Indiana Business Education Association

Who we are:

The Indiana Business Education Association is a professional association comprised of:

Members represent all levels of business education – elementary, secondary, and post-secondary and collegiate/university. Members are from both public and private education institutions.

In addition, the Indiana Business Education Association is affiliated with the North Central Business Education Association and the National Business Education Association.

The Indiana Business Education Association provides:

· A unified voice for business education
· Professional development programs for business educators
· Ongoing communication to educators to update them on trends and issues
· Two state conferences for business educators in Indiana
· Leadership development activities
· An avenue for networking among business education in schools throughout the state
· Professional growth and educational opportunities

Our Mission:

The mission of IBEA is to promote business education as central to the development of essential life skills, career and workforce preparation and life long learning.

The IBEA consists of professional business educators in Indiana whose purpose and goals are to improve and promote business education by;

(1) expanding and improving the understanding of the values of business education to students and the community
(2) educating students and the community to the significance of business and economics in our society
(3) fostering cooperation with school, community, state and national groups concerned with a better understanding of the importance of business education to society
(4) improving the standards for teacher preparation and professional development
(5) investigating and researching issues that pertain to the advancement and improvement of business education
(6) serving as a resource for information to business education teachers and as source of information on issues involving business education.