La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CXLIII-101

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section CXLIII-101 - Introduction

A. The entrepreneurship curriculum:

1. attracts high school students to investigate entrepreneurship as a viable career option and addresses the dilemma of losing our high school and college graduates to other states for jobs;

2. offers a standards-based curriculum. Entrepreneurship is aligned with the Louisiana grade level expectations and the Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education's National Content Standards for Entrepreneurship Education;

3. serves as a recruitment and retention tool for Louisiana's two- and four-year colleges and universities through articulation agreements;

4. provides structured practical experiences. Entrepreneurship students participate in a vendor fair within a school-based environment helping to prepare them for the economic realities in the marketplace.

B. The goal of entrepreneurship is to encourage our students to stay in Louisiana after high school or college and begin their careers by building their own businesses, thus improving the economy of the state. In order to realize this goal, we must begin to make students aware of entrepreneurship and its possibilities, and provide the tools necessary for all our students to achieve success.

C. Following are some particulars that should be noted in the entrepreneurship curriculum.

1. All lessons shall be taught in their entirety and in the order they are presented in the curriculum. The lessons are listed in a logical order designed for information flow from one lesson to the next.

2. One outcome of the entrepreneurship curriculum will be the development of a completed business plan for the student's chosen product or service.

3. The first three lesson plans (Unit 1, Lessons A, B, and C) are informational and must be covered by the teacher and explained to the student at the beginning of the course. These lessons cover course requirements in regard to the portfolio construction, outline of the business plan, and the student market (held at year's end).

4. Additional teaching lessons have been added to assist technical education teachers in the instruction of entrepreneurship relative to their respective fields. These additional lessons can be used in conjunction with the curriculum or as a stand alone unit in an existing course.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CXLIII-101

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 34:1378 (July 2008).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6(A)(10).