Martin Luther King, Jr., HS Campus
122 Amsterdam Avenue – Room 251 New York, NY 10023
P: 212-769-2710 F: 212-799-7528 www.veinternational.org/ny
Coordinators’ Meeting
Tuesday, September 17, 2013; 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Martin Luther King Jr. Campus
Agenda
1. Welcome & Introductions
2. Instructional and Operational
· New & restarting firms
o Business registration & seed money request
· New protocol for setting employee salaries à PERSONAL FINANCE CURRICULUM
· VE Pre-Assessment (early October) *Note* NO ESSAY portion
· Photo/Video Consent Forms (Coordinator’s collect and keep on file)
· VE Firm Networking Events: Business Services Event à 10/9/13 (Location TBD)
· Fall 2013 CEO Day: 10/24/13 (Location TBD)
· Written BP Due Date: Monday, 12/9/13
· Local BP Competition Dates: 12/16 (Qns East), 12/17 (Bkln), 12/18 (Man. & SI), 12/19 (Bronx & Qns West)
· Citywide BP Competition: Friday, January 17, 2014
· Rubrics – use posted national rubric as reference (revisions are being made)
· Online Business Plan Competition Videos
3. New VEI Portal & new website
· www.veinternational.org VS. www.veinternational.org/ny
· VEI Portal à portal.veinternational.org
· All teachers have been sent username & password for VEI Portal
· Register all students on VEI Portal by Friday, 9/27
· User guide available on the Resources Page
4. College & Career
· Update on College Applications
o BMCC à 3 classes for VE students, classes begin Saturday, 9/21, APPLICATIONS DUE NOW
o Monroe College à Testing and registration is Saturday, 9/21
o Keep records on student enrollment, attendance, course grades
· Work Based Learning
o Fall Interview Event à Saturday, October 26th
o Application process, Work Based Learning forms
· College Preparatory Course Certification (CCPC)
o Congratulations to WC Bryant and Business, Computer Applications, and Entrepreneurship HS
5. Trips for 2013/2014
· Waldkirch, Germany à Travel Dates: 11/30/13 – 12/5/13
o Cost of trip is $1,750 (VTEA funds can NOT be used to pay for trip)
o Deadline to submit student names and evidence of passport is Friday, 9/20/13
· Bakersfield, CA à Travel Dates: 12/2/13 – 12/6/13
o Cost of trip is $1,200 (VTEA funds CAN be used to pay for trip)
o Deadline to submit names of students is Friday, 10/4/13
· San Francisco, CA à March 2014
6. Program Approval
· Setting yourself up for success in 2013/2014
· Work Based Learning Coordinator
· Industry partners
7. Testing
· NOCTI (Pre/Post)
· Learning Express Pre-test
8. Professional Development: New Personal Finance curriculum
· What is it?
· Where can I find the curriculum?
· Implications on VE Marketplace
9. Coordinator Concerns & Best Practices
· Questions
· Comments
· Best Practices
Upcoming dates: Fall 2013-14
· Ad Futures Competition – Wednesday, 9/25/13, 9am-2pm @ Y&R, 3 Columbus Circle
· VE Firm Networking Events: Business Services Event – 10/9/13, 1pm – 4pm (Location TBD)
· CEO Day – Thursday, 10/24/13 (Details TBA)
· WBL Fall Interview Event – Saturday, 10/26/13
· Citywide PD day – Tuesday, 11/5/13 (w/ Council for Economic Education)
NEXT COORDINATOR MEETING IS THURSDAY 11/13/12 AT Martin Luther King HS