Course Description: An application is required and selection made by CEO Committee; students must provide their own transportation. The local business community partners with area schools to create project-based experiences for students. Students visit area businesses, learn from guest speakers, participate in a class business, write business plans, and start and operate their own business. Business concepts learned through the experiential CEO class are critical; the 21st-century skills of problem-solving, teamwork, self-motivation, responsibility, higher-order thinking, communication, and inquiry are at the heart of student development throughout the course. Class will meet 90 minutes per day, 5 days a week.

Length of Course: Full Year

Special Requirements: Students will need reliable transportation since the class is conducted off-site.

Typical Annual Salary (Springfield Area): $47,100 - $105,800