Mission

The Business and Finance Academy will empower students with essential tools needed to succeed in a 21st Century global economy. We are committed to providing students with highly marketable skills that they can utilize while pursuing higher education or future career opportunities.

Goals and Benchmarks

Goal 1:  Develop a ‘Growth Mindset” students will attend and participate in all classes.

Benchmarks:

• By end of 1st semester The Academy will have a  90% attendance rate.
• By end of school year, the Academy will maintain a  90% attendance rate

Goal 2: Develop effective verbal and written communication skills

Benchmarks:

• The Academy will identify performance measure related to written and verbal academic goals by the end of the semester.
• The Academy will evaluate performance measure and set goals for the next year

Goal 3: Create plans for differentiated instruction for students within the Academy, to work together in cooperative learning groups

Benchmarks:

• Academy teachers will participate in 1 professional development around cooperative learning and provide at least cooperative learning opportunity by the end of the 1st semester.
• Academy teachers will provide 2 additional cooperative learning opportunities by end of 2nd semester.

Goal 4: Develop problem solving skills

Benchmarks:

• The academy will use and or teaching problem solving skills to student throughout the semester. (I.e. think before you speak)
• By the end of the semester students will have been involved in problem solving and critical thinking activities.

Goal 5: Learn how to access and analyze information

Benchmarks:

• Teacher will engage in a professional development and offer 1 or more activities to access and analyze information.

Advisory Board Members