Summer Institute--Strategies for Delivering Business Education Programs

Granlibakken Conference Center
Tuesday, July 22 - Friday, July 25, 2008

Purpose
Educators and representatives of business and industry from throughout California have been working together to design and implement Business Education programs that include collaborative courses that meet UC "a-g" guidelines, target core academic standards, and use data-driven instruction. The career technical education standards adopted by the California State Board of Education in business-related Industry Sectors-Finance and Business; Information Technology; and Marketing, Sales, and Service-and the Career Technical Education Framework for implementing these standards will provide the core focus of this summer's Institute. This expense-paid institute, with the exception of all travel costs, provides the crucial, practical next steps for planning and implementing delivery systems that achieve these objectives.

Highlights
The Institute will be held from 2:00 pm Tuesday, July 22, until 2:00 pm on Friday, July 25, at the Granlibakken Conference Center. This secluded, state-of-the-art conference center is located in a wooded setting on the western shores of Lake Tahoe near Tahoe City. All accommodations are on the American plan-full breakfast, lunch and dinner are included.

The Institute will include information on collaborative course development, course outlines, and lesson plans targeting:

• Standards-based instruction and assessment,
  
• Infusion of core academic standards in Business courses,
  
• Data-driven instruction, and
• Smaller learning communities with a career technical education focus.

Application for Participation

• Participation will be in teams of three per site, and must include:
  Business Educator (contact person), Academic Core Curriculum Instructor, and Site Administrator.
  An alternate must be identified for each team position other than the Business Educator.
• School site teams will be selected through a competitive process.
• Expenses will be covered for lodging, double occupancy only, and meals while at Granlibakken; however, travel and any expenses during travel will be the responsibility of the participants or their respective district/ROP. Materials will be provided at no cost to participants. Lodging upgrades will be the responsibility of the participant, as will costs for guests (please call Fran Trout, 209-532-5874, with any logistical questions!).
• For additional team members, your district/ROP will be responsible for all travel expenses, plus:
  • $680 per person double occupancy or
  • $950 per person single occupancy.
• Application must be mailed per "Instructions" section to Santa Maria, postmarked no later than May 5, 2008. Application in Microsoft Word and in Adobe Acrobat formats.
• School site contact person will be notified of selection and related details by May 26, 2008.
• Eligibility: Representatives of comprehensive or alternative high schools including ROP teachers if they are part of the comprehensive or alternative high school team.
  

Sponsored by the Business Education Project, Napa County Office of Education,
in cooperation with the Business Education Resource Consortium and the California Department of Education