During the 2012-2013 school year, business will be on year two of the curriculum cycle.

During year one of the curriculum cycle, the following occurred.

• Current 5-12 business curriculum was mapped.
• Best practices and current trends in business were reviewed and discussed.
• A business benchmarking study was conducted.
• A district philosophy was drafted based on best practice/current trends and the STMA mission statement/strategic directions.
• School stakeholders including parents, students, and staff were surveyed.
• National business standards were reviewed and and placed at each grade level.
• New resources were examined.
• To see a timeline of review items for 2011-2012, please click here.

Year two is the actual writing of the curriculum. In this phase, a curricular framework is established, essential questions are written, units are determined, unit essential questions are written and curriculum is mapped. Common assessments are also written and resources are piloted.

During year three, curriculum will be field tested and revisions will be made. Years four through six involve monitoring and making changes as needed.

Curriculum maps can be viewed by clicking on the class title below.

• Accounting I Map
• Accounting II Map
• Accounting III Map
• Business and Sports Marketing Map
• Business Internship Map
• Business Management Map
• Business Presentations Map
• Career Investigations Map
• Class of 200x Map
• Comp Apps I Map
• Comp Apps II Map
• Entrepreneurship I Map
• Entrepreneurship II Map
• International Business Map
• Keyboarding Map
• Microsoft Excel Map
• Microsoft Word Processing Map
• Personal and Business Finance Map
• Personal Business Law at 18 Map
• Web Page Design Map

For more information, contact Dr. Ann-Marie Foucault, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, at annmarief@stma.k12.mn.us or 763-497-6524