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Business Education

Business Education Department is under the direction of vocationally certified Sandy Rossmaier.  Her classes include:  Intro to Business Technology, Accounting, Personal Finance, Office User Specialist, Leadership, Yearbook, Senior (Business) English, Entrepreneurship (running a business) 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 a business.  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/Dual Credit Director and High School Activities Coordinator for Rainier School District.  For more info please see Mrs. Rossmaier.

FREE COLLEGE CREDIT:  Additionally, students when they complete a year with a B or better grade have the opportunity to earn college credits through South Puget Sound Community College. 

Leadership 5 credits

Senior English 5 credits 

Accounting 5 credits

at NO COST TO THE STUDENT.  Mrs. Rossmaier will register them in the spring for the completed year and college credits are transcripted usually in July.  

 

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