Pebble Hills Sparta Business Academy brochure
A brochure for the business magnet program, called the Sparta Business Academy, at Pebble Hills High School in the Socorro Independent School District in El Paso, Texas.
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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Sparta Business Academy
for Business Management & Finance (SBA) will be accepting
district enrollment for the 2016-2017 school year for
freshman students. The application is competitive and the
academy will accept no more than 125 students per year. The
academy will focus on providing students with dual credit
courses toward an Associate’s Degree in Business Management,
Finance & Accounting. The focus on finance & accounting
requires students to have a strong background in math and
business classes that will prepare students who would like to
own their own business to become successful entrepreneurs.
Students enrolled in the Sparta Business Academy will be
working towards an Associate's in Accounting, Business
Management, and Economics degree through El Paso
Community College. Students who intend to work in the field of
Finance or Accounting will require a Bachelor's Degree with a
Master's preferred. SBA students will have a head start as they
may have already achieved an Associate's Degree prior to
leaving high school. They will be able to seamlessly transition
into the Bachelor's in Business Management, Accounting &
Finance through UTEP.
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CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS:
Business Professionals of America
Mission: To contribute to the preparation of a world-class
workforce through the advancement of leadership, citizenship,
academics, and technological skills.
CERTIFICATION:
Microsoft Office Specialist in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access.
Quicken Books.
LOCAL COMPETENCY PROFILE:
“Local Competency Profile” is awarded to students with 90 %
attendance and an 85% objective attainment at the sum of the
course.
CONCURRENT CREDIT:
Dual Credit courses are conducted through (EPCC) that is
aligned with the Bachelor's of Arts in Accounting and is aligned
with the University of Texas El Paso (UTEP). The intent of the
program is for the students enrolled to begin taking dual credit
courses as soon as they qualify even as early as the ninth
grade.
Socorro ISD High School Four Year Plan with Distinguished Endorsement Level of Achievement
Business & Industry / Business Management
This four year plan is intended to give you and your parent(s) a guide to use as you progress through high school. Please review your plan each year to ensure you are taking the required courses for graduation. You will create your own personal Texas Achievement Plan using the CCRP from which you, your
parents and your counselor will sign. If you decide to change your TAP, you will need to present your new TAP to your counselor and parent for signatures.
ccrp.sisd.net
Coherent Sequence of Courses
Graduation Plans
Begins in 9th grade
9th Grade
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Advanced CTE Courses
10th Grade
CD14D1 - Business Information Management I- Dual Credit
11th Grade
Foundation
Endorsement
Distinguished
Additional
Discipline
Credits
Credits
Credits
Notes
English
4
English I-IV
Math
4
*
*
Science
4
*
*
Social Studies
5
Foreign Lang.
2
Fine Arts
1
Phys. Ed/Health
2
World Geo+His
1.5 PE+.5 Health
Technology
1
CF66N1 or CF66D1 - Accounting I- Dual Credit
Speech/FL
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Electives
0
6
6
23
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12th Grade
CF67N1 or CF67D1 - Accounting II
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Algebra II + 2
Physics/Chem
Students will be working towards an Accounting,
ǡand Economics Associate
of Arts degree thru EPCC.Students will to
qualify for dual credit prior to initiating their concurrent
credit course work.
9th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade
Pre-AP English II
Pre-AP Geometry or PrePre-AP Algebra or Geometry AP Algebra II
Pre-AP Biology or
Pre-AP Chem or AP Chem
Biology Dual Credit
English III Dual Credit or AP English III
Pre AP-Pre Cal/Dual Credit or
Pre AP Algebra II
AP English IV or English IV Dual Credit
Pre- AP Physics or AP Physics
Food Science or any 4th Year Science
Pre-AP World Geography or
AP Human Geography
Pre-AP World History or
AP World History
AP US History or
US History Dual Credit
AP Government or
Principles of Business
Marketing & Finance
Business Information
Micro and Macro Economics - Dual
Management I - Dual Credit
Foreign Language(Year 2
Course)
Credit
Pre-AP English I
Foreign Language (Year 1
Course)
AP Statistics or AP Calculus
Government - Dual Credit
Philosophy (.5)
Human Resources/Global Business
Accounting II - Dual Credit
Accounting I - Dual Credit
Business Law
Athletics/Band
Athletics/Band
Prof. Communications
Fine Arts
-Dual Credit / Financial
PE/Athletics/Band
Health/Athletics/Band
Literacy
Note: High school credits earned in the middle school will open up additional opportunities to take electives in the high school.
