BUSINESS, FINANCE, AND MARKETING EDUCATION PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Business, Finance, and Marketing (BFM) provides students with meaningful instruction for and about business. Instruction in Business, Finance and Marketing Education encompasses business skills and techniques, an understanding of basic economics, an understanding of making socioeconomic decisions and producing goods and services to consumption, and business attitudes essential to become a globally engaged and productive citizen. BFM plays a key role in preparing a competent, business-literate, and skilled workforce. The associated curricula have real-life relevance that empowers and helps young adults to compete in a global marketplace while managing their own financial affairs and making intelligent consumer and business-related choices.
Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) inspires and prepares students to become community-minded business leaders in a global society through relevant career preparation and leadership experiences. FBLA programs focus on leadership development, which includes essential soft skills; academic competitions; educational programs in which members create career portfolios, enhancing their knowledge with world- recognized skills certifications, and have access to select college scholarships. DECA, the Career and Technical Student Organization for marketing students, complements the class and work experiences by allowing students to develop practical presentation, decision making and leadership skills. Work-based learning experiences, including Cooperative Education, are strongly encouraged to add relevancy to classroom instruction.