classes • Movie Maker Commercial for Website • Students prepared and recorded district-wide phone message

20. PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING-CONTINUED • Kiosk In The Commons • Students researched products to sell • Purchased products (funded by student-run bookstore) • Advertised the two-day event • Prepared booth layout and location • Dealt with customer service with products • Ultimate Goal – sell items with a profit!!!

21. BUSINESS MANAGEMENT • Students prepared advertising/marketing for Halloween Express during Homecoming week • Activities during pre-game, half-time and post-game. • Halloween Express supplied face paint, gift certificates, costumes and concert tickets. • Class decided on the type of advertising/marketing to be done.

22. BUSINESS MANAGEMENT CONTINUED • QUIZNOS – paid for a percentage of the cost of printing student IDs to be able to place a coupon on the back of the ID. Students designed the coupon.

23. CULINARY CLASS • Catered for the Art Gallery openings • Local Artists • Dixie Art Students • Central Office Artists • Baked for the Taste of Cincinnati Magazine • 25 different cookie recipes from selected writers • Students baked the cookies • Magazine photographed the cookies for the December issue • Conducted taste tests of new products for Cincinnati magazine and submitted results.

24. SUCCESS STORIES

25. Ham radio popular at Dixie Heights By David Beasley • Enquirer contributor • June 2, 2009 Dixie Heights senior Alex Benken, a licensed ham radio operator, listens for a response after broadcasting from a classroom at school, which offers a class in ham radio.

26. TIME FOR YOU TO WORK Using the lessons that you brought with you today, work with a partner to think of possible business partnership connections and projects that you can incorporate into these lessons. THE SKY IS THE LIMIT!!!

27. TIME TO SHARE

28. OTHER AREAS TO INCORPORATE SOS • SCHOOL-TO-WORK CLASS • EXTERNSHIPS • SENIOR PROJECT CLASS

29. A School-to-Work Student working in a Dentist office! Her career goal--Dentist!

32. NEW FOR NEXT YEAR--SOS PATHWAYS • SOS teachers meet 4 times a year with students • Groups of 17-20 students • Grouped by grade level or career interest • Topics related to time of year and group (for example: Sept-careers, Nov-scholarships, Jan-scheduling, March-job applications • Enhance student/teacher relationships • One-on-one mentoring

33. QUESTIONS?COMMENTS?CONCERNS?

34. CONTACT INFORMATION Teresa Nicosia Dixie Heights High School 3010 Dixie Highway Edgewood, KY 41017 Phone: (859) 957-2877 Fax: (859) 341-2531 Email: teresa.nicosia@kenton.kyschools.us Locate this PowerPoint on: bsapp.com