All middle schools provide opportunities to take Algebra and Foreign Languages. Please see your counselor for additional details.
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Busines
Business
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Sparta Business Academy
for Business Management & Finance (SBA) will be accepting
district enrollment for the 2016-2017 school year for
freshman students. The application is competitive and the
academy will accept no more than 125 students per year. The
academy will focus on providing students with dual credit
courses toward an Associate’s Degree in Business Management,
Finance & Accounting. The focus on finance & accounting
requires students to have a strong background in math and
business classes that will prepare students who would like to
own their own business to become successful entrepreneurs.
Students enrolled in the Sparta Business Academy will be
working towards an Associate's in Accounting, Business
Management, and Economics degree through El Paso
Community College. Students who intend to work in the field of
Finance or Accounting will require a Bachelor's Degree with a
Master's preferred. SBA students will have a head start as they
may have already achieved an Associate's Degree prior to
leaving high school. They will be able to seamlessly transition
into the Bachelor's in Business Management, Accounting &
Finance through UTEP.
58
CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS:
Business Professionals of America
Mission: To contribute to the preparation of a world-class
workforce through the advancement of leadership, citizenship,
academics, and technological skills.
CERTIFICATION:
Microsoft Office Specialist in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access.
Quicken Books.
LOCAL COMPETENCY PROFILE:
“Local Competency Profile” is awarded to students with 90 %
attendance and an 85% objective attainment at the sum of the
course.
CONCURRENT CREDIT:
Dual Credit courses are conducted through (EPCC) that is
aligned with the Bachelor's of Arts in Accounting and is aligned
with the University of Texas El Paso (UTEP). The intent of the
program is for the students enrolled to begin taking dual credit
courses as soon as they qualify even as early as the ninth
grade.
Socorro ISD High School Four Year Plan with Distinguished Endorsement Level of Achievement
Business & Industry / Business Management
This four year plan is intended to give you and your parent(s) a guide to use as you progress through high school. Please review your plan each year to ensure you are taking the required courses for graduation. You will create your own personal Texas Achievement Plan using the CCRP from which you, your
parents and your counselor will sign. If you decide to change your TAP, you will need to present your new TAP to your counselor and parent for signatures.
ccrp.sisd.net
Coherent Sequence of Courses
Graduation Plans
Begins in 9th grade
9th Grade
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Advanced CTE Courses
10th Grade
CD14D1 - Business Information Management I- Dual Credit
11th Grade
Foundation
Endorsement
Distinguished
Additional
Discipline
Credits
Credits
Credits
Notes
English
4
English I-IV
Math
4
*
*
Science
4
*
*
Social Studies
5
Foreign Lang.
2
Fine Arts
1
Phys. Ed/Health
2
World Geo+His
1.5 PE+.5 Health
Technology
1
CF66N1 or CF66D1 - Accounting I- Dual Credit
Speech/FL
1
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Electives
0
6
6
23
29
29
12th Grade
CF67N1 or CF67D1 - Accounting II
*
ŽƌϭϳEϭƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ>Ăǁ
Algebra II + 2
Physics/Chem
Students will be working towards an Accounting,
ǡand Economics Associate
of Arts degree thru EPCC.Students will to
qualify for dual credit prior to initiating their concurrent
credit course work.
9th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade
Pre-AP English II
Pre-AP Geometry or PrePre-AP Algebra or Geometry AP Algebra II
Pre-AP Biology or
Pre-AP Chem or AP Chem
Biology Dual Credit
English III Dual Credit or AP English III
Pre AP-Pre Cal/Dual Credit or
Pre AP Algebra II
AP English IV or English IV Dual Credit
Pre- AP Physics or AP Physics
Food Science or any 4th Year Science
Pre-AP World Geography or
AP Human Geography
Pre-AP World History or
AP World History
AP US History or
US History Dual Credit
AP Government or
Principles of Business
Marketing & Finance
Business Information
Micro and Macro Economics - Dual
Management I - Dual Credit
Foreign Language(Year 2
Course)
Credit
Pre-AP English I
Foreign Language (Year 1
Course)
AP Statistics or AP Calculus
Government - Dual Credit
Philosophy (.5)
Human Resources/Global Business
Accounting II - Dual Credit
Accounting I - Dual Credit
Business Law
Athletics/Band
Athletics/Band
Prof. Communications
Fine Arts
-Dual Credit / Financial
PE/Athletics/Band
Health/Athletics/Band
Literacy
Note: High school credits earned in the middle school will open up additional opportunities to take electives in the high school.
All middle schools provide opportunities to take Algebra and Foreign Languages. Please see your counselor for additional details.
