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**Standard 10** The teacher fosters relationships with school colleagues, parents, and agencies in the larger community to support pupil learning and well being and acts with integrity, fairness and in an ethical manner.
 * Teachers are connected with other teachers and the community. **

Students have taken over day-to-day operations of the school store and bringing in a POS system will help them develop practical accounting skills. The students will be working collaboratively whilelearning how to use the POS system and will evaluate what they learn through the development of financial reports. We stress the connections between accounting concepts and the real world so that the students can develop a deeper understanding of the accounting concepts.
 * Evidence 1:** [[file:Final Grant Proposal.pdf]]
 * Rationale 1:**

The students’ accomplishment will be enhanced as they work in a store environment that used by their classmates, parents and the community. More importantly, the students will be acquiring 21st century skills in teamwork, communication, and evaluation skills that are all important skills to attain as they begin working in the real world.

Because the school store was only a small space in the library it was not available to community, but with the help of the grant, we will be able to expand the store. The school store will be located in a much more high traffic area and become a the place for everyone in the community to get their Waterford High School spirit wear.


 * KSD**


 * 10.K.1 The teacher understands schools as organizations within the larger community context and understands the operations of the relevant aspects of the system(s) within which s/he works.**

According to an October 2005 policy statement by the National Business Education Association, work-based learning environments “…enable students to cross boundaries between communities of learners and communities of practice” (“This We”, 2005, p.19).” Students will develop accounting and leadership skills in this school-based enterprise. Students will gain many skills that will help them as they seek employment after high school.


 * 10.S.3 The teacher can identify and use community resources to foster student learning**.

Students will use financial reports developed each month to evaluate results. Connections between accounting concepts and the real world will allow students to gain a deeper understanding of the accounting concepts taught in the classroom. As part of the grant guidelines, a CPA has to be part of the implementation of the POS System and this will give students a great opportunity to develop a relationship with a member of the accounting profession.


 * 10.D.1 The teacher values and appreciates all aspects of a child’s experience.**

As students take over the day to day operations of our school store, implementing a School Store Point of Sale system will allow student managers to accurately track inventory, maintain employee time records, produce financial reports, and purchase and price merchandise. Currently, a school district employee controls all records. Bringing all tasks under the control of accounting and marketing classes will help students develop the 21st Century Skills of Learning and Innovation; Information, Media and Technology; and Life and Career Skills (“Up to the challenge”, 2010). Giving students exposure to accounting in a setting outside of the traditional classroom will be a positive way to promote accounting careers to students. Working with marketing students will give students a collaborative learning experience that is very important in the digital age (Jukes, McCain, and Crockett, 2010).

References:

Jukes, I., McCain, T. D. E., Crockett, L., & 21st Century Fluency Project. (2010). //Understanding the digital generation: Teaching and learning in the new digital landscape//. Kelowna, BC: 21st Century Fluency Project. This we believe about work-based learning. (2005). //Business Education Forum//, 60(1), 19-20. Up to the challenge the role of Career and Technical Education and 21st Century Skills in college and career readiness. (2010). In //The Partnership for 21st Century Skills//. Retrieved June 30, 2011, from [|__http://www.p21.org/documents/CTE_Oct2010.pdf__].