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A set of tasks that some Business teachers will need to plan for this summer or fall are related to Program Approval. Teachers whose school districts have approvals due for five-year renewal have received training this spring from Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) specialists. Recordings of those trainings are available below:
Those Program Approval renewals (when completed and signed by Superintendents) can be submitted between June 1 and November 1. Remember to include the Program Approval application form spreadsheet, AND a syllabus for each course submitted.
For programs that will undergo changes in the fall—including course changes and/or teacher changes—a Program Approval Amendment form is available on the MDE Program Approval webpage for submitting these changes. New or revised course syllabi must be submitted for any courses added or changed on this Amendment form.
Contact Business and Marketing Specialist Dean Breuer with any questions related to Program Approval requirements and application submissions.
A team of teachers with experience delivering middle school courses in trades and industry, business, and technology will be engaging in a project with Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) over the next several months to begin development of frameworks to provide guidance for middle school career and technical education (CTE) courses in those career fields.
The team will reference middle school standards developed by other states as well as the high school Frameworks currently in place in Minnesota. Among the intended outcomes are providing guidance on greater rigor and alignment of middle school programs to high school programs, and improved career pathway preparation for middle school students prior to entering high school. Stay tuned for more information as this work progresses over the next year!
The Minnesota Society of CPAs (MNCPA) Scholars program is a mentorship and career awareness program that exposes minority high school students to the CPA profession. During this year-long program, MNCPA Scholars receive up-close, real-world insight into the profession through mentorship and events while learning valuable professional skills. This program is open to minority high school juniors and seniors at no personal cost. It is based in the Twin Cities Metro area with most events being held at the MNCPA office in Bloomington. Students will receive a $1,000 academic gift, business attire for events, college letter of recommendation, professional skills development and more upon successful completion of the program. Learn more about the Minnesota Society of CPAs Scholar Program.
This program is a great opportunity for students to explore a career path that they might not have considered. (NOTE: Accounting and Auditing careers remain among those with highest pay opportunities and in highest demand in most regions around the state!) The MNCPA is interested in connecting with Business educators to help spread the word about this scholar program opportunity by connecting with students at job fairs or in classrooms. Contact Amy Johnston for more information or to set up a meeting.
EVERFI provides a suite of free, digital, standards-aligned lessons for CTE
instruction. Topics include Business, Financial Literacy, College & Career Readiness,
STEM Career Readiness, and more. Lessons are student-directed and self-assessed,
providing real-time data for educators. View the EVERFI website.
EVERFI has developed a reference document that shows the alignment of Minnesota Business courses on Table C to various resource materials available from EVERFI. View this EVERFI reference crosswalk document.
Teachers can view the full EVERFI catalog of K-12 tools, or contact Heather Miller with questions.
MBA Research has recently revised its Personal Finance course guide. The guide for a one-semester course covers curriculum and activities related to financial goals, earning income, budgeting, spending, saving, managing credit, insurance, and investing. The guide includes student activities, ethics cases, multiple-choice test items, a financial literacy project, and resource lists to support instruction. Thanks to sponsorship from the Daniels Fund, this course guide is available for download at no cost. Download the Personal Finance course guide.
Learning Center subscriptions can be shared (with separate logins) by up to five different teachers within the same school building. For schools in member states like Minnesota, a full 12-month subscription for five teachers is $695. (This is over and above the Basic membership cost that is paid by MDE to provide basic membership access to all Business teachers in Minnesota.) Visit the MBA Research website for more information on Learning Center.
Junior Achievement: Registration is open for JA BizTown and JA Finance Park for the 2023-2024 school year.
Stock Market Game: BestPrep provides access to the Stock Market Game at no cost thanks to funding from generous sponsors. Register for the Stock Market Game.
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