DIXIE HEIGHTS
HIGH SCHOOL
Schools of Study
and
Trimesters
Presenter - Teresa Nicosia
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27 years teaching experience
Business Teacher
National Board Certified
BIT SOS Lead 2007-2009
STEM SOS Lead 2009-2010
Special Programs Coordinator
FLAVORING???
BIT CAREER PATHWAYS
 FINANCE
 ENTREPRENEURSHIP
 MARKETING
FINANCE
Recommended
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Accounting IA & IB
Accounting II
Word/Excel
Bank/Bookstore
Suggested
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Webpage Design
Presentation Skills
School-to-Work
Entrepreneurship
Leadership Dynamics
INF101 (NKU Class)
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Suggested
Recommended
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Management Principles
Webpage Design
Word/Excel
Business Management
Entrepreneurship
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Accounting IA & IB
Presentation Skills
Bookstore/Bank
School-to-Work
Leadership Dynamics
Sports Marketing
INF101 (NKU Class)
MARKETING
Recommended
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Principles of Marketing
Webpage Design
Word/Excel
Sports Marketing
Bookstore/Bank
Suggested
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Accounting IA
Presentation Skills
Business Management
School-to-Work
Leadership Dynamics
Entrepreneurship
INF101 (NKU Class)
FAMILY and CONSUMER
SCIENCE PATHWAYS
 HOSPITALITY
 EARLY
CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
HOSPITALITY
Recommended
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Introduction to
Hospitality
Travel/Tourism
Business Management
Entrepreneurship
Suggested
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Life Skills
Food Science
Culinary Arts
Money Skills
School-to-Work
EARLY CHILDHOOD
DEVELOPMENT
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Recommended
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Early Childhood
Development
Childhood Development
Psychology
Ready, Set, Teach
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Business Management
Nutritional Science
Money Skills
Entrepreneurship
School-to-Work
TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO:
THINK OF YOUR CURRENT CLASSES
AND WHAT CAREER PATHWAYS
THEY WOULD FIT INTO!
NEXT:
THINK OF POSSIBLE
NEW CLASSES YOU WOULD
LIKE TO INCORPORATE INTO
THESE PATHWAYS!
SOS/TRIMESTER
SUCCESSES
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More student focus on careers.
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More classes available for students.
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More opportunities for students to sample classes.
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Students/teachers change classes 3 times a year.
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Classes with same student interests.
SOS/TRIMESTER
CHALLENGES
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12 weeks vs. 18 weeks
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Preps
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Rotating classes
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Amount of daily class time
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Pure/mixed classes
CURRICULUM MAP
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Use to keep on track weekly/monthly.
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Helps in seeing the big picture.
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Helps to focus on most important elements.
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Helps to collaborate with other teachers.
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Easier for students to transfer from class to class.
SOS EVENTS
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1st day folder with
SOS information
Student Cook Out
Student Advisory
Board
SOS Bulletin Boards
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T-shirts for students
in SOS colors
Mini Career Sessions
Ink pens with SOS
written on them
Student of the Month
TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO
BRAINSTORM ACTIVITIES
THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO
OFFER YOUR SOS NEXT
YEAR!
“KISS” THE
FIRST YEAR!!!
BUSINESS
PARTNERSHIPS
WITH
CLASSES
ENTREPRENEURSHIP CLASS
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Student teams given info about opening a
franchise in Northern Kentucky.
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Business Mentors-large/small group
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Students use mentors and websites to help decide
location, traffic flow, rent, population, zoning.
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Experts in the field involved: real estate agent,
accountant, entrepreneur, landlord.
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Teams present franchise to panel of experts.
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Experts decide best analysis for that particular
franchise.
PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING
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CB Learn Program with Cincinnati Bell
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Fundraiser for the school
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Students prepared:
 Informational flyer
 Registration forms
 Dixie Dialog Announcement
 PowerPoint to present at Parent/Teacher
Conference and to other classes
 Movie Maker Commercial for Website
 Students prepared and recorded district-wide
phone message
PRINCIPLES OF
MARKETING-CONTINUED
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Kiosk In The Commons
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Students researched products to sell
Purchased products (funded by student-run
bookstore)
Advertised the two-day event
Prepared booth layout and location
Dealt with customer service with products
Ultimate Goal – sell items with a profit!!!
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
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Students prepared advertising/marketing for
Halloween Express during Homecoming week
Activities during pre-game, half-time and postgame.
Halloween Express supplied face paint, gift
certificates, costumes and concert tickets.
Class decided on the type of advertising/marketing
to be done.
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
CONTINUED
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QUIZNOS – paid for a percentage of the cost of
printing student IDs to be able to place a
coupon on the back of the ID. Students
designed the coupon.
CULINARY CLASS
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Catered for the Art Gallery openings
 Local Artists
 Dixie Art Students
 Central Office Artists
Baked for the Taste of Cincinnati Magazine
 25 different cookie recipes from selected writers
 Students baked the cookies
 Magazine photographed the cookies for the
December issue
 Conducted taste tests of new products for
Cincinnati magazine and submitted results.
SUCCESS STORIES
Ham radio popular at Dixie Heights
By David Beasley • Enquirer contributor • June 2, 2009
Dixie Heights senior Alex Benken, a licensed ham radio
operator, listens for a response after broadcasting from a
classroom at school, which offers a class in ham radio.
TIME FOR YOU TO WORK
Using the lessons that you brought with
you today, work with a partner to think
of possible business partnership
connections and projects that you can
incorporate into these lessons.
THE SKY IS THE LIMIT!!!
TIME
TO
SHARE
OTHER AREAS TO
INCORPORATE SOS
 SCHOOL-TO-WORK
CLASS
 EXTERNSHIPS
 SENIOR
PROJECT CLASS
A School-to-Work Student working in a Dentist office!
Her career goal--Dentist!
NEW FOR NEXT YEAR-SOS PATHWAYS
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SOS teachers meet 4 times a year with students
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Groups of 17-20 students
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Grouped by grade level or career interest
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Topics related to time of year and group (for
example: Sept-careers, Nov-scholarships, Janscheduling, March-job applications
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Enhance student/teacher relationships
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One-on-one mentoring
QUESTIONS?
COMMENTS?
CONCERNS?
CONTACT INFORMATION
Teresa Nicosia
Dixie Heights High School
3010 Dixie Highway
Edgewood, KY 41017
Phone: (859) 957-2877
Fax: (859) 341-2531
Email: teresa.nicosia@kenton.kyschools.us
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