Transcript Senior Project Framework

A Framework for South Dakota Schools
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Invited key people from schools
◦ Those who had implemented “Senior Experiences”
◦ Those who had implemented Entrepreneurship
courses
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Discussed what was needed to implement
Entrepreneurship Experiences
◦ Information
◦ Forms
◦ Structure
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Compiled everyone’s ideas and information
Conducted research
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Northwestern School District
Hanson School District
McCook School District
Wessington Springs School District
Todd County School District
Rapid City Stevens
Other States
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Adopted a mission statement for the project
“Building South Dakota’s Future: One Step at
a Time”
Developed “Entrepreneurship Experience
Capstone: A Framework for South Dakota
Schools”
Continued with the research process
Developed a draft of the Framework
Developed promotional materials that schools
could use/adapt
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Capstone Projects are part of the Governor’s
2010 Education Initiative.
The Entrepreneurship Experience is part of
the new HS 2025 Initiative.
Pilot schools are testing the Framework this
year.
Statewide training sessions are planned for
Spring 2010
Included as a part of the new proposed new
high school graduation requirements.
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What are Entrepreneurship
Experiences?
Why a South Dakota
Framework?
Is this required for all South
Dakota schools?
Why implement
Entrepreneurship Experiences?
How do we implement
Entrepreneurship Experiences?
Where does this fit in the high
school curriculum?
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is a high school capstone project that
requires students to research a selected
business and prepare and defend an
authentic business plan.
States, school districts, and high schools focusing
on restructuring, raising high school standards,
and actively engaging all Seniors in a challenging
and relevant educational program incorporate
Capstone Experiences such as an Entrepreneurship
Project.
•Provide authentic and experiential learning
•Provide relevant learning experiences
•Increased high school rigor
•Increased awareness of business
opportunities available to your people in our
state.
•Creation of new businesses in the state
Business Plan
 Portfolio/journal
 Presentation
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Clear and Aligned Purpose
Explicit, Rigorous Criteria
Student-Directed Learning and Youth
Engagement
Clear Scaffolding of Skills
Authentic Project
Business Involvement
Authentic Audience
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Coordination and Comprehensive
Communication
Adequate Staffing and Supervision
Business partner
Parent Involvement
Professional Development
Celebration and Recognition
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All students have access to Entrepreneurship
Experience programs based on their Personal
Learning Plan and chosen career pathway.
High school junior and senior students spend a
semester to one year learning all aspects and
gaining hands-on experience in a business
enterprise.
Partnerships with community businesses and
organizations are a component of the
Entrepreneurship Experience program.
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The school district has the structure in place to
offer and operate the Entrepreneurship
Experience program.
Entrepreneurship Experience students learn
career selection, job and entrepreneurship skills.
Teachers participate in professional development
to assist them in implementation of the defined
criteria for Entrepreneurship Experience
programs.
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The Entrepreneurship
Experience Framework is
intended to be a “menu”
for school districts to use
in designing a local
Entrepreneurship
Capstone program.
The Framework will soon
be available in Microsoft
Word on the South Dakota
Department of
Education’s webpage.
Organize
 Plan
 Design
 Implement
 Evaluate
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As planning gets underway, reflect on these
questions:
◦ What are our goals for the Entrepreneurship
Capstone?
◦ Does the administration support the program?
◦ Does the staff support the program?
◦ Who are key people that should be involved?
◦ What is our timeline?
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Project imbedded in a core subject
Project offered as a stand-alone
course
Project offered as a semester
course
Project offered as a year long
course
Project could be a requirement for
high school graduation
Project is assigned a letter grade
Project is graded by pass/fail
Project could be partnered with
Senior Experiences
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This step involves identifying and
tailoring the components for your
school. This is the “big picture” piece.
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Student
◦ It is the responsibility of the student to meet all
guidelines and timelines for the
Entrepreneurship Capstone.
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Faculty Advisor
◦ All professional staff members are available as
advisors. Advisors should limit their advisees to no
more than five to be able to work effectively with
each one.
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Business/CTE Teachers
◦ The CTE teacher is responsible for monitoring the
business plan phase of the Project. Most often this
function is handled by the Business teacher.
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Business Mentor
◦ Each student may have a Business Mentor who has
expertise/experience with the topic. The Mentor
must commit to working with the student for 15
hours.
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Steering Committee
◦ The Steering Committee provides overall direction
to the program. Committee members should
include representation from the following:
administrators, teachers, parents, students, and
business/community members. This Committee
could also be combined with the Senior Experience
committee.
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Project Coordinator
◦ Schools should have one person designated as the
Coordinator. This could be a paid position with
release time provided.
Initial Documents and Forms
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Implementation Process
Guidelines
Letter to Students
Letter to Parents
Parent Permission Form
Agreement Form (Student-Parent-Faculty
Advisor-Mentor)
Timeline
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How will these components fit together?
◦ Business Plan
◦ Portfolio
◦ Presentation
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Could an Internship be part of the
Entrepreneurship Experience?
Entrepreneurship Experience Roles and
Responsibilities
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Entrepreneurship Experience Roles
Faculty Advisory Guidelines/Agreement Form
Choosing a Mentor
Role of a Mentor
Mentor Agreement Form
Mentor’s Logs
Mentor Verification Forms
Role of Steering Committee
Business Selection
 Business Selection Guidelines
 Project Proposal
 Project Approval Form
 Letters of Intent
 Project Change Form
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How will you promote the Entrepreneurship
Experience to stakeholders?
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Students
Parents
School Staff
Administration
School Board
Community/Business Members
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What are the
guidelines for
your school?
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The business plan should be prepared for a
business relating to the student(s) career cluster
focus or an area of interest.
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Items to include:
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Cover Sheet/Title Page
Project Proposal Contract
Table of Contents
Letter to Judges
Journal Entries
Project Overview/Letter of Intent
Project Reflection (s)
Business Plan Draft
Mentoring Log
Presentation PowerPoint
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Each weekly entry should cover the
following:
◦ Describe what was done on the
Entrepreneurship Project that week.
◦ Write a personal reaction or evaluation of
what was done that week.
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Executive Summary
Business Description
Organization and Management
Market Analysis
Marketing and Sales Strategies
Service or Product Line
Funding Request
Financials
Appendix
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The Entrepreneurship Experience
Presentation is the culminating event, which
must include the entire learning experience.
It should reflect elements of the portfolio and
business plan.
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8-10 minute overview of the business plan
5-10 minute question and answer session
Use of multi-media
Visuals such as blueprints, photos or graphs
Portfolio
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When you reach this step, you
have already done the hardest
work! A phased in
implementation has hopefully
been identified in your plan.
Staff development is a critical
component in this phase.
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In this phase, you
will need to frame
your evaluation
based on your
goals for the
Program and
student outcomes.
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Program Evaluation – should be a yearly
event. What worked well?? What didn’t? What
are we going to change for next year?
Student Evaluation – How are we going to
evaluate student results? What rubrics should
we use? Should one phase count more than
the other?
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Continue revising and adding information
◦ Meet the needs of schools
◦ Sharing “Best Practices”
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Project website
Offer the Entrepreneurship Capstone online
to schools/students
Continue with statewide professional
development
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Gerald Gramm – [email protected]
700 Governors Dr.
Pierre, SD 57501
Office – (605) 773-4673
Cell – (605) 999-3710
Marsha Kucker – [email protected]
High Schools That Work State Director
office – (605) 367-7680
cell – (605) 280-0650