School-based Enterprise Resources

Books

School Store Operations, authored by DECA and published by South-Western, Thomson, teaches students how to operate a school store. Students learn the significant lessons and business functions involved in running a successful school-based enterprise, as well as the skills and attitudes required in any job. www.swlearning.com/marketing/marketing_highschool.html

Manuals

DECA's Guide for Starting and Managing School-based Enterprises, is a complete guide for starting a school-based enterprise as well as an operational guide for existing school stores. This guide was written by DECA advisors from around the country who have successfully operated school stores. www.schoolbasedenterprises.org/SBEGuide.pdf

Starting and Operating a School-based Enterprise , authored by Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education, is a classroom management guide for your school store. www.okcareertech.org/cimc/downloads/outsideview/ school-based-enterprise.pdf

Web Sites/Articles

The Kauffman Foundation's Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CELCEE) discusses “School-based Enterprise : Productive Learning in American Schools.” The book outlines the advantages of SBEs to include: deeper understanding of academic subject matter through application in a practical context, motivation that comes from solving problems with immediate consequences and generic work skills. www.celcee.edu/abstracts/c19960475.html

Prentice Hall – School-based Enterprises addresses the questions: What are school-based enterprises? How are school-based enterprises structured? What are the major benefits of school-based enterprises? Also links for information about school-based enterprises and other entrepreneurial opportunities. This article can serve as a guide to educators who are working with school-based enterprises. www.phschool.com/professional_development/teaching_tools/career_awarene ss/school-based_enterprises.html

“Who's Minding the Store” is a guide for educators working with schoolbased enterprises: activities and strategies for creating and operating innovative and productive learning experiences. This guide is intended for use by educators who are working with school-based enterprises or contemplating the establishment of an SBE in their school. http://ncrve.berkeley.edu/Summaries/1254sum.html

Education World's “School Stores Teach Lifelong Skills” is a school administrator's article that discusses how a school store is more than a convenience store. This administrator's view says the school store shelves are stocked with the materials for building academic and lifelong learning skills. The article also includes tips and resources for running school-based enterprises. http://content.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin353.shtml

DECA's School-based Enterprises Best Practices is a booklet featuring successful school stores from around the country and includes summaries of a nationwide survey about school stores. www.schoolbasedenterprises.org/SBEbestpractice.pdf

The Cincinnati Enquirer article “Hall table days SO over; in-school stores the rule”, explains that the whole purpose is to be a learning center and that new schools in Kentucky are including in-school stores in the school's design. www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/03/12/loc_schoolstores12.html

Project-based Learning & School-based Enterprises in Rural Communities is an alphabetical listing by state of examples of these types of enterprises. www.zuni.k12.nm.us/Ias/21HS/project.htm

“School-to-Careers” is an effort on the part of both national and state leaders to help American's youth become academically and occupationally ready to make a successful transition from school to work. This web site explores 9 different programs/settings, including school-based enterprises, where students are provided with opportunities to experience the world of work. www.geocities.com/rtt51/Careers/programs.html

America 's Career Resource Network's (ACRN) “Work experience options for high school students” explores options that include: school-based enterprises, job shadowing, mentoring, service-learning, high school internships, cooperative education and youth apprenticeships. It also outlines work-related classes and organizations that may provide support. www.acrnetwork.org/parents/workopt.htm

Discover Arkansas also explores “Work Experience Options for High School Students”. Questions that are addressed are: Why should my child have work experience? What are the options? Are there work-related classes or clubs at school? What other ways can my child be exposed to careers? www.discoverarkansas.net/article.asp?ARTICLEID=511

North Carolina REAL Enterprises' training includes” REAL Enterprise Institutes, In-service Seminars for REAL certified facilitators, Spanish REAL, K-8 REAL, School-based Enterprise (SBE) workshop, Building Entrepreneurial Skills workshop (BES), Rapid Response Entrepreneurship Modules (RREM), REAL Youth Entrepreneurship Camp Training and eREAL. NC REAL stands for North Carolina Rural Entrepreneurship through Action Learning. They provide educational programs and support for adults or youth interested in entrepreneurship.

www.ncreal.org/programs.html also www.prsr.ua.edu/alabamareal/aboutus.html

REAL became cfed in 2004 with the focus still on expanding economic opportunity. Review cfed's entrepreneurship education products and training. www.cfed.org/focus.m?parentid=2&siteid=43&id=69

The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awards grants for Entrepreneurship Initiatives, which have included the curriculum, training and formulation of a school-based enterprise to promote entrepreneurship among youth. www.arc.gov/LoadSearch.do?action=newCriteria&search=entrepreneurship+i nitiative+approved+projects&submit.x=18&submit.y=11

Since the early 1980's, REAL has been working to make entrepreneurial training accessible to the communities and people who need it most. Initially designed to help rural high school students, REAL now serves people of all ages and communities of all sizes. Founded by Dr. Jonathan Sher and Dr. Paul DeLargy, REAL became a CFED program in 2004. REAL (Rural Entrepreneurship through Action Learning) provides curricula, training, and resources to help rural America grow through hands-on entrepreneurship education that prepares active, self-sufficient and productive citizens to contribute to their communities' social and economic development. Their products and training provide guidance for school-based enterprises. www.cfed.org/focus.m?parentid=32&siteid=43&id=72 www.cfed.org/focus.m?parentid=2&siteid=43&id=69

CopiaGroup School Services is dedicated to education reform that integrates work and learning. They assist schools, businesses, and community organizations that are creating programs to help all young people, college bound or not, get the high level preparation that will enable them to make the transition from school-to-work. Entrepreneurship and school-based enterprises are included. www.copia.net/school.html

ERIC/OSEP Directory of Projects includes “Using School-based Enterprises to Help Special Education Students Connect Classroom, Community and Career Options.” www.cec.sped.org/osep/database/detailView.html?masterID=656

NCRVE Gleanings: “School-based Enterprise ” is an interpretative synthesis of the research of the NCRVE on workforce development reforms. http://ncrve.berkeley.edu/CW10.2/CW102-CENTERW.html